While theDC Extended Universeis in a bit of a flux at the moment, filming on theBatman v Supermanfollow-upJustice Leaguecontinues. Production on theZack Snyder-helmed superhero team-up got underway in London mere weeks afterBatman v Supermanhit theaters, but given the disappointing critical and commercial performance of the superhero smackdown, Warner Bros. has been in the midst of doing some serious behind-the-scenes shifting to ensure that future DC films are, well, better.
What does that mean forJustice League? At this point, we don’t really know—Chris Terrio’s script was, obviously, written well beforeBatman v Supermanhit theaters, but on-set rewrites aren’t exactly uncommon. But now a big piece of the DC Films puzzle has been confirmed to appear inJustice League, and that’sJesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor. Speaking at MCM London Comic-Con today (viaCBM), Eisenberg revealed that he indeed has a role inJustice League:
“I’m kind of in wait. They just started filmingJustice League, so I’m kind of like waiting for my crack at it. I don’t know what I’m allowed to say, because I feel like there’s probably some drone following me from DC, and if I say anything wrong I get, you know, picked off. But yeah I think so, and I love it, and I love everybody who’s in it. You know, it’s a really talented group of people.”
While Luthor’s motivations were fairly muddled inBatman v Superman, the film did appear to set him up as a significant part of the DC Extended Universe going forward, especially so ina deleted scenethat showed Luthor communicating with an otherworldly being—likely Steppenwolf. Indeed, Steppenwolfis rumored to be the Big Bad ofJustice League, so it makes sense that Luthor would have some sort of role in the follow-up given all that time he spent in that alien goo.
It’ll be interesting to see what kind of filmJustice Leagueis when it hits theaters.BvSactorJeremy Ironsrecently gotvery candid about that movie’s problems, and with all thebehind-the-scenes changestaking place, Warner Bros. appears to be taking steps to make sureJustice Leaguedoesn’t suffer from the same issues. Whatever the case, it sounds like we can bet on Eisenberg’s Luthor resurfacing at some point in the film—assuming he doesn’t end up on the cutting room floor, of course.
Justice Leagueopens in theaters on August 26, 2025.
