We thought the age of heroes may never come again, but at San Diego Comic-Con this year, Warner Brothers have debuted a new poster and trailer for their hero ensemble Justice League film which is scheduled to be released later this year. Ben Affleck's Batman and Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman lead the band of heroes including Ezra Miller's the Flash, Ray Fisher's Cyborg, and Jason Momoa's Aquaman, against a threat in Steppenwolf. The trailer gives us a much better feel of the movie, but leaves us with many questions including how much has Joss Whedon changed of Snyder's original film, and is Superman showing up in the film after all?
Below is the all new Comic-Con trailer for Justice League:
And here is the Alex Ross inspired poster for the film:
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One thing that fans are still concerned about is the missing link within the film that is Henry Cavil's Superman, who seemingly died at the end of Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Yet it has been revealed that he will make an appearance in some capacity through a number of the promotional material and comments at the panel by cast member Gal Gadot. The new poster that debuted at SDCC 2017 clearly draws inspiration from Alex Ross, and can be considered one of the most unique comic book movie posters to date.
Another classic league member that fans have speculated to be in the film is Hal Jordan's Green Lantern, who is slightly name dropped when Steppenwolf claims that earth has "No Protectors, No Lanterns, No Kryptonians..." This, in turn, is a big reveal from the trailer showing that the fan favorite hero may be making an appearance prior to the already announced Green Lantern Corps film. Some have even speculated that he maybe be the figure Alfred is talking to at the end of the trailer rather than Superman, but its still up in the air at this point.
Currently, Avengers helmer Joss Whedon is being credited with finishing the film after original director Zack Snyder was forced to take leave from making the film due to family circumstances. Our thoughts and prayers continuously go out to the Snyder family in their time of need. Thankfully the film is in good hands with someone who knows a thing or two about superhero team-up films. The trailer gives us some great humorous moments remeniscent of The Avengers, including some lines from Ezra Miller's nervous Flash, Ray Fisher's Cyborg taking over the Batwing, and Jason Momoa's Aquaman just having a blast.
Visually it has been noted that the overall aesthetic of the film has been changed since the initial second trailer's release to the public. It is unclear how many changes were made from Snyder's original film, but that won't be determined until the film is released later on this year. While JL has already shown a more humorous side of the DCEU, this trailer highlighted on that shift in tone. Even the color pallet seems brighter and more vibrate than past trailers as you can see in the screen grabs below:
What do you look forward to from the Justice League film, and who do you think Alfred was talking to at the end of the trailer? Sound off below in the comment section!
