These 2 major villains were almost added to 'Batman v Superman'

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When writing the script for the upcoming "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," director Zack Snyder revealed he nearly added two of the Dark Knight's most iconic villains to the film. 

 “The Joker and The Riddler both came close to being in this movie,” Snyder told Collider. 

Snyder said adding the two bad guys would have been too much of a good thing.

Both the Joker and the Riddler would have joined a very full house. The film will already include the debut of Ben Affleck's Batman, Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor, the first ever big-screen appearance of Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) and cameo appearances from Flash (Ezra Miller), Cyborg (Ray Fisher), and Aquaman (Jason Momoa) teasing the upcoming "Justice League" film. Snyder believed adding two more villains would have detracted from the core conflict.

“We talked about the possibility of putting them in. [Screenwriter] Chris Terrio and I talked about it a lot and felt that their mythological presence is felt in the movie, and that’s cool, but I didn’t want to get my eye too far off the ball because I needed to spend the time, frankly, with Batman and Superman to understand the conflict," explained Snyder.

While there's no word of Riddler being added to the DC Extended Universe yet, Batman is expected to eventually get his own solo film in the near future. In the meantime, Jared Leto will debut as the Joker in "Suicide Squad" coming August 25. We'll see the full crew of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" on March 25.

You can check out the full video with Snyder's comments on the Joker and Riddler below: 

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