Justice League Part One

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Justice League Part One
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Screenplay by Chris Terrio
Based on Justice League
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Cinematography Fabian Wagner
Edited by David Brenner
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Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
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  • November 17, 2017 (2017-11-17) (United States)
Country United States
Language English

Justice League Part One[1] is the working title of an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team Justice League. It is intended to be the fifth installment in the DC Extended Universe. The film is being directed by Zack Snyder, with a screenplay by Chris Terrio, and features an ensemble cast including Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Amber Heard, Jeremy Irons and J. K. Simmons. Principal photography for Justice League Part One commenced on April 11, 2016.

The film is scheduled to be released on November 17, 2017. A sequel, Justice League Part Two, is scheduled to be released on June 14, 2019.

Cast

A billionaire socialite and owner of Wayne Enterprises who dedicates himself to protecting Gotham City from its criminal underworld as a highly trained, masked vigilante and also presumably a founder of the Justice League along with Wonder Woman.
A Kryptonian survivor and journalist for the Daily Planet with superhuman abilities, and was presumed to have been killed while fighting Doomsday in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, prompting Batman and Wonder Woman to form the Justice League. On February 5, 2016, Cavill announced on social media that he had already started working out for this film in advance of principal photography.[2]
An Amazonian warrior princess and daughter of Zeus and also presumably a founder of the Justice League along with Batman.
A Central City police forensic investigator who can move at superhuman speeds and vibrate at a molecular level, through his abilities to access the Speed Force.
The king of the undersea nation of Atlantis, with the ability to manipulate the tides of the ocean, communicate with other aquatic life, and swim at supersonic speeds.
A former college athlete who, after being cybernetically reconstructed with a Mother Box after a near-fatal accident, can manipulate technology and teleport.
A reporter for the Daily Planet and love interest of Clark Kent.
An eccentric young businessman and hereditary CEO of LexCorp who was imprisoned at the end of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice due to his involvement in creating Doomsday, which resulted in the demise of Superman.
The queen of the undersea nation of Atlantis and Aquaman's love interest. Mera possesses hydrokinetic and telepathic powers that allow her to control her aquatic environment and communicate with other Atlanteans.
Bruce Wayne's chief of security, butler and trusted confidant.[3]
The Commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department and close ally of Batman.

Additionally, Willem Dafoe has been cast in an undisclosed role.

Production

Development

In February 2007, it was announced that Warner Bros. hired husband and wife duo Michele and Kieran Mulroney to write a script for a Justice League film.[4] The news came around the same that Joss Whedon's long-developed Wonder Woman film had been canceled,[5] as well as The Flash, written and directed by David S. Goyer.[6] Reportedly titled Justice League: Mortal,[7] Michele and Kiernan Mulroney submitted their script to Warner Bros. in June 2007, receiving positive feedback,[8] which prompted the studio to immediately fast track production in the hopes of filming to begin before the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike.[9] Warner Bros. was less willing to proceed on development with a sequel to Superman Returns, having been disappointed with the box office return. Brandon Routh was not approached to reprise the role of Superman in Justice League: Mortal,[10] nor was Christian Bale from Batman Begins.[11] Warner Bros. intended for Justice League: Mortal to be the start of a new film franchise, and to branch out into separate sequels and spin-offs.[12] Shortly after filming finished with The Dark Knight,[13] Bale stated in an interview that "It’d be better if it doesn't tread on the toes of what our Batman series is doing," though he personally felt it would make more sense for Warner Bros. to release the film after The Dark Knight Rises.[11] Jason Reitman was the original choice to direct Justice League, but he turned it down, as he considers himself an independent filmmaker and prefers to stay out of big budget superhero films.[14] George Miller signed to direct in September 2007,[9] with Barrie Osbourne producing[15] on a projected $220 million budget.[16]

The following month roughly 40 actors and actresses were auditioning for the ensemble superhero roles, among them were Joseph Cross, Michael Angarano, Max Thieriot, Minka Kelly, Adrianne Palicki and Scott Porter. Miller intended to cast younger actors as he wanted them to "grow" into their roles over the course of several films.[13] D. J. Cotrona was cast as Superman,[12] along with Armie Hammer as Batman.[17] Jessica Biel reportedly declined the Wonder Woman role after being in negotiations.[18] The character was also linked to actresses Teresa Palmer and Shannyn Sossamon, along with Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who confirmed that she had auditioned.[19] Ultimately Megan Gale was cast as Wonder Woman,[20] while Palmer was cast as Talia al Ghul, whom Miller had in mind to act with a Russian accent.[21] The script for Justice League: Mortal would have featured the John Stewart character as the Green Lantern, a role originally offered to Columbus Short.[22] Hip hop recording artist and rapper Common was cast,[23] with Adam Brody as Barry Allen / The Flash,[24] and Jay Baruchel as the lead villain, Maxwell Lord.[25] Longtime Miller collaborator Hugh Keays-Byrne had been cast in an unnamed role, rumored to be Martian Manhunter. Aquaman had yet to be cast.[13][16] Marit Allen was hired as the original costume designer before her untimely death in November 2007,[26] and the responsibilities were assumed by Weta Workshop.[27]

