Injustice (2021 film)

Injustice
Promotional poster
Directed byMatt Peters
Written byErnie Altbacker
Based on
Produced by
  • Rick Morales
  • Jim Krieg
Starring
Edited byCriag Paulsen
Music byRobert J. Kral
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Home Entertainment
Release date
  • October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Injustice is a 2021 American adult animated superhero film based on the prequel comic series of the 2013 NetherRealm Studios video game Injustice: Gods Among Us, and based on characters from DC Comics. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, it is the 46th installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line. The film is directed by Matt Peters from a story by Ernie Altbacker and stars Justin Hartley and Anson Mount as Superman and Batman, respectively. The film, set in a separate continuity from the main DC Universe, follows Superman’s descent into madness after being tricked by Joker into killing his pregnant wife Lois Lane and detonating a nuclear weapon that destroys Metropolis. As Superman transforms the Earth into a police state to enforce global peace, Batman forms an underground resistance to oppose Superman and his allies.

The film was announced in May 2021, with Altbacker writing the script. The film adapts elements from both the Injustice video game and its prequel comic book series (primarily the Year One arc), but tells an original narrative which diverges from the source materials.