ODEON Magazine Issue 100 - Sept / Oct 2017 | Page 6

things you need to know about... 17 NOV Justice League 1. IT’S THE FIFTH FILM IN THE DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE The other four movies to date are Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Suicide Squad (2016) and this year’s Wonder Woman. 2. ZACK SNYDER DIRECTS Since making his feature film debut with the brilliant Dawn of the Dead remake (2004), Snyder has become DC’s go-to guy. He directed 2009’s Watchmen, as well as Man of Steel and Dawn of Justice. 4. the big bad is Steppenwolf This fearsome supervillain first appeared in the DC Comics publication New Gods #7 (from February 1972). He’s a military general from Apokolips – a fireball of a planet that you really wouldn’t want to visit! ///FILM GOSSIP/// 6 odeon.co.uk 5. danny elfman has written the score! Tim Burton’s favourite composer provided the music for 1989’s Batman and 1992’s Batman Returns, so we can expect something ‘super’ special! • Ryan Reynolds is in talks to star in Rainbow Six, an adaptation of the Tom Clancy bestseller