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Zack Snyder Finally Acknowledges Joss Whedon's Justice League as DCEU Canon


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It's no secret that DCEU director Zack Snyder feels a certain type of way towards Joss Whedon's theatrical cut of Justice League and to put it simply, Snyder isn't that much of a fan of Whedon's work despite the fact that he's never seen the divisive movie. However, as much as he wants to erase the film from existence, there's really nothing he, and anyone else for that matter can do about it.


It's safe to say that the entire DC Extended Universe fanbase has never acknowledged the infamous Whedon's cut as canon although the film obviously shares the story and continuity of its predecessors. Even Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins doesn't hold the film in such high regard. In fact, she even said during an interview that all DCEU directors don't consider the Whedon cut canon.

Now, in a surprising new statement, Snyder himself has finally acknowledged that Joss Whedon's Justice League is actually DCEU canon, well, to Warner Bros. at least. In a recent interview with DC Cinematic Cast, Snyder explains: "It'll be interesting. It's interesting, sort of in the DCEU, or whatever it's become, that that trilogy (comprised of Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, Justice League) sort of insulates itself in some ways it becomes, like, it's its own thing now. And it doesn't really rely on, you know..."

"And I said, I famously said, and it's true, this is not saying anything, this isn't controversial... But you know, Warner Bros, is it, that this film, my Justice League, is not canon, right? Canon for Warner Bros. is the Joss Whedon version of Justice League, right? That's, in their mind, that's canon. And what I'm doing is not. Everything is not. So it's just an interesting, that relationship," Snyder said. "And I'm fine with it because I feel like the only way that I could have made this film with autonomy was because of that, because of me admitting and agreeing to the fact that it is not canon."

Technically speaking, yes, the Whedon cut may still be considered canon but not for long as the Snyder Cut is on its way. Sure, the chances of the 4-hour DCEU film being able to remove the Whedon cut from our memories are pretty slim but it can certainly get rid of the bitter taste the 2017 superhero flick left in our mouths, and quite frankly, that's all we ever wanted.

Zack Snyder's Justice League hits HBO Max on March 18.


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