With just over six months left untilBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicehits theaters, fans are already excited about the new DC Comics movie universe it will spawn. Aside from stand alonesuperhero movieslikeSuicide SquadandWonder Woman, there are some that are even looking past those movies, toJustice LeagueandJustice League Part 2, set for release in 2017 and 2019, respectively. Today, Birth.Movies.Death has a new report which reveals who the rumored villain forJustice Leagueis. There will be potentialSPOILERSbelow, so read on at your own risk.
The site claims that “every whisper” they hear aboutJustice Leagueincludes the iconic villainBrainiac. This news comes just one day after another report claimed that Brainiac, Bizarro andSupergirlwill all be a part ofMan of Steel 2. However, this latest report claims that plans for Brainiac, Bizarro and Supergirl have likely been discarded. Warner Bros. probably wouldn’t have let the upcomingSupergirlTV series move forward if they had major plans for that character in the movie universe. You may recall thatArrowstarWilla Hollandrevealed the series had plans forHarley Quinn, before the studio shut them down, because of the upcomingSuicide Squadmovie. The show also had its own version of the squad itself, but that got shut down as well.
This report also reiterates a longtime rumor that the “main physical threat” inBatman v Supermanwill be a cross between Bizarro and Doomsday. The site claims thatLex Luthorcreates Doomsday after experimenting with the genes from General Zod’s corpse. In the comics, Bizarro was also created by Luthor, who was trying to clone Superman, while Doomsday “was the result of mad science.' None of this has been confirmed quite yet, and it seems unlikely that we’ll get any official confirmation before the movie hits theaters.
In the comics, Brainiac is an android, believed to be one of the most intelligent beings, human or otherwise, on the face of the Earth. His abilities include telekinesis and control over all forms of technology, along with the ability to produce force fields. In several of his comic book arcs Brainiac moves from planet to planet, assimilating, capturing, or simply destroying entire civilizations.
It isn’t known if there will be any references to Brainiac inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, to set up his appearance in theJustice Leaguemovies. It’s possible that the studio could try to mirror Marvel’s set-up of Thanos, showing him briefly in a handful of movies before what will surely be a massive battle inAvengers: Infinity War Part IandAvengers: Infinity War - Part II. Do you think Brainiac should be theJustice Leaguevillain?
