Early BATMAN v SUPERMAN And JUSTICE LEAGUE Concept Art Reveals Alternate Designs For Flash, Cyborg, And More

Early BATMAN v SUPERMAN And JUSTICE LEAGUE Concept Art Reveals Alternate Designs For Flash, Cyborg, And More

Both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League could have ended up being very different movies compared to what we ended up getting, something which is emphasised by this new concept art...

By JoshWilding - Sep 12, 2018 03:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Justice League
Talking about Batman v Superman and Justice League's production woes behind the scenes seems redundant at this stage but going back to long before Zack Snyder found himself clashing with studio bosses, concept art was obviously created to dream up some ideas for how the heroes would look.

In this latest batch from artist Jerad S.Marantz, we see a very different - and far more comic accurate - take on the Fastest Man Alive as well as some crazy new takes on Cyborg and the evil Steppenwolf.

When it comes to the Flash, it's definitely a shame Snyder decided not to take the hero down this route because it would have been a lot more satisfying than seeing the suit Ezra Miller's Barry Allen dons in the movie. Regardless, to check out this artwork for yourselves, click on the "View List" button below.




Ryan Gosling as the Flash? It very nearly happened by the looks of it (at least in this concept artist's imagination). That casting would have made a lot of fans very happy as would this suit which looks considerably better than the cobbled together version worn by Barry Allen in these DC Comics films.
 


Another early render for Flash in Batman v Superman, an argument could be made that this is how the Scarlet Speedster should actually look on the big screen. With any luck, Barry Allen will have been given a new suit by Bruce Wayne by the time his solo movie arrives because he desperately needs it.
 


In that deleted scene from Batman v Superman that was later released online, we got to see Steppenwolf's ominous silhouette but who would have guessed he'd end up looking so...terrible? Regardless, this version of the Justice League baddie is definitely better but too expensive to create.
 


Zack Snyder made the decision to make Cyborg an entirely CGI character (apart from his face) and this concept art shows just how intricate the hero's suit could have ended up being. What we got ended up looking pretty good but a lot of fans were disappointed by the quality of the special effects used.
 


This is pretty crazy but could have been what we ended up seeing in the movie, especially as we know that there's at least one deleted scene featuring Cyborg covering his face with a mask. Unfortunately, the version ofJustice League we got failed to really explore Victor Stone's many awesome abilities. 
 

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Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 9/12/2018, 4:03 AM
Wait... you're telling me there was a chance we could have gotten a Cyborg with even less personality?



What's blander than bland?

Tonic24k
Tonic24k - 9/12/2018, 4:03 AM
Reminds me of the miscast of Flash. This suit design is much better than what was delivered too. But hey, this is the studio that gave us a giant troll and said it was Doomsday.
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/12/2018, 7:04 AM
@Tonic24k - I prefer LOOk of doomsday in movie with more bone showing from iron Mann 3 manderian who breath fire, galactus as cloud, Wolverine origins deadpool, gambit and blob, xmen apocalypse and Phoenix sentinels where ok looking
Tonic24k
Tonic24k - 9/12/2018, 11:01 AM
@dragon316 - All of that was pretty horrendous, too. Except Mandarin didn't breathe fire in Iron Man 3.
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 9/12/2018, 4:04 AM
So they had Ryan Gosling in mind for Barry Allen instead of Ezra Miller.

[frick] me that would’ve been so much better
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 9/12/2018, 4:09 AM
Ezra Miller: “I eat a lot of snacks to fill this black hole. I'm a snack hole!”

emeraldtaurus
emeraldtaurus - 9/12/2018, 5:48 AM
@ELAYEM - Gosling wouldn't go near the Flash in any way shape or form....his career is going too strong to take a gamble on a character that's being handled badly both on the small and big screen.
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 9/12/2018, 6:30 AM
@emeraldtaurus - I agree. Just saying that in the alternate reality that he was The Flash it would’ve been so much better
Pantherpool
Pantherpool - 9/12/2018, 4:14 AM
First pic looks like Ryan Gosling. He would have been a great Flash! I wouldn't be surprised though if he was offered the role and turned it down.
KWilly
KWilly - 9/12/2018, 4:26 AM
Honestly, I may be in the minority with this, but I really like the suit JL gave us of The Flash.

It wasn't sleek like the CW show offers, but it was vibrant and robust. Cyborg's design on the other hand...

ThePott
ThePott - 9/12/2018, 4:29 AM
"Talking about Batman v Superman and Justice League's production woes behind the scenes seems redundant at this stage "

- Josh Wilding before posting his 978th BVS/JL Article this month
Kumkani
Kumkani - 9/12/2018, 4:30 AM
Goodness stop overthinking these costumes!
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 9/12/2018, 4:39 AM
I didn't have a huge problem with the Flash suit they used, but I like this version better.
Kurne
Kurne - 9/12/2018, 4:40 AM
Gosling never would have accepted, but still.

