The Snyder Cut of Justice League is Really Happening
By George Robbins
During this pandemic, there are a lot of things that people are trying to do in order to keep themselves busy. Many people are stuck in doors most of the day and it is causing people to start losing their minds. This results in people trying to figure out a host of different things in order to keep themselves busy on a regular basis. There are some who are attempting to help those people by either making something for them to do or creating content to keep those people busy. A lot of news nowadays tells people about the things to look forward to when this pandemic is over, and it keeps people from feeling like the world is stagnating.
The entertainment industry is actively trying to keep itself from stagnating and it is a good thing that it is full of nothing but creative types. There have been a number of stories at this point of writers, producers, and directors working on new films or some other projects to keep busy. Many of these people are moving forward while movies and television productions and releases are stuck in limbo. While many artists have been working on projects that will be released in the future, some are reworking projects that have already released. One such director happens to be Zach Snyder and his work on the infamous Snyder cut of the Justice League movie.
‘Justice League’ was a massively produced movie that released back in 2017 that was received with a lukewarm reception. No one was sure of what to expect when the film first released due to the fact that there were only a few films in the DCEU by that point. On top of there being so few movies in the franchise, only one of them, ‘Wonder Woman,’ was received pretty well. The other movies at that point didn’t really have much going for them in the way of good critical reception. This made it difficult for anyone to become too excited for the film, but that didn’t stop DC fans from hoping for the best. After the movie released, a lot of people ended up being disappointed by the fact that the movie had no proper lead up and didn’t tell enough of a cohesive story.
Not long after the movie’s release, there was word of a director’s cut of the film which told more of a story and this became known as the infamous Snyder cut. For years at this point, that version of the film was a rumor that people would simply not let die out. The idea behind this was that people believed that Snyder had an entirely different version of the movie made up, but Warner Bros. would not let him release his version of the movie and they instead released the version people saw in theaters. It has been stated repeatedly over the years since its release that this was not the truth and that there was no other version of the film in existence. This is a fact which turned out to be true in the end because Snyder is now making his cut with a new production budget.
Snyder recently revealed that he will be making his own director’s cut for the ‘Justice League’ movie and that it will release some time in 2021. What we have learned so far is that this new cut of the film has to have an estimated $20-30 million budget if it is going to be done the way that Snyder wants it. This is a version of the film that fans have been waiting years now for and it can’t be underdone otherwise what was the point in doing it at all. The newest version of the film is going to be released some time next year on HBO Max to the public and has already been advertised. This is something else to keep people’s minds occupied during a time where it is hard to find things to do.