Director Zack Snyder said that creative control, not money, was the incentive for him to come back and reorganize Justice League for HBO Max.
Money was not the motivation for his return to League of Justicesays director Zack Snyder.
Snyder said Vanity fair his bulky four-hour version, titled Zack Snyder’s Justice LeagueIt cost an additional $ 70 million for the new recordings and the reissue, but it didn’t get any money beyond its fee from the first round. “They don’t pay me,” he said. “I didn’t want to be in debt to anyone, and that allowed me to keep my bargaining power with these people pretty strong,” Snyder said.
League of Justice was completed in post production by Avengers director Joss Whedon after Snyder left the project due to the death of his daughter. Coming after poor critical reception from Suicide squad Warner Bros. required changes to League of Justice– a lighter shade, more humor and a duration of only two hours. That meant completely eliminating the world building, backstories, and various characters, including General Calvin Stanwick from Iron Man, who would have been revealed as the Martian Manhunter.
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League of Justice It grossed $ 229 million domestically and $ 657.9 million globally, but received negative reviews, and an outcry from fans began releasing the so-called “Snyder Cut.”
Zack Snyder’s Justice League stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Ray Porter as Darkseid, Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, and JK Simmons as Commissioner Gordon. The film hits HBO Max on March 18.
Source: Vanity fair
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