For all the hype surrounding Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and despite the film’s many substantial improvements over its predecessor, the Snyder Cut is still a 4-hour extended version of a movie very few people actually liked. At least that’s the way The Late Show’s Stephen Colbert sees it.
With the recent news that Zack Snyder’s Justice League is getting a black and white version titled Justice is Gray that will also be released on HBO Max, as well as many fans crying out for Warner Bros. to “#RestoreTheSnyderVerse,” it’s clear Snyder’s vision for DC’s superheroes was brimming with unrealized potential. Yet, with Warner Bros. shutting down any possibilities for an eventual Justice League 2, it’s up to someone else to assume such a task.
In Monday’s edition of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the host took his time to present his own “Colbert Cut” of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, playing off the movie’s post-credits scene in which Lex Luthor and Deathstroke discuss the possibility of forming their own Injustice League. The clip stars a fully bald Colbert in place of Jesse Eisenberg, but the conversation quickly goes off track as the new Lex Luthor starts questioning DC and Marvel’s naming customs, while not passing on the chance to shame poor Deathstroke’s B-list status and career choices that led him to fight the Teen Titans.
Come to think of it, Deathstroke, Deadshot, and Deadpool are not the most creative names for three characters famous for their marksmanship and love for masks, so it’s only natural to get them mixed up from time to time. Colbert, who is known for being a huge Lord of the Rings fan, also cares to give a long lecture to a confused Joe Manganiello on how Deadpool’s ownership and R-rating have been sorted out by Disney.
This troll version of Lex Luthor is simply a joy to watch, but Colbert does raise an important question on how Marvel and DC managed to have two sword-wielding, gunslinging, leather-wearing men named Slade Wilson and Wade Wilson co-exist in separate superhero realms without any intellectual property claims arising.
Though The Late Show and Colbert are famous for sticking with their jokes for the long run, it’s pretty unlikely they’ll fulfill their promise of a 4-hour “Colbert Cut” on the after-credits of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. However, fans might count on HBO Max and Warner Bros. to do so in the future.
Zack Snyder’s Justice League is exclusively available on HBO Max.
Source: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | YouTube
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