DC Extended Universe. Directed by Zack Snyder and written by Chris Terrio, it was changed drastically when Snyder stepped down from direction in May 2017 due to personal problems. Co-screenwriter Joss Whedon took over Synder's place. As result, additional reshoots took place in July 2017. Snyder's original vision, the "Snyder Cut", is slated for release on HBO Max in March 2021.
Synopsis for "Justice League (Movie)"
Thousands of years ago, Steppenwolf and his legions of Parademons attempted to take over Earth with the combined energies of three Mother Boxes. They were foiled by a unified army that included the Olympian Gods, Amazons, Atlanteans, mankind, and a Green Lantern. After repelling Steppenwolf's army, the Mother Boxes were separated and hidden in locations on the planet. In the present, mankind is in mourning over Superman for two years, whose death triggers the Mother Boxes to reactivate and Steppenwolf's return to Earth. In an effort to regain favor with his master Darkseid, Steppenwolf aims to gather the boxes to form "The Unity", which will destroy Earth's ecology and terraform it in the image of Steppenwolf's homeworld.
Steppenwolf retrieves the Mother Box from Themyscira, prompting Queen Hippolyta to warn her daughter Diana of Steppenwolf's return. Diana joins Bruce Wayne in his attempt to unite other metahumans to their cause, with Wayne going after Arthur Curry and Barry Allen, while Diana tries to locate Victor Stone. Wayne fails to persuade Curry, but manages to recruit an enthusiastic Allen onto the team. Although Diana fails to convince Stone to join, he agrees to help them locate the threat if he discovers their location. Stone later joins the team after his father Silas and several other S.T.A.R. Labs employees are kidnapped by Steppenwolf seeking to acquire the Mother Box from mankind.
Steppenwolf attacks an Atlantean outpost to retrieve the next Mother Box, forcing Curry into action. The team receives intel from Commissioner James Gordon leading them to Steppenwolf's army, based in an abandoned facility under Gotham Harbor. Although the group manages to rescue the kidnapped employees, the facility is flooded during combat, which traps the team until Curry helps delay the flood so they can escape. Stone retrieves the last Mother Box, which he had hidden, for the group to analyze. Stone reveals that his father used the Mother Box to rebuild Stone's body after an accident almost cost him his life. Wayne decides to use the Mother Box to resurrect Superman, not only to help them fight off Steppenwolf's invasion, but also to restore hope to mankind. Diana and Curry are hesitant about the idea, but Wayne forms a secret contingency plan in case Superman returns as hostile.
Clark Kent's body is exhumed and placed in the amniotic fluid of the genesis chamber of the Kryptonian scout ship alongside the Mother Box, which in turn activates after Flash uses his powers to charge it up and successfully resurrects Superman. However, Superman's memories have not returned, and he attacks the group after Stone accidentally launches a projectile at him. On the verge of being killed by Superman, Batman enacts his contingency plan: Lois Lane. Superman calms down and leaves with Lane to his family home in Smallville, where he reflects and his memories slowly come back. In the turmoil, the last Mother Box is left unguarded and Steppenwolf retrieves it with ease. Without Superman to aid them, the five heroes travel to a village in Russia where Steppenwolf aims to unite the Mother Boxes once again to remake Earth. The team fights their way through the Parademons to reach Steppenwolf, although they are unable to distract him enough for Stone to separate the Mother Boxes. Superman arrives and assists Allen in evacuating the city, as well as Stone in separating the Mother Boxes. The team defeats Steppenwolf, who, overcome with fear, is attacked by his own Parademons before they all teleport away.
After the battle, Bruce and Diana agree to set up a base of operations for the team, with room for more members. As the team is now established, Diana steps back into the public spotlight as a heroine; Barry acquires a job in Central City's police department, impressing his father; Victor continues to explore and enhance his abilities with his father in S.T.A.R. Labs; Arthur embraces his Atlantean heritage and continues protecting people on the seas; and Superman resumes his life as reporter Clark Kent and as protector of Earth as well. In a mid-credits scene, Superman and Barry have a friendly race to see which of them is faster. In a post-credits scene, Lex Luthor has escaped from Arkham Asylum and then recruits Slade Wilson to form their own league.
