In order to create his cut of “Justice League,” director Zack Snyder will be bringing the cast back together for a week’s worth of filming…
Zack Snyder is getting the gang back together.
As the director prepares to debut his cut of “Justice League” — appropriately nicknamed “The Snyder Cut” — a week’s worth of filming is expected to take place in October to fill in some gaps needed to complete his vision for the film.
In order to complete the scenes he needs for the movie, Snyder is expected to bring back much of the main cast from “Justice League” including Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Ray Fisher returning as Cyborg.
That last bit of casting news might come as a bit of a surprise due to Fisher’s ongoing war with Warner Bros. after the actor alleged mistreatment from director Joss Whedon after he took over filming on “Justice League” when Snyder was forced to leave the project following the tragic death of his daughter. Fisher claimed Whedon’s treatment of the cast was “gross” and “abusive” while also adding that his behavior was tolerated by executives Geoff Johns and Jon Berg.
Warner Bros. eventually launched an investigation into the allegations with fellow “Justice League” actor Jason Momoa later issuing a statement of his own backing up Fisher’s claims.
Regardless of that ongoing situation, Fisher is expected to return to film scenes alongside much of the original “Justice League” cast in order for Snyder to finish his version of the movie.
Warner Bros. is reportedly investing around $70 million so Snyder can cut together his version of the movie, which will be released in four, one hour episodes on HBO Max in 2021. A full cut of the four-hour long movie will also be made available at some point on HBO Max.
Snyder has famously said that he’s never seen the version of “Justice League” that made it into theaters including any of the footage shot by Whedon after he left the project.
“Justice League” was largely regarded as a critical and commercial disaster for Warner Bros., which is why plans for a sequel were eventually scrapped.
An outcry then began on social media asking for Snyder to finish his version of “Justice League,” with many members from the cast supporting the movement. Eventually, Warner Bros. decided to allow Snyder to return to finish the film with plans to launch “The Snyder Cut” on the new HBO Max streaming service next year.
