Will the Snyder cut appear on HBO Max?

Started by The Laughing Fish, Fri, 7 Feb 2020, 10:52

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Quote from: Travesty on Thu, 19 Nov  2020, 13:39
Oh, there's new updates I didn't know about. I'll have to look into that later today when I have time.

Getting more and more excited for this.
This is the main event for 2021. Hand down.

Roughly four minutes of extra footage is pleasing to me, because the integrity of what was already filmed will be preserved and the new content is simply icing on the cake.

The brief clip of the Snydermobile in the new trailer was exciting. I think it's technically the best live action Batmobile even if only for the suspension it has. It's like a dirt buggy and can perform jumps that most others simply couldn't. It has style but it's not prissy. You can drive it through buildings without having to worry about scratching the paint, ala the Burtonmobile. Being low to the ground is also a big strategic plus, and the fact it can be modified with cannons and guns. Snyder and the team nailed the design - a nice blend of traditional and militaristic.

Good riddance to Joss Whedon.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nme.com/news/film/joss-whedon-leaves-hbo-series-the-nevers-following-investigation-ray-fisher-claims-2826959%3famp

Anyway, some detractors are bitching about how Steppenwolf appears here, but he looks much better than the poorly-rendered design from Josstice League.

https://vero.co/zacksnyder/72-zmHWfGvKK3pSGBjTdKctZ
QuoteJonathan Nolan: He [Batman] has this one rule, as the Joker says in The Dark Knight. But he does wind up breaking it. Does he break it in the third film?

Christopher Nolan: He breaks it in...

Jonathan Nolan: ...the first two.

Source: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=uwV8rddtKRgC&pg=PR8&dq=But+he+does+wind+up+breaking+it.&hl=en&sa=X&ei

Quote from: The Laughing Fish on Thu,  3 Dec  2020, 02:57Anyway, some detractors are bitching about how Steppenwolf appears here, but he looks much better than the poorly-rendered design from Josstice League.

https://vero.co/zacksnyder/72-zmHWfGvKK3pSGBjTdKctZ
I don't have a horse in the race. I'm not crazy about either design, tbh. Hell, I'm not crazy about Steppenwolf full stop.

Snyder's design looks just plain evil while Whedon's design makes him seem more like the Articulate Tyrant Villain. Neither design impresses or depresses me.

Quote from: The Dark Knight on Sat, 21 Nov  2020, 00:48
Hand down.
Damn, I only mentioned one hand, when I should've mentioned two. And at the time of posting I also forgot about The Matrix 4 now being moved to December. So I revise this: ZSJL and M4 are the main events next year. Hands down.

Quote from: thecolorsblend on Thu,  3 Dec  2020, 04:39
I don't have a horse in the race. I'm not crazy about either design, tbh. Hell, I'm not crazy about Steppenwolf full stop.
I like the concept that he's formidable but a step down from Darkseid, who the League have to build up to.

ZSJL will likely be R rated, and it may get a cinema release simultaneously with HBO Max.  This is how I'll be seeing it the first time if the option is available, 100%.

Batfleck will drop an F bomb, which doesn't seem out of left field to me when you consider his past.

BvS:
"That son of a bitch brought the war to us."
"Oh, sh*t."

WhedonLeague:
"Son of a bitch."

Snyder absolutely sees the farce going on right now with these gold comments:

"I feel like there's a lot of people panicking during COVID. I hope that, in the end, that's what this was — some sort of knee-jerk to COVID and not some sort of greater move to disrupt the theatrical experience."

My feelings are the same but not just in regards to the cinema experience. Zack was always one to share his opinion and be himself, so well done to him for going there.

https://ew.com/movies/zack-snyders-justice-league-theaters-r-rated/

Grace made the following comments:



If this eventuates, March is very close indeed. Much closer than I expected. I'd be happy about the four hour movie option, but that was guaranteed anyway even if the four part serial was the initial release format.

Quote from: The Dark Knight on Thu, 17 Dec  2020, 16:59
Grace made the following comments:



If this eventuates, March is very close indeed. Much closer than I expected. I'd be happy about the four hour movie option, but that was guaranteed anyway even if the four part serial was the initial release format.
Is it crazy to assume that WB dumping their 2021 slate onto HBO Max is influencing the release of ZSJL? I would have to think that piecing the movie out in four hour chunks was the original plan. But when the WB 2021 thing happened, maybe somebody decided that a four hour ZSJL was the way to go after all?

We're talking about twelve or thirteen movies here, not counting JL. It's already a bit of a crowded field on HBO Max in 2021 as it is. So maybe the thinking goes that one WB release would inadvertently compete with some other WB movie if things aren't handled just right.

Either way, very interesting.

On Reddit someone surmised it's a payment issue, as the actors may need to be paid more for appearing in four 'episodes' rather than just one long movie. Could be some merit to that.

Quote from: The Dark Knight on Thu, 17 Dec  2020, 22:31
On Reddit someone surmised it's a payment issue, as the actors may need to be paid more for appearing in four 'episodes' rather than just one long movie. Could be some merit to that.
Oh yeah, the infamous Salkind clause.

Gal Gadot revealed she was interviewed in the investigation over the misconduct allegations on JL.

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I know that they've done a very thorough investigation, even just by how much time I spent with them.

I wasn't there with the guys when they shot with Joss Whedon — I had my own experience with [him], which wasn't the best one, but I took care of it there and when it happened. I took it to the higher-ups and they took care of it. But I'm happy for Ray to go up and say his truth.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-12-17/gal-gadot-wonder-woman-1984

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/gal-gadot-warner-media-justice-league-1234865424/

I heard that Whedon had another project scrapped after standing down from his HBO Max show, and Fisher landed a new role for an upcoming drama mini-series.  Sounds like Karma is slowly at work.
QuoteJonathan Nolan: He [Batman] has this one rule, as the Joker says in The Dark Knight. But he does wind up breaking it. Does he break it in the third film?

Christopher Nolan: He breaks it in...

Jonathan Nolan: ...the first two.

Source: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=uwV8rddtKRgC&pg=PR8&dq=But+he+does+wind+up+breaking+it.&hl=en&sa=X&ei