However, the Writers Strike began that same month and placed the film on hold. Warner Bros. had to let the options lapse for the cast,[28] but development was fast tracked once more in February 2008 when the strike ended. Warner Bros. and Miller wanted to start filming immediately,[29] but production was pushed back three months.[12] Originally, the majority of Justice League: Mortal would be shot at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney,[16] with other locations scouted nearby at local colleges,[15] and Sydney Heads doubling for Happy Harbor.[7] The Australian Film Commission was also had a say with casting choices, giving way for George Miller to cast Gale, Palmer and Keays-Bryne, all Australian natives. The production crew was entirely comprises Australians, but the Australian government denied Warner Bros. a 40 percent tax rebate as they felt they had not hired enough Australian actors.[16][30] Miller was frustrated, stating that "A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Australian film industry is being frittered away because of very lazy thinking. They're throwing away hundreds of millions of dollars of investment that the rest of the world is competing for and, much more significantly, highly skilled creative jobs."[31] Production offices were then moved to Vancouver Film Studios in Canada. Filming was pushed back to July 2008, while Warner Bros was still confident they could release the film for a summer 2009 release.[32][33]

With production delays continuing, and the success of The Dark Knight in July 2008,[34] Warner Bros. decided to focus on development of individual films featuring the main heroes, allowing director Christopher Nolan to separately complete his Batman trilogy with The Dark Knight Rises in 2012. Gregory Noveck, senior vice president of creative affairs for DC Entertainment stated "we’re going to make a Justice League movie, whether it’s now or 10 years from now. But we’re not going to do it and Warners is not going to do it until we know it’s right.”[35] Actor Adam Brody joked "They [Warner Brothers] just didn’t want to cross their streams with a whole bunch of Batmans in the universe."[36] Warner Bros. relaunched development for the solo Green Lantern film, released in 2011 as a critical and financial failure. Meanwhile, film adaptations for the The Flash and Wonder Woman continued to languish in development while filming for a Superman reboot was commencing in 2011 with Man of Steel, produced by Nolan and written by Batman screenwriter David S. Goyer. Shortly after filming had finished for Man of Steel, Warner Bros hired Will Beall to script a new Justice League film.[37] Warner Bros. president Jeff Robinov explained that Man of Steel would be "setting the tone for what the movies are going to be like going forward. In that, it's definitely a first step."[38] The film included references to the existence of other superheroes in the DC Universe,[39] and setting the tone for a shared fictional universe of DC Comics characters on film.[40] Goyer stated should Green Lantern appear in a future installment, that it would be a rebooted version of the character and not connected to the 2011 film.[41] With the release of Man of Steel in June 2013, Goyer was hired to write a sequel, as well as a new Justice League, with the Beall draft being scrapped.[42] The sequel was later revealed to be Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a team up film featuring Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, and Ray Fisher as Victor Stone / Cyborg in a minor role that will become more significant in leading up to the proposed Justice League film. The universe is separate from Nolan and Goyer's work on The Dark Knight trilogy, although Nolan is still involved as an executive producer for Batman v Superman.[43] In April 2014, it was announced that Zack Snyder would also be directing Goyer's Justice League script.[44] Warner Bros. was reportedly courting Chris Terrio to rewrite Justice League the following July, after having been impressed with his rewrite of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[45] On October 15, 2014, Warner Bros. announced the film would be released in two parts, with Part One releasing on November 17, 2017, and Part Two on June 14, 2019. Snyder will direct both films.[46] In early July 2015, EW revealed that the script for Justice League Part One had been completed by Terrio.[47]

Casting

In April 2014, Ray Fisher was cast as Victor Stone / Cyborg, and was set to cameo in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice followed by a larger role in Justice League.[48][49] Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, and Amy Adams are also expected to reprise their roles from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[46][50] In October 2014, Jason Momoa was cast as Arthur Curry / Aquaman, and will debut as the character in Dawn of Justice.[51][52] On October 20, 2014, Momoa told ComicBook.com that the Justice League film would be coming first and that is what they were preparing for, and he did not know if the solo Aquaman film would be prior to Justice League or post. He thought it might be the origin of where Aquaman came from.[53] On January 13, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Amber Heard was in negotiations to appear in the film as Aquaman's love interest Mera.[54] In March 2016, producer Charles Roven said that Green Lantern would not appear in any film before Justice League Part Two, and stated that they "could put Green Lantern in some introduction in Justice League 2, or barring that, a movie after."[55] Also in March, The Hollywood Reporter announced that J. K. Simmons was cast as Commissioner James Gordon,[56] and Heard was confirmed to join the cast as Mera.[57] Adams also confirmed that she would reprise her role as Lois Lane in both Justice League films.[58] The following month, Simmons confirmed that he would play Gordon.[59] By April 2016, Willem Dafoe was cast in undisclosed role, though it has been confirmed as a non-villain role.[60] Despite the death of his character in Dawn of Justice, Cavill confirmed that he would return for both Justice League films.[61] In May 2016, Jeremy Irons confirmed he will appear as Alfred Pennyworth.[3] That same month, Jesse Eisenberg confirmed that he would reprise his role as Lex Luthor.[62]

Filming

In July 2015, it was revealed that filming would begin in spring 2016 after Wonder Woman wrapped principal photography.[63] Principal photography on Part One commenced on April 11, 2016, with shooting taking place at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, as well as various locations around London, Scotland and in Iceland.[60][64][65] Snyder's longtime cinematographer Larry Fong was replaced by Fabian Wagner due to scheduling conflicts.[65] Affleck was also revealed to be serving as executive producer.[66] In May 2016, it was revealed that Geoff Johns and Jon Berg will be producing the Justice League films and they will also be in charge of the DC Extended Universe after the fallout of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[67] That same month, Irons stated that the Justice League storyline will be more linear and simple, in comparison to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Release

Justice League Part One is scheduled to be released on November 17, 2017.[46]

Sequel

Justice League Part Two is scheduled to be released on June 14, 2019.[46]

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