Justice League's Reused Man of Steel & BvS Shots Flipped Superman's Story
Zack Snyder's Justice League flipped two Superman shots from Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to new sinister ends. The rabbit hole of Justice League's Snyder Cut has been an extremely deep one to explore. The role of Henry Cavill's Superman in both versions of the film is only one example of many, along with what the Snyder Cut set up for his future arc.
In the 10-month period between the Snyder Cut's announcement in May 2020 and its release in March 2021, Snyder was also able to film a few additional scenes for the movie's ending, along with working in some other elements with post-production tools. These scenes specifically focus on the Knightmare future first teased in Batman v Superman, with Earth having fallen under the rule of Darkseid (Ray Porter). In this future, Superman is also turned into a minion for Darkseid by way of the free-will stripping Anti-Life Equation.
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Cavill, at the time filming The Witcher season 2, was not present for the additional photography, but Snyder was able to get around this by re-purposing a pair of shots from Man of Steel and Batman v Superman. What makes the specific shots in question particularly interesting is how much they invert the heroism of Superman for the film's Knightmare teases. The two Superman shots, which originally revolved around the death of Zod and Lois' rescue, provide a dark mirror for the hero and ably service Snyder's Knightmare set-up.
In the first Knightmare vision of the Snyder Cut seen by Cyborg (Ray Fisher), Superman is brought under Darkseid's control with the Anti-Life Equation after the villain has killed Lois Lane (Amy Adams) in the Batcave. The shot of
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