Zack Snyder’s Justice League (also known as “The Snyder Cut”) will arrive at HBO Max on March 18, the director announced on Twitter today.
The original theatrical release of Justice League it debuted in November 2017 and, before its release, suffered a difficult production. Most notably, director Joss Whedon intervened to finish the film during post-production, after Snyder left the project for personal reasons. After Justice League was released, fans criticized Whedon’s contributions to the film, which included a lighter tone. Fans started an Internet campaign for Warner Bros. for “Release the Snyder Cut” in the following years.
Warner Bros. had previously announced in May that the long extended rumors were having an official release, but as an exclusive on WarnerMedia’s new streaming service, HBO Max. With a firm release date for Zack Snyder’s Justice League finally established, the film is released at a competitive time for the superhero media, as it will be released the day before the premiere of Marvel Studios’ newest miniseries, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which will be broadcast exclusively on Disney Plus.
Zack Snyder’s Justice League it is not the only new film that hits HBO Max this year. In December, Warner Bros. announced that each of his films in 2021 would be released simultaneously on HBO Max on the same day it opened in theaters. AT&T now credits the decision to help increase the number of HBO Max subscribers in its most recent earnings report.