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It was the perfect time to launch HBO Max globally, including India. By Akhil Arora | Updated: 16 March 2021 18:47 IST
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Ben Affleck as Batman in Justice League Snyder Cut
Highlights
Available on HBO Max in the US, video-on-demand in India
HBO Max to launch in Latin America, Europe later in 2021
Justice League Snyder Cut the heavily-anticipated four-hour director s cut of
Justice League from director Zack Snyder, assembled from hours of unused footage is finally out this Thursday, March 18 worldwide. It s become a reality primarily thanks to a dedicated years-long fan-driven social media campaign one that has resulted in a mountain of vitriol for any who offered the remotest critique of Snyder s approach to superhero movies. The other (bigger financial) reason has been the existence of HBO Max, a little-known streaming service owned by WarnerMedia, the American entertainment giant that also own
This weekend will mark a significant turning point in the career of Zack Snyder, with the long-awaited release of Zack Snyder s Justice League on HBO Max. The film, which will bring Snyder s definitive and comprehensive vision for the DC Comics super-team to life, has already been accumulating a [.]
It’s a colossal undertaking, and one that’s left hardcore fans ravenous to see Snyder’s original vision for the film he was unable to complete in 2017 in the wake of a family tragedy. (Joss Whedon stepped in to complete the film, which was largely savaged by critics and audiences.)
It was a project that everyone involved was eager to see through, after financier Warner Bros. eventually gave the greenlight and the fresh cut was officially announced last year.
“The biggest priority was to finish what we started,” producer Deborah Snyder tells SYFY WIRE. “We started working with these characters over 11 years ago, and it s been a long journey. But I think as we worked on the movies, the movies themselves were this very Joseph Campbell hero s journey that started with
With Justice League Snyder Cut out this week (release date is March 18), Warner Bros. and HBO Max have unveiled a new (and final) trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League.