Zack Snyder's Justice League: 10 Biggest Reveals From The New Trailer

While Darkseid is expected to appear in the present day too, much of the villain's screentime will seemingly be during that flashback to his first attack on Earth (when he was known as Uxas). Now, Zack Snyder has shared some insight into what fans can expect from the character when he makes his live-action debut on HBO Max next year.

"He dug the Earth up, cause he felt like the Anti-Life equation was here, and he'd pound the Earth to reveal the anti-life equation. In the movie, you see it in a physical form, which is all those patterns of lava that exist on the ground, and that's how they're able to visualize it, so that would have to be deciphered to figure out how the Anti-Life equation would be put into practice."

"Uxas, at this point, in his conquest of Earth, Young Uxas is super powerful," the director continues. "The only thing that could really stand up against him is the old Gods, the defenders of Earth, and the old King of Atlantis."

"He's summoning the mother box, he's revealed the Anti-Life equation, he's created the unity. This world is in the bag, in his mind. He's just getting ready to not only take over this world but probably the ultimate weapon in the universe. He doesn't realize that he's about to face off against these very determined protectors of Earth."

There's a lot to unpack there, but based on what's previously been revealed, Uxas is driven from Earth, but returns thousands of years later and manages to finally secure that Anti-Life equation. He would use that to control Superman in "Knightmare," and all of this would have been covered in a sequel!