Justice League (film)

DC's Justice League, or simply Justice League, is a 2012 American superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name, produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the sixth film in the DC Cinematic Universe (DCU). The film was written and directed by Zack Snyder and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, James Franco, Gal Gadot, Meghan Markle, and Stephen Amell as the titular Justice League team, alongside Jessica Biel, Jason Clarke, Joel Kinnaman, David Thewlis, and Viola Davis. In the film, Amanda Waller, director of the peacekeeping organization A.R.G.U.S., recruits Bruce Wayne, Superman, Shazam, and Diana of Themyscira to form a team that must stop Diana's sister Circe from subjugating Earth.

Plot
The Amazon Circe encounters Atrophos, the leader of an extraterrestrial race known as the Blight. In exchange for retrieving the Lantern, a powerful energy source of unknown potential, Atrophos promises Circe an army with which he can subjugate Earth. Amanda Waller, director of the espionage agency A.R.G.U.S., and his lieutenant Agent Rick Flag arrive at a remote research facility during an evacuation, where physicist Dr. Noah Deschnik is leading a research team experimenting on the Lantern. Agent Jake Goldstein explains that the object has begun radiating an unusual form of energy. The Lantern suddenly activates and opens a wormhole, allowing Circe to reach Earth. Circe takes the Lantern and uses her powers to enslave Deschnik and a couple of other agents, including Oliver Queen, to aid him in his getaway.

Cast

 * Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman
 * Henry Cavill as Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman
 * James Franco as Billy Batson/Shazam
 * Gal Gadot as Diana/Wonder Woman
 * Meghan Markle as Dinah Lance/Black Canary
 * Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
 * Jessica Biel as Circe
 * Jason Clarke as Jake Goldstein
 * Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag
 * David Thewlis as Noah Deschnik
 * Viola Davis as Amanda Waller

Marketing
The film was promoted at 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International, with Affleck, Cavill, Franco, Gadot, Markle, Amell, Clarke, Davis, and Snyder appearing at the panel.