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This 'Batman v Superman' deleted scene hints at a future 'Justice League' villain

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Warning: There are spoilers ahead if you haven't seen "Batman v Superman."

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Monday, Warner Bros. released a deleted scene from "Batman v Superman," and the studio is really doubling-down on its hints for an impending villain in the DC Extended Universe.

The 44-second clip gives some more context on where Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) was in the moments before we was arrested at the film's end. 

It looks like he was just hanging out in the Kryptonian ship, getting chummy with some other alien life form.

First, give it a watch.

Okay. What's going on?

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This looks like it's another hint at a future villain, Darkseid. Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) has a vision hinting at the popular DC villain earlier in the film.

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If you're not sure who Darkseid is, you can read up on our explainer here.

Now, here's a shot of the character we see Luthor speaking with:

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He's not real, just a 3D hologram of an ancient alien. Warner Bros.

Is that Darkseid? Probably not. It doesn't really look like him. 

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This is one illustration of the Superman villain from the comics.

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So, who are we looking at?

Fans seem to believe this is Steppenwolf, one of Darkseid's generals, who Luthor is channeling.

He certainly has the right look:

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What do you think? We'll probably have a better idea when DC's "Justice League" movie is out in 2017.

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