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DC has no plans to continue SnyderVerse: Jim Lee


Published : 22 Jul 2022 07:38 PM

DC Chief Creative Officer-Publisher Jim Lee says the DC Extended Universe has no plans to continue the SnyderVerse. After Christopher Nolan revitalized Batman on the big screen with his Dark Knight trilogy, Warner Bros. turned to director Zack Snyder to do the same with Superman. The success of 2013’s Man of Steel helped position Snyder as the visionary who would spearhead Warner Bros.' shared superhero universe the DCEU; fans often refer to Snyder's contributions as the SnyderVerse, which is comprised of parts from the director's original 5-movie plan for the franchise.

Unfortunately, 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was critically panned and, in 2017, Snyder was forced to leave Justice League’s production following a family tragedy. Then, the overwhelmingly influential #ReleaseTheSnyderCut campaign resulted in Snyder’s Justice League debuting on HBO Max. Despite the 4-hour cut’s success, WB and DC Films have chosen to abandon the SnyderVerse and rework the DCEU with titles like The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker, and the upcoming Black Adam. The Flash film (Ezra Miller controversy aside) is even poised to shelve the SnyderVerse timeline while benching Ben Affleck’s Batman and Henry Cavill’s Superman in favor of Michael Keaton, Batgirl, and Supergirl (not to mention Robert Pattinson's Caped Crusader, who stands apart from the DCEU).

At San Diego Comic-Con (via @themarvelmaniac), Jim Lee talked about being involved with many of the DCEU’s films. When asked by a fan in the audience if he's working on anything with Snyder, Lee revealed there are currently no plans to #RestoreTheSnyderVerse. 

The release of Snyder’s Justice League was treated as the culmination of the story that began in Man of Steel and simultaneously bolstered HBO Max subscribers. Lee’s comments aren’t surprising as WB/DC Films have distanced themselves from Snyder at every turn, and contention has far from been mitigated. This week, Rolling Stone published a perplexing article stating that 13 percent of the accounts fueling Justice League’s Snyder Cut campaign were fake. The average number of fake accounts/bots associated with a trending topic is around 3 to 5 percent. Still, #ReleaseTheSnyderCut was far from an average campaign, and this confirms that 87 percent of accounts were valid, which is presumably a staggering number of fans. With Snyder and WB continuing to generate negative press, it’s unlikely reconciliation is something either party is interested in. -Collider