Will the Snyder cut appear on HBO Max?

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Sean Chandler is another YouTuber who has followed Jeremy Jahns in calling ZSJL his favourite film of 2021.

More significantly, however, was THR assessing each studio's performance throughout 2021, and credited ZSJL as a highlight for WarnerMedia

March #TheSnyderCut version of Justice League is released on HBO Max: Fans rejoice, subs rise, execs exhale.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-2021-highs-and-lower-lows-1235062740/

Too bad WarnerMedia allowed their egos get the better of them and ruined that goodwill since. But you gotta love how THR used Ray Fisher's Cyborg as a choice of picture to pinpoint the high mark on the graph.

ZSJL's success on streaming services wasn't only for HBO Max either.

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Snyderverse fans spent money on setting up a billboard, right in front of Warners headquarters, I heard.



Reminds me of the time when billboards were set up at SDCC 2019.



On Valentine's Day, Zack wrote this on the anniversary of those ZSJL posters, saying: "I must ride with my knights to defend what was. And the dream of what could be. Happy 214".

https://vero.co/zacksnyder/QS1-NHdks78mxWdcm72prZsd

You can tell that even though he is getting ready to start filming his latest project Rebel Moon, he doesn't want to give up JL arc yet.

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While reading this article explaining why ZSJL wasn't eligible for the Oscars Fan Favourite poll on social media, I noticed it mentioned the film was "the fourth most-streamed film of 2021".

https://variety.com/2022/awards/awards/zack-snyder-justice-league-oscars-fan-favorite-1235193141/

There's no source to prove this claim, nor does it specifically mention if it's one of the most streamed titles on HBO Max, in general or if it's in the US or worldwide. The closest data I could find was FlixPatrol, but it says ZSJL is the second most streamed film of 2021 across all HBO platforms worldwide. If anyone doubts the validity of FlixPatrol, I have seen the site referenced in many of the trade articles, so it appears to be legit.

https://flixpatrol.com/top10/hbo/world/2021/full/#hbo-1

Whatever the case may be, it shows the industry is perfectly aware of film's success. I'd say WarnerMedia Europe calling ZSJL a "global phenomenon" is more than just a publicity stunt; people had to be aware of its success despite what the current regime at the Hollywood studio may want you to believe.

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https://www.businessinsider.com.au/most-talked-about-movies-that-drove-online-buzz-2021-12?r=US&IR=T#here-are-the-top-10-movies-that-earned-the-most-online-engagement-this-year-1

Although this has nothing to do with actual streaming numbers, a data report identified the top ten films with the most audience engagement of 2021, and ZSJL is ranked number four.



In terms of HBO Max, ZSJL is numero uno when it comes to audience engement.



To quote Ray Fisher's words he said in a tweet a day or so ago, not bad for a film that "didn't exist".

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Walter Hamada on ZSJL in 2021: "a cul-de-sac that leads to nowhere".

Zack Snyder on the current state of superhero fatigue:

One answer is that the movie business has changed considerably in recent years, as have moviegoers' tastes. Disney's Marvel unit is experiencing an identity crisis amid declining box-office numbers. DC movies such as The Flash and Black Adam—direct descendants of Snyder's films, in both their aesthetic and their casting choices—have likewise flopped. Audiences seem burned out on the turbocharged adventures of comic-book crime fighters; the movies they left their homes to see this year told the stories of a Mattel doll and a nuclear physicist.

"I have the same fatigue," Snyder told me. Comic-book adaptations, he said, are "a cul-de-sac now," no longer interested in, or capable of, telling self-contained stories. "No one thinks they're going to a one-off superhero movie."

https://web.archive.org/web/20231226001629/https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/12/zack-snyder-director-movies-rebel-moon/676903/

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To celebrate the third anniversary of ZSJL's release, Snyder released a new picture of Knightmare Joker on VERO.

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Snyder was on Rogan a few days ago. Haven't seen this posted anyplace else. But there it is.

There's some discussion about Snyderverse topics, tho less than you might expect. This is more of a wide-ranging discussion about Snyder's history, personality, etc.

I thought the discussion was enjoyable enough. But those hoping for a protracted discussion about the DCEU may come away disappointed.