BATMAN Writer Scott Snyder Was Asked To Work On Comic Book "Expansion" Of ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE

Scott Snyder is best known for his comic book work on titles like Batman and Dark Nights: Metal, and he's now revealed why he had to turn down penning a series tied to Zack Snyder's Justice League...

By JoshWilding - Dec 07, 2020 01:12 AM EST

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Before the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement paid off, many fans suggested that Zack Snyder's version of Justice League could be adapted into a comic book or animated movie. That definitely would have saved Warner Bros. a lot of money as the studio has spent tens of millions of dollars finishing the "Snyder Cut" for the HBO Max streaming service.

During this weekend's CCXP event, comic book writer Scott Snyder (best known for his work on titles like Batman and Dark Nights: Metal) revealed that he was asked to work on an adaptation and "expansion" of Zack Snyder's Justice League.

While he didn't go into specifics, Snyder admitted that he had to turn the project down, adding: "I had a lot of jobs ahead of me and I can’t deal with people confusing us anymore." That last part is a joke, of course, as they share the same surname. It's a shame his involvement didn't pan out, but it seems unlikely plans for this comic book tie-in were completely dropped.

As for how it will adapt and expand Zack Snyder's corner of the DC Extended Universe, chances are it will focus on "Knightmare" or fill in some gaps that the filmmaker has been unable to shoot (Darkseid's history for example). However, what would be really interesting is a comic book "sequel" adapting what was going to be Justice League: Part 2 before plans changed.

We'll have to wait and see, but given how open the director has been with fans over the years, chances are it won't be too long before he comments on this.

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dracula - 12/7/2020, 1:36 AM

the good Snyder asked to work on something for the bad snyder.

good move Scott, your work is too good for his crap

dracula - 12/7/2020, 1:38 AM

Scott Snyder's Batman was the best part of the new 52, think he and geoff johns were the only writers to stay on a book for the entire thing

BlackIceJoe - 12/7/2020, 1:55 AM

It definitely would have been great to see what Scott could have thought up.

Plus I can't help but wonder if it would have possibly opened the doors for other DC live action movies too.

tmp3 - 12/7/2020, 1:57 AM

Scott Snyder’s recent stuff has been dog shit. The BatManhattan who laughs? GTFOH

Doomsday8888 - 12/7/2020, 2:30 AM

@tmp3
THIS.
F*cking gutter trash stories, smdh.

Nightwing1015 - 12/7/2020, 3:51 AM

@tmp3 - Unfortunately I have to agree. The first issue of Last Knight on Earth was pretty good. Other that that, there has been a dip in quality.

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