Justice League: Zack Snyder’s Cut Could Be Longer Than 214 minutes

Zack Snyder, director of Justice League, has revealed that the film’s upcoming “Snyder Cut” re-release will have a runtime of more than 214 minutes. The filmmaker had previously suggested that he wanted the film to last that long (over three and a half hours), while support was growing among the 2017 film’s fanbase for Warner Bros to release the hypothetical Snyder Cut.

Snyder is currently re-editing the film at great expense for the US streaming service HBO Max. Reports have suggested the undertaking could cost between $20m and $30m to complete.

What Zack Snyder has to say on extending Justice League’s cut?

Snyder said Beyond the Trailer’s Grace Randolph that he famously advertised the runtime at 214 minutes, and now in its current state, it’s going to end up being longer than that yet. It will be exciting to bring all this new material to the fans. The theatrical release of Justice League, directed by Joss Whedon, had a runtime of just 120 minutes.

At more than 214 minutes long, the Snyder Cut will be longer than Martin Scorsese’s three and a half-hour gangster epic The Irishman, the length of which was a ubiquitous talking point throughout last year’s awards season. While this will place Justice League among the lengthiest blockbuster films that Hollywood has produced, it’s still a long way off the record holder.

Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz is renowned for his consistently slow and lengthy films, with some of his movies lasting for as many as eight, nine, and over 10 hours.

Last year, a Bangladeshi film The Innocence broke records for a theatrically release with its eye-watering runtime of more than 21 hours. 21 hours is such a long time though, how can someone watch it continuously?

Justice League 2: Release Date & Everything You Need to Know

Justice League is an American superhero film based on DC Comics superheroes. Zac Snyder directed the film and written by Joss Whedon and Chris Terro. This film is an extended part of 2016’s Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. In the Justice League film, the story revolves around DC superheroes. After Superman’s death, Wonder Woman and Batman recruit Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash to join their team. As a team, they save the world from catastrophic threats of Steppenwolf and army of Parademons.

Justice League 2 is all set to launch in June in 2019. But it gets delayed because of solo films of the main characters of the film. Such as Wonder Woman 2 and The Flash released in 2020. Also due to the coronavirus pandemic, it postponed to next year. Now it is anticipated to release in April 2021.

Well, there is no confirmation about the cast and crew of Justice League 2. Also, there will be some new edition to the cast for the movie. But the cast may include Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Gal Gadot as Wonder-Woman, and Ben Affleck as Batman. Also Henry Cavill as Superman, Jason Mamoa as Aquaman and Ezra Miller joining the film’s cast.

But there is a rumour that Ben Affleck may replace in the upcoming film. Also, Cavill said he would like to play the role of Superman again, but there is no confirmation.

In this film, we will see Darkside as the main antagonist of the plot. In Justice League, we saw Lex Luthor escape from Arkham Asylum. And he planned to build a company of his own. This might be the plot for the Justice League 2. Later he and Deathstroke may be teamed up to challenge the Justice League.

The trailer for the film isn’t unveiled yet. And it’s hard to see when it will release. But we hope this long-awaited film to fulfill all the expectations of DC fans.