In the years following the release of Justice League, fans clamored for the release of the Snyder Cut.
As Zack Snyder’s Justice League debuted on HBO Max, fans shifted to a new rallying cry: #RestoreTheSnyderVerse. The hashtag demonstrated fan support of furthering the director’s vision, which originally included a five-part arc of films. Justice League represented the third part of Snyder’s plan, and the director’s four-hour cut of the movie includes some clear references to his intentions in the parts to come.
But don’t get too excited. While Warner Bros. ultimately jumped on the #SnyderCut train, it was a one-and-done journey. According to WarnerMedia CEO Ann Sarnoff, the company has no plans to continue with Snyder’s vision for parts four and five.
“I appreciate that [the fans] love Zack’s work and we are very thankful for his many contributions to DC. We’re just so happy that he could bring his cut of the Justice League to life because that wasn’t in the plan until about a year ago,” said Sarnoff. “With that comes the completion of his trilogy. We’re very happy we’ve done this, but we’re very excited about the plans we have for all the multi-dimensional DC characters that are being developed right now.”
Sarnoff said instead the studio plans to focus on broadening the scope of the DC universe to include more characters across more platforms.
“We’ve got an incredible group of creators — television series creators, Max series creators, feature film creators — who are basically broadening the base of the talent that we work with on DC because we’re so excited about the potential to build out the DC multiverse,” said Sarnoff. “My mantra coming in was to make it bigger and broader and we really want to surprise and delight the fans with more connective tissue across the various media and platforms. I’m talking movies, HBO Max, television and our games division.”
In addition to The Flash movie, DC has plans for a Zatanna film and a Blue Beetle film, among other projects.
So, what do you think of DC’s stance here? Are you disappointed that #RestoreTheSnyderVerse has been shut down, or more excited to see DC brand out into new stories? Let us know in the comments.
Source: Variety
Get knotted Warner brothers, the snyderverse is the DCEU.
Honestly I’m in the mixed way.
One hand, I’ve been in the group who loved Snyder’s take with the heroes.
But on the other, I do want to see new faces get a shot.
But I gotta be honest, I’d be more excited to see this world continue over projects like Blue Beetle.
DC is not Marvel. It is not for kids. The tone that is in the (so called) SnyderVerse is exactly what you will find in the modern comics. Restore the SnyderVerse, its what the fans want.
Zack Snyder is the embodiment of DC, whatever they have been trying to make without him seems like a chip copy of what marvel is doing. Restore the Snyder verse
Why do we have to fight these people for what we want!
These Executives are just covering their own butts/careers/decisions because they make the wrong choices and if they admit to being wrong…they feel their jobs are at stake! How about just being flexible and valued for giving the fans what we want! Grow Up WB and realize the Executive who supply what the Public Wants…Is Successful! Amen!
As a longtime fan – over 40 years – and whose sentiments follow the ones before me… stop making bad decisions and sticking to them for the sake of pride. The Snyder Cut is a perfect example of what the FANS WANT. We will be the ones who will be paying you to see it again. Buying the DVD, the extended cuts. Come on already. We are talking people who survived Clooney and the nipples. As much as I LOVE RYAN… we survived GL.
Stop pushing us away. And for WHAT? What exactly are you trying to prove? We are not asking for Apellax, for Starro (and if you even have to ask, you do NOT know your fanbase!)… We just want them done right.
I am not opposed to Zatanna, Blue Beetle, etc. But COME ON! The collective fanbase is getting fed up when Marvel (who many of us also enjoy and love) are getting it right, and the collective WB executives seem to be completely out of touch. WW, Aqua, Shazam… all in the right direction… Just. include. Snyder… and make this somewhat cohesive.
I’m 50. I shouldn’t have to wait til I’m at retirement for you to get this right. Sadly, the X-Men are in a similar situation, for many of the same reasons. Maybe I’ll see that done right before my pension kicks in. Right now, it’s a crapshow to see if DC gets JL right, or the Marvel Franchise gets X-Men right.
It shouldn’t be a contest… duh.