“We are not tolerating any of this,” said WarnerMedia CEO Ann Sarnoff of the toxic culture surrounding the Snyder cut.
In a recent interview with Variety, WarnerMedia CEO Ann Sarnoff condemned Snyder Cut’s bullies on social media and emphasized that the accompanying viral moves that encourage Warner Bros. the #RestoreTheSnyderVerse and #ReleaseTheAyerCut (referring to David Ayer’s original version of “Suicide Squad”) will not have a result similar to “Justice League by Zack Snyder”. The launch of the Snyder cut on HBO Max last week brought the toxic fandom of the project back into the conversation. Not only did critics and WarnerMedia executives who did not support Snyder’s cut have been harassed by fans on social media for the past four years, but critics who did not like Snyder’s cut were also bullied on social media over the weekend.
“We are not tolerating any of this. This behavior is reprehensible, no matter what franchise you are talking about or what business you are talking about. It is completely unacceptable, ”Sarnoff told Variety. “I am very disappointed with the fans who chose to go to that negative place in relation to DC, in relation to some of our executives. It is simply disappointing because we want this to be a safe place to be. “
Sarnoff continued: “We want DC to be a fandom that looks safe and inclusive. We want people to be able to speak for the things they love, but we don’t want it to be a culture of canceling things that does not appeal to any small faction. We are not about that. We want positivity and celebration. “
While fans are now mobilizing on social media to demand more from Warner Bros., Sarnoff is closing the buzz around Zack Snyder’s other “Justice League” projects. The CEO said that the release of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” marks “the completion” of the director’s DC trilogy after “Man of Steel” and “Batman v Superman”, and that restoring the “Justice League” universe de Snyder is not in the cards, despite demand from fans.
“We are very happy to have done this, but we are very excited about the plans we have for all the multidimensional DC characters that are being developed now,” said Sarnoff.
When asked about the launch of David Ayer’s original cut “Suicide Squad” in the same way that they launched Snyder’s cut “Justice League”, Sarnoff said at close range, “We are not going to develop David Ayer’s cut.”
Earlier this year, Zack Snyder spoke out against labeling his fans as “toxic” in an interview with “Release the Snyder Cut” author and managing director of CinemaBlend Sean O’Connell.
“It’s just a bunch of nonsense. Regarding this toxic fandom, it is either ‘a victory for the toxic fandom’, ”said Snyder. “In what world does this ‘toxic fandom’ raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for suicide prevention? How is this toxic fandom? They probably reached more than any other fan base, [and done more] good than any other group. So I don’t understand. “
During the social media campaign urging Warner Bros. to launch the Snyder cut, the director’s fans raised more than $ 200,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The reason Snyder left the “Justice League” and was replaced by Joss Whedon is because his daughter Autumn died by suicide. The Snyder Cut is now being broadcast on HBO Max.
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