New Alleged Snyder Cut Details Emerge – Detail Justice League’s Original Plot
Following the biggest bombshell relating to the Snyder Cut, Zack Snyder’s photographic evidence proving he possesses hours of footage, the alleged initial plot and pre-reshoots leaked.
The truth about the Snyder Cut has been seeping out in drips and drabs. A mighty river of revelations and teases showed just how different it is. And Geeks WorldWide writer Vullein breaks down via Twitter the loads of stuff we didn’t see in the theatrical version.
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In a massive thread, Vullein begins by begging the question: “Supposedly Snyder Cut details?” But he continues it’s all “likely to be true” based on new info.
Supposedly Snyder Cut details? This is an old “leak” but recently revealed stuff makes this seem much more likely to be true (thread):
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
Final Battle and Expanded Arcs
First major reveals: Darkseid revives Superman (unclear if it’s with The Anti-Life Equation) and not the combined efforts of the League using the Mother Boxes.
Later, in the epic battle Steppenwolf manages to kill everyone except Flash who time-travels to change the outcome (hinting what he’d do in sequels to stop Darkseid).
Each character’s expanded arc had a dramatic force or catalyst adding weight to their stories and abilities. Aquaman wanted to retrieve the Mother Box Atlantis lost, Cyborg explored his connection to his Mother Box, Flash similarly learns about the Speed Force, Batman struggled to form the League, Superman returns to the mystery of his genetic codex from Man of Steel, and Wonder Woman goes back to Themyscira to preserve her immortality.
– Darkseid revives Superman.
– In the final battle, Steppenwolf kills the JL except for Flash who travels back in time to prevent it.
– Aquaman’s arc is about returning his motherbox to Atlantis.
– Cyborg’s arc is about his connection to a motherbox.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
– Flash’s arc is about the speed force.
– Batman’s arc is about forming the league.
– Superman’s arc is about the codex in his blood.
– WW returns to Themyscira after a century because she will die if she doesn’t, Amazons are only immortal if they remain on Themyscira.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
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Steppenwolf was in line for bigger plans. He tries to get into Superman’s head to extract the Kryptonian codex with a ruse of Lois’s death. This compels Superman to fight Batman and further develops Lois as “the key.” Flash brings her to the scene rather than a cop.
– Steppenwolf convinced Superman that during the battle against Doomsday, Lois was killed, Batman had a chance to save her but he saved himself.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
– Steppenwolf says ”He killed your world, now kill his”. There’s a little short fight between Batman & Superman, Superman wins and is about to kill Batman when Lois arrives (Flash brings her).
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
– To convince Superman of joining him Steppenwolf uses his axe to create a fake holographic projection of Batman not saving Lois. Superman continues to think about whether or not he’s wrong but Steppenwolf just shows him the fake images again.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
“When Steppenwolf goes rogue,” (betraying Darkseid or whatever that means) he thinks he can convince Superman to join his side. A “scout ship” serves as another mode of transport for Steppenwolf besides Boom Tubes.
– When Steppenwolf goes rogue he takes Superman to the scout ship to extract the codex from his blood, this is also the scene where he fights Batman and Flash brings Lois to stop him.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
The final fight leaves Superman “happier” and “more hopeful” but before they battle Steppenwolf they hold a war room session in the scout ship. Cyborg hacks its computer and discovers it was harboring Jor-El’s AI.
Jor-El reveals why Darkseid desires the Mother Boxes and Superman’s codex. The latter would help him create a “powerful army.” At war with Krypton for millennia, Darkseid’s existence was withheld in Man of Steel to prevent Kal from pursuing him and delivering the codex right to his doorstep.
– Superman is happier after the final fight, more ”hopeful” I guess you could say. The final shot is of him in the red & blue suit watching over Metropolis.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
– When Superman breaks free from the manipulation good and Steppenwolf retreats to the parademon hive for the final fight, the league discusses in the scout ship.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
– Cyborg hacks into the scout ship computer and finds some kind of hidden AI, he activates it and it’s none other than Jor-el from MOS. He gives them the information they need about Darkseid and what he wants with the motherboxes.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
– Superman asks why he didn’t tell him before, Jor-El reveals Darkseid has been at war with Kryptonians for thousands of years, if he told Kal about him in MOS he would have gone searching for him, giving Darkseid the codex, he’d create a new & powerful army.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
Vullein clears up what he meant by Steppenwolf going rogue. He felt underappreciated and sought to conquer Earth and gain possession of the codex without his lord and master Darkseid.
This doesn’t work out; he returns to Apokolips where he’s promptly obliterated by Darkseid’s Omega beams. Steppenwolf’s death in this leak contradicts Snyder’s admission Aquaman and Wonder Woman deliver the killing blows. Gods killing gods, in this case, occurs in Fourth World.
