With only a week to go untilZack Snyder’s Justice Leagueis officially dropped on HBO Max, at least if it’s not leaked by accident again, reporters and critics are already starting to get their eyes on the much-anticipated film. However, one of these writers may have jumped ahead of the review embargo and started a DC rumor tidal wave.
Zack Snyder has been endlessly teasingJustice Leaguesnippets for fans even before the movie’s final trailer came out, with the latest of those being aDarkseid and Steppenwolf ad that ran on Twitchas well as a Wonder Woman commemorative clip released on International Women’s Day. Clocking in at slightly over four hours of runtime, it’s puzzling where Snyder is getting so much new material considering hisJustice Leagueversion reportedly didn’t film many new scenes.
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When the director himself is such a tease regarding his own film, perhaps it’s not that surprising to see Critics Choice member Grace Randolph do the same over on Twitter. In a now-deleted tweet from her account, Randolph posted that she’d just had a “WONDERFUL evening watching a certain movie,” followed by claims from her own sources who pointed to the possibility that there might be aJustice League 2and3planned somewhere down the road. As if that weren’t enough, Randolph pointed out that some executives were interested in having Snyder directWonder Woman 3, the sequel that was already confirmed by Warner Bros. on the back ofWonder Woman 1984’spremiere.
Despite deleting the first tweet, Randolph followed up with an almost identical post, with both closing in an uplifting manner by letting fans know “The hype is real… Don’t let up now.” The rumors now started by Randolph coincide with recently leaked information that pointed to what a potentialJustice League 2helmed by Snydermay have looked like, with theWonder Womanspeculation being fueled by his involvement as producer and writer for the first film in that series.
Whatever the case,Zack Snyder’s Justice Leaguehas truly built levels of hype that easily surpass the original film that released in 2017 withJoss Whedon as director. It’s still hard to judge how much of that excitement is due to the low movie offerings (especially within the superhero genre for both Marvel and DC) that have been available during the pandemic.
Overall, the past year in movies has been such a long wait and evenJames Bond’s gadgets inNo Time to Diemight need some updating. With new never-before-seen footage featuring Jared Leto’s Joker being added toZack Snyder’s Justice League,the film has built a certain level of expectation. Yet the original cut was such a letdown that it’s hard to imagine it being anything but a successful rework closer to what it was always meant to be.
Zack Snyder’s Justice Leaguewill be available on HBO Max starting March 18.
