Batman Evolves As A Hero In Justice League

In Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Dark Knight (portrayed by Ben Affleck) went to a very dark place. Fueled by rage and grief, he instigated a fight with Superman (portrayed by Henry Cavill) and nearly killed him. However, after he and Superman bonded over "Martha!" and he witnessed the Man of Steel sacrifice his life to defeat Doomsday, Batman began to regain his faith in humanity.

In Justice League, Batman will continue to evolve into the hero we know and love. It'll be most apparent when he heads off on his journey to assemble the rest of the metahumans to take on Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons.

"I feel like that's the whole thing of him building the team," director Zack Snyder explained to Comicbook.com and other press during a Justice League set visit. "I feel like the threat and the idea of building the team as a guy who has been a loner his whole career. I feel like the idea of him building the team ... Also, that was kind of the other thing. When we were making Batman v Superman, I was really conscious of this idea of, and I talked to Ben about it, how can we not be stuck with this single note Batman for whatever? If it's three movies, because he's making his Batman movie. What do we do? We talked long and hard about in Batman v Superman, he's here. He's at the end of his career and he's down here. He's seeing this thing that now he wonders what his relevance is and maybe he can do this one thing. The example of Superman makes him go, 'No, you know what? I'm not done. I've got more to do. I've got to persevere and I've got to make it right.' I think that that's the Batman you get with the beginning of Justice League is that he's on a mission and he's really clear-headed about the mission and about the others he will need to complete it."

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.

The film is being directed by Zack Snyder, based on a screenplay by Chris Terrio. The cast features Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman, Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash, Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, J. K. Simmons as Commissioner James Gordon, and Amber Heard as Mera.

Justice League will open in theaters on November 17, 2017.