<P> Steppenwolf attacks Atlantis to retrieve the next Mother Box, forcing Curry into action . The team receives intel from Commissioner James Gordon leading them to Steppenwolf's army, based in an abandoned facility under Gotham Harbor . Although the group manages to rescue the kidnapped employees, the facility is flooded during combat, which traps the team until Curry helps delay the flood so they can escape . Stone retrieves the last Mother Box, which he had hidden, for the group to analyze . Stone reveals that his father used the Mother Box to rebuild Stone's body after an accident almost cost him his life . Wayne decides to use the Mother Box to resurrect Superman, not only to help them fight off Steppenwolf's army, but also to restore hope to mankind . Diana and Curry are hesitant about the idea, but Wayne forms a secret contingency plan in case Superman returns as a nemesis . </P> <P> Clark Kent's body is exhumed and placed in the incubation waters of the Kryptonian ship alongside the Mother Box, which in turn activates and successfully resurrects Superman . However, Superman's memories have not returned, and he attacks the group after Stone accidentally launches a projectile at him . On the verge of being killed by Superman, Batman enacts his contingency plan: Lois Lane . Superman calms down and leaves with Lane to his family home in Smallville, where he reflects and tries to recover his memories . With the final Mother Box unguarded, Steppenwolf retrieves it with ease . Without Superman to aid them, the five heroes travel to a village in Russia where Steppenwolf aims to unite the Mother boxes once again and remake Earth . The team fights their way through the Parademons to reach Steppenwolf, although they are unable to distract him enough for Stone to separate the Mother boxes . Superman arrives and assists Allen in evacuating the city, as well as Stone in separating the Mother Boxes . The team defeats Steppenwolf, who, overcome with fear, is attacked by his own Parademons before they all teleport away . </P> <P> In the aftermath of the battle, Bruce and Diana agree to setup a base of operations for the team, with room for more members . Diana steps back into the public spotlight as a hero; Barry acquires a job in Central City's police department, impressing his father; Victor continues to explore and enhance his abilities with his father in S.T.A.R. Labs; Arthur returns to Atlantis; and Superman resumes his life as reporter Clark Kent . In a post-credits scene, Lex Luthor escapes from Arkham Asylum and recruits Slade Wilson to form their own league . </P> <Ul> <Li> Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne / Batman: A wealthy socialite, and the owner of Wayne Enterprises . He dedicates himself to protecting Gotham City from its criminal underworld as a highly trained, masked vigilante equipped with various tools and weapons . </Li> <Li> Henry Cavill as Clark Kent / Superman: A member of, and inspiration for, the Justice League, a Kryptonian survivor, and a journalist for the Daily Planet based in Metropolis . </Li> <Li> Amy Adams as Lois Lane: An undaunted and compassionate award - winning journalist for the Daily Planet and the love interest for Kent . </Li> <Li> Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman: An antiquities dealer, acquaintance of Wayne, and an immortal Amazonian warrior, who is the crown princess of Themyscira and daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus . She is endowed with metahuman attributes and abilities inherited from her parents . </Li> <Li> Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / Flash: A Central City University student, who can move at superhuman speeds with his ability to tap into the Speed Force . </Li> <Li> Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry / Aquaman: The heir to the throne of the undersea nation of Atlantis . His metahuman aquatic abilities and physical attributes originate from his Atlantean physiology . </Li> <Li> Ray Fisher as Victor Stone / Cyborg: A former college athlete who, after being cybernetically reconstructed after a nearly fatal car accident, is turned into a techno - organic being enhanced by reactive, adaptive biomimetic alien technology . Fisher portrays the character through the use of motion capture for the cybernetic portion of his body . </Li> <Li> Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth: Wayne's butler, chief of security, and trusted confidant . </Li> <Li> Diane Lane as Martha Kent: Kent's adoptive mother . </Li> <Li> Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta: Diana's mother and Queen of the Amazons . </Li> <Li> J.K. Simmons as James Gordon: The Commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department, and close ally of Batman . </Li> <Li> Ciarán Hinds as the voice of Steppenwolf: An alien military officer from Apokolips who leads an army of Parademons and is searching for the three Mother Boxes held on Earth . The character is described as "old, tired" and trying to find a way to escape his role of servitude under Darkseid . Hinds portrayed the villain through use of motion capture and received some advice in the process from Liam Neeson, who had recently done similar work in A Monster Calls . </Li> </Ul>

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