Justice League

Justice League is a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name. Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by DC Films, RatPac-Dune Entertainment,[b] Atlas Entertainment, and Cruel and Unusual Films and Warner Bros. Distributed by Pictures, it is the fifth installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Directed by Zack Snyder and written by Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon, the film features an ensemble cast including Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen. and JK Simmons. In the film, following the events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Batman and Wonder Woman recruit The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg after Superman’s death to save the world from the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons. .

Warner Bros. began developing a live-action Justice League film in 2007 with George Miller directing, but the project was shelved due to production delays and budgetary concerns. Principal photography took place from April to October 2016. After Snyder withdrew from the film following the death of his daughter, Whedon was hired to oversee the remainder of post-production, which included writing and directing additional scenes as well as reshooting a large portion of the film. of film, which changed many aspects of it; Snyder ultimately retained the sole credit as a director. With an estimated production budget of $300 million, Justice League is one of the most expensive films ever made.

Justice League premiered in Los Angeles on November 13, 2017, and was released in the United States four days later. The film grossed $657.9 million worldwide against an estimated break-even point of $750 million, becoming a box office bomb and losing Warner Bros. an estimated $60 million. It received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism aimed at the plot, pacing, generic villains, direction, cinematography, and computer-generated imagery, while its humor and detached tone met with polarized responses, although the action sequences and acting were praised. Whedon’s major involvement during post-production also drew harsh criticism from the cast, particularly Gadot and Fisher. A director’s cut, titled Zack Snyder’s Justice League, was released on HBO Max in March 2021, after fans began advocating for the original version of Snyder’s film since the film’s theatrical release.

Details

Thousands of years ago, Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons attempted to take over Earth using the combined power of the three Mother Boxes. The attempt is thwarted by a united coalition including the Olympian Gods, Amazons, Atlanteans, humanity, and extraterrestrials. In the present, humanity is still in mourning two years after Superman’s death, which triggered the reactivation of the Mother Box and Steppenwolf’s return to Earth. Steppenwolf’s mission is to collect the boxes to form “The Unity”, which will destroy Earth’s ecology and terraform it in the image of Steppenwolf’s homeworld.

Steppenwolf retrieves a Mother Box from Themyscira, prompting Queen Hippolyta to warn her daughter Diana. Diana joins Bruce Wayne in an attempt to unite the other metahumans to their cause: Wayne goes after Arthur Curry and Barry Allen, while Diana finds Victor Stone. Owen fails to convince Curry but finds Allen enthusiastic. Stone joins after his father Silas and the other S.T.A.R. Labs workers are kidnapped by Steppenwolf, who is looking for the Mother Box protected by humanity.

Steppenwolf next attacks an Atlantean outpost to retrieve the Mother Box, forcing Curry to act. Stone retrieves the last Mother Box for the group, revealing that her father used it to rebuild Stone’s body after an accident nearly killed him. Knowing this information, Wayne decides to use the Mother Box to resurrect Superman, not only to help them fight off Steppenwolf’s attack but also to restore hope for humanity.

Clark Kent’s body is exhumed and placed in the amniotic fluid of the Genesis Chamber of the Kryptonian scout ship, successfully resurrecting him along with the Mother Box. However, his memory has not returned, and he attacks the group. Batman makes his surprise plan: Lois Lane. Superman calms down and accompanies her to her family’s home in Smallville, where her memories return. In the chaos, the last Mother Box is left unguarded, allowing Steppenwolf to retrieve it. Without Superman to help them, the five heroes travel to a village in Russia, where Steppenwolf’s lair is located. They fight their way through the Parademons; When all hope seems lost, Superman arrives and helps Stone separate the Mother Boxes. The group defeats Steppenwolf, who is attacked by his own parademons when they smell his fear.

After the battle, Bruce and Diana set up a base of operations for the team. Diana and Arthur resume their heroic duties; Barry gets a job with the Central City Police Department; Victor continues to hone his skills with his father at S.T.A.R. labs; Superman resumes his life as reporter Clark Kent and protector of Earth.

In a post-credits scene, Lex Luthor escapes from Arkham Asylum and recruits Slade Wilson to form a league of their own.

