Awalnya, [[Steppenwolf]] dan [[Parademon]] akan menjadi musuh di ''Suicide Squad'' yang mengendalikan [[Enchantress]] dengan [[Mother Box|Mother Boxes]],<ref name="collider-11.25.16" /><ref name="cbr-11.25.18" /> dan [[Darkseid]] akan menjadi antagonis utama di ''Justice League''. Menurut Zack, sedikitnya bagian film itu dipersiapkan untuk mengeksplorasi "Knightmare" Bruce Wayne, lewat adegan di ''Batman v Superman'' ketika Bruce Wayne memiliki penglihatan akan masa depan pascaapokaliptik Gotham, diikuti oleh Flash yang muncul untuk memberi tahu dia bahwa Lois Lane adalah "kunci" dan khawatir bahwa ia "terlalu cepat". Dalam naskah awal untuk Justice League, kelanjutan dari "Knightmare" memiliki Darkseid menggunakan tabung ledakan untuk berteleportasi ke Batcave dan membunuh Lois Lane. Ini akan membuat Superman rentan terhadap Darkseid's Anti-Life Equation, rumus matematika fiksi dari buku-buku komik untuk mengendalikan pikiran makhluk hidup. Dengan Superman di bawah kendali Darkseid, mereka mengambil alih Bumi dan menciptakan masa depan pasca-apokaliptik dari "Knightmare" Wayne. Batman dan Cyborg bekerja bersama untuk membuat mesin waktu untuk mengirim Flash kembali pada waktunya untuk menyelamatkan Lois dan mencegah Superman jatuh di bawah kendali Darkseid. Flash memiliki dua kemungkinan tujuan dalam waktu, salah satunya menghasilkan pidatonya "terlalu cepat" dalam ''Batman v Superman''.<ref name="syfy-3.25.19" /><ref name="screenrant-4.26.19" /><ref name="cbr-3.26.19" /><ref name="comicbook-3.28.19" /> Versi ''Justice League'' ini tidak pernah difilmkan dan rekamannya tidak ada sama sekali.<ref name="screenrant-3.25.19" />
== TheVersi "Snyder Cut"Zack (2016–2017) ==
''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]'' wasmendapatkan pannedsambutan byburuk criticsoleh pengkritik (holding a 28% approval rating ondi [[Rotten Tomatoes]]<ref name="rottentomatoes-bvs" />), thoughwalaupun audiencesmendapatkan gavesambutan theyang filmlebih ahangat warmerdi receptionmata penonton (holding a "B" rating withdi [[CinemaScore]]<ref name="cinemascore-3.28.16" />). CommonKritik critiquesyang ofditujukan thekepada film centereditu aroundumumnya itsnada darkyang tonegelap, lackkurangnya ofcandaan, humordan andpergerakan slowyang pacelambat. ThisTanggapan reactionini causedmenyebabkan Warner Bros. anddan SnyderZack tountuk re-evaluatemengevaluasi upcomingkembali filmsfilm inakan thedatang DCEU, particularlykhususnya ''Suicide Squad'', whichyang hadsudah alreadymenyelesaikan wrapped[[pengambilan principalgambar photographyutama]], anddan ''Justice League'', whichyang waspengambilan agambarnya monthtinggal awaysatu frombulan filminglagi. Snyder and Terrio had always planned on having the DCEU films become progressively more light and positive in tone, but the reaction to ''Batman v Superman'' caused them to rewrite ''Justice League'' as even more hopeful in tone than originally planned.<ref name="screenrant-4.26.19" /><ref name="comicbook-10.2.17" /> In cinematographer [[Fabian Wagner]]'s first meeting with Snyder, he said he wanted to "get away from the stylized, desaturated, super-high contrast looks of other films in the franchise."<ref name="kodak-11.7.17" /> Warner hired Jon Berg and [[Geoff Johns]] to oversee the DCEU, with their first task being to help with ''Justice League'' rewrites to make the film more hopeful and optimistic.<ref name="wsj-11.6.17" /> Batman actor [[Ben Affleck]] was hired to help with script re-writes and also serve as executive producer on ''Justice League'', mainly to ensure continuity between the film and ''The Batman'', which he was expected to star in and direct at the time.<ref name="forbes-5.6.16" /> [[Jeremy Irons]], the actor who portrayed [[Alfred Pennyworth]] and was an outspoken critic of ''Batman v Superman'', said the "Snyder Cut" script was simpler, smaller and more linear than its predecessor.<ref name="collider-5.29.16" /> Because of the ''Justice League'' re-writes, Steppenwolf was cut as the major villain from ''Suicide Squad'' and was last-minute replaced by Enchantress' brother Incubus.<ref name="collider-11.25.16" /><ref name="cbr-11.25.18" /> Principal photography was shot entirely using [[35 mm movie film|35 mm film]]<ref name="yahoomovies-6.14.19" /> and wrapped in December 2016.<ref name="screenrant-6.12.19" /> Months later, multiple cuts of Snyder's ''Justice League'' were shown to Warner executives, in addition to friends and family of Snyder.<ref name="hollywoodreporter-5.22.17" /><ref name="screenrant-6.12.19" /> A final run-time and [[picture lock]] were achieved, though the cuts had incomplete [[VFX]] shots and partial audio mixing.<ref name="screenrant-1.29.18" /><ref name="cinemablend-7.18" /><ref name="telegraph-8.5.19" /> Composer [[Junkie XL]] completed his score for the film before stepping down.<ref name="screenrant-11.17.19"/> During an event, Snyder said that he had multiple cuts that were essentially "done," only needing "a few CG tweaks" to complete, but that it was ultimately up to Warner to release it.<ref name="uproxx-4.1.19" /><ref name="screenrant-3.28.19" /> ''Forbes'' contributor and film screenwriter Mark Hughes reported that the cut was more than 90% complete,<ref name="screenrant-8.5.19" /> while ''The Telegraph'' cited a VFX expert as estimating that the studio would need another $30-40 million to finish the film.<ref name="telegraph-8.5.19" /> This mostly finished version of ''Justice League'' is what's often referred to as the "Snyder Cut". Citing several members of ''Justice League's'' crew "at various levels" as his source, Kevin Smith described the state of the cut, saying:
<blockquote>"When people hear 'Snyder Cut' in their heads, they think about, like, a DVD they've seen of an [[extended cut]] or something that's finished. The 'Snyder Cut' that, again I haven't seen, but the one I've heard everyone speak of was never a finished film. It was a movie that people in production could watch and fill in the blanks. It was certainly not meant for mass consumption."<ref name="ew-8.4.19" /><ref name="yahoomovies-8.3.19" /></blockquote>
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