Snyder Invites Press To Justice League Set

In an unusual move, director Zach Snyder invited a number of journalists from different outlets to join him on the set of the upcoming Justice League film.  It's only 32 days into filming out of the 111 that are scheduled, but it looks like both he and Warner Bros. are wanting to let the fans know that they heard their complaints after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was released, and that they are trying to make amends with them giving everyone a look at where they are going with this movie.  What's stranger still is that they're allowing these journalists to print what they saw just days after being invited to the set.  The press hasn't even been able to do this with the Suicide Squad and Wonder Woman films yet, so this was a pretty big move on the director and production company's part.  So what did we learn?  First off, here's the official synopsis of the film:


"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.
Directed by Zack Snyder, this marks the big screen debut of the Justice League, featuring an all-star lineup: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher."


That doesn't give too much away, so from now on, know that there are going to be ***MAJOR SPOILERS!!!*** for the movie in the following paragraphs.  Read at your own risk!


The first spoiler that they gave us was that the big baddie in the film is indeed going to be Steppenwolf, and it will deal with the Mother Boxes.  To learn more about both of these, you can find a post that I did earlier this year describing who and what both of these are.  There was a scene that was filmed for BvS which showed both of them, but it was ultimately removed from the final cut.  I do think that it is going to be included on the Ultimate Edition Blu-ray that will be coming out next month, so make sure that you keep an eye out for it when it does.


The second, and to be honest the least surprising reveal that they gave us, is that yes, Superman is going to be in the Justice League movie.  No kidding, right?  At the end of BvS we see the rocks and dirt hovering over his grave.  Plus, how can you have a Justice League without Superman?  It will be interesting to see how they bring him back, though.


Next, they are letting us know that Zeus and the "Old Gods" history is going to be explored in this film, as well as giving us our first look at Atlantis.  This should be a visually exciting film considering all of the different places which they are wanting to explore.


We now know (officially) that the Justice League begins when Batman and Wonder Woman agree to team up and get the help from other metahumans.  The first one that they recruit is going to be The Flash, followed by Cyborg.  Aquaman joins later, although it sounds like he does reluctantly.  The new group will have a state-of-the-art team vehicle, called the Flying Fox.  It is housed in the Batjet Hanger, which is, in essence, a "second Batcave."

There are going to be a number of costume changes to the characters, as well as a bunch of new "Bat Toys" that will be introduced, but the one thing that I thought was most interesting is that they are going to introduce S.T.A.R. Labs in this film.  They might have something to do with Superman's resurrection, but that's purely speculative on my part.


So what do you think?  Are you feeling a little better about this film, or are you afraid that it'll repeat the same mistakes as BvS?  let me know your thoughts in the comments section below.  Justice League is set to hit theaters November 17, 2017.