Scrapped Justice League Script Reveals WB’s Movie Plans Before DCEU
The Wrap got their hands on Beall’s script for
Justice League and shared the wild details it contained. Before getting into further detail, the overall summary of this version of
Justice League features Darkseid as the main villain, includes time travel, the son of Batman and Wonder Woman, no Aquaman – but several other members of the League. The full roster stands at 28 characters: Darkseid, Steppenwolf, Batman, Superman, KGBeast, Lex Luthor, Killer Croc, Darkeid’s disciple Desaad, Flash, Amanda Waller, King Faraday, Tattooed Man, Copperhead, Cheetah, Solomon Grundy, John Stewart, Hawkman, Kanjar Ro, Wonder Woman, Katma Tui, Kilowag, Guy Gardner, Salakk, Tomar-Re, Deathstroke, Huntress, Captain Boomerang, and Mercy Graves.
The plot of this
Justice League movie is just as stuffed. It begins when Desaad steals Kryptonite (for Darkseid) from Lex Luthor and kills Killer Croc in the process. Superman and Batman are friends who recruit Flash after the battle with Desaad. Stewart and Hawkman attempt to stop Desaad from weaponizing the Kryptonite, are unsuccessful, and Superman becomes enslaved by Darkesid. He goes on to kill the entire Green Lantern Corps (except for Stewart). Once Superman breaks Darkseid’s mind control, he travels to the future to see Wonder Woman, an old Batman, their son Clark Wayne, and Lex Luthor trying to stave off Darkseid’s rein, but he’s killed 80 percent of the world’s population. Future Flash travels back to the present day and dies in his own arms. The final battle is on Apokolips with the entire League, all the Lanterns, and all Amazons battling Darkseid and his army.