Batman V Superman Officially Rated PG-13, But You May Be Surprised Why

Well, we never expected anything different, but Warner Bros/DC’s long-awaited ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ has received its official rating from US classifiers the MPAA - and, lo and behold, it’s a PG-13.

The equivalent of Britain’s 12A certificate, the PG-13 has long been the most commercially viable rating for blockbuster movies. In the current listing of the all-time biggest box office hits, 8 of the top 10 are rated PG-13.

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It was obvious, then, that ‘Batman V Superman’ would aim for that same rating - though the reasons given for the MPAA’s decision may not be quite what we expected.

According to the new MPAA ratings updates published at Box Office Mojo, ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ has been rated PG-13 for “intense sequences of violence and action throughout, and some sensuality.”

Obviously the violence and action is no surprise - but quite what is meant by ‘sensuality’ is a rather different matter. It would seem to imply that things are going to get a bit sexy, but it’s that bit ambiguous enough to leave us guessing.

The main question, of course, is just who we might see getting ‘sensual.’ Could things hot up between Henry Cavill’s Superman and Amy Adams’ Lois Lane? Or, as some rumours have suggested, might there be something between Ben Affleck’s Batman and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman?

The MPAA are of course well acquainted with using ambiguous language in their content descriptions. This year’s ‘Furious 7′ earned its PG-13 in part for ‘suggestive content,’ which we can only take as code for ‘many, many shots of women’s bottoms.’

Meanwhile, ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’s description warned of ‘suggestive comments’ - well, we know how those superheroes like to make rude jokes.

We’ll see for ourselves just how sensual ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ gets when it hits cinemas on 25 March 2016.

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