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With the first of the DCU , the preceding DCEU franchise is also being left unfinished , with the stories of its hero and villain left dissonant . The very unfortunate byproduct of this is that many DCEU characters and stories are being left incomplete or not in full explored . This changeover from the DCEU toJames Gunn ’s DCUis also impacting some character more than others , including some who either never had solo movies or some who were just beginning to murder major points in their various character bow . Here are 10 DCEU theatrical role whose stories are the most unfortunately ended by the beginning of the DCU .
10Green Lantern Never Joined The Justice League
He Almost Appeared In The Snyder Cut
Zack Snyder ’s Justice Leaguepresents six core heroes in the organization of the League : Superman , Batman , Wonder Woman , Cyborg , Aquaman , and The Flash . unluckily , Green Lantern never canonically joins the Justice League in the DCEU , though he almost did , with Snyder shoot a scene with John Stewart ( Wayne T. Carr ) meeting Bruce Wayne at the terminal of the film . In the end , Warner Bros. own purported program for Green Lantern ( which were never produced ) led to Snyder swapping Green Lantern for Martian Manhunter in the movie ’s last scene . However , a releasedphoto of Carr suit up as Green Lanternshows the character full realized as Snyder mean .
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9Martian Manhunter Finally Revealed Himself In Zack Snyder’s Justice League
His Appearance Will Never Go Beyond A Cameo
Technically , Martian Manhunter is a major character in bothMan of SteelandBatman v Superman : Dawn of Justice , but he spends both celluloid disguised as General Calvin Swanwick ( Harry Lennix ) . InZack Snyder ’s Justice League , he in the end work - shifts into his Martian form , meet Bruce Wayne at his lake house to join the League in fix for Darkseid ’s amount invasion . Unfortunately , the reveal of Martian Manhunterand his appearing in the final prospect ofZack Snyder ’s Justice Leagueare his only appearances in his full superheroic conformation , but both still offer a great cinematic first appearance to J’onn J’onzz .
8J.K. Simmons Was A Perfect Commissioner Gordon
He Only Appeared Briefly In Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Batman ’s closemouthed non - superhero ally , Commissioner James Gordon , is a staple of all Batman movies , and J.K. Simmons is as absolutely cast in the role as his famous portrayal of J. Jonah Jameson in the Spider - Man enfranchisement . Simmons only has a minor part inZack Snyder ’s Justice League , but it ’s enough to show how much he brings Gordon to life history as a long - stand supporter of Ben Affleck ’s Dark Knight . Presumably , Gordon also hasa pregnant part in Affleck ’s Batman movie script , which never come to decease .
J.K. Simmons reprised his role in the in full - filmedBatgirlmovie , but the film ’s release was at last canceled by Warner Bros.
7Joe Manganiello’s Deathstroke Was Teased As Batman’s Greatest Challenge
He Was Set To Be The Villain In Affleck’s Batman Movie
Appearing in both the theatrical and Snyder Cuts ofJustice League , Joe Manganiello ’s Deathstroke has a more substantial use in the latter , with Lex Luthor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) hiring Slade Wilson to assassinate Batman . While this leads into Ben Affleck ’s plan Batman motion-picture show , it ’s not the only Deathstroke set - up inZack Snyder ’s Justice League , with the very next fit teasing the Knightmare timeline with Batman recruiting Deathstroke to help oneself unmake the revelatory future . In both cases , Manganiello ’s Deathstroke stands as one of the keen loiter DCEU tease of all for both Affleck ’s Batman moving-picture show and Snyder’sJustice Leaguesequels .
6Aldis Hodge’s Hawkman Was A Stalwart Leader For The JSA
He Was One Of The Best Characters In Black Adam
Black Adamintroduces the Justice Society of America on the liberal filmdom , with Aldis Hodge ’s Carter Hall , a.k.a . Hawkman , leading the squad in their difference of opinion with Black Adam ( Dwayne Johnson ) . ThoughBlack Adamonly hints at Hawkman ’s history of reincarnation , Hodge ’s operation as Hawkman is a major highlighting of the movie , with Hodge channeling the same compounding of physicality and desperate leadership as Henry Cavill ’s Superman . With such a strong debut inBlack Adam , Hawkman is another DCEU hero whose intended future tense is still a heavy interrogation to ruminate over .
5Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam Was A Huge Power House
Black Adam Won’t Get His Fight Against Superman
The Rock ’s unveiling as Teth - Adam introduce the Kahndaqi anti - hero inBlack Adamas a massively muscular and uncompromising anti - hero who could well go toe - to - toe with the Man of Steel . Indeed , the end - credits scene ofBlack Adamteases exactly that , with Cavill ’s Superman lastly returning after years of being absent from the DCEU ( save for the Snyder Cut ’s 2021 spill ) . With the powerful presence Dwayne Johnson inherently embodies on - concealment , the prospect of a Black Adam - Superman gang fight is another DCEU story fans saw cut myopic .
4Ray Fisher’s Cyborg Was The Heart Of The Justice League
The Snyder Cut Completely Redeemed His Story (& Set Him Up For More)
WhileZack Snyder ’s Justice Leagueredeems virtually every grapheme , arguably the with child donee of the Snyder Cut ’s release is Ray Fisher ’s Victor Stone , a.k.a . Cyborg . While he was all but an reconsideration inJustice League ’s 2017 theatrical cut , Cyborg is arguably the main fictitious character ofZack Snyder ’s Justice League . Cyborg ’s discharge of adapt to his raw body and learning to lease go of his ire at his father , Silas ( Joe Morton ) , is a powerful superhero origin tarradiddle , with Victor realizing , “ I ’m not broken , and I ’m not alone . ” WithJustice League 2&3remaining unmade , Ray Fisher ’s performance as Cyborg is still among the best in any DC movie .
3Ben Affleck’s Batman Movie Sounded Great
Batman Was Tested Like Never Before
Ben Affleck ’s expiration from portraying Batman alas leave his plan Batman solo flick unmade , and from everything that ’s been revealed about it , Affleck ’s Batman movie sounds like a lawful superhero tour - de - force(storyboard creative person Jay Oliva has even describe it as " the best Batman script I ’ve ever read . " ) supposedly mould on David Fincher’sThe Game , the story of Affleck ’s Batman moviepits him against the revengeful Slade Wilson , a.k.a . Deathstroke ( Joe Manganiello ) , with Batgirl lending him a deal . Though Affleck makes a return to the bonnet inThe Flash , his Batman picture stay on an undeniably enchanting DCEU movie , even as an unproduced one .
2Darkseid Finally Made It Into A Movie In Zack Snyder’s Justice League
He Was Shaping Up To Be The Ultimate DC Movie Villain
After being tease inBatman v Supermanand omitted entirely from the theatrical cut ofJustice League , the king of DC baddie , Darkseid ( Ray Porter ) , finally appears as a looming but fearsome villain and Sauron - level presence inZack Snyder ’s Justice League . Even with Steppenwolf as the main scoundrel ofZack Snyder ’s Justice League , Darkseid ’s presence is ominously felt throughout the motion picture . Moreover , Darkseid ’s planned character as the central scoundrel ofJustice League 2and3makes the two unmade subsequence even more constant teases of the epic conclusion Snyder had planned for his five - movie arc .
InZack Snyder ’s Justice League , Darkseid first appear in the story lesson of mankind ’s first battle against Apokolips thousands of years ago . In the theatrical cut ofJustice League , Steppenwolf is instead seen in the story lesson .
1Henry Cavill’s Superman Hit His Stride With Zack Snyder’s Justice League
He Was Set To Lead The League & The World In Justice League 2 & 3
Henry Cavill brings an unlearned office and command to his enactment of Superman , but it is also one that has ofttimes been mistaken for “ dark-skinned . ” In accuracy , Cavill ’s Superman face an intimate fight of what his life history as a hero mean to the world and whether he can revolutionize hope in a satellite that is so divided by his very existence . After sacrificing himself to cease Doomsday inBatman v Superman , Cavill ’s Man of Steel returns more energized with hope than ever inZack Snyder ’s Justice League , and Snyder ’s plans forSuperman ’s terminate inJustice League 2and3show he was just getting set out .
Superman was to see his darkest hour ever when Darkseid kill Lois Lane ( Amy Adams ) and brought him under his control with the Anti - Life Equation in the Knightmare future . After The Flash ( Ezra Miller ) undo the Knightmare timeline , Cavill ’s Superman would lead both the Justice League and all of humankind in a terminal confrontation with Darkseid and Apokolips . As Snyder ’s precis puts it , “ the entire humans becomes a Justice League . ” With Cavill ’s Superman invigorate so much in humanity byJustice League 3 , the completion of his bow might be the most grandiose human activity of hope and heroism Superman has ever accomplished , even with Snyder’sJustice Leaguesequels being unmadeDCEUfilms .
