Snyder recently revealed that Warner Bros. hasn’t expressed any inclination toward making more movies with him, and to that point, it does seem the studio is taking its DC Extended Universe in a different direction: “Justice League” cast members like Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill aren’t reappearing in upcoming reboots of “The Batman” and “Superman,” respectively.

However, in an interview with Vanity Fair, Snyder did reveal what the sequel films might look like for the next two parts of what he says was a planned five-film series. (Or, as he says in the interview, a “five-part trilogy.”) He said that his version of “Justice League” is the middle of a story arc that began with “Man of Steel” and “Batman v Superman.” “There were two more episodes of the ‘Justice League’ to be shot,” Snyder said. Snyder said Lois Lane (played by Amy Adams) is the key to foreshadowing the next two movies he had planned for the “Justice League” cast. “Darkseid [voiced in the movie by Ray Porter] comes to Earth,” Snyder said. “Superman says to Batman, ‘Guard Lois. This is a war between me and Darkseid. If you can help me as a friend, keep Lois safe.’” Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.