Justice League: Part One sets official filming date
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Your support makes all the difference.With Batman v Superman edging closer to cinemas, Warner Bros. has already set its sights towards the future.
The studio has officially announced filming for Justice League: Part One will commence this 11 April.
"The idea that we could begin to boot up a Justice League concept was a cool thing," Zack Snyder told Entertainment Weekly. Snyder returns to the directorial chair for Justice League, having already taken on Batman v Superman and 2013's Man of Steel.
"It was a little bit of an ‘about time’ moment, and I don’t blame [the studio] for feeling that way, because it’s a long time coming," he continued. "But I do feel like it’s a little bit of a creative hurdle. It seems like an easy thing to do at first glance, the idea that, ‘Oh, we just get the rest of the superheroes in there.’ But you have to [establish] a world where they can exist."
Batman v Superman will introduce both Ben Affleck's Batman and Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman, with Henry Cavill returning as Superman. However, what's so far been kept under wraps are promised cameos by the rest of the Justice League crew: Ezra Miller as the Flash, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg.
There's been no confirmation on whether Green Lantern will form part of the Justice League ahead of 2020's Green Lantern Corps movie; though his absence from the official concept art does make it seem unlikely.
The news proves a new show of confidence from Warner Bros., currently combatting rumours that a potentially set-to-flop Batman v Superman had put the team-up film's future in danger.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hits UK theatres 25 March.
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