History Film / JusticeLeague2017

The film had a notoriously {{troubled production}}. Zack Snyder stepped down during post-production after a family tragedy so co-writer Creator/JossWhedon was tasked to deliver the theatrical version on a studio mandate. Whedon oversaw rewrites to the script and shot new scenes meant to give the movie [[LighterAndSofter a lighter tone and more humor]] in an attempt to course-correct from the criticism ''Batman v Superman'' got for its somber tone, all the while scrapping a lot of footage and even entire scenes filmed by Snyder and written by Creator/ChrisTerrio. Audiences immediately saw the changes from [[MissingTrailerScene what was shown in trailers]] (a number of which are detailed on the [[Trivia/JusticeLeague2017 Trivia page]]) and from the overall tone heavily clashing with Snyder's previous films. A [[SendingStuffToSaveTheshow fan campaign]] emerged to have the "Snyder Cut" released, spurring debates for over two years on how different this version would be, how complete it was and if it could ever see the light of day.

* TimeSkip: About a year has passed since the apparent HeroicSacrifice of Superman.

* RealityEnsues: Barry is able to super-speed along the inside of the cooling tower, basically defying gravity, but when he loses contact with the wall, gravity takes hold again, and Batman saves him with a bat-rope. Barry responds with a timid, but grateful, "Thank you."

The film had a notoriously {{troubled production}}. Zack Snyder stepped down during post-production after a family tragedy. Creator/JossWhedon was tasked to deliver the theatrical version on a studio mandate, and wrote and shot new scenes that altered the film while scrapping a lot of footage and even entire scenes filmed by Snyder and written by Creator/ChrisTerrio. Audiences immediately saw the changes from [[MissingTrailerScene what was shown in trailers]] (a number of which are detailed on the [[Trivia/JusticeLeague2017 Trivia page]]) and from the overall tone heavily clashing with Snyder's previous films. A [[SendingStuffToSaveTheshow fan campaign]] emerged to have the "Snyder Cut" released, spurring debates for over two years on how different this version would be, how complete it was and if it could ever see the light of day.

* MovieMultipack: Ultimately {{Jossed}}. It was previously reported that this would be two movies based on a single screenplay by Terrio, scheduled for 2017 and 2019. They were explicitly labeled as ''Justice League: Part One'' and ''Justice League: Part Two'' rather than two movies with entirely different subtitles. But in June 2016 it was clarified that the 2017 movie will be a standalone movie simply titled ''Justice League'', while the 2019 sequel (tentatively named ''Justice League 2'') will be [[http://screenrant.com/justice-league-standalone-movie/ standalone as well]], not "the second half" of the first one.

** Secretary of State Calvin Swanwick (Creator/HarryLennix) and Major Carrie Farris (Christina Wren) don't appear either.

The film had a notoriously {{troubled production}}. Zack Snyder stepped down during post-production after a family tragedy. Creator/JossWhedon was tasked to deliver the theatrical version on a studio mandate, and wrote and shot new scenes that altered the film while scrapping a lot of footage and even entire scenes filmed by Snyder and written by Creator/ChrisTerrio. Audiences immediately saw the changes from [[MissingTrailerScene what was shown in trailers]] (a number of which are detailed on the [[Trivia/JusticeLeague2017 Trivia page]]) and from the overall tone heavily clashing with Snyder's previous films. A [[SendingStuffToSaveTheshow fan campaign]] emerged to see the so-called "Snyder Cut", spurring debates for over two years on how different this version would be, how complete it was and if it could ever see the light of day.

The film had a notoriously {{troubled production}}. Zack Snyder stepped down during post-production after a family tragedy. Creator/JossWhedon was tasked to deliver the theatrical version on a studio mandate, and wrote and shot new scenes that altered the film while scrapping a lot of footage that Snyder shot. Audiences immediately saw the changes from [[MissingTrailerScene what was shown in trailers]] (a number of which are detailed on the [[Trivia/JusticeLeague2017 Trivia page]]) and from the overall tone heavily clashing with Snyder's previous films. A [[SendingStuffToSaveTheshow fan campaign]] emerged to see the so-called "Snyder Cut", spurring debates for over two years on how different this version would be, how complete it was and if it could ever see the light of day.

->'''Lois Lane:''' Darkness, the truest darkness, is not the absence of light. It is the conviction that the light will never return. But the light always returns to show us things familiar, Home, family, and things entirely new, or long overlooked. It shows us new possibilities and challenges us to pursue them. This time, the light shone on the heroes coming out of the shadows to tell us we won't be alone again. Our darkness was deep and soon to swallow all hope. But these heroes were here the whole time to remind us that hope is real. That you can see it. All you have to do is look up in the sky...
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''Justice League'' is the long-awaited film adaptation of the Franchise/{{Justice League|OfAmerica}}, the iconic Creator/DCComics SuperTeam. The film was initially directed by Creator/ZackSnyder, then additional post-production material was written and directed by Creator/JossWhedon following Snyder's departure from the project. It is the fifth film set in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, released in November 2017.

This campaign ended up succeeding. In late 2019, Creator/WarnerMedia took interest in the situation and approved a budget for Snyder to develop a proper [[ReCut Director's Cut]], which was eventually released as ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'' on Creator/HBOMax in 2021. This new film is distinct enough in storytelling, style, tone and footage to have a separate trope page.

