Game Of Thrones actor Michael McElhatton has a role in Justice League


For those of you who don't know, the Justice League is team of superheros from the DC universe. In a recent interview Michael McElhatton said, “There’s probably going to be a lot more humor in it, I think would probably be the main difference compared to the previous one.”

McElhatton talked about the “big” opening scene that he filmed “was pretty dark, actually, in its tone.” He added: ”But in a good way. I quite like that, and it wasn’t comic book-y. But I think you can thread a certain amount of humor through it, which maybe the previous one was lacking.”

New Justice League 2017 Film

The upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name, is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is intended to be the fifth installment in the DC Extended Universe. The film is directed by Zack Snyder, with a screenplay by Chris Terrio, from a story by Snyder and Terrio, and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J. K. Simmons, and Ciarán Hinds. In Justice League, Batman and Wonder Woman assemble a team consisting of Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons.

The film was announced in October 2014 with Snyder on board to direct and Terrio attached to write the script. Principal photography commenced on April 11, 2016 and ended on October 14, 2016. Justice League is scheduled to be released on November 17, 2017, in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D.

Justice League History

The team is an assemblage of superheroes who join together as the Justice League. The seven original members were Batman, Aquaman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Superman, and Wonder Woman. The team roster has rotated throughout the years, consisting of many superheroes from the DC Universe like Atom, Black Canary, Shazam, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Zatanna, and Plastic Man. The Justice League received its own comic book title called Justice League of America in November 1960.

With the 2011 relaunch of its titles, DC Comics released a second volume of Justice League. In July 2016, the DC Rebirth initiative relaunched the Justice League comic book titles with the third volume of Justice League.

Since its inception, the team has been featured in various television programs and video games and is set to appear in the live action film of the same name.

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