Warner Bros. has released a new extendedJustice Leaguetrailer at SDCC 2017, and it’s online for all to see. The upcoming film features Batman/Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) and Wonder Woman/Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) working to bring together Flash/Barry Allen (Ezra Miller), Cyborg/Victor Stone (Ray Fisher), and Aquaman/Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) to stop a new threat led by the villainous Steppenwolf (Ciaran Hinds).
This four-minute trailer comes almost exactly a year after our first look at the film, which was released at the last Comic-Con as a way to assuage fears that the DCEU would be all doom-and-gloomy followingBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. And indeed there’s far more color to the palette here, and plenty of light-hearted moments. What’s striking is that the visual tone of the movie looks less color-drained than it did in that first trailer, and it’s unclear if that’s due toZack Snyderstepping down as director a few months ago, or if this is just footage that’s closer to being finished.
Regardless, we get some nice teases of Hinds' villainous Steppenwolf here as well as the teamwork that’ll be necessary for the Justice League to defeat this menace. There’s even a super tantalizing nod towards the resurrection ofHenry Cavill’s Superman towards the end of the trailer, and I’m curious to see how that storyline unfolds. There’s stilla lotof weightless CG action in this thing, and I’m not super impressed by any of the action just yet, but this is a movie that will live or die based on the chemistry of the cast. Are these characters we want to see hang out together, or just ones that show off a variety of superpowers and spout stilted dialogue? We’ll see later this year, and no doubt plenty of interest will revolve around how heavily new directorJoss Whedonaltered the film in post-production and reshoots.
Check out the newJustice Leaguetrailer below andclick herefor our full recap of the movie’s SDCC panel. The film opens November 17th and also starsAmy Adamsas Lois Lane,Diane Laneas Martha Kent,Jeremy Ironsas Alfred Pennyworth,J.K. Simmonsas Commissioner Gordon,Amber Heardas Mera,Willem Dafoeas Vulko,Billy Crudupas Henry Allen,Joe Mortonas Dr. Silas Stone,Connie Nielsenas Hippolyta, andRobin Wrightas Antiope.
Here’s the official synopsis forJustice League:
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.
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