After its abrupt cancellation years ago, Zack Snyder shared the script and images of his sequel to Justice League.
Justice League 2 had its plot ready
Zack Snyder has just shared another treasure from his time in the DCEU, and this time it comes loaded with deep references and unpublished details to the sequels he prepared for Justice League.
Over the past 24 hours, Snyder has posted an extended set of behind-the-scenes photos from the filming of Justice League in 2016, including rare shots of Gal Gadot in the Wonder Woman costume, Henry Cavill in his Superman suit alongside Ben Affleck’s armored Batman, Snyder on set directing scenes with the Amazons, and even a training shot of Cavill shirtless mid-exercise
Also included a black and white image of Ezra Miller like Barry Allen / The Flash, which Snyder had never published before.
Jason Momoa filming Justice League 2
But that’s not all. Zack Snyder also shared several full pages of his original storyboards for the sequels to Justice Leagueincluding key plot details that never made it to the screen.
The unused storyboards from Snyder’s Justice League 2 and 3
The boards—which fans will remember from the “SnyderVerse” showcase in Dallas—describe the planned continuation of the DCEU after Zack Snyder’s Justice Leagueincluding:
- A post-apocalyptic Knightmare future ruled by
Darkseid. - Batman leading a ragtag group of surviving Justice League members through the desert ruins of Gotham City.
- Flash trying to restart the timeline.
- The full-scale invasion of Earth by the forces of
Darkseid. - The seven kingdoms (including the Atlantis) uniting under the leadership of Superman.
This is what the storyboards of Justice League 2 looked like
This is what the storyboards of Justice League 2 looked like
Snyder had originally planned the sequels as a massive two-part arc, ending with a Lord of the Rings-style finale with Wonder Woman and the Amazons, Aquaman and the Seven Kingdoms, and Superman leading humanity.
The first unreleased look at Ezra Miller’s Flash in Justice League 2
Possibly the most interesting shot of the lot is a black and white portrait of Ezra Miller as Barry Allen wearing his “Black Freighter” t-shirt from Watchmen, a subtle nod to the adaptation of Watchmen from Snyder himself. Although promotional images of Miller’s The Flash have been shared before, this is the first time Snyder himself has released a solo portrait of the actor. Justice League.
Eza Miller in Justice League 2
The image was likely taken during filming in 2016, long before The Flash movie was even in production.
Context and timing of the Justice League sequels
The steady drip of Snyder archival footage — including rare shots of Cavill, Gadot, Affleck and now Miller — comes amid renewed fan speculation about the director’s return to superhero movies. Snyder also recently confirmed his collaboration with Korean fitness YouTuber Gym Jong Kook and has been appealing to fans’ nostalgia by sharing stills from
Man of Steel, BvS and Justice League almost daily.
With Netflix now fully partnered with Snyder across his universe
Rebel Moon and its past DCEU content still generating a lot of fan engagement, fans are once again hoping for a resurgence of the SnyderVerse, or at least a proper conclusion to its planned arc. Stay tuned. With Snyder, you never know what will come next.
Ben Affleck’s Batman in Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Why did they take Justice League away from Zack Snyder?
Zack Snyder’s departure from the production of Justice League in 2017 was the result of a tragic combination of personal circumstances and corporate pressures. The main and most painful reason was the suicide of his daughter, Autumn Snyder, which led the director to retire to be with his family.
However, the relationship with Warner Bros. was already strained; after the divisive reception of Batman v Supermanthe studio demanded a lighter, more commercial tone. Taking advantage of his absence, executives hired Joss Whedon to do extensive reshoots that radically altered the original vision.
Although it was officially presented as an amicable transition, years later it was revealed that Snyder was practically removed from post-production due to irreconcilable creative differences.
This conflict gave rise to the movement
#ReleaseTheSnyderCutwhich finally allowed its four-hour version to see the light of day in 2021, demonstrating the enormous gap that existed between its bleak epic and the product the studio originally tried to impose.
