For all the hype surroundingZack 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 wayThe Late Show’s Stephen Colbert sees it.
With the recent news thatZack Snyder’s Justice Leagueis getting ablack and white version titledJustice is Graythat 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 eventualJustice League 2, it’s up to someone else to assume such a task.
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In Monday’s edition ofThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert,the host took his time to present his own “Colbert Cut” ofZack Snyder’s Justice League, playing off the movie’s post-credits scene in whichLex Luthor and Deathstrokediscuss 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 hugeLord of the Ringsfan, also cares to give a long lecture to a confused Joe Manganiello on howDeadpool’sownership and R-rating have been sorted outby Disney.
This troll version of Lex Luthor is simply a joy to watch, but Colbert does raise an important question on howMarvel and DCmanaged 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.
ThoughThe Late Showand 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 ofZack Snyder’s Justice League. However, fans might count on HBO Max and Warner Bros. to do so in the future.
