The “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” is allegedly moving their scheduled African shoot to Deming, New Mexico after the Ebola virus epidemic has caused major health concerns in the country.
Batman-News reports Warner Bros. is looking for extras in New Mexico for an on location shoot. The reported casting notice lists families with children age 8 and older are needed to create an “African village scene.”
How the scene is related to “Batman vs. Superman” is unclear, but producer Charles Roven has confirmed the film will tie into the events of “Man of Steel” during an interview with “The Hollywood Masters” series at Loyola Marymount School of Film.
Roven also explained why Ben Affleck was the studios’ first choice to play the cape vigilante. The production was essentially looking who looked tough enough to bring down Superman.
"He was the first guy we went to, that's who we wanted,” Roven said. “We knew that we wanted a very mature Batman, because we wanted to juxtapose him with this very young Superman.
“So we wanted a guy, who was tougher, rugged, who had signs of life, who had lived a hard life, and we wanted the guy to have chops for sure. So when we went down that list, there just weren't a tremendous number of guys who could carry that. We also wanted a guy with big stature. Ben is 6-4. Henry [Cavill] is a 6-1.”
“Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” is slated to hit theaters on March 25, 2016.
