Warner Bros. Stopped Snyder From Introducing the Craziest Romantic Subplot in DC Movies Ever
Zack Snyder’s take on Batman in the DCEU received mixed reviews at best. Critics of his Batman argue that the character was too dark and brooding, lacked a clear moral code, suffered from narrative inconsistencies, and engaged in excessive violence.
But, did you know that it was almost much much worse than that? Snyder wanted to spice up Batman, and his relationship with Cavill’s Superman by introducing one of the most bizarre romantic subplots known to the world of comics, he wanted to pair him up with Lois Lane.
In Snyder’s original plan for the ‘Justice League,’ there was a romantic subplot between Ben Affleck’s Batman and Amy Adams’ Lois Lane. After Superman’s death in ‘Batman v Superman,’ Snyder intended to depict Bruce and Lois in love, eventually starting a relationship, ultimately leading to the birth of their son.
In later installments, Snyder planned for Superman to be revived while Batman would die, leaving Lois to raise their son with Superman. However, Snyder’s concept of a love triangle involving Superman, Batman, and Lois Lane faced resistance from the studio, leading to the rejection of such a subplot. There are also no indications of a romantic relationship between Batman and Lois Lane in Snyder’s cut of ‘Justice League,’ likely due to studio interference.
A while ago, Snyder explained what his plans were during his Pizza Film School Podcast appearance.
I think in the original script, Lois and Batman got together briefly. And there was this whole other thing that everyone was like, Oh my God, you can’t do that. And… then I loved the idea of like setting up this sort of concept… it’s sort of like in a movie like where the husband goes off to war, and he’s dead, and the wife moves on, and then the husband appears, like, I’m not dead. I’m fine.
This would undoubtedly lead to even more polarizing reviews of the movie and even more vitriol from fans who never liked Snyder’s take on anything in the first place.
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