"Justice League" is already out and despite the mixed reactions from fans and moviegoers, fans may have noticed that there are some scenes that have been left in the cutting room floor along with some characters. Spoilers for "Justice League" below.
There is so much buzz surrounding the first team-up movie in the DC Extended Universe, from the reshoots to the changes Joss Whedon made in the film before it premiered. It looks like Warner Bros. has to handle another situation involving the deleted scenes from when Zack Snyder still served as director.
It helps to note how much the movie was trimmed down to fit the necessary timeframe needed. However, the deleted scenes were leaked online, posted to Vimeo, but was now taken down. Most of these deleted scenes featured Ray Fisher's Cyborg along with some important cuts to the more mundane scenes that never made it to the final cut. The clips have no audio, so it is hard to tell if there was any important dialogue that changed things significantly.
The first clip featured the League after they assembled at the hangar for Batman's (Ben Affleck) Flying Fox. Cyborg recreates a setting in Nazi Germany and his human form walks through the simulation, indicating that he is looking through the memory for something. The second deleted clip is more of a little look into how he processes information at incredible speeds, showing him take in various sources of data as well as communications.
The third scene features him standing on the rooftop at Metropolis, trying to figure out his jet propulsion system. Once he gets a hang of it, he looks up at the sky and takes off. This is an extended version of the clip that made it to the trailers but not in the theatrical cut. The fourth shows Victor as a human, but he has mastered technology. There are a bunch of missiles hovering over him, as if they are about to hit where he is standing. Yet, Victor waves his hand and sets them aside as if he controls them. The fifth deleted clip was not as significant. It only shows him turning towards the camera and nodding.
The sixth deleted clip, however, is more on Flash/Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) centric. It shows Iris West (Kiersey Clemons) about to meet a terrible fate when her convertible crashes into a big truck. Barry breaks through the glass window of a convenience store to save her. They cut Iris out of the film completely so it is unclear how much of a role she had in the rest of the movie.
The seventh clip features a Parademon looking around Cyborg's apartment while he hides, ready to strike if he is found. The eighth and last clip is an extended version of Martha Kent (Diane Lane) coming to the farm to see the resurrected Superman (Henry Cavill), who is waiting for her.
Some scenes do not seem to be of much significance as those are either extended versions of the scenes that were shown in the film. However, it is apparent that a big chunk of Flash and Cyborg's arcs were cut from the final movie. Although some were already featured in the trailers, it is also uncertain if these deleted scenes were further polished by the effects team, save for the Cyborg flying sequence and Flash breaking through the glass, since they were shown in the trailers.
In other news, the second post-credits scene featured Joe Mangianello's Deathstroke being summoned by Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg). Although the popular rogue has only been on screen for a minute or so, Mangianello is receiving a lot of praise for his portrayal of Slade Wilson.
In fact, his portrayal has earned the approval of the character's creator himself, as his costume and appearance looked completely spot on with the New 52 version of the character. Deathstroke's creator Marv Wolfman replied to a fan's tweet, where they praised Mangianello's look as the one-eyed mercenary as well as his casting for the role. Wolfman then replied that he was absolutely proud of Mangianello's take on the character.
