ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE Will Have A 10-Minute Intermission If And When It Plays In Theaters

Zack Snyder's Justice League will premiere on HBO Max next month, and the director has now confirmed that if his movie receives a theatrical release, there will be a special intermission. Check it out!

By JoshWilding - Feb 13, 2021 05:02 AM EST

Filed Under: Justice League

The "Snyder Cut" of Justice League is fast approaching, and excitement is definitely building for this original version of the DC Comics adaptation. However, at a whopping four hours long, it's a good job we'll be watching it from home on HBO Max as the pause button means we won't miss a beat!

That's particularly important for pee breaks, of course, but if and when Zack Snyder's Justice League plays on the big screen, it will feature an intermission at the halfway point.

How likely that is depends on the interest it generates on HBO Max, and the reopening of theaters in 2021. During an interview with I Minutemen, Snyder explained that this ten-minute break will be an event in itself (clearly, the filmmaker is banking on this happening somewhere down the line).

"If ever the movie's able to be viewed in the cinema, we have a 10-minute intermission which is built into the movie. Which has a beautiful suite of music," Snyder explained. "So that adds an extra 10 minutes to the movie as well." It's likely Junkie XL is responsible for that, though the filmmaker has yet to reveal whether he wants us to watch Justice League on the big screen in colour or black and white.

Time will tell, but check back here tomorrow for the new trailer for Zack Snyder's Justice League.

Click on the "Next" button below for a breakdown
of Will Beall's Justice League screenplay!

10. Batman And Superman Are Allies

Superman is dead when the Snyder Cut begins, but in Beall's version, the Man of Steel is good friends with Batman. They know each other's secret identities, and meet in a Metropolis diner for a catch-up.

Before heading to Central City to recruit the Flash, there's a battle in Lexcorp Tower against KGBeast and Killer Croc to deal with. Lex Luthor is in the midst of attempting to buy Kryptonite from the former, but they're all interrupted by the arrival of Desaad, one of Darkseid's most loyal followers.

He kills Croc, and makes off with the Kryptonite.

This action-packed, character-heavy opening doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of what's to come, however...

9. Darkseid Is The Film's Big Bad

Steppenwolf doesn't get as much to do in this Justice League, and Darkseid is the lead baddie from the start. The film wastes no time in introducing the ruler of Apokolips, with the opening scene taking place on the villain's home planet.

Snyder and Terrio clearly had a different idea for how Darkseid's big screen introduction would work, as he's only expected to make a cameo appearance in the Snyder Cut. The reason for that is because he was supposed to take center stage in the Justice League: Part 2 film Warner Bros. initially greenlit.

Had Beall's script been used, Darkseid might have beaten Thanos to theaters.

While this film may have had Darkseid in spades, there's one member of the League who was set to be M.I.A.

8. There's No Aquaman

Jason Momoa's Aquaman has become a firm fan-favorite, and his solo film grossed over $1 billion globally in 2018.

Beall, however, had no intention of using the King of Atlantis. While there are a lot of other heroes in this Justice League, it seems the writer couldn't quite figure out how to bring this divisive superhero to the screen. Remember, when Beall was penning this screenplay, it was before DC Comics reinvented Arthur Curry with the New 52 reboot.

As you'll soon come to see, it would have been tricky to squeeze Aquaman into this story, because Beall instead focused on characters who Snyder overlooked in his film.

Chief among them is Green Lantern...

7. Green Lantern/Hawkman Team-Up

There was a huge cosmic element to Beall's Justice League screenplay, with Green Lantern John Stewart and Hawkman teaming up in an outer space nightclub to stop Kanjar Ro from helping Dessad weaponize the Kryptonite he stole from Lex Luthor and KGBeast.

We don't get a Hal Jordan mention, and this film was presumably set in a separate world to 2011's Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds.

While all this is happening, there's a subplot about Amanda Waller and the Department of Metahuman. Interestingly, she has her own team made up of Tattooed Man, Copperhead, Cheetah, and Solomon Grundy (we'll come back to them).

