The massive success of Zack Snyder's Justice League that even led to the platform experiencing some service outages proved that the hype for the film is real. Despite the praises and satisfaction that many fans are expressing, many fans are looking toward Warner Bros as some fans viewed the studio as the villain of the story.
Although fans are mad at WB, WarnerMedia was also caught in the crosshairs. WarnerMedia is the parent company that owns both Warner Bros and HBO.
Many fans felt that the reason why the 2017 version of Justice League happened was because of the executives at WB. The anger led to some fans attacking certain executives from the company.
This led WarnerMedia CEO Ann Sarnoff to speak out and condemn the toxic side of the fandom. It has to be noted that not everyone is engaging in the attacks. Sarnoff addressed the Snyder Cut fans who engaged in making death threats against some WarnerMedia executives, journalists, or anyone who was perceived to have been blocking the film's release.
In an interview with Variety, the CEO was displeased with the path that some fans chose to take. She said that they will not tolerate the behavior, adding that making death threats and personal attacks are reprehensible.
Sarnoff said:
We're not tolerating any of that. That behavior is reprehensible no matter what franchise you're talking about or what business you're talking about. It's completely unacceptable. I'm very disappointed in the fans that have chosen to go to that negative place with regard to DC, with regard to some of our executives. It's just disappointing because we want this to be a safe place to be. We want DC to be a fandom that feels safe and inclusive. We want people to be able to speak up for the things they love, but we don't want it to be a culture of cancelling things that any small faction isn't happy with. We are not about that. We are about positivity and celebration.
However, in the interview, Sarnoff seemed to have also shut down any possible chances of restoring the Snyderverse. In a statement, Sarnoff said that she appreciated that fans loved Snyder's work, but added that the film is the completion of his trilogy.
Here is the full statement:
I appreciate that they love Zack's work and we are very thankful for his many contributions to DC. We're just so happy that he could bring his cut of the "Justice League" to life because that wasn't in the plan until about a year ago. With that comes the completion of his trilogy. We're very happy we've done this, but we're very excited about the plans we have for all the multi-dimensional DC characters that are being developed right now.
This seems to point to the fact that they are not planning on any Snyderverse project. However, the Snyder cut also seemed impossible at the time but it became a reality. Still, fans need to lower their expectations that there will ever be a sequel for the film.
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