NEW image of Batman in the Snyder cut

[The Laughing Fish]

I think this deserves a thread of its own, Zack Snyder shared THIS image of Batman on his Vero account (of course, where else!) with the caption saying "That's my Batman".



At first, I thought maybe it was an unreleased photo from the BvS warehouse scene, but Snyder is keeping tabs on the online fan community trying to get his vision of JL see the light of day.

Once again, the sabotage behind the movie is not only maddening, it's a huge injustice to all the fans and everybody involved in the production.

[Travesty]

Yeah, there's a bunch of commotion for the SnyderCut going on. I don't know what is going on, but it feels like something is going to happen.

But either way, I do like that pic of Batman. Really cool looking. It makes me wanna rewatch BvS this weekend.

[The Laughing Fish]

Now Superman has been unleashed with this caption. Notice he still has that Doomsday wound on his chest?



I really do hope good news come out of this soon. I'm tired of being taken for a ride.

[The Dark Knight]

Yeah, there's a bunch of commotion for the SnyderCut going on. I don't know what is going on, but it feels like something is going to happen.

It won't. The agitating is coming from a section of the fanbase, not the studio. As Paul said, WB are building a franchise in a different direction now. They're not going to go back. I have no problem with people venting, but realistically expecting SnyderLeague, especially in the sort term, is delusional.

But either way, I do like that pic of Batman. Really cool looking. It makes me wanna rewatch BvS this weekend.

The Batfleck picture is from BvS.

[The Laughing Fish]

Yeah, there's a bunch of commotion for the SnyderCut going on. I don't know what is going on, but it feels like something is going to happen.

It won't. The agitating is coming from a section of the fanbase, not the studio. As Paul said, WB are building a franchise in a different direction now. They're not going to go back. I have no problem with people venting, but realistically expecting SnyderLeague, especially in the sort term, is delusional.

So I guess members of the cast and crew expressing their support for the Snyder cut are "delusional" too, right? I guess Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Ray Porter, Jay Oliva and Zack Snyder himself are just wasting their time trying to inspire the demand in getting the director's vision of the movie to see the light of day, yeah?

https://www.batman-online.com/forum/index.php?topic=3913.0
https://screenrant.com/justice-league-snyder-cut-every-cast-crew-support/

Get real.

For what's worth, the hashtag reached as high as 112,000 tweets on Twitter yesterday in support of the cut.



You might scoff and say it means nothing, but I don't think so. I think demanding it is worth fighting for, going by what Oliva says:

In fact this whole mess is BECAUSE of [WB] execs reading social media and believing it to be the gospel truth. The whole "it's too dark, needs more jokes, it's colorless, it should be more like Marvel, etc " you can trace back to the bandwagon of social media. So yah I think it works.

https://twitter.com/jayoliva1/status/1193943699102650368

The Batfleck picture is from BvS.

That's what I initially thought because of the cowl, and the explosion and the background looked similar to the warehouse scene. But then again, the perp that Batman is attacking is wearing a tactical mercenary suit, which none of the goons did in the warehouse scene, and Snyder throughout the whole year thus far only reveals images from his cut of JL. Due to the lack of clarification from his behalf, I'm inclined to believe it's from the Snyder cut. I won't hesitate if I'm proven wrong though.

TDK, while discussing the likelihood of Affleck leaving last year, I remember you saying don't blame the actor, blame the damn gutless studio for not supporting the director. You knew very well from the beginning that the film was sabotaged - everything was redone in bad faith - and yet, here you are saying we should just move on and accept the fact Warner Butchers are going towards a new direction.

No, f*** that sh*t. Not under the circumstances. Had they been more transparent from the very start with what they wanted to with the franchise, I'd be inclined to give them the chance. Had they gave the Snyder cut a chance and it failed at the box office, then their decision to change things would've been justified.

There's no justification for taking advantage of Snyder during his personal tragedy to reshoot his movie - and f***ing LIE about honouring what he intended. There's no justification for leaving people hanging for TWO years whether somebody like Affleck was staying or going, and dragging their actors through the mud by making them lie about their status for PR. There's no justification for any of their mismanagement at all.

If this is how they're going to conduct business, then I'm glad I haven't paid to see a Warner-produced movie since they butchered JL, and won't plan to do so ever again. Let other fools enable their corrupt corporate behaviour - all that tells me is the studio isn't the one who is really gutless here. As far as I'm concerned, just give us the Snyder cut and I'll call it a day. I'm not going to be told to put up and accept anything they do, i.e. their desperate attempt at rebooting Batman. I'm a fan of the character, but I'm not a shill.

