Meanwhile, the United States government becomes concerned that Superman will interfere in their operations, and have Mirror Master kidnap Jonathan Kent as leverage against him. Other heroes, such as Aquaman and Shazam, refuse to choose sides and leave the League. The Justice League is left divided over Superman's actions some members, such as Wonder Woman, support his new methods, while others, like Batman, keep their no-killing vow. While Green Arrow takes Harley to his hideout to protect her from Superman's wrath, Superman reveals his identity before the United Nations and announces his intentions to bring peace to Earth, by force if necessary. Acting out of grief and rage at the loss of his wife, unborn child and his city, Superman brutally kills Joker. Moments later, Superman crashes the interrogation. Under Batman's interrogation, Joker reveals that he had grown tired of their losing battle and sought to try and corrupt Superman instead. Batman tries to warn Superman, but as he realizes what he did, it is too late Lois' heartbeat stops, causing the nuke to detonate, destroying Metropolis and killing 11 million people. As the other heroes arrive and apprehend the Joker and Harley, Batman realizes that they have mixed the Fear Toxin with Kryptonite, and used it to make Superman hallucinate that he is fighting Doomsday in reality, he has beaten Lois to death. Lois’s husband, a panicked Superman eventually finds Joker and Harley hiding on a submarine, but is attacked by Doomsday upon confronting them, and proceeds to punch the monster into space. The Flash finds the Scarecrow dead in his lab and his supply of Fear Toxin missing, before being killed by a trap laid by Joker. Upon hearing of Lois' capture, Batman calls in all Justice League members to find her. On Earth-22, Joker and Harley Quinn kill Jimmy Olsen, kidnap a pregnant Lois Lane, and steal a nuclear weapon, which they connect to a heart rate monitor surgically attached to Lois' heart. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics, who praised its animation and voice acting performances, but criticized its rushed plot and deviation from the source material. 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. The film was announced in May 2021, with Altbacker writing the script. 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, 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. 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. Home Entertainment, it is the 46th installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies (DCUAOM) line. Animation, DC Entertainment, and distributed by Warner Bros. Injustice is a 2021 American adult animated superhero film based on the 2013 video game of the same name, developed by NetherRealm Studios and based on characters from DC Comics.
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