Also on Earth, Superman is kidnapped by Steppenwolf and his Parademons, and taken back to Apokolips.

6. Massacre On Oa

Batman heads to Themyscira to seek Wonder Woman's help, and we learn they have a romantic history.

John Stewart, meanwhile, returns to Earth, and and meets with Bruce, Diana, and the Flash in the Batcave (which is packed full of Easter Eggs, including The Penguin's Umbrella and multiple Batmobiles and Batsuits).

As the team formulates a plan to rescue Superman, John heads back to Oa, only to find the planet decimated by Darkseid. Katma Tui, Kilowag, Guy Gardner, Salakk, and Tomar-Re are all dead, a sign Beall wasn't exactly thinking ahead to their potential future in the DC Universe...for now, anyway.

With no Green Lantern Corps standing in his way, Darkseid heads to Earth.

5. Batman v Superman

Superman has fallen under Darkseid's control, and a fight with Batman ensues.

Like in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, the Caped Crusader dons a special armored Batsuit to take on the Man of Steel in hand-to-hand combat.

It's Wonder Woman who eventually figures out how to free Superman from Darkseid, and the hero quickly rejoins the League to repel the villain's invasion. However, things get a little strange at this point in Beall's Justice League film because Kal-El finds himself thrust eleven years into the future after travelling through a Boom Tube.

This has to be where Snyder and Terrio got the idea to tackle a "Knightmare" future in their version.

4. A Desolate Future

Superman learns that Darkseid has wiped out 80% of the planet's population, and Diana and Bruce are leading what's left of the human resistance.

Batman is Wonder Woman's second in command, and they have a son: Clark Wayne.

It seems Superman's disappearance through the Boom Tube left Earth defenseless, and even Lex Luthor is now aligned with the heroes. "Batman's Berzerkers" is a team made up of Deathstroke, Captain Boomerang, Huntress, and Cheetah, essentially meaning the Dark Knight is the leader of the Suicide Squad.

The survivors are based in Superman's Fortress of Solitude.

3. Time-Travel

We know Batman and Cyborg are responsible for sending the Flash back in time in the SnyderVerse, though it's likely those scenes were being saved for the sequel.

In Beall's film, it's Lex Luthor who figured out how to send Barry Allen eleven years into the past.

The Future Flash arrives on Earth prior to Darkseid's invasion, and dies in his younger self's arms shortly after warning the younger Barry about what's to come for the League.

After warning his teammates, the stage is set for an epic battle...

2. Epic Final Battle

Superman has already been taken to Apokolips at this point, so Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, and Green Lantern travel to the planet to stop Darkseid before he can brainwash their teammate.

Superman is rescued, and the heroes take on the villain and his forces.

The Green Lantern Corps - who are alive in this timeline - soon arrive to lend a helping hand, as do the Amazon warriors from Themyscira. As you might expect, the heroes emerge victorious from the battle, and stop that desolate future from ever becoming a reality.

Darkseid may be defeated, but there's another foe waiting in the wings.

1. President Lex Luthor

Lex Luthor is planning to run for President, a nice hint at how his story played out in the comics. However, there's one final surprise that could set the stage for a Superman spinoff film.

Lex receives a message from his future self, and learns that Superman is, in fact, Clark Kent.

Beall's screenplay doesn't reveal what the villain does with that information, but there are plenty of ways that could have been addressed. In Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Lex deduces that himself, and the pay off wasn't quite what a lot of fans out there hoped for.

Beall's film sounds like it could have been a fun ride, but how much Snyder and Terrio borrowed is currently up in the air.

h/t The Wrap

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Kman - 2/13/2021, 5:04 AM

4 hours of Zack Snyder

I’m excited, see...

Se4M4NSt4ine - 2/13/2021, 5:29 AM

@Kman - at this rate, I’d take 4 hours of Halle Berry as Catwoman for something to fill the lack of superhero movies.

