Earlier this week, Rolling Stone shared a damning piece on the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut Movement and the role director Zack Snyder may have played in organizing and/or encouraging his supporters to engage in toxic online behaviour.
The filmmaker disputed the findings, but his response its publication has not exactly endeared him to his detractors.
Snyder took to Vero to promote the digital release of his director's cut of Justice League shortly after the report went live, and included part of the following quote from Benito Mussolini: "If I advance; follow me. If I retreat; kill me. If I die; avenge me! It is better to live one day as a lion than one-hundred years as a sheep!"
Snyder's post has inevitably come under fire on social media, and while it's entirely possible that he wasn't fully aware of the source of the quote he used, many seem to feel this was a deliberate attempt to stir up more controversy and rally his followers.
Either way, when you've been accused of encouraging your fervent/militant supporters to launch a hate campaign, quoting a notorious fascist dictator probably isn't the best idea.
Cyborg actor Ray Fisher was also dragged into Rolling Stone's report, and responded by claiming it was nothing more than a "contrived hit piece." Fisher has now followed-up by denying that his team was contacted with sufficient time to issue a response.
What do you guys make of this? Are people overreacting to Snyder's social media post? Be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section.
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