Will the Snyder cut appear on HBO Max?

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

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I've been thinking about the Knightmare timeline, specifically Superman's descent into dictator. Do I prefer this route, or Kingdom Come's depiction of a man who slinks away into mourning and retirement?

After consideration I have chose the dictator option. What is the point other heroes and villains fearing that possibility if it's never a serious likelihood of ever happening? When it does their concerns are rewarded. Superman is a hero, but the dictator timeline makes him a dormant time bomb, waiting to go off if he's put under emotional stress. I think that's more interesting. But I think it's better if that stress is significant.

Beloved darling Superman '78 shows he loses emotional control when confronted by loss, namely the death of Lois. He reverses time in a rage. How would even the Reeve incarnation behave if that trick didn't work and Lois remained dead? Cavill losing Lois, being exposed to the anti life equation and then flipping out, is still in line with the character.

However Injustice handles thing better, I think: Superman killing Lois after being tricked by the Joker, and then a nuclear bomb destroying Metropolis. The mental snap being the result of something truly serious and not just one life close to him. It makes the dictator timeline seem less petty. The gloves come off because it seems nothing matters anymore as he's not the only one who suffered. He deems the old ways of fighting crime didn't work and changes need to be made.

Would I want Superman being a dictator all the time? No. As the Snyderverse put things, it's a Knightmare. It's the end of the line. It's the place where all hope dies. The goal is to avoid that timeline from ever happening. But under the right circumstances it could.

Well, it looks like ZSJL is killing it on average so far this year.

https://flixpatrol.com/top10/hbo/world/2021/

Meanwhile, Snyder was interviewed by YouTuber Tyrone Magnus a few days ago and said nobody from Warners or HBO Max contacted him since ZSJL was released.



Pretty sh*tty, but typical of Warners. Let's see if the Discovery merger will result in any significant change.

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

#RestoreTheSnyderverse is trending on Twitter again rn.

Also, I tumbled onto this article (https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2021/05/31/warnermedia-discovery-should-make-zack-snyders-justice-league-part-2/amp) which makes a lot of the same points the rest of you have made about the creative and financial merits of actually restoring the Snyderverse. It's worth a read, I think.

Quote from: thecolorsblend on Mon, 14 Jun  2021, 17:55
#RestoreTheSnyderverse is trending on Twitter again rn.

I read that it reached as high as 241K. While it's not as big as the incredible 1.5 million mark back in March, it's still a pretty high trending figure by Twitter's standards. Warner are insane to try and ignore such a demand.

If none of that is tangible to some doubters, then how about this: ZSJL has been consistently on top of the UK's Official Film Chart in home video sales for weeks.

https://www.mediaplaynews.com/warners-zack-snyders-justice-league-posts-fifth-week-atop-uk-home-entertainment-chart/

This caught Snyder's attention on social media, and he took the opportunity to thank the fans for their support. Meanwhile, Warner continues to keep quiet over how ZSJL performed on HBO Max. How petty.
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

So, the mad lad Snyder tweeted out a pic of Batman giving Catwoman oral pleasure and Twitter broke in half.



This is the funniest stuff I will see all day.

Quote from: thecolorsblend on Fri, 18 Jun  2021, 12:36
So, the mad lad Snyder tweeted out a pic of Batman giving Catwoman oral pleasure and Twitter broke in half.



This is the funniest stuff I will see all day.

Ha, I saw that too.  8)

I don't care for that stupid Harley Quinn show, and using such a gag for cheap laughs is pretty dumb. But what's even dumber is the excuse for removing it. "Heroes don't do that". Really? Frankly, I'm more creeped out with Batman and Batgirl getting it on in The Killing Joke animated film despite Barbara being half her age and her being Jim's daughter. But whatever.

While on the subject of Catwoman, Snyder mentioned Carla Gugino might've been a good candidate to play her opposite with Affleck.

https://web.archive.org/web/20210301141212/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/zack-snyder-would-have-cast-carla-gugino-as-catwoman-opposite-af/
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

ZSJL is coming out on DVD and BRD on September 07.

There are objective ways of tracking those sales. Assuming WB rly has tried to bury ZSJL's success, they won't be able to bury sales figures.

Quote from: thecolorsblend on Thu, 24 Jun  2021, 20:50
ZSJL is coming out on DVD and BRD on September 07.

There are objective ways of tracking those sales. Assuming WB rly has tried to bury ZSJL's success, they won't be able to bury sales figures.

Just as the home video release was announced today, Snyder's upload of Batman going down on Catwoman has been blocked by copyright strikes on both Twitter and Vero. I've read that pro-Snyder fan Twitter accounts who uploaded the same picture got suspended for copyright violations.

Coincidence? I don't think so.

It's unlikely that Warner Butchers can hide the sales figures, but that doesn't mean their f***ery will stop. Snyder has confirmed they won't release the alternate Joker dialogue on home video.





Nonetheless, ZSJL is still a massive success judging by the overseas viewing word of mouth and leading #1 on the UK home video chart. Suck it, Warners.
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

At the time of writing, 4K Ultra Blu-Ray and a special edition Blu-Ray "trilogy" box set is among the top five selling movies on Amazon for days, with the former leading at number one.

Discovery better be looking at all of these sales both on physical and digital releases.
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

I didn't realise the creator of Metal Gear Solid had his own issues with his last game with Konami, so no wonder he seems to appreciate ZSKL.

https://screenrant.com/zack-snyder-justice-league-hideo-kojima-praise/
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