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| Justice League: War | |
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 Home video release cover art | |
| Directed by | Jay Oliva |
| Written by | Heath Corson |
| Based on | Justice League: Origin byGeoff Johns Jim Lee |
| Produced by | James Tucker |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | Christopher D. Lozinski |
| Music by | Kevin Kliesch |
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| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
Release dates |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Justice League: War is a 2014 Americananimatedsuperhero film featuring theDC Comics superhero team theJustice League, and an adaptation of the storyJustice League: Origin byGeoff Johns andJim Lee, the first story in DC's2011 DC Universe relaunch. It was directed byJay Oliva and scripted by Heath Corson. It is the 19th film of theDC Universe Animated Original Movies and the second film in theDC Animated Movie Universe.[1] The film depicts an invasion of Earth by the alien and demon "New God",Darkseid, and the subsequent formation of the titular superhero team to counter it, which includesSuperman,Batman,Wonder Woman,Flash,Green Lantern,Cyborg andShazam.
The film was released for downloading on January 21, 2014[2] and was released onBlu-ray andDVD formats on February 4.[3] It had its world premiere at thePaley Center for Media on the same day.[4] Warner Home Video re-released the film on a combo pack in August 2015, which includes a DVD and Blu-Ray copy, a digital copy, and the graphic novel it is based on.
Astand-alone sequel,Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, was released in January 2015. The film also begins a story arc which is revisited inReign of the Supermen and concludes inJustice League Dark: Apokolips War.
A series of abductions have occurred inGotham City;Batman is implicated due to video footage.Green Lantern stops a kidnapping before attacking the kidnapper, aParademon, and is almost defeated when Batman appears. The Parademon attacks them both; Batman and Green Lantern chase it into the sewers, where it charges aMother Box and explodes. They examine the box, deduce it is of extraterrestrial origin, and decide to askSuperman for an answer. Another Mother Box, supplied byFlash is being studied atS.T.A.R. Labs bySilas Stone, father ofVictor Stone.
Superman, who fought with a Parademon previously and believes Batman and Green Lantern are working with it, fights the both of them; the two are hopelessly outmatched, with the battle only stopping when Batman calls him "Clark" and Superman discovers Batman is Bruce Wayne. The trio begin to work together against the Parademons. On the planetApokolips,Darkseid ordersDeSaad to begin an invasion of Earth in response to the superheroes' discovery of his plans. Victor and Silas argue over Silas' belief thatmetahumans are more important than football. Superman, Batman and Green Lantern realize an invasion has begun when the box activates and several Boom Tubes appear throughout the world.
The Box in S.T.A.R. Labs explodes and creates a Boom Tube when Victor is holding it. The explosion fuses the technology inside the Box to Victor's mutilated body. As several Parademons attack, Silas takes Victor to a technologically advanced medical bed and uses experimental technologies on him. Countless Parademons appear and attack around the world. The Box's technology spliced with Victor's body fuses with the various technologies around the room. Victor is transformed into Cyborg, with a body capable of transforming and adapting itself, including obtaining new features. Just as the Flash saves the scientists, Cyborg discovers details of Apokolips, Darkseid, and the invasion plan. He learns that the Parademons are inhabitants of worlds conquered by Darkseid, spliced with his technology, allowing him to mind-control them into serving as an army for conquering other planets.Billy Batson sees a Parademon outside and mystically turns into the superhero Shazam.Air Force One is attacked in the air, but is saved byWonder Woman and Superman as he becomes smitten with her. After the heroes gather, Cyborg reveals that the invasion is a prelude to theterraforming of Earth. Darkseid arrives and quickly outmatches the Justice League.