Appearing in "Justice League (Movie)"
Featured Characters:
- Justice League (First appearance) (Origin)
Supporting Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Commissioner Gordon (First appearance)
- Henry Allen (First appearance)
- Lois Lane
- Martha Kent
- Mera (First appearance)
- Queen Hippolyta
- Silas Stone (First full appearance)
Antagonists:
- Apokoliptians
- Apokoliptian priests (Flashback only)
- Parademons (Flashback and main story)
- Steppenwolf (First full appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Darkseid (Mentioned only)
- Black Clad (First appearance)
- Black Clad Alpha (First appearance)
- Black Clad Beta (First appearance)
- Deathstroke (First appearance)
- Lex Luthor
Other Characters:
- Amazons of Themyscira
- Atlanteans
- Blackpink (On a TV or computer screen)
- Central City Police Department
- Elinore Stone (First appearance) (In a photograph only)
- Gods of Olympus (Flashback only)
- Gotham City Police Department
- Crispus Allen (First appearance)
- Jonathan Kent (In a photograph only)
- Yalan Gur (First appearance; dies) (Flashback only)
- Metropolis Police Department
- Metropolitan Police Service
- Officer Ben Sadowsky (Single appearance)
- Atlanna (Mentioned only)
- Ryan Choi (Mentioned only)
- Steve Trevor (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- 30th Century BCE (Flashback only)
- Apokolips (Mentioned only)
- Earth
- Atlantis
- Themyscira
- Penetralium (First appearance)
- 21st Century
- Apokolips (Mentioned only)
- Earth
- Atlantis
- France
- Paris
- Notre-Dame de Paris
- Paris
- Greece
- Crete
- Shrine of the Amazons
- Crete
- Iceland
- Monaco
- Russia
- Pozharnov (First appearance)
- Themyscira
- Penetralium (Destroyed)
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
Items:
- Batarang
- Batrope
- Bat-Signal
- Bracelets of Submission
- Boom Tube
- Electro-Axe (Flashback and main story)
- Green Lantern Ring
- Lasso of Hestia
- Mother Box (Flashback and main story)
- Trident of Atlanna
- Utility Belt
Vehicles:
Cast
- Ben Affleck - Batman / Bruce Wayne
- Henry Cavill - Superman / Clark Kent
- Amy Adams - Lois Lane
- Gal Gadot - Wonder Woman / Diana Prince
- Ezra Miller - The Flash / Barry Allen
- Jason Momoa - Aquaman / Arthur Curry
- Ray Fisher - Cyborg / Victor Stone
- Jeremy Irons - Alfred
- Diane Lane - Martha Kent
- Connie Nielsen - Queen Hippolyta
- J.K. Simmons - Commissioner Gordon
- Ciarán Hinds - Steppenwolf (voice)
- Amber Heard - Mera
- Joe Morton - Silas Stone
- Lisa Loven Kongsli - Menalippe
- David Thewlis - Ares
- Nick McKinless - Ares body double
- Sergi Constance - Zeus
- Michael McElhatton - Black Clad Alpha
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith - Detective Crispus Allen
- Doutzen Kroes - Venelia
- Brooke Ence - Penthesilea
- Ann Ogbomo - Philippus
- Samantha Jo - Euboea
- Marc McClure - Officer Ben Sadowsky
- Anthony Wise - Howard the Janitor
- Aurore Lauzeral - Artemis
- Jesse Eisenberg - Lex Luthor
- Joe Manganiello - Deathstroke
- Billy Crudup - Henry Allen
Notes
- In an interview with Cinemablend, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins stated that she did not consider Joss Whedon's cut of Justice League canon to the rest of the DCEU. She continued to state that it contradicts her films in particular, and other directors, like James Wan and David Ayer, made their films to work with Zack Snyder's original version of the film.[1]
- A week before the release of his cut in March 2021 however, Snyder confirmed that Whedon's version is still canon for Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. But his version is not.[2]
See Also
- Characters from Justice League (Movie)
- Other things related to Justice League (Movie)
- Movie Gallery: Justice League (Movie)
- ↑ Cinemablend: Patty Jenkins Has Blunt Reasons For Not Liking Joss Whedon's Justice League
- ↑ Milheim, Russ (10 March 2021). Justice League: Zack Snyder Admits Joss Whedon Movie Is DCEU Canon. The Direct. The Direct.