Darkseid Has a Huge Presence in Justice League?

Justice Leagueis just about a year away from arriving in theaters. The movie has a lot on its shoulders, given the lukewarm response to the movies in theDC Extended Universeso far and the fact that it will be the first time the team will be seen together in live-action. It looks like the movie may be delivering on a big promise made inBatman V. Superman: Dawn of Justicethough, as the big, bad villain Darkseid will appear, according to a new report.

Earlier in the year, Heroic Hollywood reported that Darkseid would appear in some sort of flashback sequence inJustice League. Now a new report fromThe Wrapappears to confirm that he will appear in the prologue of the movie. Here is what they had to say.

“Darkseid’s presence will loom large in Justice League as the film’s prologue introduces the New God while ancient Amazonians, Atlanteans, and pre-historic humans fight him off Earth.”

During Batman’s weird dream sequence inBatman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice, the presence of Darkseid was heavily teased, so it seemed inevitable that he would show up at some point in the DCEU. There had been plenty of rumors that Darkseid would have some presence inJustice League, but this description implies a pretty heavy presence, at least in one scene. It also teases a larger connection betweenAquamanandWonder Womanto Darkseid, since the Atlanteans and Amazonians will be doing battle with him. Not only that, butUmberto Gonzalez, who wrote this new article for The Wrap and self-proclaimed “Ace Scooper” teased the character on his Twitter account yesterday with a picture of Darkseid. Just to give an idea of how powerful and evil Darkseid is, here is a description of the character from the DC Database Wikia page.

“Unto the hell that isApokolipscame Darkseid, pure hatred personified, a merciless tyrant who demanded unwavering devotion and abject fear from all his subjects. A being of unparalleled strength, Darkseid nevertheless preferred not to sully his gloves with combat unless provoked to action. His eyes emitted the formidable Omega Sanction, ray beams that could disintegrate, teleport, or resurrect depending on the dread lord’s wishes. His sole mission in life was to find and gain control over the Anti-Life Equation which would give him the means to usurp all free will in the sentient universe.”

So yeah, he is definitely a force to be reckoned with. However, he won’t be the main bad guy facing the members of theJustice Leaguethis time around. That honor goes to Steppenwolf, a relative of Darkseid, who was also teased inBatman V Superman: Dawn of Justicevia a deleted scene. He is an immortal with superhuman strength and a gifted military leader. He also survived an attack from Doomsday, the monster that kills Superman in the comics and the one that killed him at the end ofBatman V Superman. The character is being played byGame of ThronesstarCiaran Hinds.

Justice Leaguefeatures a cast led byBen Affleckas Batman,Henry Cavillas Superman (who will be brought back to life somehow in the movie),Gal Gadotas Wonder Woman,Jason Momoaas Aquaman,Ezra Milleras The Flash andRay Fisheras Cyborg. It is unclear if Darkseid will just appear as a CGI character on screen, or if Warner Bros. andZack Snyderhave pulled a fast one and cast someone to do some motion capture and voice work. We’ll see when theJustice League moviehits theaters on July 16, 2025, and probably more so inJustice League 2on June 28, 2025.