The Verge - Justice League: all the updates, trailers and commentary on DC’s superhero team-up filmhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52801/VER_Logomark_32x32..png2017-11-21T08:47:02-05:00http://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/162625652017-11-21T08:47:02-05:002017-11-21T08:47:02-05:00Given what happens in Justice League, what was the point of Superman’s death?
<figure>
<img alt="Justice League" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/yGdIE0DZjZc0ElfaAbYntRPPzGk=/0x0:1200x800/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/57692281/justiceleague.0.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures</figcaption>
</figure>
<p id="twtulL">“Where is Superman?” </p>
<div class="c-float-right"><aside id="Qhe4xW"><q>“Where is Superman?” </q></aside></div>
<p id="n6IsDu">That question haunted <em>Justice League</em>’s marketing campaign, as millions of people (or possibly just me) obsessively wondered where the Man of Steel was in the film. Now that <em>Justice League</em> is here, we finally know the answer to that question, and it turns out that it’s simultaneously more and less interesting than we imagined.</p>
<p id="vJZvEQ"><strong>Spoilers for </strong><em><strong>Game of Thrones </strong></em><strong>season 5</strong><em><strong>, Man of Steel</strong></em><strong>, </strong><em><strong>Batman v Superman</strong></em><strong>, and </strong><em><strong>Justice League</strong></em><strong> follow. </strong></p>
<p id="afMgFc">First off, let’s just get this out of the way: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2017/3/27/15065034/superman-justice-league-evil-batman-dc-comic-proof-zack-snyder">I was right</a>. Back in March, I made this prediction:</p>
<blockquote><p id="sGTY8x"><em>Justice League</em> will feature Superman as a bad guy, at least until the Justice League beats the stuffing out of him and turns him good again.</p></blockquote>
<p id="K3fMR6">Sure enough, in <em>Justice League</em>,...</p>
<p>
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/21/16671064/justice-league-superman-death-dc-comics-purpose-snyder-discussion">Continue reading…</a>
</p>
https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/21/16671064/justice-league-superman-death-dc-comics-purpose-snyder-discussionChaim Gartenberg2017-11-20T11:22:10-05:002017-11-20T11:22:10-05:00Does Justice League do any of its heroes justice?
<figure>
<img alt="HARWOOD" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2s7Ge28c03N4587aM461EllVnZw=/0x96:2048x1461/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/57677309/AquamanFalls.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Warner Bros. Entertainment</figcaption>
</figure>
<p id="CCHBbP">This past weekend, <em>Justice League</em> finally landed in theaters. The movie was meant to be Warner Bros.’ answer to <em>The Avengers</em>; the crowning achievement of the DC Extended Universe. But those plans hit some speed bumps along the way. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/23/11294512/batman-vs-superman-dawn-of-justice-review-movie-spoilers"><em>Batman v. Superman</em></a> wasn’t the level of hit the studio was hoping for, and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/2/12356304/suicide-squad-review-dc-comics"><em>Suicide Squad</em></a> was disastrous on a critical and financial level. <em>Wonder Woman</em> director Patty Jenkins did <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/2/15728630/wonder-woman-review-gal-gadot-dc-extended-universe-patty-jenkins">deliver the kind of cultural-zeitgeist blockbuster</a> the studio was looking for, but she did it by ditching the style, tone, and storyline the previous DC films had all been built upon. Then, in perhaps the most drastic blow of all, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/22/15678382/justice-league-zack-snyder-steps-down-whedon"><em>Justice League</em> director Zack Snyder stepped down</a> earlier this year for personal reasons, leaving Joss...</p>
<p>
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/20/16677574/justice-league-zack-snyder-joss-whedon-henry-cavill-superman-ben-affleck-batman">Continue reading…</a>
</p>
https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/20/16677574/justice-league-zack-snyder-joss-whedon-henry-cavill-superman-ben-affleck-batmanTasha RobinsonBryan Bishop2017-11-15T04:24:26-05:002017-11-15T04:24:26-05:00Justice League has something for everyone — and no way to fit it all together
<figure>
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/NRQ6oyL6askhWq7wBYRuaFrIT9U=/235x0:2055x1213/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/57611495/justice_league_flash_batman_wonderwoman_wb.0.png" />
<figcaption>Warner Bros.</figcaption>
</figure>
<p id="lAEJ7l">It’s probably a mistake to ascribe any sort of grand strategy to <em>Justice League</em>, Warner Brothers’ latest superhero film made in conjunction with DC Entertainment. The film is necessarily a clash of multiple personal visions and multiple corporate ones: original director Zack Snyder stepped down from the film <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/22/15678382/justice-league-zack-snyder-steps-down-whedon">after a family suicide</a>, and Joss Whedon stepped in to complete the movie, stitching together Snyder’s footage via months of extra reshoots to add character-building and comedy. And Warner certainly had to be aware that Snyder’s grand scheme for the DC Extended Universe — DC’s rushed attempt to catch up with Marvel’s nearly decade-old movie franchise — has been unpopular with critics and has underperformed with fans, until <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/2/15728630/wonder-woman-review-gal-gadot-dc-extended-universe-patty-jenkins"><em>Wonder...</em></a></p>
<p>
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/15/16654362/justice-league-review-zack-snyder-joss-whedon-gal-godot-ben-affleck-ezra-miller">Continue reading…</a>
</p>
https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/15/16654362/justice-league-review-zack-snyder-joss-whedon-gal-godot-ben-affleck-ezra-millerTasha Robinson2017-10-08T10:37:45-04:002017-10-08T10:37:45-04:00DC’s heroes unite in the new Justice League trailer
<figure>
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1ChXt-8Ir9j32nD4LbmpTUJ_ZEg=/0x0:1121x747/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/57054095/Screen_Shot_2017_10_08_at_10.35.48_AM.0.png" />
<figcaption>Image: Warner Bros.</figcaption>
</figure>
<p id="hrk6Cg">A new trailer for DC’s superhero ensemble movie <em>Justice League</em> has arrived, and it paints a bleak picture for the post-Superman world we were left with after the events of <em>Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice</em>. </p>
<p id="t7mqoc">Superman’s death looms heavy over the trailer. It opens with Lois Lane dreaming about becoming engaged to Clark Kent in Kansas, only to wake up and find him still missing. We then get a glimpse of how the rest of the world is feeling his loss. TV newscasters say that violence, war, and terrorism is on the rise. But there’s darker things on the horizon. Bruce Wayne tells Diana Prince that he’s been dreaming of something dark coming for the world, and they begin to recruit other heroes to unite fend off the coming Parademon invasion....</p>
<p>
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/8/16443712/justice-league-trailer-heroes-superman-batman-wonder-woman-watch">Continue reading…</a>
</p>
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/8/16443712/justice-league-trailer-heroes-superman-batman-wonder-woman-watchAndrew Liptak2017-09-29T18:03:55-04:002017-09-29T18:03:55-04:00DC is officially stepping away from its expanded cinematic universe
<figure>
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Uw1_Q3vjQAqEuYQejhQeJiZox4E=/0x0:7952x5301/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/56920063/WonderWomanTrenches.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Warner Bros.</figcaption>
</figure>
<p id="0YuXjH">It’s no secret that DC’s cinematic universe efforts have experienced some difficulties winning the hearts of both fans and critics. The exception has been the most recent entry in the franchise: the largely standalone <em>Wonder Woman, </em>released earlier this year. </p>
<p id="BiuoYG">Now it seems that DC is learning from its past mistakes and successes. According to an <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2017/09/dc-wonder-woman-movie-strategy-universe.html">extensive report by Abraham Riesman over at <em>Vulture</em></a>, Warner Bros. and DC will be deemphasizing the interconnected DC Extended Universe for future films, following a template set by Patty Jenkins’ blockbuster hit. It’s something that’s been hinted at before, with <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/22/16186922/warner-bros-dc-joker-martin-scorsese-todd-phillips">reports of the standalone Joker prequel</a> and director Matt Reeve’s conflicting statements on whether <em>The Batman </em>would be part of the...</p>
<p>
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/29/16387706/wonder-woman-batman-dc-expanded-cinematic-universe-warner-bros-standalone">Continue reading…</a>
</p>
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/29/16387706/wonder-woman-batman-dc-expanded-cinematic-universe-warner-bros-standaloneChaim Gartenberg2017-07-24T16:35:03-04:002017-07-24T16:35:03-04:00Superman’s mustache will be digitally removed as Justice League faces extended reshoots
<figure>
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/6gj3p4gcNKhr27kMIqIetDtCb0o=/0x0:6048x4032/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/55861793/super_stache.0.png" />
