I am not writing this to request for the Snyder cut, I’m writing this to request for an answer from Warner Bros. SDCC is nearing and all eyes are on WB to give an answer and we’ll be OK if it’s a “NO”.

Zack Snyder & the good people at Warner Bros. completely changed my life when they kick-started the DC Extended Universe/DC Films with Man of Steel & Batman v Superman. Zack Snyder is also the one who made genre changing films like Watchmen and 300. Zack Snyder’s impact on the comic book medium would only truly be felt after his era ended. As you all know, Justice League was heavily ‘meddled’ by the executives. All these changes made me cry thinking about the injustice done to my beloved characters & Zack Snyder.

Quoting Washington Post,

” But there’s a unity of vision to the Snyder-led DC movies that is simply lacking over at Marvel. The idea, beginning with “Man of Steel,” was a simple one: What would happen if gods appeared on Earth? Snyder’s reboot of Superman asked us to consider what responsibilities a man with godlike power would be willing to accept. “Batman v. Superman” asked how the world’s most powerful men — batty billionaires and tech giants alike — would react to instantly find themselves lower on the food chain. How would they protect humanity from the new monsters in their midst? “Suicide Squad,” meanwhile, asked how the government might respond to such an invasion, while “Wonder Woman” was all about the need for gods (or, at least, a demigod) to understand that free will sometimes lead to death and destruction. ”

Over at Comic Book Debate, my friend & fan of the DCEU, Fiona Zheng, wrote an open letter to Warner Bros. after watching Justice League. She wrote on how Justice League was the exact opposite of what Zack Snyder intended. You can read it by clicking here.

I’d like to repeat some points that Fiona pointed out:

I was very disappointed by Whedon’s disrespectful nature to women in this film. Some of his worst reshoot scenes included lame sex jokes on behalf of DCEU’s most important female characters, like Lois Lane. To add to this, the offensive “Body fall” between the Flash and Wonder Woman goes against anything Zack Snyder has done for women in his films. The contrast of Snyder and Whedon’s filming standard and ability is obvious and jarring. Simply put, Whedon’s poor writing dialogue didn’t fit the epic nature that Zack Snyder and Chris Terrio intended. Your meddling with the film’s intended tone, scope, and vision to prevent another critical panning was useless because the film was panned anyways. I can’t stop imaging how great Justice League could have been if you didn’t let Whedon’s writing and the firing of Junkie XL be used to move away from Snyder’s original vision. Fiona Zheng

We the beloved supporters of the DCEU request you to release the real version of Justice League, that is, the Snyder cut. We have several proofs that it does exist even though it is unfinished.

We created a petition where 170,000 + fans & audience around the world from all backgrounds signed it requesting WB to release the cut.

Fans then created an innovative website for the Snyder Cut. forsnydercut.com

Fans also showed support for the Snyder cut with a photo OP in front of WB lot at L.A

Fans have also boycotted the Blu-ray/digital release of Justice League & 70% of DC Fans refused to buy it. All these people have told me that they would only buy if the Snyder cut was released.

Several fans have made their own versions of Justice League by re-scoring and re-coloring the movie to fit into Zack’s style & tone. They made a de-Whedonised version of a Zack Snyder movie which was closer to his vision with the few resources they had. You can check out the features of the best fan-cut and download it here

Batman v Superman was trending in the US & many other regions after 2 years of its release (on its anniversary)



A friend of BOF, Kevin Smith’s friend, CC’s Source & most importantly Ciarán Hinds ( Steppenwolf ) confirmed that the Snyder Cut is extremely better than the movie that was released in theaters. Ciaran Hinds went on to comment that the theatrical cut wasn’t the movie he worked so hard on.

Ray Fisher (Cyborg), Ezra Miller (The Flash) and Jason Momoa (Aquaman) have also shown their support for the Snyder Cut. It is a well known fact that the entire JL cast including Ben Affleck & Gal Gadot, was against Joss Whedon’s reshoots.

If WB is cruel enough to never release the cut, then just tell us. Make an announcement saying any one of these:

“The theatrical cut is your Snyder cut” or

“We are moving on from Justice League to a new era of fun, hope and optimism” or

“We are moving on from Justice League to a new era of DC Films where directors get creative freedom without worrying about the extended universe” or

“We are very sorry to disappoint the fans with Justice League and we will make sure that we won’t meddle with our future films and artists.” or

“You ain’t gonna get a Snyder cut, BITCH”

The Snyder cut exists & it’s 80% finished. We know that finishing it will cost even more money, so just release the unfinished version.

People all around the world are depending on the kind people working at Warner Bros & DC Entertainment to provide an answer at SDCC 2018.

Yours faithfully,

Haroon Shareef ( @Haroon4D )