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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One is an American animated superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team the Justice League. Based on the DC Comics storyline "Crisis on Infinite Earths" (1985 - 1986) by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the film is directed by Jeff Wamester from a script by Jim Krieg. It is the eighth installment in the Tomorrowverse, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise that began with Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020) and is the first part of a trilogy of films.
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One was released on January 9, 2024 with two sequels scheduled to be released throughout the rest of the year.
The film was dedicated to comic artist legend George Perez who died on May 6, 2022.
An elderly John Constantine sends Barry Allen on a "time trip" to key moments in his life, from gaining his metahuman abilities to a fight against the power absorbing android Amazo created by Dr. Anthony Ivo to his wedding with Iris West.
During the fight with Amazo, Clark Kent / Superman gets injured and is aided by Barry and Oliver Queen / Green Arrow to Bruce Wayne / Batman. In response, Bruce suggests to form a team with Barry, Clark, Oliver, Mari McCabe / Vixen, and John Jones / Martian Manhunter. However, they fail to recruit Hal Jordan / Green Lantern.
During a press conference to unveil the Justice League headquarter, Amazo attacks the Justice League, as its original primary function to improve human life has been altered by Lex Luthor to kill anyone that is not human. With the League unable to defeat Amazo due to its ability to absorb and copy their abilities, Batman opines that an airstrike to is only way to destroy Amazo, but the others reject the idea. The Flash goes to Ivo, who reveals he has contracted a disease that ages him rapidly, and has been researching quantum energy absorption with Luthor to create Amazo using extra-terrestrial technology in hopes to siphon metahuman abilities using them to find a way extend human life. Ivo sacrifices himself by having Amazo give up all the absorbed metahuman energy to Ivo. Batman deduces Luthor gave Ivo his disease to prompt his experiments, which causes Amazo to turn against Luthor. With Luthor arrested, Amazo returns the stolen powers to Superman, Vixen and Manhunter before shutting down.
Meanwhile, Barry is sent by Constantine to a parallel Earth, Earth-3. After a brief confrontation with his Earth-3 doppelgänger Johnny Quick, he is captured by the Crime Syndicate – tyrannical criminal doppelgängers of the Justice League – and is taken to their Hall of Crime, where he is interrogated by Superwoman’s lasso, confirming their deceased Luthor's theory of the multiverse and resulting in the Syndicate, who have grown bored with ruling their Earth, to plot a multiversal takeover. Suddenly, an anti-matter wave threatens Earth-3 before its destruction. Constantine explains to Barry that he witnesses the parallel Earths being destroyed as his punishment and that Barry shares the same guilt.
On the day of Barry and Iris's wedding, Harbinger recruits Barry, Oliver, Mari, and John Stewart / Green Lantern to a space station, where other heroes based on their skills, strength, and speed from across the multiverse have been gathered as ordered by the Monitor, an ancient multiversal being. The Monitor explains that an anti-matter wave, which is capable of destroying an entire universe, threatens the multiverse. Barry's time tripping inspires the Monitor to create massive vibrational towers on the remaining Earths that will allow them to phase through the wave and survive. However, the wave rapidly spreads before the towers are completed.
Barry uses his speed powers to slow time for him and Iris, and they grow old together while completing Earth-1's tower with the help of Amazo. Upon completing the tower, the elderly Iris dies. The elderly Barry reverts to normal speed and activates the tower network by using a cosmic treadmill. The vibrational energy destroys his tower and Amazo, but causes the antimatter wave to pass through the various Earths and dissipate, apparently saving the day. Barry is soon approached by the Spectre. The Spectre claims that Barry bears responsibility for the crisis, but that it is up to the Speed Force to determine his fate. Barry is then sent back to the moment he gained his powers, and has an epiphany. Barry then appears as a vision to Batman when he was trapped in the Warlord segment of Justice League: Warworld, telling him to go back to before "the beginning". Barry then vanishes, seemingly dying. Back on the space station, the heroes celebrate their victory. However, Harbinger, who is revealed to be Supergirl, realizes that they might have changed history when she sees her friends from the Legion of Superheroes (including her lover, Brainiac 5) begin to disappear, ending the first part on a cliffhanger.
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One features a stellar cast of actors including Darren Criss as Superman & Earth-2 Superman, Stana Katic as Wonder Woman & Superwoman, Jensen Ackles as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Matt Bomer as The Flash/Barry Allen, Meg Donnelly as Supergirl & Harbinger, Jimmi Simpson as Green Arrow, and Zachary Quinto as Lex Luthor.
Rounding out the ensemble cast are Jonathan Adams as Monitor, Ike Amadi as J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter, Amazing Man & Ivo, Geoffrey Arend as Psycho Pirate & Hawkman, Zack Callison as Dick Grayson/Robin, Alexandra Daddario as Lois Lane, Alastair Duncan as Alfred, Matt Lanter as Blue Beetle & Ultraman, Ato Essandoh as Mr Terrific, Cynthia Hamidi as Dawnstar, Aldis Hodge as John Stewart/Green Lantern & Power Ring, Erika Ishii as Doctor Light/Dr. Hoshi & Huntress, David Kaye as The Question, Ashleigh LaThrop as Iris West, Liam Mcintyre as Aquaman & Johnny Quick, Nolan North as Hal Jordan, Amazo & Homeless Man, Lou Diamond Phillips as The Spectre & Owlman, Keesha Sharp as Vixen, and Harry Shum Jr. as Brainiac 5.
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