In Los Angeles, during the film shoot, Anton received updates from the New York lab team.
Connors and his team had successfully captured the invading Skrulls, including those lurking outside the NYPD headquarters, apprehended smoothly by the turtles.
"Caught all of them? Well done!"
Anton laughed in response to the voice on the phone, "I told you, we don't need any extra maneuvers they'll deliver themselves to us."
The research on decoding Skrull shapeshifting abilities was crucial.
Normally, even if the Skrulls planned to forcibly unify Earth, they wouldn't abandon their inherent greatest advantage.
Therefore, disrupting this research was imperative for the Skrulls.
Anton just needed to set the trap and wait for the enemy to walk in.
He didn't even need to set an ambush.
The individuals researching this technology were already among the world top combatants.
Iron Man, Doctor Lizard, the Hulk, Mr. Fantastic!
Once these individuals engaged fully, no one could stop them, not even a Super Skrull transformed into Captain Marvel could hold its ground against them.
It was hard to predict who would win in the end, but at least they would not be at a disadvantage.
"Now that we have live specimens, the research must yield results quickly."
Anton pondered for a moment before advising, "I know I've urged you multiple times, but you all understand how grave the situation is.
I believe the Skrulls have already begun creating new Super Skrulls.
If they manage to form an army of Super Skrulls, the metahumans that have emerged on Earth could be wildly replicated by them…"
After a brief exchange, Anton hung up the phone.
He then thought for a moment and decided to inform the Men in Black.
Through the Men in Black, the World Security Council, the U.S. government, the President in the White House, and the Secretary of Defense, including John Kler who had recently called questioning Anton inaction, were all notified of this good news.
John Kler breathed a sigh of relief.
With this information, he knew that Anton was not idle, and that the Justice League was indeed operational concerning the Skrull situation.
After pondering for a moment, he called Anton to apologize.
"There nothing to apologize for, I understand your anxiety."
Anton, holding his phone, smiled, "But you must have confidence in the Justice League everything is under our control."
"Alright, then."
The call ended.
Immediately, Jim approached Anton.
"Anton, do you want to shoot the final shot of the movie?"
"Sure."
Anton readily agreed.
He was well aware of Jim intentions.
Having the last scene shot by himself would allow them to claim during the movie promotion that it was directed by two directors.
Some scenes were shot by Anton and others by the original director.
This would greatly boost the movie popularity.
Given Anton current fame, even directing just one scene would attract massive attention online.
Jim had high hopes for the movie and, while he was sure it wouldn't lose money, no one would reject the chance for their work to achieve greater success.
The same logic applied to Anton.
Although making money was not his primary goal in filmmaking, he wouldn't foolishly refuse to earn more if it came with achieving his objectives.
Two hours later.
The final scene was shot, and the movie was completed.
"The original plan was to release it about a month later, but now that we've finished half a month early, we can speed up and release it soon," Jim said confidently to Anton.
Their current movie production, with the help of Quentin Beck full projection technology, which Anton had recruited earlier, skipped the most energy-intensive special effects production stage, making the post-production work especially simple and completely manageable in a short time.
"I will participate in the post-production to aim for a release next week."
Anton responded decisively again.
This time, Jim had no more persuasion or doubts.
Previously, Anton had completed the post-production work of "hellblazer" in a week, which was beyond Jim expectations.
For this movie, "Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice," although the total workload of the film was slightly increased, given Anton past achievements, there seemed to be no need for doubt.
"Then I will start intensifying the promotions now," Jim nodded.
The film had been long awaited by countless fans, making the promotional work very easy.
Mentioning "Batman features" in the promotional slogans would catch everyone attention.
It wasn't an underdog story, but a king return.
Even now, before the official promotional phase had started, partial information about the material had already been wildly reported by the media in Los Angeles, and indeed, across America and the world.
Everyone was eager to see Batman return in the theaters.
Moreover, the movie teased a huge reveal.
An alien superhero!
Superman!
The information about Superman has been well-known through many works released by DC Comics.
In light of real events, the world has faced multiple alien invasions over the last two years, giving people a sense of immersion.
They are eager to see Batman in the cinema, pulling off heroic feats just like in real life.
So.
After the wrap party in the evening, the next day, Anton was back to his busy schedule, working on the post-production of the movie with a team of staff.
Meanwhile.
The news that the film was completed and would be released next week spread around the world instantly.
Although the final film hadn't been seen yet, fans worldwide were filled with anticipation.
At the same time.
Organizations like the World Security Council, the U.S. government, and even S.H.I.E.L.D. received the news.
"Superman?"
In Europe, Coulson and Hill pondered for a moment, thinking of Nick Fury who had left Earth with the Skrulls.
They had speculated earlier that Superman, like Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, was not on Earth but roaming the universe, doing righteous deeds.
However, recent intelligence from Washington surprised them.
Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers appeared and had a major battle with two of the Justice League superheroes, Wonder Woman and Cyborg.
In the end, even former Avenger member Iron Man, Tony Stark, joined the fray...
This chaotic scene was completely unexpected.
Since S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters had moved from Washington, they were still unclear about the specific circumstances and believed that Carol Danvers who appeared in Washington was the real Captain Marvel.
"Superman... is Superman coming back?"
Coulson brow furrowed, his intuition sharp: "Anton never makes movies without a reason. Could this be a buildup to Superman return?"