Movie News: Apocalyptic ‘Batman v Superman’ Photo; Taylor Kitsch in ‘The Raid’ Remake

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Director Zack Snyder shared an apocalyptic photo via social media — but don’t worry, it’s all in good fun. The image features Batman and … R2D2 from the Star Wars universe. (Yes, the robot. And both figures are reportedly simple action figures.) Snyder’s movie will open in theaters in May 2016. [Twitter via Heat Vision]

The Raid: Taylor Kitsch (Lone Survivor, above) has been offered a lead role in the English-language remake of Indonesian action stand-out The Raid. He’s also still under consideration for a lead role in the second season of HBO’s True Detective, which is due to complete filming in January 2015, with The Raid, under the direction of Patrick Hughes (The Expandables 3) set to begin filming the same month. [The Wrap]

True Detective: Speaking of the HBO series, the second season of True Detective is rumored to have multiple lead roles, and Vince Vaughn (Delivery Man, above) is in “preliminary talks” for one of them. As noted above, Taylor Kitsch has been mentioned for another lead role, as has Colin Farrell And Elisabeth Moss. The first season of the limited dramatic series boosted the careers of both Matthew McConaughy and Woody Harrelson. [TV Line]

Believe Me Trailer: A new trailer for the upcoming comedy Believe Me sets up the premise, in which four college seniors create a fake religious charity in order to earn enough money for tuition. Nick Offerman plays a supporting role as a college employee; the movie opens in theaters on September 26. [Movie Clips]