Justice League Update: Ciaran Hinds To Play Steppenwolf

 

Ciaran Hinds has been brought on board to play Steppenwolf in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. We’ve known for a while now that the villain would be featured heavily in the film, after making a brief appearance in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, and now we know who will bring him to life.

As the uncle of big bad Darkseid, Steppenwolf is a powerful foe who will certainly make for a formidable opponent for the titular team of heroes. We’re not sure how exactly he’ll factor into the story, but expect him to look different than he did in BvS and be on the hunt for three mother boxes, which are kind of like the Infinity Stones in the MCU. Presumably, he’ll be trying to be destroy Earth, or something of that nature, but his exact plan has yet to be revealed.

Hinds will play the part via mo-cap, of course, and will no doubt bring some gravitas to the role. He’s been a dependable supporting actor across all his movies thus far and we’re glad to see him signing on for Justice League. One has to wonder how Steppenwolf himself will turn out though.  We’ll know more when Justice League hits theatres on November 17, 2017.