From Henry Cavill's Superman Screentest To The Snyder Cut - Zack Snyder's 20 Most Revealing Vero Posts

From Henry Cavill's Superman Screentest To The Snyder Cut - Zack Snyder's 20 Most Revealing Vero Posts

Zack Snyder has shared a lot of amazing photos from his three DCEU movies over the past few years, and we've now rounded up the twenty most revealing efforts, including some "Snyder Cut" deleted scenes...

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By JoshWilding - Aug 07, 2019 07:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Justice League
The demand for the "Snyder Cut" version of Justice League doesn't seem to be going away, and director Zack Snyder continues to fan the flames by sharing images from his version via his Vero account. What makes them so interesting? Well, it's no secret that Joss Whedon made some huge changes when he came on board to write and direct those reshoots, and ultimately made the movie something else entirely. 

That's not all Snyder has shared over the past few years, of course; he's also posted photos from Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Now, we've gone though hundreds of photos in order to bring you guys the twenty most revealing shots to date. These not only include deleted scenes from the Justice League "Snyder Cutm" but also photos of the Trinity together for the first time and Henry Cavill suited up for his Man of Steel screentest in a very different costume to the one that he ended up wearing in the DCEU. 

So, to check out this full gallery of DCEU images, simply hit the "View List" button down below!

 

Iris West was originally set to make a cameo appearance in Justice League in a sequence featuring Barry Allen rescuing her from a car accident. That was scrapped for reasons which aren't entirely clear, but Snyder did share a photo of what Kiersey Clemons would have looked like as the character.
 
 

In the theatrical version of Justice League, Steppenwolf was sucked up through a Boom Tube after being defeated by the team, but that shot of Wonder Woman destroying the villain's sword was actually intended to show her chopping off his head and bringing a permanent end to the bad guy. 
 
 

Mera's role in Justice League was drastically altered, as she was originally meant to visit the surface world. However, it seems like this movie would have shown Arthur finding his classic comic book armour in Atlantis rather than being given some random pieces by Mera after he asked for it. 
 
 

In Justice League, the Flying Fox is introduced in the Batcave hangar as something Bruce Wayne is working on. In the Snyder Cut, it seems as if there would have been a little more to that as these early storyboards show the hero seemingly stealing it alongside Diana Prince from one of his hangars.
 
 

It's no secret that the actors who have played Batman and Superman have been made to audition in costumes from the past and when Henry Cavill first tried out for Man of Steel, he donned Christopher Reeve's classic suit. He wasn't massively bulky here, but still looks every bit the superhero. 
 
 

This awesome photo of the League assembled confirms that Snyder was the one responsible for shooting this memorable moment. However, Whedon was obviously the one responsible for adding those lines about how beautiful the alien looking flowers were which most fans have ridiculed since!
 
 

The "Ultimate Edition" of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was awesome, and a prime example of why fans are so anxious to see the "Snyder Cut" of Justice League. Zack Snyder revealed this poster for that version of the movie featuring stunning shots of the DCEU's Trinity. 
 
 

Another deleted scene from Justice League. It seems as if Aquaman was originally going to part ways with Bruce Wayne by catching a ride in the back of a local's truck rather than ditching his jacket and heading into the ocean. Now, it's hard not to wonder how differently his arc was going to be.
 
 

Cyborg got something of a happy ending in Justice League, but was originally going to be torn in half in order to set up the sequel. That wasn't the only trauma Victor Stone would have faced, though, as this photo reveals that his father was actually going to be killed in some sort of explosion. 
 
 

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice's "Knightmare" sequence got everyone talking, and in this behind the scenes photo, Snyder shared an amazing Easter Egg in which we could see that the Dark Knight had attached one of The Joker's playing cards to his gun as some sort of bizarre trophy. 
 
 

We know that Darkseid was going to be Justice League 2's villain, and that he would have appeared in both those flashback sequences and through a Boom Tube during the final battle. Here, we get an idea of just how much the villain was set to factor into the Snyder's original plans. 
 
 

While Steppenwolf was the focus of the theatrical cut's flashbacks to that epic battle in the past, Darkseid was meant to appear in his Uxas form. Sadly, he was nowhere to be seen and the movie instead explained that Steppenwolf was the one who led that quest for the Mother Boxes on Earth. 
 
 

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League were originally set to delve much further into Victor Stone's transformation into Cyborg, and these photos show us revisiting his time as a football player before that fateful accident led to him becoming more machine than man. 
 
 

Justice League featured a scene in which Barry Allen and Cyborg dig up Superman, but Aquaman and Wonder Woman were also part of this sequence once upon a time. How that would have changed it is hard to say, but the Man of Steel's return in general was probably once quite a bit different. 
 
 

It feels like a long time ago now, but those reveals of characters like Wonder Woman and Batman from Zack Snyder and photographer Clay Enos generated a lot of excitement at the time. Here, we get a behind the scenes shot of sorts as the Trinity comes together for the first time.
 
 

Poor Cyborg was left almost entirely on the cutting room floor by the looks of it, as this photo shows that the hero would have visited his own grave and vented his frustrations after his accident. As it stands, his story arc was short changed and mostly forgettable in theaters. 
 
 

You may recall some shots of Cyborg in what appeared to be World War II Germany, and thanks to these storyboards, we know that he was simply explaining the history of the Mother Box left on Earth to his fellow heroes. What significance that would have had to the plot is hard to say, though! 
 
 

Steppenwolf was a terrible villain, and not just because of his awful CGI appearance or Ciaran Hinds' generic voiceover work. However, this fantastic image shared by Snyder shows that it would have been Darkseid leading that attack on Earth thousands of years ago. Much better, right? 
 
