<P> Justice League is a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name , distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures . It is the fifth installment in the DC Extended Universe ( DCEU ) and is the follow - up to 2016 's Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice . The film is directed by Zack Snyder , with a screenplay by Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon , from a story by Terrio and Snyder , and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck , Henry Cavill , Gal Gadot , Ezra Miller , Jason Momoa , Ray Fisher , Amy Adams , Jeremy Irons , Diane Lane , Connie Nielsen , and J.K. Simmons . In Justice League , the superhero team , consisting of Batman ( Affleck ) , Wonder Woman ( Gadot ) , Flash ( Miller ) , Aquaman ( Momoa ) , and Cyborg ( Fisher ) forms to honor the memory of Superman ( Cavill ) and to save Earth from the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf ( Ciarán Hinds ) and his army of Parademons . </P>
<P> Justice League is a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name , distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures . It is the fifth installment in the DC Extended Universe ( DCEU ) and is the follow - up to 2016 's Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice . The film is directed by Zack Snyder , with a screenplay by Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon , from a story by Terrio and Snyder , and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck , Henry Cavill , Gal Gadot , Ezra Miller , Jason Momoa , Ray Fisher , Amy Adams , Jeremy Irons , Diane Lane , Connie Nielsen , and J.K. Simmons . In Justice League , the superhero team , consisting of Batman ( Affleck ) , Wonder Woman ( Gadot ) , Flash ( Miller ) , Aquaman ( Momoa ) , and Cyborg ( Fisher ) forms to honor the memory of Superman ( Cavill ) and to save Earth from the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf ( Ciarán Hinds ) and his army of Parademons . </P>
who plays the villain in the justice league movie
who plays the villain in the justice league movie
Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds