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AquamanHalf human, half Atlantean, the heir who didn't want the throne
BatmanBen Affleck's veteran Bruce Wayne, hardened by twenty years in Gotham
SupermanHenry Cavill's Kryptonian, raised in Kansas and torn between two worlds
Wonder WomanThe Amazon princess of Themyscira who chose to live among humans
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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- ReferenceDoctor Poison dates back to 1942
Chemist Isabel Maru is Doctor Poison, a villain who debuted in Sensation Comics #2 in 1942, created by William Moulton Marston, the same man who created Wonder Woman.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesNo Man's Land almost got cut
Some executives didn't get the scene where Diana crosses No Man's Land. Patty Jenkins storyboarded it herself to argue that it's the moment Diana becomes Wonder Woman.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesReshoots five months pregnant
Gal Gadot was five months pregnant during the November 2016 reshoots. The crew covered her belly in green cloth and erased it in post-production.
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- ReferenceThe invisible jet, at last
To fly Steve to Egypt, Diana makes a stolen jet invisible. It's the invisible plane, a Golden Age Wonder Woman staple.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe Kingdom Come armor
Asteria's golden eagle armor comes from Kingdom Come (1996), by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. The film gives it a brand-new origin.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA real mall goes back to 1984
The opening mall is Landmark Mall in Alexandria, Virginia, which the production dressed with '80s storefronts and renamed it Southfields Mall.
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- SetupThe Wayne Enterprises satellite
In the final fight, Superman and Zod smash through a satellite bearing the Wayne Enterprises logo. It's the first sign that Gotham exists in this world too, and it comes back later.
source ↗ - ReferenceLexCorp is already in Metropolis
During the destruction of Metropolis you can spot trucks and buildings branded LexCorp. Lex Luthor's name shows up before Lex himself does.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesCavill nearly wore the cape sooner
Henry Cavill screen-tested as Superman in 2004 for Superman: Flyby, a McG project written by J.J. Abrams that never got made. He only landed the role about eight years later, with Zack Snyder.
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- ReferenceRobin's suit in the Batcave
The Batcave holds a Robin suit spray-painted with a Joker taunt: "HA HA HA, joke's on you Batman." The film never explains it, but it hints that Batman has already lost a partner.
source ↗ - SetupLex's secret files
The files Diana opens show footage of three metahumans: a speedster, a man at the bottom of the sea and a young man tied to strange technology. All three come back later.
source ↗ - CameoThe Waynes come from The Walking Dead
Thomas and Martha Wayne, killed in the opening, are played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan. The two were Negan and Maggie on The Walking Dead.
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- CameoThe Flash takes down Boomerang
In Captain Boomerang's introduction, the one who takes him down is Ezra Miller's Flash, in a cameo that lasts just a few seconds.
source ↗ - CameoBatman in the flashbacks
Ben Affleck turns up uncredited as Batman in the origin stories: he arrests Deadshot in front of his daughter and pulls Harley Quinn out of a sunken car.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe Joker's gifts
Jared Leto stayed in character during the shoot and sent the cast bizarre gifts, like a live rat and a dead pig. He later said it was all a joke.
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- Behind the scenesWhy the screen is boxy
The cut is presented in 4:3 because Snyder framed everything for IMAX. To him, superheroes are vertical figures and fit better on a taller screen.
source ↗ - ReferenceA Green Lantern in the ancient war
In the history lesson about Darkseid's first invasion, a Green Lantern fights alongside gods, Amazons and Atlanteans. It's Yalan Gur, who wore the ring centuries ago in the comics.
source ↗ - Cameo1978's Jimmy Olsen in uniform
Officer Jerry is Marc McClure, the Jimmy Olsen of the Christopher Reeve films. The character's name honors Jerry Siegel, Superman's co-creator.
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- CameoMary Poppins is the monster
The voice of the Karathen, the giant monster guarding the Trident of Atlan, belongs to Julie Andrews.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe drumming octopus
At the Ring of Fire arena, look for the octopus playing drums. That's Topo, Aquaman's pet octopus from the comics, who could play several instruments.
source ↗ - CameoThe pilot wrote Saw
The pilot of the plane Arthur and Mera jump from over the desert is Leigh Whannell, James Wan's partner on Saw and Insidious. He's the one who notes Mera has no parachute.
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- ReferenceThe Big floor piano
During the toy store fight, Shazam and Sivana cross a giant floor piano, the kind Tom Hanks plays with his feet in Big (1988), another kid-in-a-grown-up-body movie.
source ↗ - CameoA headless Superman
At the end, Superman shows up in the school cafeteria, but only from the neck down. Henry Cavill wasn't available, so the suit is worn by Ryan Hadley, Zachary Levi's stunt double.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe social worker from Lights Out
Andi Osho plays Billy's social worker, the same role she had in Lights Out, the horror film that launched director David F. Sandberg.
