The Justice League (film reboot)

The Justice League is the ninth installment in the DC Cinematic Universe  that features Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Green Lantern on the titular team. This movie takes place in the same world as The Dark Knight Trilogy. Green Lantern is the only member of the Justice League to not have his own movie yet, but is introduced early in the movie and will have a movie in the following year.

Plot

 * Steppenwolf and his parademons are seen attacking and destroying a low-life planet being guarded by the green lanterns Hal Jordan, Salaak, and K'ryssma. Both Salaak and K'ryssma are killed. Steppenwolf eyes Earth as the next target, but is worried about the Kryptonian Superman. He thinks of a plan to retrieve the Mother Boxes that were left on Earth from the last conquest there, about 3000 years ago. He knows of the whereabouts of two of them from Gilotina in the events of Superman and Wonder Woman: Dawn of Justice. Hal Jordan plots revenge against Steppenwolf.
 * The world is in great concern after it was announced that giant asteroids are hurling towards Earth. However, they turn out to be living giant alien monsters, called Appellaxians. Dr. Emil Hamilton advises Superman that the first one is headed toward Metropolis.
 * Batman asks Aquaman to join himself, Superman and Wonder Woman to stop the incoming alien threats, but Aquaman declines.
 * Wonder Woman tells Batman of the great battle against Uxas many years ago on Earth, which was defended by Zeus, Ares, Atlan, Hippolyta, Antiope, Artmeis, Yalan Gur, etc.
 * Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman team up to stop an Appellaxian near Metropolis in a prime cinematic moment.
 * The first Mother Box on Themyscira starts to act up. Steppenwolf arrives and retrieves it after an intense battle with the Amazons.
 * Barry Allen, forensic investigator, is sent to Metropolis to investigate the horror that took place. He meets Dr. Silas Stone who notices strange things regarding the monsters, including perhaps parademon DNA and tells this to the three heroes. Barry looks up to these three heroes, and wishes to join them.
 * Hal Jordan arrives on Mogo and tells the Elders that he needs an army of lanterns to avenge Steppenwolf. The Elders decide not to, and Hal leaves to battle Steppenwolf on his own.
 * It is revealed that Steppenwolf is using the Appellexians to bait Superman and distract him from a surprise attack on Earth. When the most powerful Appelllaxian arrives, the heroes struggle against it, and Steppenwolf arrives in another place. Meanwhile, Dr. Silas Stone inadvertently attracts parademons with his equipment and studies, and supposedly "kill" his son.
 * Another Appellexian invades Earth, forcing Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and now The Flash to focus their attention on it. This allows Steppenwolf to go unnoticed by them and retrieve the second motherbox in Atlantis.
 * Aquaman is distressed. He is approached by General Swanwick, he is revealed to be a shape-shifter, and convinces him to fight for the Earth and Atlantis, as both are his home.
 * Dr. Stone was doing tests on the third motherbox, including on his son. Meanwhile, the third Appellaxian invades Earth, in the shape of Starro, however this time Aquaman aides the Justice League and defeat him. During this, Steppenwolf obtains the final motherbox from STAR Labs.
 * Steppenwolf uses the motherboxes to recreate the Earth from the Chernobyl site. Batman learns of his whereabouts and the Justice League go in and fight Steppenwolf and his parademons.
 * Hal Jordan arrives on Earth and saves the Justice League
 * The Justice League kill Steppenwolf and his body is sent back via the Boom Tube to the feat of Darkseid.
 * General Swanwick reveals himself as the Martian Manhunter to Batman and tells him he helped orchestrate the formation of the league.
 * Batman decides to turn the old Wayne Manor into the Hall of Justice.

Cast

 * Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman
 * Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman
 * Gal Gadot as Diana/Wonder Woman
 * Rick Cosnett as Barry Allen/The Flash
 * Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman
 * Ciaran Hinds as Steppenwolf
 * Timothy Olyphant as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern
 * Joe Morton as Dr. Silas Stone
 * Amy Adams as Lois Lane
 * Henry Lennix as General Jon Jones/Martian Manhunter
 * Brooke Ence as K'ryssma
 * Emilia Clarke as Mera
 * Lee Ross as Salaak

Additionally, Skylar Samuels plays Iris West, Shantel VanSanten plays Patty Spivot, Anne Hathaway cameos as Selina Kyle, and Pedro Pascal cameos as Maxwell Lord.

Sequel
The Justice League II is the sequel that features Brainiac, Maxwell Lord, White Martians, and Xotar as villains.