Superman and Batman will come together in a follow-up to this year's Man of Steel.  Set for a 2015 release, Warner Bros. made the announcement at Comic-Con 2013 to huge applause.

Henry Cavill will return as Superman; but the role of Batman remains a mystery, as Christian Bale has made it clear his days as Bruce Wayne are gone.

"I'm so excited to begin working again with Henry Cavill in the world we created, and I can't wait to expand the DC Universe in this next chapter," Snyder said in a statement. "Let's face it, it's beyond mythological to have Superman and our new Batman facing off, since they are the greatest Super Heroes in the world." 

There you go. Superman and Batman together in next movie. pic.twitter.com/cw6IuRG6TO

— Eric Vespe (@EricVespe) July 20, 2013