Before we know it,Justice Leagueis going to be in theaters and we’ll actually be able to see the movie for ourselves. Warner Bros. has really started to ramp up the marketing for the movie, with the November 17 release date looming. Now, a brand new featurette forJustice Leaguehas been released that highlights theScarlet Speedsterhimself, The Flash. The featurette also features some new footage that we haven’t seen in the previous trailers for the movie.
The featurette comes as part of the recently announced Flash week, which is part of theJustice Leaguemarketing. In the video, we seeEzra Millertalking a little bit about his version of Barry Allen and how he fits into the team, that also includes Batman (Ben Affleck), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) andCyborg(Ray Fisher). We see some extended bits of footage that has been teased in the trailers, like when he is telling Batman that he’s never “done battle” before, which leads to Batman giving him a rather encouraging speech. We also get a slightly better sense of how his powers work and how they’re going to be portrayed inJustice League.
As far asThe Flashgoes, we’ve only seen very brief bits of him in the DCEU thus far. He has a very brief cameo inBatman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice, in addition to Bruce Wayne’s very bizarre dream sequence that features Flash. He also had a small cameo inSuicide Squad, but the character has yet to be explored on screen. The same goes for Aquaman and Cyborg, soJustice Leagueis going to have a tricky task when trying to balance all of their parts. They need to introduce the characters and make them feel complete within the confines of this movie. A movie that already seems like it has to accomplish an awful lot.
Ultimately, how well this is handled comes down to two different guys. Zack Snyder, whose original vision forJustice Leagueis said to be intact, and Joss Whedon, who handled the significant reshoots and rewrites on the movie after Snyder stepped away. Even though the narrative has largely been that this is Snyder’s movie, and for the record, he’s the only credited director, it’s clear that Whedon did quite a bit. So any amount of praise and/or blame forJustice Leaguewill be shared by both of them. At the very least, the action sequences with The Flash look incredible.
Reviews haven’t yet been released forJustice League, but that is going to determine a lot. IF it’s likeWonder Womanand the reviews are stellar, we could be looking at one of thebiggest hits of 2017. If it’s likeBatman V. Superman: Dawn of Justiceand the reviews are bad, we could be looking at a disappointment at the box office and move division among fans. While we wait for the reviews, be sure to check out the new Flash featurette forJustice League, courtesy of theAT&T YouTubechannel, for yourself below.
