Almost every movie ever made has   a few deleted scenes . blockbuster , in particular , tend to end up with a pot of scenes on the slip elbow room trading floor , due to executives meddling . large - budget movies go through a rigorous process of writing , rewriting , shot , editing , reshooting , and more redaction before audiences are presented with the net product .

The films ofthe DC Extended Universehave more deleted scenes than the average blockbuster , because of poor preparation and behind - the - scenes travesties by Warner Bros. like recutting David Ayer’sSuicide Squadas a feature - distance trailer and hiring Joss Whedon to overhaulJustice Leagueafter Zack Snyder ’s departure . Some of those deleted scenes were trend for a rationality , but others vocalise promising .

Could’ve Been Great: Darkseid’s Appearance In Justice League

Fortunately , this panorama is getting added back intoJustice Leaguewhen the Snyder cut , now confirmed to be a real thing , gain HBO Max next year , so fans will get a chance to see how the movie play with it exit in .

In the theatrical track ofJustice League , Steppenwolf is the primary scoundrel . Originally , though , he was go to berevealed to be a herald of Darkseid , the DCEU ’s grown bad , who would make an appearance at the end of the movie .

Glad It Got Cut: The Joker And The Riddler’s Appearances In Batman V Superman

There were originally scenery plan forBatman v Supermanin which the Riddler and Jared Leto ’s Joker would ’ve been shownto populate the DCEU ’s Gotham City .

Zack Snyder cut these scenes to keep the story focus . This was probably the right call , becauseBvSwas already awfully overcrowded .

Could’ve Been Great: A Prison Riot In Aquaman

Orm ’s capture of Arthur Curry in the last cut ofAquamanis curtly - dwell , as he ’s pushed into a affaire d’honneur that he quickly escapes . But Orm originally locked Arthur in an submarine prison that he had to get out from . He would go a prison saturnalia with the other prisoners for break out , which would ’ve involved fight against the prison guards , who were sharks .

This sound like a jolly amazing set piece that would matchthe ball - to - the - paries ‘ eighty fantasy dangerous undertaking picture vibethat James Wan was going for .

Glad It Got Cut: Justice League Setup In Wonder Woman

Originally , there was an epilog scene inWonder Womanthat ask Etta Candy approaching Chief , Charlie , and Sameer with a new mission : find an ancient artefact in Belgium and bringing it to the U.S. government . In the mission documents , there would be a picture of allege artifact that would divulge it to be a Mother Box , setting up the MacGuffins inJustice League .

Without this scene , Patty Jenkins ’ motion picture experience more like its own affair , separate from the residual of the DCEU , and if the epilogue was admit , it would fall into the DCEU yap offocusing too much on universe - buildingas opposed to individual stories .

Could’ve Been Great: Darla’s Tea Party In Shazam!

Although the gags and the action sequences madeShazam!a lot of play , what really gave the movie nitty-gritty was Billy Batson ’s heartwarming human relationship with his foster sibling .

In one erase scene , Darla threw a tea party and Billy attended the party in the form of Shazam , which could ’ve been very rum .

Glad It Got Cut: A Longer Battle On Krypton In Man Of Steel

The battle sequence on Krypton inMan of Steelwas originally longer , with more projection screen fourth dimension given to the robotic character Kelex .

The Krypton - set scenes inMan of Steelare already overlong in the final gash , taking up a immense chunk of the runtime , so to make that part even longer would be a detriment to the movie .

Could’ve Been Great: Baby Clark Kent Visits A Pediatrician In Man Of Steel

consort toMan of Steelco - writer David S. Goyer , the motion picture originally featured a scene in which the Kents brought sister Clark to a pediatrician to estimate out what ’s unseasonable with him as his superpowers arise under the Earth ’s chicken sunlight .

The pediatrician would screen Clark ’s hearing by sending a sound into his ear canal . Clark ’s superhuman hearing made the sound unbearable , make him to call out so deafeningly that all the window shattered and the car alarms outside went off . Goyer aver this was cut because it feel out of topographic point , but it could ’ve added tothe movie ’s “ What if Superman was real ? ” thesis .

Glad It Got Cut: The Joker’s Appearance In Birds Of Prey

As it stands , inBirds of Prey , Harley Quinn just rage out of the Joker ’s house after their detachment and that ’s that . In a deleted picture ,   fans regard their argument through a windowpane before she result .

Jared Leto would n’t have played the character ; it would ’ve been a double , likethe guy who toy Superman inShazam ! . This scene would n’t have added anything , and if anything , it would take the focus off of Harley .

Could’ve Been Great: Jonathan Kent Takes Clark Fishing In Man Of Steel

After Clark gets bullied inMan of Steel , there was a deleted scene in which Jonathan took him fish to cheer him up , without recount Martha . This could ’ve developed Clark ’s relationship with Jonathan further .

In the final gash , their male parent - Word bond is pretty thinly drawn , with the standouts being Jonathan telling Clark not to employ his king to save people , which was controversial , and his unneeded death . Taking Clark fishing is more in line with Jonathan ’s wholesome characterization .

Glad It Got Cut: Slipknot’s Introduction In Suicide Squad

At the beginning ofSuicide Squad , as Amanda Waller first proposes Task Force X , she introduces each of the chief characters in a montage that depict us their powers and why they ’re in Arkham Asylum .

primitively , Slipknot was give one of these debut , but it was cut because he ’s killed off early on . This presentation would ’ve been unnecessary ; it was trim for a good reason .

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