DC Studios THREAD - GunnVerse Begins - Chapter ONE: Gods & Monsters

Damn. My eyes lit up until I finished the sentence. ****** up situation to leave like that.

I wonder what went in to the decision for Joss to end up finishing directing Justice League.
 
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Joss is the best director available. If he was available to direct from the beginning they should've tossed Zach before Part 1 filmed.

Well anyway, this is sad. I'd rather the daughter be alive than get a Joss Whedon movie.
 
**** wrong with yall 
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It's just kinda crazy that the guy that directed Avengers and its sequel is gonna finish directing JL and may just direct JL part 2.
 
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Zack Snyder Steps Down From 'Justice League' to Deal With Family Tragedy

The filmmaker's daughter died by suicide in March, prompting him to take a break from work and Joss Whedon to finish the Warner Bros. superhero pic: "I’ve decided to take a step back from the movie to be with my family, be with my kids, who really need me."
Superheroes have always been about doing the right thing in the hardest of circumstances. Now Zack Snyder, one of the biggest filmmakers in the genre and the director of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and the upcoming Justice League, finds himself in just such a situation.

Snyder tells The Hollywood Reporter he is stepping away from Justice League, Warner Bros.’ all-star DC Comics superhero mega-movie that is in postproduction, in order to deal with the sudden death of his daughter. Snyder's wife, Deborah Snyder, who is a producer on Justice League, also is taking a break to focus on the healing of their family.

Stepping in to shepherd the movie through post and the shooting of some additional scenes will be Joss Whedon, the Avengers filmmaker and creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. With Whedon's help, the movie is still on track for its Nov. 17 release date.

Snyder’s daughter, Autumn Snyder, died by suicide in March at age 20. Her death has been kept private, with only a small inner circle aware of what happened, even as the movie was put on a two-week break for the Snyders to deal with the immediate effects of the tragedy. Zack Snyder says he initially was eager to return to the film, which stars Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa and Ezra Miller.

“In my mind, I thought it was a cathartic thing to go back to work, to just bury myself and see if that was way through it,” says an emotional Snyder in an interview Monday in his office on the Warner Bros. lot, with Deborah sitting by his side. “The demands of this job are pretty intense. It is all-consuming. And in the last two months, I’ve come to the realization … I’ve decided to take a step back from the movie to be with my family, be with my kids, who really need me. They are all having a hard time. I’m having a hard time.”

The studio is fully behind the move. “What they are going through is unimaginable, and my heart — our hearts — go out to them," says Warner Bros. Pictures president Toby Emmerich.

One of the first things the studio floated was the possibility of pushing back the release date of the movie, but the Snyders decided against that suggestion. Warners also extended Snyder's first-look deal to give him time to work on other planned projects when he returns to work.

Snyder, after screening a rough cut of Justice League for fellow filmmakers and friends, wanted to add additional scenes, so he brought Whedon on board to write them. But as he prepared to shoot the scenes in England, Snyder realized it was not the time to leave home. “The directing is minimal and it has to adhere to the style and tone and the template that Zack set,” says Emmerich. “We’re not introducing any new characters. It’s the same characters in some new scenes. He’s handing a baton to Joss, but the course has really been set by Zack. I still believe that despite this tragedy, we’ll still end up with a great movie.”

This isn’t the first time that Warner Bros. has had to deal with the unthinkable affecting a high-profile DC movie. In 2008, Heath Ledger passed away after shooting had wrapped for The Dark Knight but prior to the movie being finished and released. The tragedy put the studio and filmmaker Christopher Nolan in a very delicate position of balancing mourning with the demands of releasing a tentpole.

The internet and comic book movie fans being what they are, Snyder already is anticipating what what some DC loyalists may think.

“Here’s the thing, I never planned to make this public,” he says. “I thought it would just be in the family, a private matter, our private sorrow that we would deal with. When it became obvious that I need to take break, I knew there would be narratives created on the internet. They’ll do what they do. The truth is … I’m past caring about that kind of thing now.”

The death of Autumn, Zack's daughter from his first marriage (in addition to Autumn, he and Deborah have been raising seven kids and step-kids), has brought a new perspective and a new focus for him. “I want the movie to be amazing and I’m a fan, but that all pales pretty quickly in comparison," he says. “I know the fans are going to be worried about the movie, but there are seven other kids that need me. In the end, it’s just a movie. It’s a great movie. But it’s just a movie."

Autumn, who was attending Sarah Lawrence College, loved “to write, to write, to write,” says Deborah. Their daughter had written a sci-fi fantasy novel in the first person. It featured a character who was an outsider and who had trouble fitting in.

Deborah is holding onto the thought that she was the first person her daughter gave the book to read, even now as the story takes on a new meaning under the circumstances. “You’re hearing her voice,” Deborah says, fighting back tears.

The Snyders would like to someday see that manuscript published, with the proceeds going to a charity. “In the end, she didn’t make it, but her character does, and I think there would be something cathartic for people,” says Zack.

The thought of his daughter’s writing prompts Zack to recall another memory. Autumn had a quote that she included in everything she wrote. (“Every. Single. Thing,” chuckles Zack.) It’s from author Chris Palahniuk: “We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.”

“Maybe this helps,” Zack says.
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amel223 said:
Joss is the best director available. If he was available to direct from the beginning they should've tossed Zach before Part 1 filmed.

Well anyway, this is sad. I'd rather the daughter be alive than get a Joss Whedon movie.
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That's an ice cold takeaway from all of this :smh:
 
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From what I understand it's reshoots and post-production
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Yeah, so still bad news:

Snyder decided to leave the scenes in Whedon’s hands. “The directing is minimal and it has to adhere to the style and tone and the template that Zack set,” Emmerich explained. “We’re not introducing any new characters. It’s the same characters in some new scenes. He’s handing a baton to Joss but the course has really been set by Zack.
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Damn that sucks for Zack RIP. I wonder why she killed herself. I'd be super excited if Snyder was my dad and directing JL. I'd be on set everyday.
 
Was psyched when I heard the news of Whedon taking over the rest of the JL production until I read the details and context behind it...damn man :\. I feel for Snyder |I,having to bury your child at that age has to be seriously traumatizing :smh:
 
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as a person who has lost a friend to suicide, My heart goes out to Zach and his fam.
I always get teary eyed whenever I read something like this
 
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amel223 said:
Joss is the best director available. If he was available to direct from the beginning they should've tossed Zach before Part 1 filmed.

Well anyway, this is sad. I'd rather the daughter be alive than get a Joss Whedon movie.
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That's an ice cold takeaway from all of this :smh:
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It was mostly in response to Zik asking 'I wonder what went into DC choosing Joss to pick up the baton'

That's all
 
This is just terrible all around.

For all the crap that we give Zack, no one should have to go through the experience of losing their child. He always seemed very committed to his films, regardless of the reaction they get.

Hope he and his family get through this.
 
My heart goes out to Zack and Deborah. I couldn't even imagine the pain they're going through right now. Zack is still the visual god. He definitely deserves a break after this. I hope he continues to bless us with films. His daughter would probably want him to keep going.
 
She was young, only 20. I read that she passed in March. The family kept it private until now.
 
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