Rumor: The Villain Of ‘Justice League’ Has Been Revealed
Back in June, comic fans began salivating at the actual possibility of aJustice Leaguemovie. The idea of teaming DC superheroes had beenrattling aroundHollywood for years but after Marvel’sThe Avengersstarted setting all kinds of box office records, Warner Bros. finally decided to get things in order. ScreenwriterWill Beallwas revealed to be workinga new versionof the DC superhero mega film. Since then,speculation,rumorsand somelegal red-tapehave been the only real updates aboutJustice League, whichmay or may nottie into Zack Snyder’sMan of Steel.
Either way, the gang over atLatino Reviewnow have what they believe is an actual piece of news about the story of the film. Not the film itself mind you. There’s still no green light, director, release date (thoughSummer of 2015is being eyed) or actors attached (though plenty have ideas). This news is about the character that, if the film happens, could be strong enough, important enough and evil enough to force the likes of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash and others to team up against them.
After the jump, read who it is as well as the problems this may create for a potential DC Comics cinematic universe.
According toLatino Review, the villain inJustice Leaguewill beDarkseid.
One of, if not the, most powerful villain in the DC Universe, Darkseid is an immortal, invulnerable, pretty-much all-powerful God who has been causing trouble for Superman and others for decades. you may read all about the character onhis official DC page.
If this news if it’s true (and, with theLatino Reviewguys, it usually is) two things strike me as note worthy. First, Warner Bros. is planning on using one of their biggest and baddest villains right from the beginning. Darkseid is the Thanos of the DC Universe, one of the grand daddies of them all, and using him in the first film is like pinch hitting your best home run hitter in the first inning with no one on base. It’s a waste. Marvel was smart enough to save Thanos for something like 10 movies in (by the time we really get to see him) and even films likeIron ManandThe Incredible Hulkdidn’t use the character’s primary adversary. They milked it. Took their time. If theJustice Leaguefight a God right off the bat, won’t any other villains in the canon will feel insignificant?
The second thing is that the DC Cinematic Universe is immediately going cosmic, a big risk considering what’s worked in the past. Most of the successful Warner Bros. DC movies have been incredibly grounded (think Christopher Nolan’sDark Knightmovies) andMan of Steel, which Nolan produced, is supposed to continue that trend. That’s the tried and true formula.
Of course Superman himself is a cosmic character so, simply by virtue of that,Man of Steelhas to be more fantastic thanThe Dark Knight.But Marvel’s very successful formula has done its best to push that out of the picture for as long as possible. EvenThor, a cosmic character, spent most of his first movie on Earth and things won’t get 100% spacey for them until 2014’sGuardians of the Galaxy.The general consensus seems to be that normal audiences – not comic fans – are more likely to embrace something that’s grounded before something that’s totally unbelievable. (One example isGreen Lantern, though the cosmic setting was far from the only problem.)
Do you think Darkseid is a worthy adversary for theJustice League? Is using him so early in a potential cinematic universe a mistake? Can audiences embrace cosmic if it’s good? WillJustice Leagueactually happen?
