Rumor: Could A ‘Justice League’ Extended Cut Be Released?

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 8, 2018 9:30 am EST

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And Warner Bros. knows they have to do something to save the ailing DC Extended Universe. They’ve shaken up their executive structure and hired a new DC Films president. But one thing they haven’t done is give into the ludicrous demands of the fans demanding a “Zack Snyder cut” of the movie — a cut that probably doesn’t actually exist. But with the impending release of Justice League on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital, new information is surfacing on a possible extended cut of the comic book movie. Maybe (hopefully) that will finally satisfy Snyder fans.

This rumor comes on the heels of Zack Snyder fans flooding (or rather, trickling) the Warner Bros. headquarters lot in Burbank, California, demanding that the studio #ReleaseTheSnyderCut.

Fans gathered in front of Warner Bros. HQ today to take a photo and ask them to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut pic.twitter.com/JQPxjVPQNu

— Batman-News.com (@BatmanNewsCom) January 6, 2018

About 13 people showed up to the planned protest, according to ComicBookMovie.com, not quite the numbers that fans would need for Warner Bros. to pay attention and release the non-existent Zack Snyder cut. For the last time, this “Zack Snyder cut” doesn’t exist — and those alleged extra 15 minutes of footage will likely only consist of a few finished scenes that were cut at the last minute. Producing a whole new director’s cut would require Warner Bros. to spend even more money on unfinished visual effects and post-production, which the studio is unlikely to do given the movie’s lofty budget (rumored to be more than $300 million) and the film’s disappointing box office performance. Like I said, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has managed to outgross Justice League’s entire run in just a few weekends.

Justice League is expected to be released digitally in February 2018. No Blu-ray and DVD release date has been announced yet, but it’s estimated to hit shelves in March 2018.