Zack Snyder has a reputation for stretching his projects across lengthy runtimes. The Batman v Superman and Watchmen director’s cuts all last over three hours – and the Justice League Snyder Cut could top the lot according to the director.
Snyder had previously stated that the runtime of the HBO Max release (at the time nothing more than a hashtag) was 214 minutes long. Now, it’s even longer.
“I famously advertised the runtime at 214 minutes,” Snyder told Beyond the Trailer’s Grace Randolph. “Now, in its current state, it’s going to end up being longer than that yet… [it’s] exciting to bring all this new material to the fans,” Snyder said, though was reticent to confirm an exact runtime as he was “still working on” the movie.
That is, even if it even is going to be a movie. Around the time of the Justice League Snyder Cut announcement, THR floated the idea that it could end up being a multi-part miniseries on HBO Max. Even so, it could be Snyder’s longest project in its current state, potentially eclipsing the Watchmen Ultimate Cut (215 minutes) and Batman v Superman’s director’s cut (183 minutes).
It also speaks to the scope of what Snyder is trying to achieve. The original Justice League runtime – helmed by Joss Whedon – reached a mere 120 minutes. It even outstrips the epic Avengers: Endgame, which clocked in at 182 minutes.
We’re likely to hear more – maybe even an exact runtime – at DC’s upcoming FanDome event. August's showcase will feature looks at the Snyder Cut as well as a presence from Wonder Woman 1984 and even The Batman.
In the meantime, find out what’s in store at Comic-Con 2020, including the dates and times of every major panel.
Dru_Zod47 on July 21st, 2020 at 11:57 UTC »
Isn't this really old news? When he released the image with the Snyder Cut canister, it did say '214 mins'.
Only when he revealed that they are releasing his version, we got to learn that it is close to 4 hours long.
Wiger_King on July 21st, 2020 at 11:47 UTC »
I hope we get to see when they get the lembas bread and gifts from Galadriel this time.
TellYouEverything on July 21st, 2020 at 11:27 UTC »
Guys, just to put into perspective how bizarre this article is:
Its source is a Grace Randolph video
She interviewed Zack Snyder, somehow (and apart from that time a few weeks ago when she was adamant about some production rumours before getting shut down by actual crew - on twitter, no less - she’s turned out to be a cracking reporter)
All Zack said was that thanks to Warner Bros renewed faith in him, he has room to revise and add if he wants. You know, he can live and breathe and have bonus thoughts while working on this incomplete movie. Massive if true.
The whole article is basically “Zack mentioned it could be longer than 214 minutes”
Edit: interesting comment from u/tromadin that seems to vindicate Grace for that “false report”.
Edit 2: since this article couldn’t bring us anything of value, here’s a compilation of GR laying into Jessica Chastain that had me cackling