Jesus christ, I have no idea how Zack ended up at Ezra Miller. I imagine the decision was like, just cuz Ezra's funny and plays funny guys in moovies, he should play Wally Wes-- I mean Flash, who's also funny and shiiiiit.

That's purrrfect, I'm gonna call him up personally like he's the only one for the role!
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 9/12/2018, 5:27 AM
@Kurne - I’m pretty sure it’s mostly bc he’s Jewish
Demo2nd
Demo2nd - 9/12/2018, 5:05 AM
This Steppenwolf concept... it looks like TF4 Galvatron and that Dragon thing from TF5 made a child, and that child fell into some giant blender with 2014 Ninja Turtles Shredder. And whatever came out of this blender was glued together during the night by some blind person in the darkest cave on Earth.
Snowbirdd
Snowbirdd - 9/12/2018, 1:10 PM
@Demo2nd - Exactly, just terrible.

"Regardless, this version of the Justice League baddie is definitely better but too expensive to create" I think Josh smokes crack.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 9/12/2018, 5:29 AM
I like the suit we got for the flash but I wish he would have gotten this one from Bruce at the end like was rumored, also that Steppenwolf concept is ass it looks like the Sentinels from DoFP had sex with Rock Candy.
Matador
Matador - 9/12/2018, 5:30 AM
Just toss more DC/WB article's in the fire

johnnymarr
johnnymarr - 9/12/2018, 5:49 AM
The Flash original costume is composed of clean, simple lines. But since the New 52, DC/WB have been adding more and more redundant lines and details on his costume.
DSAC294
DSAC294 - 9/12/2018, 5:52 AM
DCEU is like the Detroit Lions of the of the cbm genre
JizzerTron
JizzerTron - 9/12/2018, 6:17 AM
Would've preferred a much sleeker, lighter looking design for Flash that suggested speed. I don't understand the practicality of running beyond light speed in clunky armor. Bless you DCEU. You need it.
fadersdream
fadersdream - 9/12/2018, 6:39 AM
@JizzerTron - Allow me to explain...
When Tony asks him about his old computer he explains that he gets the equipment from dumpster diving.

It's... a LOOOOOOOOOOT like that.
JizzerTron
JizzerTron - 9/12/2018, 11:19 AM
@fadersdream - Let me see if I understand you. You're saying the design is trash, rubbish, garbage and the like?
fadersdream
fadersdream - 9/13/2018, 6:46 AM
@JizzerTron - No, I'm saying a billionaire walks into a room with a teenager who has super powers and a costume made from junk he has found and offers him a chance to join a team.

He doesn't know what his powers are yet, but knows he wants to help people and the billionaire uses that to get him to join him in his fight against...
fadersdream
fadersdream - 9/13/2018, 6:47 AM
@JizzerTron - Or I'm saying there are some similarities between Flash and Spider-man's intro scenes.
fadersdream
fadersdream - 9/12/2018, 6:37 AM
Flash NEEDED to have a suit made out of garbage, otherwise Snyder would have had to develop his character.
Atomicockroach
Atomicockroach - 9/13/2018, 7:20 AM
@fadersdream - This whole franchise is made out of garbage.
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 9/12/2018, 11:36 AM
[frick] this movie
demery
demery - 9/12/2018, 12:04 PM
Man, that Flash concept art looks WAY better than what we got! I don't care about the reasons why the costume in the final flick was the way it was, this one just looks better.

It looks a lot like the comic version with some details that would've made it, at least, good enough to adapt. Plus, we've already seen the costume adapted in live-action television in two separate decades. If television shows could do that twice in two extremely different decades, why not a $300 million dollar motion picture today?

Yeah, and Joss Whedon/WB were the ones who ruined JL. Joss Whedon was just a hired gun. I will blame both Zack Snyder and WB for their contributions that were clearly their contributions that ruined it from being the epic superhero flick that it should've been instead of just being...there.
Atomicockroach
Atomicockroach - 9/13/2018, 7:18 AM
Well, at least Flash looks good here. Steppenwolf looks even worse and Cyborg looks more like a scrapped Ultron design than Cyborg. At least his physique is better, though. Wtf is going on with Step here? He has weirdly feminine hips. Does he have two penises? Or is that some kind of weird loincloth? Is the whole thing a suit or is he just made of shrapnel? He looks strangely like one of those desk magnet sculptures with the metal pieces. (I tried but couldn't find an example picture).
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