<figcaption>Image: Warner Bros / Chris Plante</figcaption>
</figure>
<p id="XSZyCr"><em>Justice League</em> — the DC Extended Universe’s upcoming superhero team-up movie — has spent the last few weeks filming reshoots under the guidance of Joss Whedon (who replaced original director Zack Snyder, who <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/22/15678382/justice-league-zack-snyder-steps-down-whedon">stepped out for personal reasons</a>). </p>
<p id="qnzFe9"><a href="http://variety.com/2017/film/news/justice-league-reshoots-1202502433/"><em>Variety</em> has a new report</a> out today detailing some of the struggles the months-long reshoot process is experiencing. Whedon is said to be working on “connective tissue” to link Snyder’s already filmed set pieces, and scheduling for actors like Ezra Miller and Henry Cavill has become increasingly problematic as reshoots continue to extend. </p>
<div class="c-float-right"><aside id="QLbf1Y"><q>Warner Bros. will digitally remove the offending ‘stache in post-production</q></aside></div>
<p id="xA2LUL">But the most important piece of news may be the most ridiculous: Henry Cavill, who is...</p>
<p>
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/24/16021794/superman-mustache-justice-league-extended-reshoots-henry-cavill-warner-bros">Continue reading…</a>
</p>
https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/24/16021794/superman-mustache-justice-league-extended-reshoots-henry-cavill-warner-brosChaim Gartenberg2017-07-22T15:54:52-04:002017-07-22T15:54:52-04:00The Comic-Con trailer for Justice League reveals their true enemy
<figure>
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2OfEzwWPZB6_6Va84GDQtXaiv8k=/104x0:742x425/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/55837675/Screen_Shot_2017_07_22_at_4.03.22_PM.1500753292.png" />
</figure>
<p id="bOGm7T">Warner Bros.’s Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con is pulling out all the stops for the DC Extended Universe. For the latest trailer for <em>Justice League</em>, the world is still in mourning after the death of Superman. Now, it’s up to the newly formed League to face Steppenwolf (<em>Game of Thrones </em>alum Ciarán Hinds) and his armies of Parademons.</p>
<div class="c-float-right"><aside id="sscpNY"><q>Where’s a Kryptonian when you need him?</q></aside></div>
<p id="S2mF9Z"><em>Justice League </em>is the superhero team-up Warner Bros. has been promising since the inception of the DCEU. After Superman (Henry Cavill) sacrificed himself in the fight against Doomsday in last year’s <em>Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice</em>, Batman (Ben Affleck) takes it upon himself to find other superheroes to fight otherworldly threats. That means teaming up with...</p>
<p>
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/22/15992676/justice-league-comic-con-2017-trailer-steppenwolf">Continue reading…</a>
</p>
https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/22/15992676/justice-league-comic-con-2017-trailer-steppenwolfKwame Opam2017-05-22T19:19:13-04:002017-05-22T19:19:13-04:00Justice League director Zack Snyder steps down due to family tragedy
<figure>
<img alt="Justice League" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/VdKjCvo1sSFuxzi7N_021kvdzpE=/0x13:1200x813/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/54899977/justiceleague.0.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures</figcaption>
</figure>
<p id="b5kybR">Zack Snyder, who has acted as DC Comics’ directorial visionary on a number of its most ambitious film projects, is stepping down from <em>Justice League </em>due to a family tragedy. The news, announced in an interview <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/zack-snyder-steps-down-justice-league-deal-family-tragedy-1006455?utm_source=twitter">published today by <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em></a>, means Snyder will be handing the reins over to <em>Avengers</em> director and writer Joss Whedon, who will ferry the project through its remaining post-production stage before its November 17th release later this year. </p>
<div class="c-float-right"><aside id="4Iikmq"><q>‘Justice League’ is now in Joss Whedon’s hands</q></aside></div>
<p id="RFC4TB">Snyder, whose daughter committed suicide in March at the age of 20, admits that he originally misjudged how the loss would affect his work. “In my mind, I thought it was a cathartic thing to go back to work, to just bury myself and see...</p>
<p>
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/22/15678382/justice-league-zack-snyder-steps-down-whedon">Continue reading…</a>
</p>
https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/22/15678382/justice-league-zack-snyder-steps-down-whedonNick Statt