Det gamle DC-filmunivers var kommet nogenlunde fra start, men Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice skulle vise sig at være så kontroversiel, at der blev set en dæmper på spændingen omkring hele konceptet.
Der er delte meninger om dens kvalitet som film, men spørger du Jesse Eisenberg, der spillede en meget anderledes udgave af Lex Luthor, så direkte skadede filmens hans karriere. I den seneste udgave af Armchair Expert siger han dette:
"I was in this Batman movie and the Batman movie was so poorly received, and I was so poorly received. I've never said this before and it's kind of embarrassing to admit but I genuinely think it actually hurt my career in a real way, because I was poorly received in something so public. I've been in poorly received things that just don't see the light of day, and for the most part, no one knows. But this was so public, and I don't read notices or reviews or movie press or anything, so I was unaware of how poorly it was received."
Eisenbergs karriere er måske blevet skadet, men han har dog medvirket i Zombieland: Double Tap, Vivarium, The Art of of Self-Defense og meget mere.