Henry Cavill Answers Why Superman Wouldn't End A Fight With Batman In One Second

04/24/2015 12:47 pm EDT

The Man of Steel and The Dark Knight are getting ready to go head to head in Batman v. Superan: Dawn of Justice, bringing life to the long-running "who would win in a fight" debates that rage through comic book store around the world.

One of the big theories about this pairing is that Superman, with all of his super powers, should be able to take out a normal human like Batman in just a second. JoBlo posed this theory to star Henry Cavill, and Cavill gave his take.

"Well, if Superman is Superman, which he is, he wouldn't," Cavill said. "And therein lies your answer."

Unpacking that fortune cookie a bit, Cavill is essentially saying that Superman wouldn't go all out in a way that would allow him to crush Batman in just a second because it's just not the character's nature. Read into that what you will.

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice opens March 25, 2016.

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