Into the FutureJustice League is a pretty big deal for the DCEU. Not only is it the first time we`ve ever seen the League together in live action, it`s also the first concrete look we`ve got at the trailheads to the next phase of DC movies. Films like Aquaman, Wonder Woman 2, The Batman, and Flashpoint have been surrounded by tumultuous rumors of directors leaving, scripts being scrapped, contracts being renewed, and release dates being moved around, making it hard to tell just where any of these characters are heading (or in some cases, where they`re coming from.)Thankfully, however, Justice League was happy to pepper in some easter eggs and clues about its cast of heroes to give us something to chew on while we wait. 8. Janus in GothamIt`s blink-and-you-miss-it, but one of the only readable billboards in Gotham City during Bruce`s initial interrogation of the Parademon belongs to `Janus Corporation.` Janus has some history in Batman comics, most notably as the cosmetics company owned and operated by one Roman Sionus, aka Black Mask. In his modern interpretation, Roman`s a maniacal business man and gangster who is constantly vying for power in Gotham`s underground--his obsession with identity and his `mask` gimmick sometimes even manifests as a criminal cult, depending on the source material you`re looking at. It`s way too early to read too deeply into it, but it`s safe to say Roman would be an ideal and completely fresh pull for a villain in any upcoming Batman (or Batman adjacent) DC movies. 7. Mother Box Mythology The DCEU`s Mother Boxes are a dramatic departure from their comics source material of Jack Kirby`s Fourth World saga, but that doesn`t mean some Fourth World content didn`t make its way into the movie.In a single line, Steppenwolf utters a sort of devotional as he sends his Parademons out to hunt: `For Darkseid,` or, the DC Universe`s baddest of the bad. It`s not touched on directly in the movie but Darkseid and Steppenwolf are both `Ne ...
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