‘Batman v Superman’ Cinematographer Has a Change of Heart about Ultimate Edition

 

The release date for the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ‘Ultimate Edition’ was announced on June 2nd, which came with a trailer that included some new scenes from the film.  Released theatrically on March 25th to mixed reviews, it received a Rotten Tomatoes composite score of merely 27%. Despite a huge opening weekend, Batman v Superman had a historic drop in its second weekend and failed to reach the $1 billion dollar mark that Warner Bros. was expecting to hit with the first ever meeting of DC’s two biggest titans, Batman and Superman, on film.

About a month before BvS’s release, it was rumored that there was an R-Rated version of the film that had about 30 minutes of additional footage, which includes Jena Malone’s role that was completely cut from the theatrical version.  Zack Snyder has a history of leaving a lot on the cutting room floor for his films, with both Watchmen  and Sucker Punch receiving uncut home entertainment versions.

Fans have been hoping that this Ultimate Edition of Batman v Superman will improve upon the muddled theatrical version, but when the BvS Ultimate Edition trailer dropped last week, cinematographer Larry Fong had some choice words:

With fans who didn’t enjoy the theatrical version of the film, hoping that the Ultimate Edition would change their minds, this was a puzzling and disappointing comment made by the film’s cinematographer.  However, Larry Fong seems to have had a change of heart:

With Warner Bros. desperate to make the DC Extended Universe work, could it be that they had a chat with Mr. Fong telling him not to release negative press on one of their already critically panned films?  Or perhaps a viewing of a completed Ultimate Edition really did change his mind.  I guess we’ll have to wait and see when Batman v Superman: Ultimate Edition is released digitally on June 28th and Blu-ray July 19th.

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