Whether you loved Zack Snyder’s 4-hour-long version of The Justice League or found it a little too tedious to get through, you can’t help but appreciate the effort that went into making (and remaking) it. A new featurette posted to HBOMax’s YouTube shows behind-the-scenes footage from Zack Snyder’s Justice League set, and what looks like the cast having a lot of fun.
The five-minute featurette mixes footage of the cast and crew filming Snyder’s original take on the Justice League, interviews with cast members including Henry Cavill, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, and Jason Momoa, as well as behind-the-scenes footage of the extra scenes shot just for the Snyder Cut.
The reshoot footage stands out, with crew members wearing masks as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic, but also because of the inclusion of Jared Leto’s Joker, who wasn’t a part of Snyder’s original vision for the film.
The cast mostly talk about how fun it was working with Snyder, and from the footage shown it does look like they had a blast making it. Members of the cast have since called out Joss Whedon, who took over as director when Snyder parted from the project, for allegedly creating a hostile work environment on set.
Snyder himself talks a bit about his approach to making movies, and how he could bring Justice League to life in a completely different way thanks to its extended run time on HBOMax. He also discusses the changes made to Steppenwolf, who really shines as a villain given the extra layers of characterization added in the Snyder Cut.
