Zack Snyder’s Justice League Featurette Explores Snyder Cut Journey

March 22, 2021

Zack Snyder’s Justice League featurette explores Snyder Cut journey

Coming off from the long-awaited debut of Zack Snyder’s Justice League last Thursday, a brand new featurette for the four-hour HBO Max movie has been released, featuring some never-before-seen BTS footage featuring the filmmaker as he talks about the long journey of finally bringing his vision to life while also praising fans for their undying support. The video also highlighted the main cast’s great working relationship with Snyder during the filming the epic superhero film. In addition, it also featured our first look at how the Knightmare scene was filmed with Ben Affleck, Joe Manganiello, and Jared Leto. Check out the full video below!

Witness how @ZackSnyder’s vision for the #SnyderCut came to life in this exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League is now streaming worldwide and on @HBOMax. pic.twitter.com/5O5ozFjG2B

— Zack Snyder’s Justice League (@snydercut) March 21, 2021

Zack Snyder’s Justice League reportedly cost around $70 million in order to properly finish the editing and visual effects of the director’s original vision, as well as the additional photography. The original post-production crew also return along with the cast members to record additional dialogue for the cut.

With his faith in humanity restored following the sacrifice of Superman, Justice League centers on Bruce Wayne as he uses this emotional fuel to band together with Diana Prince to build a team of heroes — Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash — to prepare to stand together against the world-destroying threat of Steppenwolf and his maniacal master Darkseid.

The new cut of the film is based on a screenplay by Chris Terrio from an original story by Terrio, Snyder and Will Beall, and features as cast led by Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash, Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg and Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman. Also included in the ensemble roster is Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Connie Nielsen as Queen Hippolyta, J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Jim Gordon, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf and Ray Porter as Darkseid.

Released in November 2017, the film earned mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike, praising the action and performances from Gadot and Miller while criticizing every other aspect of the film, namely the inconsistent tone that many fault Joss Whedon (The Avengers) for after taking over directorial duties from Snyder. With a large budget of $300 million and a break-even point of $750 million, the film is considered a box office bomb having grossed only $658 million.