The film had a notoriously {{troubled production}}. Zack Snyder stepped down during post-production after a family tragedy. Creator/JossWhedon was tasked to deliver the theatrical version on a studio mandate, and wrote and shot new scenes that altered the film while scrapping a lot of footage that Sndyer shot. Audiences immediately saw the changes from [[MissingTrailerScene what was shown in trailers]] (a number of which are detailed on the [[Trivia/JusticeLeague2017 Trivia page]]) and from the overall tone heavily clashing with Snyder's previous films. A [[SendingStuffToSaveTheshow fan campaign]] emerged to see the so-called "Snyder Cut", spurring debates for over two years on how different this version would be, how complete it was and if it could ever see the light of day.

This campaign ended up succeeding. In late 2019, Creator/WarnerMedia took interest in the situation and approved a budget for Snyder to develop a proper [[ReCut Director's Cut]], which was eventually released on Creator/HBOMax in 2021. This new film is distinct enough in storytelling, style, tone and footage to have a separate trope page as ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''.

Despite the MillionToOneChance, this campaign ended up succeeding. Creator/WarnerMedia eventually took interest in the situation and approved a budget for Snyder to develop a proper [[ReCut Director's Cut]] to be released on Creator/HBOMax. This new film is distinct enough in storytelling, style, tone and footage to have a separate trope page as ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''.

Despite the MillionToOneChance, this campaign ended up succeeding. Creator/WarnerMedia eventually took interest in the situation and approved a budget for Snyder to develop a proper [[ReCut Director's Cut]] to be released on Creator/HBOMax. This new film is distinct enough in storytelling, style, tone and footage to have a separate trope page as ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''. Additional details tied to the overall production can be read [[UsefulNotes/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague here]].

Despite the MillionToOneChance, this campaign ended up succeeding. Creator/WarnerMedia eventually took interest in the situation and approved a budget for Snyder to develop a proper [[ReCut Director's Cut]] to be released on Creator/HBOMax. This new film is distinct enough in story, style, tone and footage to have a separate trope page as ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''. Additional details tied to the overall production can be read [[UsefulNotes/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague here]].

Despite the MillionToOneChance, this campaign ended up succeeding. Creator/WarnerMedia eventually took interest in the situation and approved a budget for Snyder to develop a proper [[ReCut Director's Cut]] to be released on Creator/HBOMax. This new project is distinct enough in story, style, tone and footage to have a separate trope page as ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''. Additional details tied to the overall production can be read [[UsefulNotes/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague here]].

* DarkestHour:

** [[spoiler: Later on, after Superman's resurrection doesn't exactly go according to plan, all three Mother Boxes are in Steppenwolf's possession. Superman goes with Lois to his home in Smallville, leaving the heroes with their tails between their legs as Steppenwolf prepares to make his winning move.]]

Despite the MillionToOneChance, this campaign ended up succeeding. Creator/WarnerMedia eventually took interest in the situation and on May 20, 2020 revealed Snyder has been commissioned to develop a [[ReCut Director's Cut]]. It will be released on Creator/HBOMax as ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'', and is distinct enough in story, style, tone and footage to have a separate trope page. Additional details tied to the overall production can be read [[UsefulNotes/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague here]].

*** The original script that was scrapped before Zack Snyder even began filming had [[spoiler:ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} teleporting via Boom-Tube in the Batcave where Lois is sheltered and killing her, making Superman snap and causing his FaceHeelTurn with the Anti-Life Equation, explaining Superman's anger at Batman.]]

* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Averted. Arthur Curry and Bruce Wayne are referred to as "the Aquaman" and "the Batman", respectively. Diana also calls Victor "a cyborg"... because he ''is'' one. Whether he'll take it as a codename remains to be seen. Superman is also referred to by that. On the other hand, Diana is still not called "Wonder Woman", and Barry never even mentions the name "Flash".[[note]]Barry never even thinks of the name until he meets [[spoiler: The Arrowverse version of the Flash in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' who refers to him as such.[[/note]]

* SceneryGorn: The city is so covered in fire, rubble, and red smoke during the Parademons invasion that it looks like something out of Dante's ''[[Literature/TheDivineComedy Inferno]]''.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine You can't save the world alone.]]'']]

* TwoCanPlayThatGame: Throughout the film, [[UnskilledButStrong despite his inexperience]] the Flash's sheer super-speed has given him a clear advantage in every confrontation, to the point that everyone else seems frozen by comparison. He tries to use this when facing the recently resurrected Superman, only for him suddenly turn to face him (accompanied by an OhCrap expression on Barry's face). The confrontation quickly turns against him as Superman's own speed and reflexes is enough to keep up, whilst his other powers give him the advantage. Played more humorous in climax, where now on much better terms the two agree to having a friendly race across the country.

Despite the MillionToOneChance, this campaign ended up succeeding. Creator/WarnerMedia eventually took interest in the situation and on May 20, 2020 revealed Snyder has been commissioned to develop a [[ReCut Director's Cut]]. Rather than an extra long movie, it will be a MiniSeries released exclusively on Creator/HBOMax as ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'', and is distinct enough in story, style, tone and footage to have a separate trope page. Additional details tied to the overall production can be read [[UsefulNotes/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague here]].

* TwoCanPlayThatGame: * Throughout the film, [[UnskilledButStrong despite his inexperience]] the Flash's sheer super-speed has given him a clear advantage in every confrontation, to the point that everyone else seems frozen by comparison. He tries to use this when facing the recently resurrected Superman, only for him suddenly turn to face him(accompanied by an OhCrap expression on Barry's face). The confrontation quickly turns against him as Superman's own speed and reflexes is enough to keep up, whilst his other powers give him the advantage. Played more humorous in climax, where now on much better terms the two agree to having a friendly race across the country.