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- ReferenceA hyena named Bruce
Harley names her hyena Bruce, after "that hunky Wayne guy." In the comics and the animated series she had two hyenas, Bud and Lou.
source ↗ - ReferenceCaptain Boomerang at the precinct
The Gotham police station has a wanted poster of Captain Boomerang with Jai Courtney's photo. Harley mentions she knows the guy.
source ↗ - ReferenceMarilyn's diamonds
In a mid-film daydream, Harley pictures herself in a "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" number, recreating Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
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- CameoThe Squad's father in the cast
The scientist Dr. Fitzgibbon is John Ostrander, the writer who reinvented the Suicide Squad in the comics of the '80s.
source ↗ - CameoTaika Waititi is the dad
The original Ratcatcher, Cleo's father, appears in flashbacks and is played by Taika Waititi, director of Thor: Ragnarok.
source ↗ - CameoSean Gunn, twice
The director's brother plays two parts: he performs Weasel through motion capture and appears as Calendar Man, an inmate at Belle Reve.
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- Behind the scenesThe deadpan opening dance
The opening with the cast dancing to "Do Ya Wanna Taste It" by Norwegian band Wig Wam was designed to be absurd and played straight. Alan Tudyk rehearsed in John Cena's place.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe Flash, shot on a Marvel set
Ezra Miller's Flash cameo in the finale was filmed on the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which James Gunn was directing at the time, with Marvel's blessing.
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- CameoHenry Winkler is the first Atom
The uncle who calls Al Rothstein is Al Pratt, the original Atom of the Justice Society, played by Henry Winkler, Fonzie from Happy Days.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe same Wizard from Shazam!
The Council of Wizards has a familiar face: Djimon Hounsou returns as the Wizard Shazam, his role in Shazam! (2019).
source ↗ - Behind the scenesHe was meant to be Shazam's villain
Dwayne Johnson was announced as Black Adam in 2014, originally as the villain of a Shazam movie. The studio later chose to give the character his own film.
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- CameoThe '70s Billy Batson
The man who yells "You're the best, Captain Marvel!" is Michael Gray, Billy Batson in the 1974 Shazam! TV series.
source ↗ - CameoA Peacemaker face at the museum
The museum guide in Athens is Rizwan Manji, Jamil from Peacemaker. Director David F. Sandberg joked he could be the same character or a brother.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe dome came from The Simpsons
Sandberg said the dome that traps Philadelphia was inspired by The Simpsons Movie (2007), where Springfield ends up under a dome.
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- ReferenceThe Superman that never was
As the multiverse collapses, Nicolas Cage appears as Superman fighting a giant spider. It's a nod to Superman Lives, Tim Burton's Cage-led film that was canceled in the '90s.
source ↗ - ReferenceYou wanna get nuts?
Michael Keaton repeats "You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts," the line he improvised in 1989's Batman.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesGotham is in Scotland
Batman's opening motorcycle chase was shot on the streets of Glasgow, and Edinburgh also stood in for Gotham. Gotham police cars roared down St Vincent Street.
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- ReferenceThe Bug
Ted Kord's secret lab holds the Bug, the beetle-shaped ship he flew in the comics since 1966. It inspired Nite Owl's ship in Watchmen.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe Scarab in a burger box
Jenny hides the Scarab in a Big Belly Burger box, the fictional fast-food chain from the Superman comics.
source ↗ - ReferenceNana's telenovela
The Reyes family watches María la del Barrio, a '90s Mexican telenovela referenced more than once. The script uses touchstones like this to reflect the culture the family shares.
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- CameoMartin Short is Kingfish
Kingfish, the pirate boss of the Sunken Citadel, is voiced by Martin Short.
source ↗ - ReferenceKordax comes from the comics
In the comics, Kordax is an Aquaman ancestor who commanded sea life and tried to seize the Atlantean throne with an army of sharks.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe working title gave it away
The shoot used the working title "Necrus," which James Wan showed on a slate. Necrus is an undersea city that debuted in the comics in 1966.
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- ReferenceThe classic themes return
Danny Elfman brought back the theme he wrote for 1989's Batman and used John Williams' 1978 Superman march for the hero's big moments.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe erased mustache
During reshoots Henry Cavill had a mustache for Mission: Impossible – Fallout, and Paramount wouldn't let him shave. It was removed digitally, and Superman's upper lip became a running joke.
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Timeline
when each title takes placeDiana in the past
1918, World War I
Wonder WomanDiana leaves Themyscira for the war
1984
Wonder Woman 1984Diana in the '80s against Maxwell Lord
Superman, Batman and the League
2013
Man of SteelHenry Cavill's Superman origin story
18 months after Man of Steel
Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeBatman and Superman face off
right after Batman v Superman
Suicide SquadJailed villains on a suicide mission
months after Batman v Superman
Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueJustice League the way Snyder planned it
After the League
after Justice League
AquamanArthur fights for the throne of Atlantis
after Justice League
Shazam!A 14-year-old becomes an adult superhero
after Suicide Squad
Birds of PreyHarley Quinn, newly single, with a price on her head
after Birds of Prey
The Suicide SquadMission to Corto Maltese; Peacemaker's debut
right after The Suicide Squad
Peacemaker · S1Peacemaker gets back to dirty work
after Peacemaker
Black AdamA 5,000-year-old antihero awakens
2 years after Shazam!
Shazam! Fury of the GodsThe Shazam family vs. the Daughters of Atlas
after Justice League
The FlashBarry goes back in time and breaks reality
2023
Blue BeetleJaime Reyes bonds with an alien suit
years after Aquaman
Aquaman and the Lost KingdomArthur and Orm vs. Black Manta
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