Justice League is a DC Films superhero action movie, one of the most anticipated films of the year. The premiere is scheduled for November 16th. The director of the picture was Zack Snyder, a famous master of superhero films. In the new Justice League, actors Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot and Ezra Miller will play the main roles. Judging by the trailer and the strong cast, the audience is waiting for a truly spectacular sight.
Production
Attempts to make a full-length film based on the Gardner Fox comics of the same name began in 2007. But the project was repeatedly postponed, the script was rewritten many times, and it was planned to approve completely different actors for the main roles. “Justice League” could be released back in 2008, the role of Batman was intended for Christian Bale, and Superman - for Brandon Routh.
The studio announced the start of work on the film at the end of October 2014. Director Zack Snyder, known for his work on the militants "Guardians", "Forbidden Reception" and "300 Spartans", was hired to stage the picture.
The script of the film was assigned to the Oscar-winning screenwriter Chris Terrio.
Initially, Warner Bros. offered to stage Justice League to Jason Ratman, but he refused, preferring to work as an independent director on less expensive projects.
It was planned that the film will be divided into two parts: the first will be released in November 2017, the second in 2019. But in June 2016, Zach Snyder said that if the picture has a continuation, it will be a completely different, independent story.
Due to the death of his daughter, Snyder left the project in May 2017 to spend more time with his wife and children. His place was taken by the lesser-known director Joss Whedon, who had worked a lot on comics before. In particular, Weed acted as a screenwriter for the fantastic action movie Avengers and the superhero series Agents Shch.I.T. He is also known as the creator of the Astonishing X-Men, Frey, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic book series. During the post-production phase, John Whedon shot several additional scenes for the film.
Cast
The main actors of the Justice League joined the project in the spring of 2014. In April, actor Ben Fisher was approved for the role of Victor Stone (Cyborg). His character appeared in the movie Batman vs. Superman: At The Dawn of Justice, although not much screen time was devoted to him.
Henry Cavill returned to playing the role of Superman, the role of Diana Prince, as in the previous film, was performed by the Israeli actress Gal Gadot, and the role of Batman went to Ben Affleck. Justice League was Affleck's second film in which he played Bruce Wayne. For this role, Kristen Bale was considered for a long time, but he refused to return to the image of a superhero after completing work on the Dark Knight franchise.
In October 2014, American actor James Momoa was selected for the role of Aquaman in the Justice League 2017 and the upcoming solo movie Aquaman.
In March 2016, it was announced that Jonathan Simmons would play the role of James Gordon. Interestingly, in the animated series Justice League (2004-2006), based on the same comics, the actor voiced General Wade Ailing.
Other Justice League actors joined the project in the summer of 2017. It was decided that Amy Adams will return to the role of Lois Lane, Ezra Miller will play Flash, and Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons will get the role of butler Bruce Wayne.
Actress Diane Lane, star of the films Glass House and No Trace, will return to the role of Martha Kent, Amber Heard will play Meru, and Connie Nielsen will play Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons.
Plot
The plot of the film "Justice League" develops a few months after the events of "Batman v Superman: At the dawn of justice." Inspired by Superman's sacrifice, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of meta people to defend the world from Steppenwulf and his army of parademons. This time the danger is so terrible that no superhero has ever had to deal with a threat of this magnitude. If they fail to stop Steppenwulf, people will face real hell on earth.
Cash forecast
According to forecasts by Forbes magazine, in the US and Canada, the Justice League 2017 will raise $ 130-170 million at the box office this weekend.
According to the forecast of the BoxOffice newsreel, box office for the first week of rental will amount to $ 150 million, and the general boxing office in the United States and Canada - $ 330 million. Will these optimistic predictions come true? Well, we'll find out soon.
Sequels and Prequels
In May, work began on Aquaman, a solo film about one of the members of the Justice League. The director of the film will be James Van, for whom this is the first superhero movie in his career. Prior to that, he worked exclusively on horror ("Saw", "Spell", "Dead Silence"), which glorified him in Hollywood.
Jason Momoa was chosen for the role of Aquaman, and Amber Heard will play the role of his lover. The premiere of the sequel is scheduled for December 2018.
The creation of the film "Justice League 2" is still in question.