{"id":2513,"date":"2017-11-26T17:31:07","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T17:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/11\/26\/justice-league-originally-began-on-a-more-comedic-note-but-warner-bros-made-joss-whedon-change-it\/"},"modified":"2017-11-26T17:31:07","modified_gmt":"2017-11-26T17:31:07","slug":"justice-league-originally-began-on-a-more-comedic-note-but-warner-bros-made-joss-whedon-change-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/11\/26\/justice-league-originally-began-on-a-more-comedic-note-but-warner-bros-made-joss-whedon-change-it\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Justice League\u2019 Originally Began on a More Comedic Note, but Warner Bros. Made Joss Whedon Change It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As is tradition in the DC Universe, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/justice-league\/\" id=\"auto-tag_justice-league\">Justice League<\/a>&#8221; has opened to mixed reviews and disappointing box-office numbers. The superhero team-up movie, which was finished by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/joss-whedon\/\" id=\"auto-tag_joss-whedon\">Joss Whedon<\/a> after Zack Snyder had to step down to deal with a family tragedy, begins with Batman defeating an evildoer in a scene that few have singled out as being especially memorable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the actor who played said ruffian, the scene was envisioned as being much funnier by Whedon \u2014 but Warner Bros. made him change it.<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2017\/11\/justice-league-box-office-bomb-warner-bros-lose-100-million-1201900710\/\" title=\"\u2018Justice League\u2019 Box Office Bomb: Warner Bros. Could Lose Up to $100 Million on Superhero Tentpole\">\u2018Justice League\u2019 Box Office Bomb: Warner Bros. Could Lose Up to $100 Million on Superhero Tentpole<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI love Joss Whedon. My scene with Batman was originally conceived as a comedic scene. That\u2019s how Joss wrote it, and that\u2019s how we shot it,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/holt-mccallany\/\" id=\"auto-tag_holt-mccallany\">Holt McCallany<\/a> tells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mensfitness.com\/life\/entertainment\/interview-actor-holt-mccallany-getting-beat-batman-justice-league-and-potential\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Men\u2019s Fitness<\/a> in a new interview. \u201cI thought it came out great, but the studio felt it would be a mistake to open the film with a completely comedic scene, so it was re-edited a little bit. I was disappointed, but when I got home to New York I found a bottle of my favorite champagne and a note from Joss that said \u2018To Battles Lost. Gratefully, Joss.\u2019 I can\u2019t tell you how much it meant to me that he took the time to write to me. Joss Whedon is a class act. I had the letter framed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2017\/11\/justice-league-joss-whedon-wga-screenplay-director-credit-33-percent-contribution-1201898421\/\" title=\"\u2018Justice League\u2019: Why Joss Whedon is Only Receiving a Credit for Writing, Not Directing\">\u2018Justice League\u2019: Why Joss Whedon is Only Receiving a Credit for Writing, Not Directing<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whedon is known for injecting genre fare with wit and levity, but it would appear that WB wasn\u2019t laughing in this case.<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link sign-up\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Sign Up:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/indiewire.com\/email\" title=\"Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.\">Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Source: IndieWire film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As is tradition in the DC Universe, &#8220;Justice League&#8221; has opened to mixed reviews and disappointing box-office numbers. 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