SPOILERS: Did Joss Whedon Take A Swipe At JUSTICE LEAGUE In The Movie's Opening Credits?

SPOILERS: Did Joss Whedon Take A Swipe At JUSTICE LEAGUE In The Movie's Opening Credits?

Justice League is now playing in theaters and feels more like a Joss Whedon movie than a Zack Snyder one. However, the filmmaker has said very little about his work on the movie and we may now know why...

By JoshWilding - Nov 24, 2017 03:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Justice League
Joss Whedon didn't get a credit as co-director on Justice League but he was named as a writer alongside Chris Terrio. That's because the filmmaker obviously penned those reshoots (as well as directing them) and as we've established, he added a lot to the movie and changed it in a big way. 

Despite being involved in such a key way, Whedon hasn't shared so much as a Tweet in support of the movie or offered a single interview about his role in proceedings (that latter point isn't particularly surprising). Whedon did, however, favourite a series of Tweets criticising the movie - specifically Steppenwolf - something which upset a lot of fans and generated a fair bit of negative press.



Well, now another theory is doing the rounds. During Justice League's opening credits, Terrio and Whedon's names come up when we see a despondent homeless man on the street and the scene immediately after that features a placard he's holding which reads, "I tried." As you can imagine, many believe this was a message of sorts from Whedon suggesting he tried (and failed) to save the movie.

It's also possible this was a coincidence but you can't blame people for assuming this is the case! What do you guys think? Is this a not so subtle dig at Justice League or are people jumping to conclusions?
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HornySpidey
HornySpidey - 11/24/2017, 3:26 AM
MCUForever
MCUForever - 11/24/2017, 5:18 AM
@HornySpidey - Lol this is getting out of hand
RocknRolla
RocknRolla - 11/24/2017, 7:00 AM
@HornySpidey - every time I see a new one of these, it turns my frown upside down.
Equivocal
Equivocal - 11/24/2017, 11:20 AM
@HornySpidey -

a very forgettable movie...

does anybody have a screen shot of that scene or a clip ?
I don't remember that scene
BeyondtheFuture
BeyondtheFuture - 11/24/2017, 3:26 AM
i'm pretty sure the entire opening is Snyder, down to the choice of song. It's just very reminiscent of Watchmen so no not buying it.
WakandaManAreU
WakandaManAreU - 11/24/2017, 3:53 AM
@BeyondtheFuture - Honestly, that opening seemed like Whedon trying to imitate Snyder or pay homage to him. It seemed too flat with too little CGI to be Snyder.
Origame
Origame - 11/24/2017, 4:15 AM
@WakandaManAreU - Why would there be a lot of cgi when the whole point of the scene is that there aren't any superheroes in the world anymore?
Highflyer
Highflyer - 11/24/2017, 5:10 AM
@WakandaManAreU - Was there a lot of CGI with the watchmen opening?
BlackHulk
BlackHulk - 11/24/2017, 5:24 AM
@BeyondtheFuture - Snyder likely shot the footage but whose to say that opening woulda made the final cut, especially if what people suspect about Snyder version was true and WB hated it so much they hired Whedon to fix it. As it stands, Whedon added the found footage in the begining and directed the random Batman scene immediately following the opening credits, so I think it's a little silly to believe Whedon had absolutely nothing to do with the opening credits. He saw fit to change some of the end credits.
thunderforce
thunderforce - 11/24/2017, 3:27 AM
I am sure we will know when we see his Batgirl .
dracula
dracula - 11/24/2017, 3:27 AM
Can't Wait for Batgirl, he will probably have full control since he is the one who got the studio interested in a Batgirl movie.


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