Cast and characters

Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman:
A wealthy socialite and owner of Wayne Enterprises. He dedicates himself to protecting Gotham City from its criminal underworld as a highly trained, masked vigilante armed with various tools and weapons. Affleck mentioned how the film gave him the opportunity to reinvent Batman and show a more classic take on the character. He explained that in the film, audiences will see Batman as more heroic and more of a leader. “Batman is by nature, [though] not antisocial, quite private, quite lonely,” Affleck said. “And then in this movie she has to not only work with people, but to bring them together and convince them to come in and try to… somehow combine that community effort with Wonder Woman. That’s a really interesting thing for me to play. , and that leads us to a more traditional role for Batman in the Justice League comics, and his role with the Justice League versus the less conventional version we saw in Batman v Superman, where he was blinded by rage and wanted to take on Superman.”
Henry Cavill as Clark Kent / Superman:
A member and inspiration for the Justice League. He is a Kryptonian survivor and journalist for the Daily Planet based in Metropolis. In Justice League, Superman was portrayed as more hopeful and optimistic. The character was deliberately omitted from all Justice League marketing materials to emphasize his death as depicted in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Amy Adams as Lois Lane:
A fearless and compassionate award-winning journalist for the Daily Planet and the love interest of Kent.
Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman:
An antiquities dealer, acquaintance of Owen, and an immortal Amazonian warrior who is the crown princess of Themyscira and daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus. He possesses metahuman qualities and powers inherited from his parents.
Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / The Flash:
A student at Central City University who can move at superhuman speeds by tapping into his speed force.
Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry / Aquaman:
Half-human and half-Atlantean metahuman with superhuman strength and aquatic abilities. Momoa took on the role of Aquaman in June 2014 and made a cameo appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg:
A former college athlete who, after being cybernetically reconstructed following a near-fatal car accident, becomes a techno-organic enhanced by responsive, adaptive biomimetic alien technology. His enhancements include the ability to fly, transform weapons, and technopathy. Fisher portrayed the character through the use of motion capture for the cybernetic parts of his body. Fisher played Cyborg in April 2014 and made a cameo appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth:
Wayne’s butler, head of security, and trusted confidant.
Diane Lane as Martha Kent:
Kent’s adopted mother.
Connie Nielsen as Queen Hippolyta:
Diana’s mother and Amazonian queen of Themyscira.
JK Simmons as Commissioner James Gordon:
Commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department and a close ally of Batman.
Ciaran Hinds as Steppenwolf:
An alien military officer from Apokolips who leads an army of Parademons and is searching for three Mother Boxes placed on Earth. The character is described as “old, tired” and trying to find a way to escape his servile role under Darkseid. Hinds portrayed the villain through the use of motion capture and received some advice from Liam Neeson, who had recently done similar work in A Monster Calls. Upon the film’s release, Hinds was reportedly unhappy with the final cut of the film, which downplayed Steppenwolf’s backstory and characterization.[citation needed]
Amber Hard As Me:
A princess of Jebel who approaches Kari to discuss the nature of the Mother Box.
Joe Morton as Silas Stones:
Victor Stone’s father and head of the labs at S.T.A.R.
During half an hour of a scene depicting Steppenwolf’s first attack a thousand years ago, the Olympian Old Gods Zeus, Ares, and Artemis are portrayed by fitness model Sergi Konstanz, stuntman Nick McKinless, and MMA fighter Aurore Lauzeral, respectively. non-primary source required] All three needed to reach a certain degree of physicality, with Snyder instructing McKinleys to sport “wormlike veins and paper-thin skin”. In the finished film, McKinley’s face was replaced with that of David Thewlis using special effects; Theulis received credit as Ares. The scene also features a Green Lantern named Yalan Gur, created through motion-capture CGI and portrayed by an uncredited actor. Two of Earth’s ancient leaders appear during this scene, including King Atlan of Atlantis and King Arthur Pendragon of ancient England; Illustrated by Julian Lewis Jones and Francis Magee respectively. Billy Crudup, as Henry Allen, Barry Allen’s father, makes an unexpected appearance. Joe Manganiello and Jesse Eisenberg appear uncredited in a post-credits scene as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke and Lex Luthor, respectively. Michael McElhatton appears as the leader of a group of terrorists who clash with Wonder Woman early in the film, while Holt McCallany makes an unexpected appearance as a thief. Mark McClure, who played Jimmy Olsen in the Christopher Reeve Superman film series, has a brief cameo as a police officer.

