Geekery: New Snyder Cut Trailer Arrives Plus Set Photos & Cast News

Characters from other DC movies are getting extended lives in the new limited series.

Justice League didn’t get off on the right foot due to being the following up to the fan base splitting after Batman v Superman, and it continued to falter due to Snyder’s departure during post-production to take care of his family after his daughter’s death. Joss Whedon took over directing duties and finished the movie released in theaters. Fans have been campaigning for a movie that is entirely Snyder’s for a few years now. Their request has been heard and Snyder is getting free reign to tell the story he wanted to tell.

After some back and forth with the studio, Zack Snyder’s Justice League will debut on HBOMax in 2021. Four one-hour chapters rather than the two two-hour big screen movies that Snyder had hoped to make while filming the original cut.

via Fabian Walker on Instagram

Since the initial announcement, the project has gotten substantially larger than just cutting together existing footage with some quick re-shoots to fill in gaps. A large portion of the original cast is returning for new scenes. The director has added on Jared Leto as Joker, Joe Manganiello as Deathstroke, teased the inclusion of Martian Manhunter, and rumors are saying Darkseid is getting his right-hand man DeSaad.

via Joe Manganiello on Twitter

Fabian Wagner, Justice League’s director of photography, has been sharing on set photos recently that show off sets, props, and a whole lot of green screen. These are definitely not just re-shoots and snippets to bridge the original cut and the new series.

The new trailer says less than the photos, I’m afraid.

That is essentially the DC FanDome teaser (that I wasn’t thrilled with the first time) with some tweaks – Snyder also shared a black and white version on Twitter. I expected that new renders of the CG and bigger new scenes would be included, but they are disappointingly not. There are however some brief new scenes with Cyborg, Hippolyta, and Aquaman in there. It’s not really what the hype machine has been promising for the last month, and I’m hoping for better follow through next time. Even a goofy behind the scenes teaser like they did with Suicide Squad would be welcomed if they don’t have enough finished footage.

What do y’all want to see in the next trailer?

Author: Mars Garrett

Pop culture writer and news editor that has been on the BoLS team since 2010. Contributor on the One of Us podcast. Marvel, Vertigo, Batman, and dystopian sci-fi fan. Enjoys bad movies, amazing stunt performances, and the internet. Hates rom-coms. (she/they)