Over the past couple of months, Justice League has been undergoing some expensive reshoots under director Joss Whedon, who stepped in to take over the DC blockbuster after Zack Snyder’s daughter passed away.
As you’d expect with a film of this magnitude, there’s been plenty of rumour and speculation surrounding said reshoots, with reports claiming they will greatly alter the film, while members of the cast such as Ray Fisher and Ben Affleck have played down the speculation by calling them standard.
Chances are we’ll never fully know the reasoning behind the reshoots, but according to a report from Batman-on-Film, the answer is quite simple – “an early cut of the film was deemed ‘unwatchable'”, with the studio then demanding substantial changes to the film.
There is of course nothing to substantiate this report, but it should probably be noted that BoF did originally report that the reshoots would take place throughout June, July and into August, which has proven to be the case. And, if it is true, fans should probably take some solace in the fact that Warner Bros. has invested heavily in trying to fix any issues.
Meanwhile, on /Film Daily, it’s been claimed that Joss Whedon will be completely changing the ending of the movie; apparently, the film would have concluded with Darkseid arriving on Earth, setting the stage for Justice League 2. However, the movie will reportedly now downplay the threat of Darkseid and feel more like a complete movie as opposed to a cliffhanger for a sequel.
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Justice League will reunite Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice stars Henry Cavill as Superman, Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Connie Nielsen as Queen Hippolyta and Robin Wright as General Antiope alongside J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) as Commissioner Gordon, Amber Heard (The Danish Girl) as Mera, Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man) as Vulko, Kiersey Clemons (Dope) as Iris West, Ciaran Hinds (Game of Thrones) as Steppenwolf, and Julian Lewis Jones (Stella) and Michael McElhatton (Game of Thrones) in as-yet-unrevealed roles.
Vos_L says
LOL…..WB meddling with a DC movie…..shocker, haha. Not surprising that the early cut wasn’t good….too much Snyder involved. Maybe Whedon can save things. I look forward to seeing this movie when it’s free on HBO. Looks like a jumbled mess….they haven’t earned this movie….hardly any build up for most of these characters.
Kevin says
“Looks like a jumbled mess” oh I didnt realise you had seen the film. I wish people like you would actually wait until you have seen the film before you make comments like that. Shooting the film down when you havent even seen it. People like you are the reason why DC films get poor initial write ups then shock horror when it comes out and its actually decent (Wonder Woman). Since you know so much about stuff that hasnt even happened yet how about you tell me next week lottery numbers.
cheesewhiz says
ONE decent film. That’s it. Honestly, I’d like to see how bad SS was before the re-shoots. It was barely watchable as a finished product.
Tyara Babon says
Justice League (2017)
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Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.
Director: Zack Snyder
Writers: Chris Terrio (screenplay), Zack Snyder (story by)
Stars: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa
La Serpenta Canta says
Suicide Squad was when I gave up, I won’t be seeing this.
Kevin says
Give Wonder Woman a go, completely different to Suicide Squad. To give you an indication, suicide squad scores 6.2 on imdb, wonder woman is 7.9
Gary@FlickeringMyth says
Seconded. I was not a fan of Suicide Squad at all, but enjoyed Wonder Woman.
La Serpenta Canta says
Wonder Woman looks the same and zionist Gadot can’t act. And why would I base my decision of watching a film on imdb scores?? They think Prometheus is a good film.
Kevin says
Well I tried. Shame, your missing out on a good film.
La Serpenta Canta says
I doubt that.
cheesewhiz says
WW was good. Not great but good. Best DC film since the Nolan films which one could argue is the reason why all films since suck. Each successive director tried to be like Nolan.
La Serpenta Canta says
That doesn’t mean much, I’d take Schumacher any day over Nolan or anything they’ve done since.
cheesewhiz says
Then you’re an idiot. Exactly WTF has Schumacher done that’s remotely relevant in the past 10 years? Nolan is hands down one of the top 3 directors working today. That isn’t even up for debate.
La Serpenta Canta says
lol Nolan is an absolute quack that morons that know nothing about cinema stan for., Who cares.
dee says
I’m not a Nolan acolyte, but…I can’t be-LIEVE you went with the “Nipple-man” director. Schumacher made — and wrote — one or two (ok, maybe three) fairly good flims. “Batman Forever” and/or “Batman and Robin” ain’t among them.
La Serpenta Canta says
Just because you want to pretend the comics didn’t have decades of campiness in Batman doesn’t mean it didn’t exist. Schumacher’s films were a great adaptation of that particular time in Batman comics.
dee says
What does Gadot’s religious and/or cultural background have to do with the discussion? Why bring it up? Are you from Charlottesville?
La Serpenta Canta says
The IDF forces, on which Gadot served, routinely kill people day to day and violate human rights on a daily basis, so yeah, she should never have been cast.
Gary@FlickeringMyth says
To be fair, most country’s armed forces routinely kill people and violate human rights. We’d have to ban all veterans from acting.
La Serpenta Canta says
That example is not even comparable, Israel is an apartheid colony, get your facts straight.
Gary@FlickeringMyth says
I’m not condemning or defending Israel or any country. I’m merely pointing out a fact. Is every member of a country’s military equally responsible for every act that military carries out? Not in my book.
La Serpenta Canta says
Not a fact, you are defending Israel, an apartheid colony that practices ethnic cleansing. I would NEVER pay for anything Gadot related and shame on you.
Gary@FlickeringMyth says
Yeah, shame on me. I bought a ticket, and I enjoyed the film. I’ll be buying the Blu-ray and going to see Justice League and Wonder Woman 2 as well. What a monster I am.
La Serpenta Canta says
Whatever you say, apartheid supporter.
Gary@FlickeringMyth says
Moron. Take your shit somewhere else.
La Serpenta Canta says
Sure, apartheid supporter.
Gary@FlickeringMyth says
Perhaps you should stop visiting my website. After all, by doing so, you are supporting me, and according to you I support apartheid, which means you’re indirectly supporting it too.
dee says
“Wonder Woman” was a solid, watchable — even rewatchable — flick. Not “Casablanca” or “Shindler’s List”, but still a very good movie.
La Serpenta Canta says
Highly doubt that.
Maccafan says
W H A T!
NO DARKSEID!
I am totally and I do mean totally disappointed in this news!
If this is true, this movie just sunk to the very bottom for me!
The coming of Darksied and possibly the New Gods is what I was looking forward to the most! It was the most exciting element of the movie for me!
If this news is indeed true, I have absolutely no interest in this movie!
Get rid of these BRAINDEAD decision makers!
What an absolute shame!
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot!
cheesewhiz says
I believe Steppenwolf is the main villain and Darkseid is in the 2nd film. This was the plan all along. Pay attention.