Fans of the Snyderverse in Europe will not be happy this week. It seems that HBO Max is taking Justice League out from its catalog, seemingly in a move to reduce its visibility and prominence against the new, rebooted DC cinematic continuity.
Warner Bros Discovery recently removed the trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League from its official Youtube channel. The move was followed up by the removal of the Snyder Cut of Justice League from Max in the European region.
DC has been clear that it does not like Snyder’s version of the Justice League. The studio went as far as saying that it regretted releasing the movie on HBO Max. DC Studios has also made it a point to reboot the universe that was convoluted by so many different ideas and directions.
Earlier this week, a lot of fans took to social media to call out Max for taking down the trailer video for the Snyder Cut of the Justice League. The removal of the video is quite puzzling since it is the most-viewed trailer on the channel, receiving over 30 million views. The video was reportedly made private due to a music licensing issue.
However, HBO Max has seemingly added more fuel to the fire by removing Zack Snyder’s Justice League from the European catalog without any notice. Normally, when a video is cycled out, fans will get an alert informing them that the movie will no longer be available after a stated date.
WB finally removed ZSJL from max, mind you this is happening under gunn as the CEO of DC pic.twitter.com/NlCkJLA1jp
— Morgan 🇵🇸 (@callouswayne) July 15, 2023
As of writing, the movie is still available on Max in the US. But one has to wonder how long before the film gets taken down in the US as well. DC Studios and parent company Warner Bros Discovery will never truly get rid of the Snyder Cut. The film remains available on Blu-ray and digital platforms worldwide.
Some fans speculate that HBO may simply be trying to save money by taking down the film on its streaming platform. Netflix, Disney+, and Max have been recently pulling content from their respective platforms to cut costs.
Warner Bros Discovery may opt to license Zack Snyder’s Justice League out to other platforms to generate revenues from the movie. However, it is also likely that the company would just let the film sit on the back burner for some time as DC Studios works on establishing the new DC Universe.
The new DC cinematic universe is set to debut its first character in Blue Beetle. James Gunn and Peter Safran reportedly have plans to include the superhero in their plans moving forward. Blue Beetle is coming out on August 18, 2023.
As for Zack Snyder’s Justice League, fans can only hope that it doesn’t get pulled from the platform globally. However, the likelihood that we will see DC return to the Snyderverse is close to zero.
