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Whedon to finish ‘Justice League’ for Snyder…

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Joss Whedon has stepped in to finish editing duties on Warner Bros.’/DC’s upcoming ‘Justice League‘ as Zack Snyder steps back because of a family tragedy…

While Zack Snyder has been a divisive film-maker for many, the surprise decision for him to step away from Justice League at such a late stage in production was solely driven by personal circumstances and not by any issues with the film itself.

Sadly, Snyder’s daughter Autumn – who was only 20 years old – committed suicide in March, a fact that the family kept private at the time from all but his most inner circle of friends and colleagues. Initially Snyder and his wife Deborah intended to take some time off for obvious reasons with the intention to return to the studio and editing suite around now,. However they have since decided that family comes first and this has led to a mutual agreement between all parties that Joss Whedon would come in to handle duties on the film.

Whedon, of course, helmed Marvel’s Avengers but has struck up a relationship with Warner Bros./DC resulting in the recent announcement that he will direct a Batgirl movie.

It is believed that as well as editing duties, Whedon may be shooting some extra scenes to help the movie’s flow – the possibly troubled screenplay has been the subject of many rumours and debate, bearing in mind it finished its main shoot so long ago. Snyder had apparently planned to shoot some brief additional material itself, but this will now be handled by Joss in line with the apparent tone already established. However, at this point, the film remains on target for its 17th November release date.

“In my mind, I thought it was a cathartic thing to go back to work, to just bury myself and see if that was the way through it,” Zack Snyder told the Hollywood Reporter this week. “The demands of this job are pretty intense. It is all-consuming. And in the last two months, I’ve come to the realisation … I’ve decided to take a step back from the movie to be with my family, be with my kids, who really need me. They are all having a hard time. I’m having a hard time.”Snyder told the industry magazine that while he’d been aware of fans’ concerns about the movie, that hadn’t played into any decision to step away.“Here’s the thing, I never planned to make this public. I thought it would just be in the family, a private matter, our private sorrow that we would deal with. When it became obvious that I need to take a break, I knew there would be narratives created on the internet. They’ll do what they do. The truth is … I’m past caring about that kind of thing now.”

Everyone at Impact sends the Snyder family our best wishes at this difficult time.

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John Mosby served as the editor of Impact magazine for well over a decade and is now the editor of Impact Online. In a career spanning more than 25 years he has written for over thirty titles including Total Film, Starburst, Film Review, Fantazia, Profile and the Yorkshire Evening Post. He has also published several books including two official tie-ins (Barb Wire and The X-Men) and one - The Cutting Edge - on the history of sword-play in the movies.

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