The "Snyder Cut" of the Justice League movie is confirmed to be released next year after pressure from fans and actors alike, saying that it is a "better" version of the movie than the one released in film.
The Tale of the Tape
It's finally happening! On Wednesday, May 20, Warner Bros. has officially announced that the new cut of Justice League will be releasing on its upcoming streaming service, HBO Max. The movie director, Zack Snyder, also approved the cut and mentioned that it will be coming sometime soon in 2021.
Snyder told Hollywood Reporter, "We still have some work to do, " the film needs a lot of retooling as well as extensive reshoots, which include additional dialogue between the actors and brand new visual effects. The cost of all this is rumored between $20 to $30 million.
There's also a big chance that the Snyder Cut could be presented as a sort of mini-series in the upcoming streaming service. All those decisions still have to be worked on post-production since a lot of work still has to be done for the movie to be presented to the audience in a more impactful way.
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What's All the Fuss about Snyder's Cut?
The movie Justice League released in November 2017 but was a major disappointment for fans and Warner Bros. despite the all-star cast and superhero ensemble. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, and Cyborg couldn't quite cut it since it seemed to rush to try to go up against Marvel's superhero movies, which were a massive success for them.
The movie only grossed under $700 million, which is by far the lowest-grossing movie in the DC franchise. If you think about it, the franchise was already bad from the start and began with the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Snyder as well left during post-production because of the untimely death of his daughter.
The Avengers director Joss Whedon was called in to finish the project and "adhere to the style and tone of the template Zack set," as told by the president of Warner Bros. Pictures, Toby Emmerich.
Fans started realizing major differences from the initial trailers to the finished product.
Snyder then said that the finished version wasn't his take on how the franchise should have been despite his name being on the film. Shortly after, the movement has begun saying "Release the Snyder Cut," and after three years, they seem to be making headway about it.
Despite a lot of movies being canceled due to the pandemic, Snyder's wife, Deborah, told THR it would help the film industry by doing the Snyder Cut. "People thought, 'It won't be possible to ramp up, and that maybe this should go on the back burner.' But we said, 'No, this is the right time' because our visual effects houses that rely on so much are running out of work, so now is the time to be doing this."
