HBO Max launches first trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Fans who have converted to seeing director Zack Snyder’s cut of the disappointing 2017 film, Justice League, will finally get their wish as HBO Max releases a two minute trailer for Justice League by Zack Snyder during the virtual DC Fandome event. The trailer actually leaked online to the panel, but was quickly pulled until its official release.

(Some spoilers for 2017 Justice League under.)

The original Justice League was the third film in a trilogy that e.g. Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). It brought Ben Affleck’s Batman and Superman by Henry Cavill along with Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), The Flash (Ezra Miller), and Cyborg (Ray Fisher). They are on a mission to save the world from arch-villain Steppenwolf, a New God in search of three “Mother Boxes” that will enable him to transform the Earth into something more hospitable to him and his army of Parademons.

Snyder completed all major photography and was good at post-production. But he stepped down as director in May 2017, following the tragic suicide of his daughter, and the studio turned to Joss Whedon (The Avengers) to complete the film. Whedon rewrote the script, added some 80 pages, and did extensive reshoots, bringing more humor and a brighter tone to the mix. (A common critique of Batman v. Superman was that it was slow, had no humor, and was too dark in tone.) He also cut more than 90 minutes of Snyder’s original recordings to meet the required 120-minute time for the studio, although the version of Whedon retained the basic story of the story.

The result was what critics called a “Frankenstein” film, which struggled to capture very different visions of two directors. Reviews were mixed, and meanwhile Justice League liquidated $ 657 million, the intended break-even point was around $ 750 million. The poor performance of the office may have affected Warner Bros.. ‘subsequent decision to move away from the Marvel model of a series of interconnected films in a shared universe, in favor of standalone films and franchises.

The rumored production words had some fans emphatic for an alternative “Snyder cut” soon after the theatrical release, which led to a campaign on social media that sometimes got angry. In May, Snyder confirmed that his cut on HBO Max would be aired during a virtual watch party for Man of Steel, insisting on it would feel like a completely different film, with new sequential effects sequences, extra character development, and some dialogue added.

During the online panel DC Fandome, Snyder confirmed that his cut will be broadcast on the streaming platform in four one-hour installations. In addition to being darker in tone, Snyder said that Steppenwolf’s character has been redesigned, and that Steppenwolf’s uncle, Darkseid (Ray Porter), will be the main villain. (Darkseid did not appear at all in the original theatrical release.)

Miller and Fisher also appeared on the panel, and Snyder said we will see more of their respective characters. The Flash will “have more of an emotional arc”, and Cyborg will be “the heart of the movie”, per Snyder. “He keeps the team together in many ways and I’m excited for fans to see how it’s achieved.”

That should be especially good news for Fisher, who has recently aired his frustrations with Whedon’s behavior. Justice League set after Snyder’s departure. Although Fisher had been a good soldier in promoting the theatrical release during the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con, he retracted those statements in early July. “The instituted treatment of Joss Whedon by the cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional and completely unacceptable, “the actor tweeted, adding that producers Geoff Johns and Jon Berg Whedon” turned on “.

WarnerMedia has since announced an investigation, and Fisher called the decision a ‘MASSIVE step forward’, tweeting, ‘I believe this investigation will show that Geoff Johns, Joss Whedon, Jon Berg (and others) are grossly abusing their power during the uncertainty of AT & T’s merger with Time Warner. ”

Justice League by Zack Snyder will debut on HBO Max in early to mid 2021. It certainly feels like another beast from the theatrical release. It remains to be seen exactly how much of an improvement Snyder’s version will be.

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