Is
Zack Snyder’s Justice League a superhero movie disguised as a fantasy epic, or a fantasy flick cosplaying as a superhero saga? The answer seems to be somewhere in the middle. One thing is for certain:
Zack Snyder was not trying to make just another comic book sequel when he set out to make
Justice League. After leaving the project only to see so much of his work reshot by Joss Whedon, Snyder has returned to reassemble the movie he originally intended to make. The end result is more akin to
The Lord of the Rings than
Batman v Superman – a film about humans and fantastical creatures from various kingdoms joining forces to fight against an ancient, all-powerful evil that threatens to plunge the world into darkness.
Most recently, the director spoke candidly about bringing the Joker into the film with a new look.
He told IGN: “It really defines, in my mind, the mythological heart of the conflict that both of them share is their relationship.
“I think without a scene where [Batman and the Joker] get to air their dirty laundry about each other, I felt like we were getting shortchanged as fans of the DC Universe.”
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Snyder continued: “That was the hope, that we would get to see them come together but also, in particular, reflecting on each other and their struggle with each other and the why a little bit, so that was really fun for me.”
The Canadian star makes it clear that he has no interest in reprising his role as Hal Jordan while responding to a speculation that his appearance is the big surprise in store for the Snyder Cut.