The villains

Both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America: Civil War will feature multiple villains. In Batman v Superman, Lex Luthor and Doomsday will appear and, in Civil War, Crossbones and Baron Zemo will appear.

The likes of Heath Ledger’s Joker and Tom Hiddleston’s Loki have proven that villains can be every bit as popular as the heroes in superhero movies. If Luthor, Doomsday, Crossbones, and Zemo can have anything like the kind of impact those two had, Batman v Superman and/or Civil War could be even more successful than we expect them to be.

If there’s one thing the Marvel Cinematic Universe has consistently failed at, it’s the presentation of its villains. Loki and a couple of others aside, they’ve been poor. Malekith, Ronan, the Mandarin/Aldrich Killian and Whiplash, for example, have been terrible, so Batman v Superman could edge out Civil War in that regard.

Of course, the villains won’t be the only characters compared in these two movies.