TDK, you probably don't care what I have to say nowadays. But if you hold it against me for saying this, shame on you. I thought you, out of all people here, would at least understand the frustration.

[Travesty]

Junkie XL is also tweeting about it, now. Hmmmm.....

Edit: Gal Gadot is releasing JL pics with the #ReleaseThsSnyderCut hashtag on her instagram.

Edit again: ok, a BUNCH of people who worked on the movie are tweeting it or going on their instagram. It feels like everyone except for Affleck, lol.

[Travesty]

And Affleck just supported it on twitter. I don't know what it going on, but everybody is onboard. This thing gained crazy traction.

[thecolorsblend]

All this activity from Snyder personally is a positive sign. It shows that he is still invested in the movie.

It is a long established practice for directors get screwed over with movies. Happens all the time. And when it does, most directors chalk it up to bad luck and move on. Nobody, least of all David Ayer, is campaigning for a release of the original, intended version of Suicide Squad. The movie came, it saw, it bombed, that's that. WB is starting over and nobody's too interested in looking back.

And yet, the people involved in JL are not so quick to abandon the original film. Including Snyder himself.

Will anything happen? Soon? That's unknowable. But I don't see the harm in maintaining pressure on WB to release the Snyder cut. We've been through three different regime changes at WB. The WB regime which greenlit JL is gone. The WB regime which butchered JL is also gone. Will the new regime be amenable to doing something with the Snyder cut as a peace offering to the fans? There's no way to know.

But there's also nothing to lose by continuing the campaign to release the film, especially now that it's gaining traction in the industry and with the media.

[Travesty]

Speaking of David Ayer, he even tweeted #ReleaseTheSnyderCut

Soooooo many people got behind it.

[The Laughing Fish]

More actors from Snyder's movies have expressed their support.

Jeremy Irons:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4_ddDflI79/

Christina Wren, who played Carrie Farris, Martian Manhunter/General Swanwick's assistant in MOS and BvS:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4-vCBZpfxf/

Karen Bryson, who played Victor Stone's mother in the as-of-now-unreleased Snyder cut:
https://twitter.com/Karen_Bryson/status/1196329374452211712

Clay Enos, photographer of many Snyder films - including his DCEU movies - dismissed the theatrical cut in support of Snyder's vision:
https://twitter.com/ClayEnos/status/1196140999560638464?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Actors from Snyder's upcoming Netflix project, Army of the Dead, are tweeting their support - mainly, Dave Bautista aka Drax and Huma Quereshi. If that's not all, I've seen many writers from places like CNN, CinemaBlend and even athletes such as NBA basketball player DeAndre Jordan calling for the cut to come out.

Meanwhile, fans online took to Twitter to make the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut hashtag the number one trending at one stage with 700,000 tweets, and still counting.

Source: https://fanfest.com/2019/11/18/snyder-cut-round-up/

This all seems to be very coordinated. Fisher and Momoa have always been the most vocal supporters of Snyder's vision, but to suddenly have Gadot, Affleck, Irons and even Ayer coming out in succession seems to tell me something is up. The only JL hero actors we're waiting for are Ezra Miller and Henry Cavill. If WB haven't come to terms in releasing the film, and if this isn't organised by the studio to build momentum before announcing the cut, the actors and crew members are putting the onus on the studio.

I'll be looking forward to seeing what happens in the coming days, starting with whatever Junkie XL is teasing tomorrow. So far, there is NO denying the interest in the film is great. Anybody who thinks it's only a vocal minority of Snyder fanboys desperately wanting the cut is only making themselves look foolish. Let's hope this whole ordeal ends soon.

Meanwhile, I'm delighted Gadot and Affleck showed their support. Even more so, Snyder's replies on Twitter.





Special mention goes to Ayer's classy tweet: "Batman has always spoken for justice. #ReleaseTheSnyderCut". Brilliant.
https://twitter.com/DavidAyerMovies/status/1196212555363958784

While I won't get too carried away, I just want to revisit this again...

It won't. The agitating is coming from a section of the fanbase, not the studio. As Paul said, WB are building a franchise in a different direction now. They're not going to go back. I have no problem with people venting, but realistically expecting SnyderLeague, especially in the sort term, is delusional.

So TDK, do you still think the agitation is coming from a small section of the fanbase? Do you still reckon people are delusional to expect something now that Affleck, Gadot and many others showed their support?