Wednesday, May 20, 2020

HBO Max To Stream Zack Snyder's Justice League In 2021

And just when you thought news concerning DC live action couldn't get any wilder than Ruby Rose's departure from Batwoman, this just happened.


On Wednesday morning/afternoon/evening, depending on your own timezone, Zack Snyder hosted a watchalong party for fans for Man Of Steel. Joining him at this party was his wife Deborah and unexpected guest, Henry Cavill and by the time, the movie had finished, the announcement that had been hinted at for a while was announced.

HBO Max will premiere Zack Snyder's Justice League on their service but it will be in 2021. Snyder will also get somewhere between 15 to 30 million to finish up editing, VFX and shoot additional scenes /dialogue. However the rumours also seem to be that this will either be a four hour movie or a potential six part miniseries. Personally I think the latter might be the better option here but either way after years of splintering fandom division, we'll finally get to see if Snyder's intended version will be better than the theatrical version Joss Whedon helmed and that was released to a largely mixed reception back in 2017.


Releasing this cut is definitely an interesting move on  HBO Max's part. Could this impact the DCEU going forward if the cut is both a critical and commercial success? I'm not sure to be honest but it certainly will give weight to Henry Cavill getting to continue on as Superman and I do get the feeling that in spite of the upcoming CW series, Superman And Lois we might just have another big screen adventure with the Last Son of Krypton sooner than expected. This upcoming release also means that all sides of DC fandom can and should be able to move forward and embrace the future ahead.

Snyder Cut Announcement: https://variety.com/2020/film/news/zack-snyder-release-the-snyder-cut-justice-league-hbo-m

So what are your thoughts on the upcoming Zack Snyder's Justice League? Should it be a movie or miniseries? What are you looking forward to the most about it?

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