The screenwriter of Justice League, Chris Terrio, has some harsh words for Joss Whedon’s theatrical cut of the film. He has called it “an act of vandalism.” Terrio is co-credited for the theatrical Justice League version, and he wrote for Zack Snyder’s Justice League and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. He has worked on many other films and has even won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film Argo.
The history of the Justice League is a troubled one. Warner Bros. brought Whedon on to the project after his success with Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron. After Zack Snyder left the project Warner Bros. hired Whedon to do extensive reshoots on the movie—during which, actors like Gal Gadot and Ray Fisher were subjected to abuse. This version of the movie soon bombed at the box office after release. Snyder has since been vindicated after releasing his cut to HBO Max. Terrio has not spoken about the episode until now where he has recently been very open about his experiences working for DC. His full comment is as follows:
“The 2017 theatrical cut was an act of vandalism. Zack may be too much of a gentleman to say that, but I’m not. When those personal touches were removed from the film in the 2017 version, I was silent because I couldn’t really say anything, but of course it hurt. All that remained was a dinosaur skeleton of what had been a great, lumbering beast. It might’ve been a big, unruly beast, and obviously it’s four hours and the movie is maximalist and it’s operatic and, sure, it’s a little crazy, but I think the movie is crazy in the best way. I didn’t realize how much of the film was going to be changed—or vandalized, in my opinion. It became clear as I spoke to various actors that it was a wholesale dismantling of what had been there before. I did not hear from anyone who said it was a pleasant experience.”
Terrio has since asked his named to be removed from the theatrical cut, but this request was denied since prints of the movie have already been completed. Understandably, Terrio is obviously pleased that audiences and critics have been able to see the version that Snyder originally intended, and thus, his script is able to be judged fairly. Terrio has never met Whedon in person, and he did not comment on Whedon’s recent allegations of on-set abuse. Whedon has apparently become a living embodiment of the Homer Simpson gif of melting into the bush behind him, and he has been quiet since the allegations against him were made public.
Source: Screen Rant
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