Despite the mixed to poor critical reception of the three films, Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman, and Justice League director Zach Snyder seems to be enjoying himself. Since leaving, Snyder has taken to posting to the social media platform Vero, revealing details and information cut from Batman v. Superman and Justice League, as well as answering fan questions; he even poked fun at Warner Brothers over the Thanksgiving break, using a likening his yet uncooked turkey to the film, saying both needed "an hour more, at least"- a reference to a studio mandate keeping the Justice League's runtime at two hours or less. And just recently, Snyder dropped a major bomb on fans on his Vero.
The picture shared depicted what appeared to be either concept art or in-film art of Darkseid, classic DC super-villain; Darkseid, born Uxas, was intended to serve as the primary villain of the DCEU, and was even planned to appear within the film in a decently sized role. This change was just one of many portions of the film, be it on a story, editing, music, or visual level, changed during the reshoots. And with the changes disappointing many DCEU fans, supporters of Snyder have begun mobilizing in support of Snyder's version of the film, dubbed the Snyder cut; in fact, fans were so dedicated that they, after raising enough money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, paid for a plane to fly a "Release the Snyder Cut" banner of WB studios. All this combined has lead many to believe that the cut may in fact get released. Personally speaking, I'm not at all a fan of Justice League, and very much sympathize with him and his plight; unsurprisingly, I'm not at all turned off by the idea of seeing a Snyder cut released. However, I'm not entirely sure WB will do so. For one, the DCEU has a lot of positive buzz around it now, what with the early reviews for Aquaman indicating a solid film, high amount of excitement for Shazam and its trailer, and more. So from a business perspective, the studio may not want to remind casual moviegoers of Snyder's original vision. To that, I'd argue the hardcore fans are really the ones keeping the series alive, as the mainstream seems like they could care less, so focusing marketing towards them wouldn't at all hurt.
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