We can now officially add another couple of names to the cast of Warner Bros.’ next DC team-up movie, with the studio confirming that Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor and Connie Nielsen’s Queen Hippolyta are set to appear in Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
Jesse Eisenberg – who previously revealed back in June that he would be returning as the criminal mastermind – made his DCEU debut earlier this year in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and his character was last seen in Blackgate Prison, teasing that “he” (presumably Steppenwolf, the main villain of Justice League) is coming to Earth. Nielsen meanwhile will make her first appearance in July’s Wonder Woman movie, where she plays the mother of Gal Gadot’s Diana.
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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 reunite Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice stars Henry Cavill as Superman, Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jason Mamoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and Connie Nielsen as Queen Hippolyta alongside J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) as Commissioner Gordon, Amber Heard (The Danish Girl) as Mera, Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man) as Vulko, Kiersey Clemons (Dope) as Iris West, Ciaran Hinds (Game of Thrones) as Steppenwolf and Julian Lewis Jones (Stella) in an as-yet-unrevealed role. It is set for release on November 17th 2017.
Originally published December 22, 2016. Updated March 2, 2020.
