Even Those Who Liked ‘Justice League’ Theatrically Will Like Snyder Cut
By George Robbins
The past few months have been an interesting period of time for the DCEU as a whole and it seems as though that will not be stopping any time soon. Especially in regards to things that will be happening in the future and how Warner Bros. priorities have had to change in order to adapt to the new climate. For them, they have had no choice but to delay their film releases in order to adapt to the fact that theaters will not be opened properly for a long time. On top of this, all of their current film productions have had to be temporarily halted and there is no telling when they will be able to properly resume filming. On the lighter side of the news though, there has been a lot going on in the streaming service side of things and many DC related titles are gaining renewed vigor.
Outside of the newly launched HBO Max, there has been a lot more news recently about future titles that Warner Bros. will be working on in order to expand the DCEU. Among those things that have been announced, one of the more unique things is the reprisal by Michael Keaton in regards to his role as Batman for the upcoming movie ‘The Flash.’ On top of this, there is also news in regards to the upcoming movie ‘The Batman.’ Although the movie is still stuck in production with a lot of issues moving forward due to it being such a big production, it has been getting a spotlight due to what the actors have been saying about the film. After what has been said about the upcoming solo film it would be interesting if it actually turned as well as they say it will and we get an exceptional film for the DCEU.
Moving back into the streaming side of things, there is a lot going on in regards to the upcoming releases that we will be seeing on Warner’s HBO Max service. The biggest recent announcement that many people have heard at this point already is that the Snyder Cut of ‘Justice League’ will finally see the light of day some time in 2021 on the service. This is the version of the film that Snyder wanted to make before unfortunately having to step away from the director’s chair due to a personal family issue. Thus we will end up getting the film that was intended for audiences when the time comes and it might just be what many waited for. In order to help get people hyped for the upcoming release, Snyder also released information which confirms that the Ultimate Edition of ‘Batman v Superman’ is what will soon end up on HBO Max.
With all of this being said, the ‘Justice League’ film was generally well received, but there were still many issues that people saw with the film that could have changed the entire thing. Instead of being generally well received, it could have been very well received and it could have renewed interest in the films. There are some that liked the theatrical cut that are worried about the upcoming film not being similar to what they liked in the movie that they saw. Actor J.K. Simmons, who played Commissioner Gordon in the film, thinks that people who saw the theatrical cut will actually like the new cut of the film as well. He believes that anyone who liked the film will be very interested in seeing Snyder’s vision for the film and what the movie was originally going to look like. All we can do is wait until next year to see if his statement holds true when the movie drops on HBO Max.