Kman - 2/13/2021, 5:44 AM

@Se4M4NSt4ine - I mean... you’re not wrong, I’ll be watching

Se4M4NSt4ine - 2/13/2021, 5:48 AM

@Kman - at least we have WandaVision and FAWS to keep us going, but man it’s finally hitting me having no big films to get us through the year.

Goldboink - 2/13/2021, 5:52 AM

@Kman -
Please release it to theaters. Please.

SpaceAgent - 2/13/2021, 5:07 AM

Nothing unusual over here on the old continent, in our local cinemas they put in intermission in every single movie. (Granted: I hate that, but they still do it)

C'est la vie!

Doomsday8888 - 2/13/2021, 5:08 AM

Junkie XXXXL.

Nice idea.

E4Nigma - 2/13/2021, 5:10 AM

Nice of them to give people a chance to escape.

Doomsday8888 - 2/13/2021, 5:16 AM

@E4Nigma
Snyder when he sees you buy those tickets:

Krav - 2/13/2021, 5:22 AM

@Doomsday8888 - LMaO HAHAHA

Doomsday8888 - 2/13/2021, 5:33 AM

@Krav
Jokes aside, people that are actually going in with the intention of hate watching this got to be the WORST kind of f*cking brain-dead zombies.

I mean, people make fun of the average CONSOOMER, mostly a Disney one, but when it comes to the JLZSCut? Shees, there's no f*cking excuse here imho.

SnideCut - 2/13/2021, 7:28 AM

@Doomsday8888 - I mean, its a pirates life for me yo ho

LameLuka - 2/13/2021, 8:18 AM

@Doomsday8888 - A lot of people will hate watch it that is true. Just so they can make 5 hour rant videos on why they hated the movie. People like Jody's corner are going to be the first to do that lol.

LameLuka - 2/13/2021, 8:19 AM

@SnideCut - well yeah, considering we don't have any HBO in my country, torrenting it is the only way I can watch it until the 4K blu-ray is out

SnideCut - 2/13/2021, 8:39 PM

@LameLuka - Oh I'm not going to deny that I'm going to hatewatch it. Snyder's movies are like watching car wrecks. D

MosquitoFarmer - 2/13/2021, 5:10 AM

Kumkani - 2/13/2021, 5:10 AM

It will definitely be needed if this gonna be four hours long.

I'm expecting the Snyder Cut to be well received though. Up is down and down is up these days.

Moriakum - 2/13/2021, 5:17 AM

HubbleFunk - 2/13/2021, 5:41 AM

@frenchboy -

"You don't like Snyder and his movies? Ok, just move on."
"Let us celebrate the real justice league."

I personally wouldn't call Zack's vision of these characters the 'real' Justice League.
I'm happy to move on once Zack moves on from the DCEU and WB shift away from his vision/influence wholly.
This film won't fix the divisive creative decisions, characterizations he set out in MoS and BvS no matter how much better his JL could possibly be than the theatrical cut... and there are no excuses with the added time, money, and hindsight he has been afforded to do this cut.

HubbleFunk - 2/13/2021, 5:51 AM

MONOCHROME

4:3 RATIO

4HR CUT

INTERMISSION NEEDED

PURE KINO

Moriakum - 2/13/2021, 6:02 AM

@HubbleFunk -

WakandanQueen - 2/13/2021, 5:58 AM

But will there be an orgy scene

HubbleFunk - 2/13/2021, 6:02 AM

@WakandanQueen - The password to enter the Hall of Justice is 'fidelio'.

GhostDog - 2/13/2021, 6:00 AM

Jesus

Ha1frican - 2/13/2021, 6:02 AM

Not really that crazy, Hateful 8’s roadshow version did a similar thing and that was even shorter. Granted that was mostly because of how much Tarantino likes the throwbacks to classic cinema but I think it makes sense

Origame - 2/13/2021, 6:04 AM

Well there you go, all the people complaining about too long with no break.

Dredd97 - 2/13/2021, 6:12 AM

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