A new Zack Snyder’s Justice League teaser released on Twitch offers new glimpses of Darkseid, Jared Leto’s Joker and Joe Manganiello’s Deathstroke. Darkseid’s voice resonates throughout the video, provided by Ray Porter. Deathstroke appears in what appears to be Batman’s Knightmare scene, which refers to the collaboration between the mercenary and the Dark Knight promised by director Zack Snyder. “If we find Joe’s character in this movie, clearly he and Batman have some sort of a deal and a bit of a partnership,” Snyder said during a spotlight panel that was part of IGN’s Fan Fest. “There is a bigger enemy, I think.”
That bigger enemy is Darkseid, ruler of Apokolips. Snyder previously explained that conversations with Porter helped him develop his plans for the DC Comics villain in the movie.
“If you said to one of the actors in the movie ‘well what happens in the movie’ or ‘what happens later’ or whatever for a movie. And they say, ‘Well, I got the script and it is cool and I know this and so [Ray Porter] and I was talking about this and what’s cool or what’s the correct answer to some of the questions, “Snyder said.” It’s a fair question to ask me, you know, what am I saying to the world about, you know, what happens when Darkseid comes to Earth? Than what? You know, is that a thing? And I think, listen, the truth is, I’ve written and I’ve had a complete and figured out – do I know what happens when Darkseid … yeah. I know what is happening. To say and speculate about what that is and that that would be exciting, I think that’s a nice thing. “
In Zack Snyder’s Justice LeagueDetermined to ensure that Superman’s (Henry Cavill) ultimate sacrifice wasn’t in vain, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) joins forces with Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to bring the world against an impending threat of catastrophic proportions. The task turns out to be more difficult than Bruce imagined, as each of the recruits must face the demons of their own past to transcend what has held them back so they can come together and eventually form an unprecedented band of heroes. Now united, Batman (Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher), and The Flash (Ezra Miller) may be too late to save the planet from Steppenwolf, DeSaad, and Darkseid and their terrible intentions.
Zack Snyder’s Justice League debuts on March 18 on HBO Max.