In Snyder’s original version, he would’ve failed, forcing Flash to time travel - because that always works out - to give Victor a second chance. Time travel, againĭuring the final battle in Russia, Cyborg (Ray Fisher) had to stop the Unity of the Mother Boxes from terraforming the earth. Cyborg also had more to do in the film, not only reading up on the Mother Boxes, but testing his new powers and offering a look at Victor Stone pre-heroic rebirth. There was originally more Atlantean lore, and the ending would’ve seen Aquaman talk with Mera and Vulko to set up his solo movie.
Barry Allen’s love interest Iris West had a cameo (played by Kiersy Clemmons), which was later cut. Snyder’s cut of Justice League allegedly spent more time in the lives of Flash, Cyborg, and Aquaman. Ryan wouldn’t have suited up, but it still would’ve been a nice cameo for all the Atom fans. The scene was filmed and later removed from the final cut, though Snyder had no problem releasing a photo of Zheng as the character. Additionally, one of Silas’ assistants was supposed to be Ryan Choi, aka the second Atom, played by Zheng Kai. STAR Labs factored more into the original film, including a fight scene involving Steppenwolf that led to Silas’ death. With three years now passed since then, there could be a remixed version of this idea, or the entire concept executed as originally envisioned.Ĭyborg’s father Silas Stone (Joe Morton) works at STAR Labs, a key science group in the comics. A storyboard also reveals Darkseid would’ve made an appearance here, using the Mother Boxes to terraform Earth. A planned sequence would have shown a destroyed Hall of Justice and the Omega symbol in Gotham Harbor.
Snyder clearly had more he wanted to do with the concept, and Justice League would’ve had another Knightmare that shed more light on the possible future. Picturesīatman v Superman’s Knightmare sequence hinted at a dark future in which the alien tyrant Darkseid took control of Superman and destroyed the planet. Darkseid and the return of the Knightmare Image: Warner Bros. The “ Snyder Cut,” if you will, is expected to cost upward of $20 million in order to become a very different movie from the one that Joss Whedon had a hand in cobbling together in reshoots.īut what new material is the Snyder Cut expected to feature? Here’s what you need to know about what Zack Snyder planned and has revealed over the years for his version of Justice League. After years of protests, petitions, often vicious pile-ons, and Twitter hashtags, what once seemed impossible is actually happening: WarnerMedia announced on Wednesday that HBO Max would “#ReleasetheSnyderCut,” and be home to a new version of the 2017 superhero film Justice League, overseen by director Zack Snyder.