The night is always darkest just before the dawn, or so they say. Zack Snyder recently had to step down from directingJustice Leagueto tend to a personal tragedy, leaving the reshoots and editing to be completed by Joss Whedon. Warner Bros. is rallying in a big way to make this movie everything Snyder wanted it to be and some interesting new developments are proving that the dawn and some serious brightness is coming to the DCEU. First and most importantly,Danny Elfmanis doing the score forJustice League. This is not a drill.
According toThe Hollywood Reporter, Danny Elfman has officially signed on to compose the score forJustice League, stepping in for Antonius Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, who did the score forBatman V Superman: Dawn of JusticeandMad Max: Fury Road. Apparently, Holkenborg is doing the newTomb Raiderreboot instead. No disrespect toJunkie XL, but there is something very special about Danny Elfman stepping in for this movie and could be one of the key ingredients that helps make this movie not feel likeBatman V Superman: Dawn of Justice2.0.
Danny Elfman is about as accomplished as they come in the world of composing, with more than 100 credits and a whole lot of awards, to his name. Asfans of DCwill probably be quick to point out, he is a big part ofBatmanon the big screen as well. He did the scores for Tim Burton’s movies,BatmanandBatman Returns, which was a major trademark of those particular movies. He also scored Sam Raimi’sSpider-Mantrilogy, as well asHellboy II: The Golden ArmyandAvengers: Age of Ultronfor Joss Whedon. So he is absolutely no stranger to the world of comic book movies. But him returning to the world of DC forJustice Leagueis a big deal.
Now, as for the other bit ofJustice Leaguenews that also happens to pertain to Batman. As mentioned,Joss Whedon is currently overseeing reshootson the movie and, thanks to some new set photos, it looks like someGotham City flavoris going to be added in. The Tumblr blog Batman Notes got ahold of some set photos, showcasing the gargoyle Batman was standing on in theJustice Leaguetrailer, as well as a Gotham City taxi. It hasn’t yet been revealed just how much Gotham will feature in the movie, but based on these photos, it looks like at least a little more is going to be peppered in.
More Gotham City? Danny Elfman back doing the score to a DC movie? The verdict is still out onJustice League, but this should have fans feeling pretty good. Now, since Junkie XL had been working on the score already, elements of that may be used and blended with what Elfman comes up with, but we can’t say for sure at this point. Whilst waiting to hear Danny Elfman’s surely radJustice Leaguetheme, you can check out the new set photos for yourself below.
