Back in May, Warner Bros. announced that Zack Snyder had stepped down as director of Justice League following to the untimely passing of his daughter, with Joss Whedon stepping in as his replacement in order to oversee reshoots and complete post-production.
Since then, there’s been a lot of rumour and speculation as to how much influence Whedon will have on the final product, and how extensively the project is being changed as a result of the aforementioned reshoots. We have heard that Whedon will be maintaining Snyder’s tone and vision for the movie, and that seems to be supported by comments from the film’s cast in the latest issue of Empire.
“I didn’t sense that we were moving towards something that felt like The Avengers,” said Ben Affleck. “Joss is more than just an Avengers director. He’s a good storyteller, full stop. In mid-stream, Joss got on and part of what interested him was the puzzle aspect of it, fitting in pieces that weren’t there yet. He put the rest of the pieces in and gave it his own imprimatur. Joss came in and walked a very fine line between Zack’s sensibility, tone, and direction. We found a really fun and inspiring synthesis of their two forms of storytelling. I was so glad everyone showed up to work for Zack.”
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“This is Zack Snyder’s movie,” added Gal Gadot. “Joss only did a few weeks of reshoots. He was Zack’s guy and knew exactly what he wanted to get. [Zack] has a beautiful vision.”
“It’s a heroic act at its route,” stated Ezra Miller with regards to Snyder’s departure. “He called each and every one of us and took the time to explain something that defies, in many ways, explanation. He told us exactly how it was going to go down, which was true to course. He fascinates and amazes and staggers me. Zack Snyder, ultimate fucking legend. Forever.”
We’ll get our first glimpse at Whedon’s work on Justice League when the new trailer arrived on Sunday during New York Comic Con.
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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. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.
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.
Originally published October 4, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
