A retro fan-made trailer for an early 1990s Justice League imagines what it would look like if Michael Keaton’s Batman, Christopher Reeve’s Superman, and Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman united. Fans are still awaiting a good Justice League movie, following the failure of DC's theatrical version in 2017. Zack Snyder is hoping to fix that iteration with his Director's Cut, set to be released as a four-hour mini-series on HBO Max in early 2021. That movie brings together Henry Cavill's Superman, Ben Affleck's Batman, Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman Ezra Miller's Flash, Ray Fisher's Cyborg, and Jason Momoa's Aquaman.
But those actors weren't the first to play their characters. There have been many iterations of each, but for a particular generation, the three leading members of the Justice League - namely Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman - were best portrayed by Reeve, Keaton, and Carter. Carter played the Amazonian Princess on Wonder Woman from 1976 to 1979. Reeve played the Man of Steel in four movies of differing quality from 1978 until 1987, and Keaton was the first big-budget screen Batman. The characters were never seen on screen together, appearing as they did across such a long stretch of time.
But YouTuber AListProductions has turned fantasy into reality by editing together a retro trailer for a 1993 version of Justice League that stars Reeve, Carter, and Keaton, along with John Wesley Shipp's Flash and a cameo from Helen Slater's Supergirl. The trailer goes all-in, using Jack Nicholson's Joker, seen in 1989's Batman and Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor from Reeve's Superman movies as the villains. Footage from all of the TV shows and movies each actor starred in is combined to imagine a very 1990s blockbuster experience, complete with video glitches and lousy CGI. You can watch the trailer below.
Ironically, two of the actors in the retro trailer are still playing versions of their characters, with Shipp appearing as various versions of the Flash on CW's TV show of the same name, and Keaton recently signing to appear as Batman once again in The Flash movie. Reeve, sadly, passed away in 2004 and never got to see his iconic role reprised on the big screen, while Carter was recently part of the DC Universe again, appearing as President Olivia Marsdin on Supergirl.
Besides being incredibly well-edited, and presenting a piece of fantasy nostalgia that fans are sure to eat up, the fan trailer also offers a fascinating look at an alternate universe where Justice League was made in the early 1990s. That alternate universe version of the movie sure looks a little ham-fisted and cheesy. Still, it would also no doubt have been a huge blockbuster hit and would likely have ushered in the age of Superhero movies a couple of decades early. For fans, sadly, this fan trailer is the only glimpse they'll get at that alternate universe.
Source: AListProductions
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