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Zack Snyder’s Justice League Is Not Part of DCEU, May Be in ‘Snyderverse’

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Zack Snyder’s Justice League, which is headed to HBO Max in 2021, is probably the biggest thing to happen to the DC Extended Universe since Wonder Woman got good reviews. However, it does raise a ton of questions like whether or not it is officially part of the DCEU. Snyder himself answered that question while talking with Beyond the Trailer (via IGN).

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“Frankly, the DC cinematic universe has branched like a tree and blossomed and grown in amazing and great ways,” Snyder said. “But for me, where (Justice League) falls, I believe that it really starts to represent its own path. It’s kind of separate now from the DC cinematic universe continuity; it’s divergent in that way, and I think that’s a good thing.”

This isn’t too surprising. Zack Snyder’s Justice League is more of an awkward director’s cut situation than an actual release, but fans who thought that maybe WB was steering back towards Snyder’s vision of the DCEU may be disappointed. Then again, as Snyder hints at, the DCEU isn’t really that much of a thing at the moment. The DCEU films that came out after Justice League were AquamanShazam!, and Birds of Prey. All of those movies either flat-out ignored the rest of the cinematic universe or actively tried to redefine it.

Snyder went on to discuss DC’s work creating a multiverse of sorts, lending more credence to the idea that DC will be connecting all its varied cinematic and TV properties into one giant universe. He notes that the three movies he made — Man of SteelBatman v SupermanJustice League — could be considered a sort of Snyderverse. That would add yet another universe to DC’s ever-growing stable but does allow DC to distance itself even more from its past releases.

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Matthew Razak
Matthew Razak is a News Writer and film aficionado at Escapist. He has been writing for Escapist for nearly five years and has nearly 20 years of experience reviewing and talking about movies, TV shows, and video games for both print and online outlets. He has a degree in Film from Vassar College and a degree in gaming from growing up in the '80s and '90s. He runs the website Flixist.com and has written for The Washington Post, Destructoid, MTV, and more. He will gladly talk your ear off about horror, Marvel, Stallone, James Bond movies, Doctor Who, Zelda, and Star Trek.
Matthew Razak
Matthew Razak is a News Writer and film aficionado at Escapist. He has been writing for Escapist for nearly five years and has nearly 20 years of experience reviewing and talking about movies, TV shows, and video games for both print and online outlets. He has a degree in Film from Vassar College and a degree in gaming from growing up in the '80s and '90s. He runs the website Flixist.com and has written for The Washington Post, Destructoid, MTV, and more. He will gladly talk your ear off about horror, Marvel, Stallone, James Bond movies, Doctor Who, Zelda, and Star Trek.

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