Darkseid uses his Omega Beams to fight Flash and Superman, who is incapacitated and captured by a Parademon. Batman prevents Green Lantern from going after them on his own with a broken arm. He tells Green Lantern to think about the lives at stake rather than his own image as a hero, and after unmasking himself, reveals that his parents' murders are what motivated him to fight evil. Bruce allows himself to be captured to save Superman. Green Lantern has the idea to strip Darkseid of his Omega Beams by destroying his eyes. Bruce goes through a portal to Apokolips, where he escapes the Parademon and stops DeSaad from turning Superman into a Parademon. Superman is left unstable and aggressive by the brainwashing process, resulting in him killing DeSaad and attacking Batman before being subdued. On Earth, after Darkseid's eyes are destroyed by the Justice League, Cyborg reopens the Boom Tubes to return Darkseid and his army to Apokolips. Darkseid fights back, and with Superman and Batman's assistance, the group force him through the portal. With the world saved, the superheroes gain the public's trust and are honored at theWhite House.
In apost-credits scene, anAtlantean ship emerges from the ocean andOcean Master appears carrying the dead body of his king. He believes that the surface dwellers on Earth are responsible, calling it an act of war from the surface, for which he swears revenge.[N 1]
| Justice League: War - DC Universe Animated Original Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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| Film score by Kevin Kliesch | |
| Released | February 4th, 2014 |
| Length | 54:40 |
| Label | WaterTower Music |
The soundtrack toJustice League: War was released on February 4, 2014. The music was composed by Kevin Kliesch.[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Justice League: War" (opening titles) | 0:39 |
| 2. | "Green Lantern Meets The Parademon" | 0:47 |
| 3. | "Rooftop Battle/Chase Through The City" | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Underground Tunnels" | 2:27 |
| 5. | "Silas Updates Barry" | 0:41 |
| 6. | "Game Day" | 1:19 |
| 7. | "Diana And The Angry Mob" | 1:34 |
| 8. | "Billy Meers Victor/Superman Makes an Entrance" | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Superfriend or Superfoe?/Enter Darkseid" | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Parademons Break Through/Saving Victor" | 3:19 |
| 11. | "Fighting The Parademons Horde" | 2:04 |
| 12. | "Billy Becomes Shazam" | 0:42 |
| 13. | "Darkseid's Arrival" | 4:46 |
| 14. | "Batman Unmasked/Darkseid Homeworld" | 2:02 |
| 15. | "The Heroes Join Forces" | 1:47 |
| 16. | "Off To Rescue Superman/Darkseid Battle" | 2:43 |
| 17. | "The Battle Continues" | 7:10 |
| 18. | "Final Battle" | 5:55 |
| 19. | "Saving The Day/Award Ceremony/End Titles" | 6:29 |
| Total length: | 54:40 | |
Thereview aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 50%, with an average score of 5.8/10, based on 6 reviews.[6]IGN gave a total score of 8.8/10, calling it a "great modern origin story that will win you over with its action and humor".[7]CraveOnline gave it a rating of 9.0/10.[8]
Conversely, Brian Lowry ofVariety believes it did not reach the high standards of otherDC Animated Movies; he wrote that "the interplay yields its share of moments but ultimately proves too frenzied and chaotic to deliver more than a few revisionist thrills".[9] Additionally, Scott Mendelson ofForbes called the film a "dry run for Justice League" and criticized the plot, describing it as "monotonous".[10]
Justice League: War earned $5,789,529 from domestic home video sales.[11]
A follow-up,Justice League: Throne of Atlantis featuringMatt Lanter asAquaman / Arthur Curry, was released in January 2015 with several of the first film's cast reprising their roles; notable changes includeAlan Tudyk,Michelle Monaghan, andJustin Kirk, who were replaced byJerry O'Connell,Rosario Dawson, andNathan Fillion in the roles ofSuperman /Clark Kent,Wonder Woman /Diana Prince, andGreen Lantern /Hal Jordan, respectively. Another sequel titledJustice League vs. Teen Titans was released in 2016 which introduced theTeen Titans into the DCAMU and featured them fighting the League, with the latter under control of the demonTrigon.
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