Since “Superman: Man Of Tomorrow”, which was released in 2020, a new DC universe has emerged in the home theater after a soft reboot, which also includes an adventure about the Dark Knight with the two-parter “Batman: The Long Halloween”. . After the two most famous DC heroes already teamed up in early 2023 in “Legion Of Super-Heroes”, the first project under the wing of DC Studios led by James Gunn, which has not yet been released in Germany, their first ” title of the Justice League.
After the project was announced at Comic-Con 2022, the highly anticipated first details of “Justice League: Warworld” are now available. According to the official synopsis, the Justice League has been nothing more than a loose association of various superheroes. But when they are kidnapped on a strange planet called Warworld, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Co. find a way to become a real team. Because only in this way can they free the war planet, on which endless ruthless gladiator fights are the order of the day…
‘The Boys’ star returns as Batman
The cast was also announced, with the actors known from the previous films of the past three years reprising the popular DC characters. The Boys star Jensen Ackles reprises his role as Batman, Stana Katic reprises his role as Wonder Woman and Darren Criss as Superman.
There are also plenty of familiar voices and a few new ones. The rest of the cast includes Ike Amadi as Martian Manhunter, Troy Baker as Jonah Hex, Matt Bomer as Old Man, Roger C. Cross as Machiste, Brett Dalton as Bat Lash, Trevor Devall as Drifter, John DiMaggio as Lobo, Robin Atkin Downes as Mongul, Frank Grillo as Agent Faraday, Rachel Kimsey as Mariah Romanova, David Lodge as Sheriff, Damian O’Hare as Deimos, and series “The Flash” villain Teddy Sears as Warlord.
Warworld: Will the DC Legends fight each other?
Even if “Justice League: Warworld” doesn’t have a direct comic template, DC fans should know the planet from several stories. Even there Warworld is home to brutal gladiatorial combat organized by the cunning Mongul. In the comics, the DC heroes were often forced to face each other in these battles. That could also be why they are abducted from Earth in the animated movie in the first place. So it’s quite likely that there will also be fights between Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Jonah Hex, Lobo and Co. before they can pull themselves together and team up.
Following “Justice Society: World War II”, “Green Lantern: Beware My Power” and most recently the aforementioned “Legion Of Super-Heroes”, Jeff Wamester is directing his fourth film from the Tomorrowverse. However, there is no concrete start date yet a US release is planned for summer 2023. The German date usually follows a few weeks later.