Director Zack Snyder talks about the reactions of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
The film is fast approaching its 10 year anniversary. However it continues to remain a highly divisive movie- along with its follow-up Justice League. When it comes to how BvS and its no-holds-bar tone, Snyder continues to defend his choices.
“My 100% honest reaction to ‘BvS’ and how it’s received in the world is… Do you really want a movie that’s had all the edges shaved off it by the focus groups? Do you really want a movie where the decisions have been made in a boardroom, or tested ideas have been rendered for your enjoyment? Do you really want the Kmart version of your story? Is that what you really want?”
Batman v Superman v the MPAA
Hilariously, Snyder also recounted how difficult it was for him to secure a PG-13 rating. However, the MPAA kept on making it rated R for different reasons than one would expect.
“I love the mythological journey we went on in these three movies. The intensity of where we ended up with ‘Justice League’ and how it evolved and where it came from. That whole insanity. When we were trying for the PG-13 rating on ‘BvS,’ the MPAA kept kicking the movie back to us saying, ‘It’s still an R.’ I remember someone saying we got a report from the MPA saying, ‘We just don’t like the idea of Batman fighting Superman. That kind of makes it an R. He really hits him hard with that sink. That’s rude. That feels like an R.’ I’m just like, ‘Okay… let’s just pretend it’s not Batman vs. Superman for one second. “You realize then that we were kicking the zeitgeist in the nuts and that we were going to anger people,“Not only do they not want their heroes deconstructed, they don’t want their heroes battling each other on a road to deconstructing the why of their existence. That’s another sacrilege.”
Will The SnyderVerse Ever Return?
Zack Snyder also talked about whether the SnyderVerse of DC heroes will ever continue in some way, shape or form. Snyder said that anything is possible, citing how the overwhelming fan response is what created his director’s cut of Justice League.
“We live in a world where all that is possible. I would never say there is no way. I was on the ride that created ‘Justice League,’ and if you were in my shoes there were numerous times, dark times, when there was no chance that there will ever be my version of it. It will never exist. It can’t… cost, politics, everything stood against. And yet it exists. The fans should never forget they did that. They also raised a ton of money for suicide prevention. They did a lot of good. They catch a lot of flak for being toxic or whatever, but they literally saved human lives. You can go f___ yourselves if that’s what you think.”
Check out Snyder’s full conversation in the video below.
Source: Variety.com
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