Willem Dafoe and Kiersey Clemons filmed scenes as Nuidis Vulko and Iris West, though their roles were cut from the final film. Both actors have signed on for multiple films and are slated to appear in future installments of the franchise. A scene of the Green Lanterns meeting Kilowog and Tomer-Rey Batman was filmed as an additional post-credits scene, further teasing the upcoming Green Lantern Corps, but the scene was later scrapped. Other scenes that were shot, but cut from the theatrical film, include: Ryan Zheng as Ryan Choi, setting up the future of The Atom; a fight between Ares and Darkseid with the villain portrayed by Ray Porter; Harry Lennix reprising his role as Calvin Swanwick from Man of Steel and Batman v Superman, in a scene where it will be revealed that his character is actually J’Onjz / Martian Manhunter; DeSaad, with the character voiced by Peter Guinness. These characters were included in Zack Snyder’s Justice League.

Box Office

Justice League grossed $229 million in the United States and Canada and $428.9 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $657.9 million. It had a worldwide opening of $278.8 million. Against an estimated break-even point of $750 million, the film was deemed a “box office bomb” or “flop”, as the film lost the studio money.

In the United States and Canada, Industry Tracking initially predicted the film to debut in the $110–120 million range from 4,051 theaters (including 400 IMAX screens). It made $13 million from Thursday night previews, up from the $11 million made by Wonder Woman the previous June. However, after grossing $38.5 million on its first day (including Thursday previews), the weekend estimate was lowered to $95 million. It debuted to $93.8 million, down 45% from Batman v Superman’s $166 million opening, and is the first DCEU film to open under $100 million. Due to lukewarm audience response to the film and most of its predecessors, as well as poor critical reception, and film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes not posting their aggregate scores until the day before release, this led to speculation and skepticism from filmgoers. In its second weekend, the film dropped 56% to $41.1 million, finishing second at the box office behind newcomer Coco. It was the DCEU’s second-highest weekend hold, behind Wonder Woman’s 43%, but the lowest overall gross. In its third week it again ranked second behind Coco, grossing $16.7 million. It made $9.7 million in its fourth week and $4.3 million in its fifth week, finishing second and fifth independently at the box office. In 2018, Forbes compared Snyder’s darker films Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to the lighter Justice League (co-written by Whedon) with a similarly drastic and inconsistent shift in perceived tone. The 1989 and 1992 Tim Burton Batman films were directly lit sequels directed by Schumacher, although the former’s change in tone was better received than Justice League, which impacted the box office as Snyder went against fan expectations. When trying to reach a higher population, its own established core audience is alienated.

In other territories, the film was projected to debut with $215–235 million for a worldwide opening of $325–355 million. It made $8.5 million on its first day from nine countries, including South Korea, France and Brazil. It made an international debut of $185 million from 65 countries, including $57.1 million from China, $9.8 million from the UK, $9.6 million from Mexico, and $8.8 million from South Korea. The film broke a record with a $1.12M (PHP 57.3M) debut in the Philippines, making it the biggest industry opening day for a film in 2017 and ultimately the 7th most successful film of all time. In Brazil, the film opened to $14.2 million, the biggest opening in the country’s history. Outside of North America, the film’s biggest markets were China ($106 million), Brazil ($41 million), Mexico ($24.8 million), and the United Kingdom ($24 million).

About

Directed by	Zack Snyder
Screenplay by	·         Chris Terrio ·         Joss Whedon
Story by	·         Chris Terrio ·         Zack Snyder
Based on	Characters from DC
Produced by	·         Charles Roven ·         Deborah Snyder ·         Jon Berg ·         Geoff Johns
Starring	·         Ben Affleck ·         Henry Cavill ·         Amy Adams ·         Gal Gadot ·         Ezra Miller ·         Jason Momoa ·         Ray Fisher ·         Jeremy Irons ·         Diane Lane ·         Connie Nielsen ·         J. K. Simmons
Cinematography	Fabian Wagner
Edited by	·         David Brenner ·         Richard Pearson ·         Martin Walsh
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production companies	·         Warner Bros. Pictures ·         DC Films ·         RatPac-Dune Entertainment ·         Atlas Entertainment ·         Cruel and Unusual Films
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	·         November 13, 2017 (Dolby Theatre) ·         November 17, 2017 (United States)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$300 million
Box office	$657.9 million

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