10 Biggest Changes to Expect in the Snyder Cut of Justice League

10 Biggest Changes to Expect in the Snyder Cut of Justice League

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The Snyder cut is finally being released, with fans rejoicing at finally getting to see the Justice League movie the director envisioned.

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10 Biggest Changes to Expect in the Snyder Cut of Justice League

Justice League was released in 2017 after director Zack Snyder was replaced by Joss Whedon to complete after Snyder’s sudden departure. The intended three and a half hour runtime was cut down to two hours, many scenes and characters were cut, and plot points were changed altogether. Many connections to Snyder’s Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice were toned down, and reportedly only 10% of Snyder’s actual footage remained.

A fan movement backed by cast and crew of the film began to get the Snyder Cut released. More details slowly came out, much of if coming from Snyder himself. A lot of differences could be seen from the early trailers to the theatrical release of the film. After more than two years, the Snyder Cut has been announced to premiere on HBO Max in 2021. So, here are the 10 biggest changes to expect in the Snyder Cut of Justice League. Spoilers follow for both the theatrical cut and the Snyder Cut of the film.

10 Different Tone

10 Biggest Changes to Expect in the Snyder Cut of Justice League

The most obvious difference will be in the movie’s tone. Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League was more in line with Man of Steel and Batman v Superman. From the original trailers, which were made entirely of Snyder’s footage, there was to be more humor than in his previous films, but it still would’ve been an overall darker take. It was rumored that Silas Stone would’ve died halfway through the movie.

When Joss Whedon was brought on, part of his job was to make the movie more light-hearted. Many of the jokes didn’t go over so well, with some not even matching the characters who made them.

9 No Super ‘Stache

10 Biggest Changes to Expect in the Snyder Cut of Justice League

When doing the reshoots for Justice League, Henry Cavill was still donning his contractually-obligated mustache for Mission Impossible: Fallout. Warner Bros. asked Paramount if they could let him shave it, even offering to do the visual effects to add a mustache back in for the rest of their shoot, as removing facial hair with CGI would be harder than adding it.

Either way, Paramount wanted Cavill to keep his mustache. So, he reshot scenes as Superman with a mustache, and it was removed in post-production. As is widely seen throughout the theatrical cut, recreating an upper lip with CGI isn’t very convincing. But giving credit where it’s due, the visual effects artists had a very difficult job to do with not a lot of time. But the Snyder Cut will restore the original footage of Superman with no mustache-removal necessary.

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8 Cyborg’s Backstory

10 Biggest Changes to Expect in the Snyder Cut of Justice League

Cyborg was originally meant to have a much larger back story. While some footage of Victor Stone pre-Cyborg was seen in the trailers, he had a lot more depth in the Snyder Cut. Released footage shows him playing football with his mom proudly watching from the stands. The accident that caused him to become Cyborg would also have been included.

Ray Fisher, who played Cyborg, has been one of the biggest supporters of the Snyder Cut for some time now. He’s often Tweeted about it or the character. He also has given shoutouts to Karen Bryson, who played Victor’s mother Elinore Stone in the Snyder Cut.

7 Cut Supporting Characters

10 Biggest Changes to Expect in the Snyder Cut of Justice League

Many supporting characters were cut from the theatrical release of the movie. Besides Karen Bryson as Elinore Stone, we would have also had Willem Dafoe as Vulko before his appearance in Aquaman. Perhaps the most notable character introduction that was cut was Iris West, one of the biggest Flash supporting characters.

A deleted scene that will likely be in the Snyder Cut would have Barry Allen saving Iris from an accident, with Iris being played by Kiersey Clemons. Other characters whose roles were bigger in the Snyder Cut were Silas Stone, Lex Luthor, Mera, and Lois Lane.

