It was a film that critics hated and certainly left a bad taste in many movie goer’s mouths, but everyone had an opinion on Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Over the weekend we heard from Jeremy Irons – who wasn’t a fan – and now Aquaman director James Wan has given his thoughts.
“I think it’s a world that is so difficult to control, and always expectations of fans are out of this world, right? No pun intended,” he told Bad Taste when asked about the critical and fan backlash. “I know how hard it is, from making Conjuring 2, how much anticipation there is just from the first movie. I think you do the best you can, and tell the best story you can.”
Wan mentions that Snyder is “being very respectful” with the character with regards to his appearance in Justice League.
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice sees Zack Snyder directing a cast that includes returning Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill (Superman), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Laurence Fishburne (Perry White), Harry Lennix (General Swanwick), Kevin Costner (Jonathan Kent) and Christina Wren (Carrie Farris) alongside Ben Affleck (Argo) as Batman, Gal Gadot (Fast & Furious 6) as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones) as Aquaman, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Ezra Miller (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) as The Flash, Jesse Eisenberg (Now You See Me) as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons (The Borgias) as Alfred Pennyworth, Holly Hunter (The Piano) as Senator Finch, Tao Okamoto (The Wolverine) as Mercy Graves, Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead) as Martha Wayne, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) as Thomas Wayne, Scoot McNairy (Argo) as Wallace Keefe and Callan Mulvey (300: Rise of an Empire) as Anatoli Knyazev.
Originally published June 2, 2016. Updated June 30, 2023.
