Zack Snyder’s Justice League, after a years-long campaign by fans for the director's original vision following the 2017 theatrical release, is officially coming to HBO Max in 2021. While tSnyder directed principal photography on Justice League, the version that moviegoers saw was not what he had planned to unleash as part of the DCEU that he began in 2013 with Man of Steel. That’s where the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement began, as it became evident that Joss Whedon’s reshoots were going to extensively change the movie. Following the teases, concept art, and more that Snyder has released over the years, the pay-off officially came in May 2020 when Zack Snyder's Justice League was announced.

Whether Snyder’s Justice League comes as a 4-hour epic experience or a 6-chapter miniseries has yet to be decided by HBO Max. While Snyder has made it clear that he has worked on it from bits and pieces, the movie isn’t entirely complete just yet. A breakdown from The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the project is getting a $20-30 million budget for the director to properly finish everything that needs to be completed. Given that Snyder has said that the version that was seen in 2017 was only a quarter made up of footage he shot, the HBO Max iteration will be an entirely new experience for the fans.

The question that remains now is just how much Snyder still needs to do before releasing his cut of Justice League. One of the crucial elements of Justice League that was cut was composer Junkie XL, who worked with Snyder on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. However, once Whedon came in, XL was replaced with Danny Elfman. Elfman’s score included nods to Michael Keaton’s Batman films as well as Christopher Reeve’s Superman movies. But as iconic as those themes are, XL’s score has been completed and will presumably be used in the Snyder Cut, as it better fits with the mood of Snyder's film than Whedon's.