WB Reportedly Calls Whedon’s Cut The Definitive Justice League

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Joss Whedon's Justice League is the definitive cut of the film and not Zack Snyder's, Warner Bros. allegedly says. It's no secret that the 2017 film had a tumultuous production. While Snyder was always credited as the director, it was Whedon who supervised Justice League's theatrical cut, and it was significantly different from the original plan. This resulted in the Snyder Cut movement, which culminated with Zack Snyder's Justice League releasing on HBO Max in 2021.

Now, amid the Warner Bros. Discovery shakeup that resulted in the cancellation of Batgirl, a film that was near completion, the different versions of Justice League are once again at the center of the public conversation. When news first broke out that the Leslie Grace-led movie was being shelved, there was a lot of confusion regarding whether this was indeed the case. Eventually, more sources backed up the initial reveal, and Warner Bros. released a statement confirming Batgirl's cancellation. According to a spokesperson, it's part of the management's strategic shift to focus on making theatrical films, particularly when DC superheroes are involved. Amid all of this, new information about what the company's official stance is on which the definitive iteration of Justice League is.

Related: What Batgirl's Cancellation Means For The Snyderverse

In a new report from Rolling Stone, the outlet cites a source that talked to documentary filmmaker Leslie Iwerks, who reached out to Warner Bros. about using footage from Zack Snyder's Justice League for an upcoming project. According to the company, Whedon's 2017 theatrical cut is the definitive iteration, and should therefore be used instead. Read the related excerpt below:

Technically, Batgirl was part of the