 

Snyder is clearly good friends with Ray Fisher after essentially discovering him, and the filmmaker is obviously disappointed by how Cyborg has been given the short end of the stick. This sequence was going to show Darkseid trying to tempt Cyborg to join him by promising to return him to his old life. 
 
 

It seems fitting to end with Justice League's post-credits scene, right? While it's thought that Joss Whedon was the one who added those lines setting up the formation of the Injustice League, the belief is that this sequence was actually meant to set the stage for The Batman instead. 
 
 
 

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TheGrayGhost
TheGrayGhost - 8/7/2019, 7:32 AM
So slow for news today that this has to be dug up again? Another Endgame special features article would be more relevant than this.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 8/7/2019, 7:34 AM
We can't bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell 'em stories that don't go anywhere - like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. "Give me five bees for a quarter," you'd say.

Now where were we? Oh yeah: the important thing was I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones ...
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 8/7/2019, 7:41 AM
These lists are getting out of hand.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 8/7/2019, 7:44 AM
Everyone: It's time to move on from the Snyder Cut.
Josh:
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 8/7/2019, 7:47 AM
Sure Josh, get all the triggers into one article...
lawndart
lawndart - 8/7/2019, 7:47 AM
"Yawnnn........"
I'm sorry, what?
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/7/2019, 7:51 AM
"Zack Snyder's 20 Most Revealing Vero Posts"

Josh...
theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 8/7/2019, 7:58 AM
@Josh:
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/7/2019, 7:58 AM
What was Josh's degree in again?
JohnnyStorm
JohnnyStorm - 8/7/2019, 8:00 AM
The DC franchises have sooo much potential to be amazing. Its sad it all turned out the way it did. You guys think we will see another Justice League movie? If so, how do you guys think it should be done and when?

IronGenesis
IronGenesis - 8/7/2019, 8:09 AM
@JohnnyStorm - 🤔
Sounds like WB/DC would need to get through Aquaman 2, Wonder Woman 2 & 3, Shazam 2, Black Adam, Flash and the whole Pattinson Batman Saga before.

If you wanted a Justice League lite (ala Civil War) you could have several heroes Aquaman and Wonder Woman come to Billy’s help in dealing with Black Adam in Shazam v. Black Adam.
Comicbookart
Comicbookart - 8/7/2019, 8:05 AM
What does this have to do with anything? 🤦‍♂️

This is all old information leading to no new announcments or anything. 🤦‍♂️

I see why everyone here has been dumping on Josh for years.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 8/7/2019, 8:26 AM
None of these are new but it kind of sucks Zack keeps playing into this. Just release your full story board or whatever so people can get their fix and move on.
TheBlueMorpho
TheBlueMorpho - 8/7/2019, 8:31 AM
Kurne
Kurne - 8/7/2019, 9:03 AM
There's all this talk from Snyder's cul-- I mean fans about how Infinity War and Endgame magically ripped off this "cut" that nobody in the world has even bloody well scene...

But have they even looked at its story and realised the whole setup of Darkseid is pretty reminiscent of The Avengers setup of Thanos? In both this (imaginary) amazing original cut of Snyder's, and Whedon's new one.
demery
demery - 8/7/2019, 9:26 AM
Ok, a part of me is curious to see what Snyder had in mind when it came to Justice League if it was the epic genre-bending superhero flick he was hyping up.

But, another part of me is not that curious because of BVS and the early trailers for JL not intriguing me in the slightest with the same bland and ugly color palette of his previous with an overuse of obvious and bad CG along with forced attempts at trying with Whedon-esque dialogue with MCU Peter Parker's Barry Allen.

Just get George Miller to come back and direct the JUSTICE LEAGUE flick like he was going to do in the 2000s only with the current DCEU cast, get a better screenwriter, write a better script, and have Snyder go more colorful and inventive with his visuals and step back on other things that people have criticized with his flicks.
Victorg1983
Victorg1983 - 8/7/2019, 10:14 AM
WB can never do with DC what Marvel is doing with the MCU.
Plain and simple we DC fans just have to accept it maybe in another 20 years
but WB is never going to crank out 3 cbms a year and I don't know if DC can break it off and start their own production company like Marvel did after IM2 I think. But that is pretty much what it is going to take.
johnnymarr
johnnymarr - 8/7/2019, 10:34 AM
"Zack Snyder's 20 Most Revealing Vero Posts"
pintoman
pintoman - 8/7/2019, 11:49 AM
Snyder is the guy that wants to be the guy who is creative and makes movies. As opposed to a storyteller who dreams he can affect others.
Batmangina
Batmangina - 8/7/2019, 11:58 AM
Pretty much a time capsule of Zack's career - a few interesting takes on established characters/concepts/genres that would have been better served if he wrote them on a napkin and had somebody else actually make them.

On a related note, whatever happened to the fat kid on YouTube that was Zack's Number One Fan/Patient Zero/MCU Hater Supreme?
Victorg1983
Victorg1983 - 8/7/2019, 2:20 PM
I liked MOS I was ok with BVS and JL.
yes they all 3 should have been better and they all 3 got worse so you can say he was trending down for sure ... I still feel bad for him but I also don't think he really wanted to do Superman Movies like he really didn't like the Character and was more a watchmen guy.
655321
655321 - 8/7/2019, 2:28 PM
Is Zack the only one still on vero? I thought that was a thing for like 3 days max.
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 8/8/2019, 11:15 AM
... The pictures being blurry is deliberate and I'm not missing anything, right?
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