6 Superman’s Black Suit

10 Biggest Changes to Expect in the Snyder Cut of Justice League

Superman’s black suit, known as the “Recovery Suit” in the comics, was to be worn by Superman after he’s brought back to life. We do see it briefly in the Fortress of Solitude in a deleted scene, but it’s worn by Superman in the Snyder Cut. Zack Snyder himself posted a picture of Henry Cavill wearing the black suit.

The theatrical cut had Superman back in the red and blue for the finale, but the Snyder Cut will supposedly have him in the black suit instead. He was to transition back to red and blue over the sequels.

5 Score By Junkie XL

10 Biggest Changes to Expect in the Snyder Cut of Justice League

Thomas Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, was the co-composer for Batman v Superman. He was then the sole composer for Justice League until the reshoots happened, resulting in Danny Elfman taking over. Junkie XL’s score was completed for the film before it was replaced.

With his score already done, it’s unknown if the composer will be doing any more recording sessions for the film. But considering he composed the score for a film reportedly three and a half hours long, and the Snyder Cut is now being labeled as four hours long, perhaps there will be new scenes to score.

4 More Intense Steppenwolf

10 Biggest Changes to Expect in the Snyder Cut of Justice League

The film’s villain, Steppenwolf, was originally set to be a much scarier and more intense take on the character. This can be briefly seen in the extended cut of BvS, where Lex Luthor is contacting more sinister-looking Steppenwolf, just before his “the bell cannot be unrung” speech to Batman.

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There was to be an entire fight scene in S.T.A.R. Labs with Steppenwolf, with the screenshot above being from that scene. Steppenwolf would’ve been more fleshed-out as well, and not just a random threat for the Justice League to fight. Actor Ciaran Hinds played the character and said that the theatrical cut was not what he worked on so hard. But the Snyder Cut would show his hard work.

3 Tie-In To The Knightmare World

10 Biggest Changes to Expect in the Snyder Cut of Justice League

The Knightmare sequence in Batman v Superman felt out of place to some fans. But the theatrical cut of Justice League removing most references to it made it even more out of place. But the Snyder Cut would have referenced it directly, with Batman specifically hoping to prevent that future. Presumably, Flash would’ve traveled back in time during Justice League or one of its sequels, which is what Bruce saw in BvS.

Also tying into this would have been Flash’s line that Lois Lane is the key. In BvS, Superman in the Knightmare sequence tells Batman that Lois was his world. Whether we’ll see something happen to Lois in the Snyder Cut remains to be seen, as not everything in Snyder’s original script was shot for his cut. But there should be more of a connection.

2 More DC Heroes

10 Biggest Changes to Expect in the Snyder Cut of Justice League

While the main group of six heroes was the same for the Snyder Cut, more heroes would’ve appeared in the Snyder Cut. Among these heroes would be J’onn J’onzz aka Martian Manhunter, who would be revealed as the true identity of Harry Lennix’s General Swanwick from Man of Steel and BvS. Ryan Zheng would’ve been seen as Ryan Choi in S.T.A.R. Labs, a character who becomes the Atom after Ray Palmer in the comics.

Actor Sam Benjamin said he was part of a military subplot that was cut from the movie, with many suggesting he was Hal Jordan, the first Green Lantern of Earth. This is backed up by an intended post-credits scene of Green Lanterns Kilowog and Tomar-Re speaking to Batman.

1 Darkseid

Darkseid was mentioned just once in the theatrical cut of Justice League, but he didn’t appear in the film. He was set to appear in the Snyder Cut played by Ray Porter, and Desaad of Apokolips would appear as well. The opening of the film also had a full flashback to the war referenced in the theatrical cut, with Darkseid’s backstory being explained too.

A very notable difference is Darkseid’s appearance at the end of the film. Spoilers follow for the ending. Steppenwolf was set to die differently, with Wonder Woman decapitating him. His head would then roll to a Boom Tube, where the Justice League would briefly see Darkseid. Snyder himself has even shared the shot of the League on set looking at what was set to be Darkseid.

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