Anna Daniels
Of course, after Snyder left the project to deal with a family tragedy, a rift was created between him and studio Warner Bros., and the remaining two films have never materialized, leaving Snyder with just the loose trilogy of Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Justice League. We’re not entirely sure that’s a bad thing, considering Snyder wouldn’t be at the helm to complete his own vision.
Unfortunately, Snyder cut himself off after spilling the beans about Jimmy Olsen’s death, refusing to dish more on what he had had planned across the rest of the films. What we can be sure of is that Jimmy’s death was definitely meant to tie in to them. Neil Daly, a focus group moderator for the DC movies, spoke back in 2019 about how different Snyder’s initial plan was from the final result (via Cosmic Book News).
If Snyder had his way, Justice League wouldn’t have been released when it was, said Daly at the time. Snyder had hoped to start the franchise off with Superman (Henry Cavill) as the “reluctant hero” before leading up to his eventual membership in the Justice League. Sadly for Snyder, the studio was anxious to compete with and catch up to the Marvel Cinematic Universe by getting the superhero crossover film out as soon as possible, forcing the director to change his plans. Snyder, Daly said, had intended Justice League to be followed with a Man of Steel 2 and then a two-part Justice League follow-up, perhaps in a similar format to Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. (For those keeping score at home, this would actually have worked out to six films, unless the two-part Justice League follow-up was considered to be a single project.)
Written by: Looper
