JUSTICE LEAGUE: More Shocking Details Emerge About Why Joss Whedon Replaced Zack Snyder

JUSTICE LEAGUE: More Shocking Details Emerge About Why Joss Whedon Replaced Zack Snyder

While many fans are hoping that the Snyder Cut of Justice League will be announced at Comic-Con, some new details have emerged about the behind the scenes chaos which plagued the DC Comics adaptation...

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By JoshWilding - Jun 12, 2018 02:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Justice League
Yesterday, we learned that Geoff Johns will take on a very different position within Warner Bros. as a writer and producer. However, the news led to Vulture senior editor Kyle Buchanan Tweeting out some behind the scenes information about the role the prolific comic book scribe played in Justice League.

As you can see, Johns' involvement throughout production - which saw him contribute multiple rewrites - clearly frustrated original scribe Chris Terrio and led to him complaining and pointing out, "Maybe try using some of my pages?" When Zack Snyder screened his first cut of Justice League to Warner Bros. execs in 2017, they weren't happy, and that led to even more chaos behind the scenes.

Scrambling to come up with a version of the movie they were happy with, a number of writers and directors were brought in to discuss the project and it was ultimately Joss Whedon who won the job...unfortunately, not even The Avengers helmer could save the superhero ensemble at that stage and it obviously ended up being something of a mess (with some questionable, mouth-related CGI).

What do you guys think of these latest behind the scenes details? Share your thoughts down below. 


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Spagett
Spagett - 6/12/2018, 2:46 AM
I can't even keep track of everything that went on with this movie. Can they just release all the Superman scenes with Cavill's real lips? I don't know what the did to that 3rd act but that freeze breath shot has a cgi body with cgi hands. Super weird.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 6/12/2018, 5:09 AM
@Spagett - from the rumors, he had no lines without his CGI Lip. Snyder only shot action and posing scenes. Snyder wasted 200 mil shooting "cool/stylized scenes" again that don't fit the narrative just like BVS. WB asked for the rough cut and saw this, then fired him and geoff johns on set.

Whedon had to reshoot, cut, and share the remaining budget with the vfx team to give audiences a "cohesive" plot out of snyder's crap. Whedon rewrote all Superman's dialogue and scenes to make him more friendly and playful. Hence the rumor that Cavill liked Whedon's Superman more than Snyder's.
demery
demery - 6/12/2018, 5:53 AM
@mastakilla39 - If only they got Whedon to do the rest of the flick from the start instead of Snyder. Or George Miller directing from a script by Bruce Timm and Gail Simone.
Equivocal
Equivocal - 6/12/2018, 11:36 AM
@demery -

or
they could've hired a SKILLED director
after that mess called bvs

a visual director's mishap
(bvs)
should've been enough to correct the course of the doom dcu...
demery
demery - 6/12/2018, 4:43 PM
@Equivocal - Same thing.
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 6/12/2018, 2:46 AM
Shocked, shocked I tell you!
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 6/12/2018, 2:48 AM
Also, I don't know where people are getting the idea of a Snyder cut ever being made or even shown, if WB wanted people to see it, they would have released it theatrically, but they saw how bad it was, so why would anyone think they would then want the public to see how bad it was?
Skrull
Skrull - 6/12/2018, 2:50 AM
@JustAChillFan - If it is that bad, showing it to the public might shut up the Snyder fanboys.
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 6/12/2018, 2:56 AM
@Skrull - but it would also cost them a shitload of money on something that has already cost them a shitload of money.

Also, it wouldn't shut up the Snyder cult. They would like it even if it's bad and then keep complaining about how WB should've released the Snyder cut to begin with because it's soooooo much better.
Skrull
Skrull - 6/12/2018, 2:48 AM
You know what they say about sleeping dogs and dead horses? That would be good advice to keep in mind regarding more Justice League "news".
Forthas
Forthas - 6/12/2018, 2:51 AM
But this does not make sense...if Johns caused some of the issues with Justice League (not to mention he was part of the production team on the 2011 Green Lantern film) why hire him to make the Green Lantern Corp?

Roodi
Roodi - 6/12/2018, 2:59 AM
@Forthas - They'll just scrap his stuff if it's bad like how they did with The Batman.
Forthas
Forthas - 6/12/2018, 3:03 AM
@Roodi - Good point!
CamtonoOfBeskar
CamtonoOfBeskar - 6/12/2018, 3:12 AM
@Forthas - well, because WB are idiots.
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 6/12/2018, 2:52 AM
It's the same old story, WB had buyer's remorse after giving Snyder a THIRD chance, and then tried to fix something that was already in deep shit and ended up making it worse.

They shouldn't have given Snyder so many chances to begin with.

Also, I know you guys haven't seen this in a while, so here you go.
Skrull
Skrull - 6/12/2018, 3:38 AM
@RageDriver2401 -

case
case - 6/12/2018, 6:39 AM
@Skrull - geezus. Lol.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 6/12/2018, 8:45 AM
@Skrull - These ones just won’t stop coming haha.
Ryuzaki
Ryuzaki - 6/12/2018, 2:55 AM
Meanwhile Andre still believes that a Justice League sequel can make more than 1 billion dollars at box office.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 6/12/2018, 3:04 AM
@Ryuzaki - That mother[frick]er's STILL going with that delusional bullshit?!
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 6/12/2018, 3:46 AM
@Ryuzaki - I remember when Batman v. Superman came out and he made a blurry video from the theater bragging about how it was the greatest superhero film ever made. He then followed with (F*** Marvel and that Christopher Nolan Dark Knight garbage.) I shut off the video instantly.
MarvelDCAllDay
MarvelDCAllDay - 6/12/2018, 5:29 AM
@Ryuzaki - Is this guy’s YouTube channel popular or something? Who even is this and why does he keep getting posted here?
IronMandarin
IronMandarin - 6/12/2018, 6:29 AM
@Ryuzaki - How does this idiot somehow have 33 comments below his video agreeing with him?
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