While in Gotham, Clark also encounters the wife and young son of a criminal whom Batman had branded with the Bat symbol earlier. Also, we got a cool scene at the beginning of the extended edition involving Superman flying through some drones, destroying them in a flashy display of his powers. In the theatrical cut, this buildup and subplot for Lois Lane was, quite frankly, confusing, so the extended cut does give us a more intricate look into how Lex’s plan worked exactly and what it meant for Superman in the eyes of the public, through the character of Ziri. As Kahina feels guilt over her part in the framing of Superman, Luthor’s goon manages to push her in front of an oncoming train, silencing her permanently before she can testify to Superman’s innocence.
This helps build the case against Superman and eventually leads to his testimony in front of the committee, which was unfortunately cut short by Luthor’s bomb hidden in Wally’s wheelchair. Kahina is understandably heartbroken at the loss of her family in the attack and believes that Superman is to blame, testifying to the United States’ Senate about her ordeal. Here, we’re given a good look into not only how the people were killed at the hand of Luthor’s hitman, KGBeast, but also how Superman was seen as someone to be blamed: the bodies were horrifically burned with the use of a flamethrower, as if by Clark’s heat vision rather than the experimental bullets that were actually used.Īlongside this subplot, an entirely new character was introduced into the extended edition with “Kahina Ziri” ( Wunmi Mosaku). In the theatrical cut, this scene was something of a mess, moving forward into the movie’s main runtime but not giving enough information into why Lois was investigating the deaths or how, in fact, they implicated Superman in the transgressions. The opening scene is also expanded upon, giving more credence to the idea that Superman is being framed for the murder of several inhabitants of the war-torn landscape of Nairomi, Africa. The main change here is the fact that we’re given knowledge that the cameraman hanging out with Lois Lane is in fact Jimmy Olsen, who quickly meets a gruesome end after his character's reveal. One of the biggest additions to the extended cut is the additional minutes added to the “Africa” subplot.
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