Although its possible Aquaman and Wonder Woman didn’t actually kill Steppenwolf, but only beat him to a bloody pulp before he returned to Apokolips.
Added in a sidenote, Parademons impregnate hosts like something out of Alien. That’s extraneous when you think about it; freshly dead bodies become Parademons anyway. Of course, that was in Warner Bros’ cut.
– Steppenwolf wanted to create the army on his own to exact his revenge on Darkseid and take Earth for his own, he thinks Darkseid is nothing without him.
– The parademons impregnate hosts.
– Steppenwolf is sent back to Darkseid where he is killed by ”lasers”(Omega beams).
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
A Stay in Arkham
In an unexpected twist, Zack Snyder was going to explore Arkham Asylum. Commissioner Gordon personally escorts Jared Leto’s Joker and Harley Quinn – “The clown and his bitch” – to their cells.
The guard in the control room is listening to “Hound Dog” by Elvis which incites Joker. Mr. J likes the song and says he’s “a king too ya know.” He then breaks out a ”Thank you, thank you very much” at the guard insulting him.
Arkham scene!
The scene is in the first act, early on. In Arkham Asylum Joker & Harley are being escorted to their cells by Commissioner Gordon. Gordon refers to them as ”The clown and his bitch”.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
They stop outside the control room(Opens & closes cell doors). The guard in control is listening to Hound Dog, Joker says ”I love this song. I love the king. I’m a king too ya know”.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
A guard then tells him to shut up before insulting him to which J replies ”Thank you, thank you very much”.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
Arkham was something Ben Affleck intended to go deeper into in The Batman when he was writing and directing.
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The next shot shows shorthaired Lex Luthor serving out his sentence in Arkham. In the cells next to him are Slade Wilson and someone with question mark tattoos. Vullein guesses it is Riddler.
Joker then unlocks all the cells, unleashing a riot. Slade storms through the inmates.
We cut to Luthor in his cell wearing a straight jacket and has short hair. We also see Slade Wilson in another cell.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
After a moment a lot of fuzz is heard on the intercom, Joker then talks over it before opening the cells as hound dog plays. There’s a big prison fight, Slade just tears through them all. There was some killing but no blood. Hound Dog plays throughout the full scene.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
There’s a bald guy with question marks all over him (Riddler?).
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
Luthor, unfortunate for him, remains locked up. He tries bribing Slade into setting him free, saying he will make him “a very rich man” people will fear. Slade bluntly retorts “People already fear” him and leaves Lex to rot.
Luthor’s cell is still closed but sees all the fuzz through the little hole in the door. He sees Slade and asks him to set him free, saying ”I can make you a very rich man, you will have so much power people will fear you” but Slade replies with ”People already fear me”.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
Gordon is knocked unconscious and injured in the melee. He tries to defuse the situation when he wakes up. Prisoners tortured guards, call Gordon a pig, and continue their carnage.
Batman shows up out of the dark and everybody goes back to their cell. Joker and Slade – who found his Deathstroke gear – escape but leave Harley behind. She asks Batman if he missed her.
We cut to Gordon waking up on the floor, his head bleeding, Joker is gone but they still have Harley. Slade finds his gear in the evidence room. Meanwhile, in the riot several prisoners attempt to torture a guard.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
Gordon & his men enter the hall, telling everyone to go back into their cells. They laugh, call Gordon a pig and start to walk closer to him. Batman walks out from a dark cell behind Gordon. The criminals run back into their cells.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
Ultimately, The Dark Knight’s business was with Luthor and the “incoming threat” of Darkseid. Vullein’s thread ends there.
Harley says ”Hi Bats, miss me?”. Joker and Slade escape. Batman arrived at the asylum to talk to Luthor about the incoming threat he was warned about.
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
Some Twitterers reply to Vullein’s updates with excitement, others are skeptical, saying these spoilers were proven false awhile back. Again, there are consistency issues such as who actually killed Steppenwolf.
Vullein specified the leak was old but contends the details are authentic. He claims Snyder had about 10 different cuts.
There are different versions of the Snyder Cut. Wasn’t it said that he made like 10 of them?
— Vullein (@Vullein) December 14, 2019
Whether there are ten or not, Snyder conceded recently his cut of Justice League varied in length from the time it was put together. “The assembly cut was nearly 5 hours long,” he said in a tweet.
@ScottMendelson The assembly cut was nearly 5 hours long. https://t.co/U4dRDO6E2v
— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) December 5, 2019
Doubts persist the Snyder Cut will ever be finished and see a release, but Justice League’s cast and crew, en masse with the exception of Henry Cavill, joined the calls to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut. If Warner relents, it may wind up on HBO Max.
What do you think? Is the above the genuine plot of Justice League as Snyder envisioned? Opinions below.
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