Justice League screenwriter calls the theatrical cut "an act of vandalism"

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澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Justice League screenwriter Chris Terr🌠io has spoken out about his thoughts on the theatrical cut.

"The 2017 theatrical cut was an act of vandalism," Terrio t𓄧old . "Zack [Snyder, director] may be too much of a gentleman to say that, but I'm not."

Justice League had a troubled production. Snyder stepped away from the film after a personal tragedy, and Joss Whedon was brought in to oversee reshoots that substantially changed the film. The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Snyder Cut on HBO Max, titled 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Zack Snyder's Justice League, is tꦫhe film as Snyder originally intended it to be, releas💙ed after a lengthy and passionate fan campaign.

"I would only hear occasional reports about the reshoot. I didn't realize how much of the film was going to be changed – or vandalized, in my opinion," Terrio said. "It became clear as I spoke to various actors that it🌱 was a wholesale dismantling of what had been there before. I did noꩵt hear from anyone who said it was a pleasant experience."

In fact, Terrio disliked the theatrical cut so much, he said he tried to get his name removed from it. "I drove to the studio and I sat down and watched [Justice League] a couple of weeks before release. I immediately called my lawyer and said, 'I want to take my name off the film.' [The lawyer] then called Warner Bros. and told them that I wanted to do that." However, Terrio said removing his name could have caused the film to be delayed, so he sided against further action: "I shut up and I said nothing publiclyꦇ. I've never said anything about Justice League since then, but the movie doesn't represent my work."

As for the Snyder Cut, Terrio explained it reflects a version of his script that he'd reworked: "I rewrote Justice League to lighten the mood a little bit – which became the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Zack Snyder Justice League. That's a slightly lighter, less dense version of the script, which I was fine with. I'm sane, and I will play ball with th♒ose kinds of notes."

The writer also commented that he's pleased that the Snyder Cut is out there: "I am so happy and relieved that all these thousands of artists and craftspeople all over the world finally can have their work seen by the public, and all the🏅 work that Zack and the actors put into this can now be seen. It's sort of a gift that we got from HBO Max, because it wouldn't have been possible a few years ago." 

Zack Snyder's Justice League is streaming on HBO Max now. If you're caught up on all four hours, check out how to watch 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:DC movies in order for the ultimate movie marathon. 

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