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Snyder said his plan was for everything to revolve around the Knightmare sequence first glimpsed in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
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This version featured the scarier version of Steppenwolf (ultimately seen in the final released version) and had some other elements Snyder said were deemed "too scary," such as a parademon nest.
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There's very little known about how this script differed from the version of the movie Snyder shot other than the fact that it featured a controversial romance between Lois Lane and Bruce Wayne. Related: Zack Snyder's Justice League Arc Would Already Be Done if WB Let Him Finish Producer Jon Berg also said that while things were always intended to get lighter after Batman v Superman, "We accelerated the story to get to the hope and optimism a little faster." Zack and Deborah Snyder both confirmed during the Justice League set visit that the reception to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice had impacted Justice League's development. Snyder said that "the original Justice League script, we didn't even shoot." also telling that him many elements from the original script had to be changed. Snyder referred to this script as "the really scary version," and said he got nervous after Batman v Superman, with Warner Bros. Snyder said he worked with Chris Terrio to complete the Justice League script prior to the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the film's divisive reception forced them to reconsider their approach. Zack Snyder & Chris Terrio's Original & Rewritten Justice League Script The confirmation that Zack Snyder and Chris Terrio's original script was rewritten means there were three distinct versions of Justice League that ultimately saw the light of day - the filmed version of the movie that was ultimately changed by Whedon's rewritten theatrical release, and the updated iteration of the film that premiered on HBO Max in 2021 after years of fans clamoring to see Snyder's vision. Related: Justice League: Every Confirmed Change to Zack Snyder's Version During the event, Snyder revealed some of the biggest bombshells about what actually happened to his original Justice League plans, including some major script changes that occurred before the movie even started production because of the reception from Batman v Superman. In 2019, Snyder held a charity event to screen his director's cuts of Dawn of the Dead, Watchmen, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to help raise money to replace the aging theater at his alma mater, ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. Storyboard details also revealed the plans for Justice League sequels that showcased exactly where the Knightmare storyline would have gone had WB not pulled the plug. Over the years, the director revealed behind the scenes details about the production of Justice League, all of which suggest there were different versions of the film up to, and now including, the Snyder Cut that was recently released. Zack Snyder's Justice League officially debuted in March 2021 and with that came a plethora of new information about this version of the film, the theatrical cut directed by Joss Whedon, and the original script that Snyder and Chris Terrio worked on that was totally rewritten.