One of the hot ticket items at Saturday’s DC FanDome is the first footage of Zack Snyder’s upcoming cut Justice League, set to debut in 2021 on HBO Max. It’s so hot expected, it turns out, the footage is already out there.
Featuring famous shots promoted by Snyder over the years – including pieces from The Flash and Cyborg’s backstories – along with our first clear look at Darkseid in action, the trailer is humorous and full of images we first saw in 2017 not seen. And true for Snyder, there’s a cover of “Hallelujah” that makes the recordings.
The idea of the “Snyder Cut” originated shortly before Justice League was first released in 2017. Snyder was the director for Justice League main photography, but a tragedy of the family caused him to retire before retiring. He was then replaced by Joss Whedon, who was reportedly given free rein to make changes. Before Snyder left, Warner Bros. asked him to lighten the tone of the film and make it a little more funny, thanks in part to the very negative reactions to the film. Batman v Superman and the positive audience response Suicide Squad. The trailer above is a taste of what we might have gotten as Warner Bros. plans along the way did not change.
What the Snyder Cut will actually be, it’s hard to say. In the three years since Justice LeagueThe release, Snyder has answered many questions about the cut, including revealing that it is around 214 minutes long and that it is composed of “almost 90% complete recordings.” The director suggested that it would probably need CG touch-ups, but otherwise insisted that it was almost complete when he compiled it. A source told The Hollywood Reporter that any additional special effects needed for recordings will cost $ 20 million to $ 30 million to produce.
“We’ve done a little bit of work on that,” Snyder said when WarnerMedia announced again in May. He and his team have clearly started.
