--- title: Justice League Movie Happening, Warner Bros. Confirms description: The super-sized superhero film, which likely won't arrive until 2017 or 2018, will follow the upcoming Superman vs. Batman movie slated for 2016 canonical: https://time.com/79226/justice-league-movie/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-28T14:50:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T07:32:00.581Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Warner Bros. confirms 'Justice League' movie og:description: The super-sized superhero film, which likely won't arrive until 2017 or 2018, will follow the upcoming Superman vs. Batman movie slated for 2016 og:url: https://time.com/79226/justice-league-movie/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53792e0a3601b46f/69868cdbd0b6f204c030405d/justice-league-cover-dc-comics.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Justice League DC Comics Cover og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Warner Bros. confirms 'Justice League' movie twitter:description: The super-sized superhero film, which likely won't arrive until 2017 or 2018, will follow the upcoming Superman vs. Batman movie slated for 2016 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53792e0a3601b46f/69868cdbd0b6f204c030405d/justice-league-cover-dc-comics.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Warner Bros. Confirms _Justice League_ Movie ## Video: Zack Snyder Will Direct 'Justice League' Movie [Watch (HLS stream): Zack Snyder Will Direct 'Justice League' Movie](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/D2tKdv9W.m3u8) (1:44)  _Published 2014-04-28. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Warner Bros. announced it will produce the long-awaited superhero movie, "Justice League", with "Man of Steel" director Zack Snyder._  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Apr 28, 2014 2:50 PM UTC  Cover of Justice League Vol. 1: Origin Cover of Justice League Vol. 1: OriginDC Comics  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Apr 28, 2014 2:50 PM UTC Justice League, [assemble](http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/04/27/warner-bros-details-plans-for-justice-league-movie-exclusive/) — in three or four years. Warner Bros. has confirmed plans for a film about the gang of superheroes, which over the years has included The Green Lantern, Aquaman and The Flash, the _Wall Street Journal_ reports. The film will follow last year’s Superman reboot, _Man of Steel_, and its upcoming 2016 sequel, tentatively titled _Superman vs. Batman_, which will introduce Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot as Batman and Wonder Woman, respectively, alongside returning Superman Henry Cavill. Zack Snyder will also return as the film’s director. The _Journa_l reports that the movie is unlikely to see a release date before 2018, though according to the _Hollywood Reporter_, [2017 is a possibility](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/zack-snyder-direct-justice-league-699233), as the upcoming movies are shooting back-to-back. No release date has been set and the script is still in development, but Warner Bros. has been looking to cast the League superhero Cyborg, who is expected to debut in _Superman vs. Batman_. “It will be a further expansion of this universe,” president of worldwide production Greg Silverman told the _Journal_. “_Superman vs. Batman_ will lead into _Justice League_.” \[[_WSJ_](http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/04/27/warner-bros-details-plans-for-justice-league-movie-exclusive/)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/79226/justice-league-movie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/79226/justice-league-movie/"},"headline":"Warner Bros. 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