2016 Movie News Archives

December 22, 2016: Lex Luthor Confirmed for "Justice League" Film

Warner Bros. revealed a bit of extra information about the "Justice League" movie in their 2017 movie preview press kit, including the cast list, which includes Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor.

Connie Nielsen, who plays Queen Hippolyta in "Wonder Woman", is also listed amongst the cast.

Director: Zack Snyder

Writers: Story by Zack Snyder & Chris Terrio, Screenplay by Chris Terrio (Based on characters from DC Entertainment, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster)

Producers: Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Jon Berg, Geoff Johns

Executive Producers: Jim Rowe, Wesley Coller, Curt Kanemoto, Chris Terrio, Ben Affleck

Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Raymond Fisher, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielson, J.K. Simmons

Action Adventure. Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes - Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash - it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

"Justice League" will be released to theaters on November 17, 2017.


2016 Movie News

Listed below are all the Movie News items archived for 2016 organized into various categories:

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” Movie News: “Justice League” Movie News: “Justice League vs. Teen Titans” Animated Movie News: LEGO Animated Movie News: Christopher Reeve Movie News: Other Movie News:

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