Fans ofZack Snyder’s Justice Leaguereceived new information about Superman’s black suit when directorZack Snyderparticipated inan IGN Fan Fest 2021 panelthis weekend. The panel, titled “Justice League: Inside the Snyder Cut with Zack Snyder,” saw Snyder open up in a wide-ranging discussion abouthis new HBO Max movie. One of the buzziest highlights of the panel was new footage of aCG sequence featuring the Mother Boxesthat was created as a key part of Snyder’sJustice Leaguevision.
Another highlight from the Snyder Cut IGN Fan Fest panel was Snyder’s insights on the decision to include Superman’s black suit inZack Snyder’s Justice League. Snyder Cut fans initially learnedZack Snyder’s Justice Leaguewill feature Superman’s black suitwhen the first clip from the movie was shared back in July 2020. Since then, footage of Superman sporting his memorable black-and-silver suit has popped up invarious Snyder CutJustice Leagueteasers and trailers.
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With all the footage of the black suit circulating the internet, it’s only natural the subject would come up during the IGN Fan Fest panel. Snyder first discussed how he pushed to get Superman’s black suit inZack Snyder’s Justice Leaguein the first place. He toldIGN,
“I was a big advocate [of the black suit] and [Warner Bros.] were not so much, and we would go back and forth. I said, ‘Okay, let me just at least do some tests to see if I could put him in the black suit and what it would look like.’ We devised a method in which we could easily turn the suit (using the existing suit) into the black-and-silver suit that you see in the movie. We knew exactly how to do it when we went into it and, as I say, it was always my intention to have him in that suit and it’s glorious he’s in that.”
Snyder continued, touching on how satisfying it was to see everything come together onscreen: “It was cool, yeah, I got to admit, because the first thing we did was a quick test to make sure that we had all our ducks in a row. Just seeing it, we all just sat back like, ‘Wow, are we really doing this?'”
What Snyder didn’t discuss — and which will undoubtedly be fun to see happen onscreen — is how the change in suit color will play into Superman’s Snyder Cut arc. Trading in the well-known blue-and-red suit will surely raise an eyebrow or two, so hopefully, there’s a thoughtful explanation for how the new suit plays with the other Snyder cut characters.
Zack Snyder’s Justice Leaguepremieres on HBO Max on March 18.
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