Zack Snyder excited for Matt Reeves' 'The Batman'

Zack Snyder recently shared his opinion on Matt Reeves' upcoming film The Batman. Speaking to Grace Randolph on Beyond the Trailer, Snyder cleared that netither his nor Reeves' film is tied to the ongoing continuity, reported Comicbook.com. He also praised actor Robert Pattinson and said he was excited for the new film.

Snyder said that while he might not be driving the shared continuity anymore the way he was when Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League were in the planning stages, that doesn't mean his enthusiasm for movies like The Batman -- or for that matter Wonder Woman 1984 and Aquaman -- has waned at all.

"You look at what Matt's doing with Batman," Snyder told Randolph on YouTube. "And by the way I'm super excited about that; I think he's an amazing filmmaker and I think it's going to be great, and Robert's cool."

The previously unreleased version of 2017 superhero movie Justice League by Snyder will debut on the HBO Max streaming service in 2021, executives said on Wednesday, in response to a years-long campaign by fans.

Snyder oversaw filming of Justice League, which brought together DC Comics heroes Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and others. The director had put together a cut of the movie before he stepped aside to deal with a family tragedy.

Avengers director Joss Whedon took over in post-production to oversee reshoots and complete editing. The final product drew lackluster reviews. Just 40% of reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes website gave Justice League a positive rating.

When filmmaker he left Justice League following the death of his daughter, filmmaker Joss Whedon was presented as a close friend of Snyder's who had been called in by the director personally to put some minor finishing touches in place on the movie. All along, rumors dogged the film that Whedon had been asked to "save" a film that executive had no faith in, and that he was making radical changes. Later, reports claimed that Whedon had been brought in to do rewrites and adjustments on set even before Snyder left.

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