Justice League (film)

***Justice League*** is a 2026 superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name. It is the 8th film in the DC Extended Universe and the 9th installment of the Gods and Heroes. It was released on July 18, 2026.

The film introduces Bizarro into the DCEU.

Plot

Batman looks at monitors of the heroes of the world - Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Lantern Hal Jordan, Green Lantern John Stewart, Flash, Martian Manhunter, Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, Orphan, Spoiler, Mera, Aqualad, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Doctor Fate, The Question, Jade, and Superman. Meanwhile, Lois Lane meets with Lex Luthor and she thinks that Lex created Metallo and had to make sure to program it to fight Superman and try to kill him. He tells her "No, I would never try to kill Superman!" She replies with "You work in the shadows and you are very suspicious". She also says "I will keep an eye on you" and then she leaves. Superman saves cats from trees and fights small muggers. After doing that, he searches for anything else that could be dangerous in Metropolis and finds nothing. Diana Prince mourns Jay Garrick's death because this is day he was killed Vandal Savage. At the funeral, she meets Barry Allen not knowing he is the new Flash, he acts inspired by Jay and his sacrifice. Batman and the rest of the Bat-Family fight Joker and Joker's goons. The rest of the Bat-Family fight the goons while Batman chases Joker the 2 of them fight and Lex Luthor suddenly appears and Joker plants a bomb before Batman can defuse it it explodes and Joker and Lex leave. Lois finds out that Lex has disappeared. She tells Clark this and he wonders this. Diana Prince finds out Cheetah has escaped and begins a search to find her and comes across Batman and Superman because each of their villains also disappeared. They talk at the Bat-Cave about what is going on and realize they must join together until they find their respective villains. Barry Allen fights Captain Cold and finds himself teamed up with Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern. Green Lantern fights Sinestro while Barry fights Cold. Captain Cold freezes Green Lantern though he is saved by Barry though Sinestro and Captain Cold are able to get away. Clark, Bruce, and Diana think of a plan to find and stop them. Hal and Barry also try to find their respective villains. Hal and Barry investigate to find them with help from detective Joe West though he does not know why he needs their help. After some searching, they find the location they are in. Meanwhile, Cold and Sinestro prepare to meet with Lex Luthor, Cheetah, and the Joker and they gather up some resources to create something. Before they go, Joe leaves. They go to fight them but are surprised to find out they are not there. Bruce locates Lex Luthor, Cheetah, and the Joker. They then go to find them. They find them and they get into a fight with Cold and Sinestro eventually comes along with Hal and Barry and many battles begin though Lex, Cheetah, the Joker, Cold, and Sinestro escape. They then go to the Bat-Cave. Bruce, Clark, and Diana go to find them while Barry and Hal try to find new recruits for this team which will soon disband. They find Arthur Curry aka Aquaman and recruit him into the team. Though Aquaman and Green Lantern get into a fight because a supposedly ally with a Yellow Lantern suit broke out King Shark someone who killed Arthur's ally Garth aka Aqualad. After a battle, Barry separates them and Arthur leaves the team refusing to be on a team with him. Meanwhile, King Shark and Ma'alefa'ak who gathered some supplies and they have almost all the supplies to create the thing but one, a Mother Box meets with Lex, Joker, Cheetah, Sinestro, and Captain Cold. Clark, Diana, and Bruce find nothing and return to Hal and Barry who tell them what happened. An attack on S.T.A.R. L.A.B.S happens and the team goes there and find Lex, Cheetah, Joker, King Shark, Sinestro, and Captain Cold who call themselves the Legion of Doom. They fight the Legion and Aquaman and Martian Manhunter arrive to fight their villains respectively. Though they escape with a Mother Box. Aquaman decides to continue despite Hal being on the team. They then heal because they were injured. After healing, they go to fight the Legion and they fight to protect and fight for hope and fight the Legion though they create Bizarro and Superman fights Bizarro and Lex with a power suit. They fight each other's villains and then fight their respective villains and they eventually defeat them. They then decide to depart but to join together if any more threats come and Flash decides on a team name Justice League, with Arthur still being part of the team if they have to fight threats. In a post-credit scene, Cheetah breaks out of prison and goes to Gotham City.

Cast

### Main characters

Jensen Ackles as Bruce Wayne/Batman

David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman

Jamie Alexander as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman

Liam Hemsworth as Arthur Curry/Aquaman

Glen Powell as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern

Lucas Till as Barry Allen/The Flash

TBA as J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter

Side characters

TBA as Lois Lane

Timothee Chalamet as Tim Drake/Robin

Sadie Sink as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl

TBA as Cassandra Cain/Orphan

TBA as Stephanie Brown/Spoiler

TBA as Joe West

TBA as Alfred Pennyworth

Antagonists

TBA as Lex Luthor

TBA as Jack Oswald White/Joker

TBA as Barbara Minerva/Cheetah

TBA as Bizarro

TBA as King Shark

TBA as Sinestro/Yellow Lantern

TBA as Leonard Snart/Captain Cold

TBA as Ma'alefa'ak J'onzz

### Producer(s)

Christopher Nolan

Emma Thomas

### Writer(s)

James Gunn

Chris Terrio

Geoff Johns

Will Beall