At one point, along with a few other journos, I was watching Snyder shoot what turned out to be J.K Simmons’s first scene, where as Commissioner Gordon, he’s summoned Batman with the Batsignal, only to have the Caped Crusader show-up with Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) and The Flash (Ezra Miller) in tow. In the scene we saw, Gordon tells Batman that eight scientists have gone missing. “Nine” interrupts a voice from the shadows, who turns out to be Ray Fisher’s Cyborg, who adds “a Star Labs scientist was taken tonight,” likely referring to Joe Morton’s Silas Stone, Cyborg’s dad. Cyborg is greeted by a knowing, almost seductive look from Wonder Woman. When told who took them, Batman, in confusion asks, “winged monkeys?” “Para-Demons,” Clarifies Wonder Woman, “there must be a nest nearby.”
When shown the coordinates the Para-Demons headed towards, Batman deduces that they’re gathering an an old, subterranean tunnel linking Metropolis and Gotham City that was abandoned, unfinished, in the twenties. “If he’s coming (referring to Cyborg) we’re not all gonna fit into the car,” says The Flash. “I have something bigger” says Batman, referring to a new vehicle we saw called The Nightcrawler, which figures into a massive set-piece that follows this briefing. As Gordon’s back is turned, Batman, Wonder Woman and Cyborg all sneak away. When he turns around, only The Flash remains. “Oh, so they all just left?” says The Flash. “That’s rude” he adds, while gingerly stepping away.
