( CNN ) -- This summer 's Superman blockbuster is getting a sequel -- and it 's going to unite the Man of Steel with the Caped Crusader for the first time on the big screen . Warner Bros. Pictures announced Saturday at Comic-Con that Superman will pair with his fellow Justice League hero Batman in the upcoming yet-to-be-named film , expected to begin production in 2014 . `` Man of Steel '' director Zack Snyder will direct the film , and current Superman Henry Cavill will star , Warner Bros. said . The new Batman has yet to be cast . Snyder 's reimagining of Superman in `` Man of Steel '' broke the record for the biggest June opening , taking in $ 125.1 million in its first weekend . It has since raked in a total of $ 630 million worldwide , Warner Bros. said . `` Superman and Batman together on the big screen is a dream come true for DC ( Comics ) fans everywhere , '' said Diane Nelson , president of DC Entertainment . Snyder told Comic-Con fans he 's excited to work with Cavill again and take the story to the next chapter . Metallica unveils film footage at Comic-Con . `` It 's beyond mythological to have Superman and our new Batman facing off , since they are the greatest superheroes in the world , '' he said . Snyder strongly hinted that the heroes will be rivals in the movie . CNN partner Entertainment Weekly reported that `` Man of Steel '' actor Harry Lennix took the stage with Snyder and read a line from Frank Miller 's 1986 book , `` The Dark Knight Returns , '' in which Batman wages battle with the man from Krypton . `` I want you to remember , Clark . In all the years to come . In all your most private moments . I want you to remember my hand at your throat . I want you to remember the one man who beat you , '' Lennix read from the book . Amy Adams , Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane also return for the new film , Warner Bros. said . Another serving of `` Kick-Ass '' Christian Bale , who starred as Batman in three film installments of `` The Dark Knight , '' told Entertainment Weekly this month that he would n't be starring in a fourth . `` Dark Knight '' director Christopher Nolan also said he was n't opting for a fourth movie in the franchise , the magazine said . Nolan will , however , have a hand in the upcoming Superman-Batman film -- he 's serving as one of the executive producers , Warner Bros. said . Warner Bros. and DC Comics , the publisher of `` Superman '' titles , are both units of Time Warner , CNN 's parent company . CNN 's Henry Hanks contributed to this report .
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