《超人:钢铁之躯2》已确定由前集导演扎克·施奈德继续执导,《刀锋战士》编剧大卫·S·高耶和导演一起撰写剧本。此前有消息称,影片可能会以弗兰克·米勒的绘画小说《The Dark Knight Returns》为基础,来描绘超人与蝙蝠侠之间的关系。亨利·卡维尔继续演超人,本 ·阿弗莱克出演蝙蝠侠。另外,前集中的演员艾米·亚当斯、劳伦斯·菲什伯恩、黛安·莲恩也将回归。
A war veteran calls on combat friends from his past to hunt down and take revenge on those responsible for his daughter's death. Along the way, he learns more about himself than he ever anticipated.