It obviously wasn’t his intention, but Zack Snyder has inadvertently forged a reputation for directing some of the most hotly-contested and endlessly-debated comic book adaptations of the modern era. Watchmen, Man of Steel, and HBO Max’s Justice League have plenty of supporters and detractors, but none have stoked the fires quite like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Fans will defend the epic crossover to the death, but that doesn’t compensate for the fact the decades in the making showdown was deemed a box office disappointment in spite of earning a mammoth $873 million at the box office. Snyder also admitted that Warner Bros. hated the movie, while writer Chris Terrio was even more scathing in his assessment, and all you have to do to get a rise out of any DC supporter in one way or another is mention the word “Martha”.