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The rave and unhinged obsession of people regarding their favorite film or TV show is something that is unfortunately well-documented, which can often times lead to some seriously disturbing circumstances. This time, that situation was caused by none other than haters of filmmaker Zack Snyder and his vision of the DCEU dubbed ‘The Snyderverse’.

Zack Snyder at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con | Credits: Wikimedia Commons

This was not just an instance of cyber-bullying as this time, they went over the top and issued a threat that they were going to kill Ray Porter, the star who played the role of Darkseid inZack Snyder’s Justice League.

This was an extremely unhinged and concerning response to the star’s public show of support for Snyderverse’s revival.

Ray Porter in a still from Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire

Haters Of Zack Snyder Threatened To Kill The Actor That Wants Revival Of The Snyderverse

The internet is full of stories where fans of pop culture have been witnessed taking matters into their own hands and creating unsettling and borderline criminal circumstances. And recently, we saw a similar situation like this repeated when actor Ray Porter started receiving death threats from crazy haters of filmmakerZack Snyder.

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Considered to be one of the most influential filmmakers in the superhero cinema genre, people have extremely polarizing opinions on Snyder’s reign at WB as supervisor of the now-dismantled DCEU. Where some call him a risk-taking visionary who was ahead of his time, others cannot stand him because hedestroyed the franchise with creative choicesthat led to its downfall.

And it just so happened to be that Ray Porter, who played Darkseid in the filmmaker’s last DC filmZack Snyder’s Justice League,is asupporter of the director and his visionfor the DCEU that he had.

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This was also the reason why he was active in persuading Netflix to buy the rights for The Snyderverse. But this didn’t sit well with the haters of Snyder, who started to threaten him online.

Ray Porter, the actor who portrayed#Darkseidin Zack Snyder’s Justice League, has recently been receiving death threats from toxic fans of James Gunn.These threats result from Porter’s vocal support for restoring the SnyderVerse. Shockingly, one individual openly threatened…pic.twitter.com/IPPXGAcakG

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This situation is genuinely terrifying because it has been witnessed before that threats like these can have serious consequences for the one receiving them down the line, where an unwell individual might just do what is said here.

What Do The Fans Have To Say About This?

A still fromZack Snyder’s Justice League

Since he is in the business of bringing iconic superheroes and supervillains to life through his films, even Snyder realizes fans might dislike him personally because that version ofthe character wasn’t what they had in mind.

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I’m a Gunn fan but this is not okay. He was a really good Darkseid even if we didn’t get a chance to see him in full. These toxic fans on both sides needs to stop. Let’s enjoy these two filmmakers work

— Tyler Stanford (@VacancyTyler)July 26, 2025

A still from Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Completely unacceptable behavior. I’m no Snyderverse fan and certain Snyder “fans” have done the exact same thing but it needs to be called out, no matter what.

— Jesse West (@LifeMi1987)June 01, 2025

https://twitter.com/Richwhoraps/status/1780077445749592490

Seriously messed up people out there because an actor is showing support for something he had the privilege of being part of and fans enjoyed. He’s being threatened? Pathetic cowards who wouldn’t say 💩 in real life. Technology has given you an unworthy voice, and u do this?

— BSC🦇💩🤪 (@FFA140283)July 06, 2025

I’m not even a Snyder fan, and this is messed up. They’tre just movies, Focker.

— Ken Simon (@KenSimonSays)July 03, 2025

The other reasons why he has such a huge chunk of the audience hating him comes from the fact that many of his films fail to live up to the hype and expectations that were promised to be fulfilled in the past. But at the same time, everyone can agree that this type of behavior is absolutely unacceptable.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League,streaming on Max.

Deepak Bisht

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Deepak is a senior writer at FandomWire with a serious love for comic books (DC Absolute Universe and Marvel), the Warhammer universe (Horus Heresy and 40,000), cinematic universes (Sonic, MCU and DCU etc.) and Movies (Action, Adventure, Psychological Horror and Thrillers etc.).With over 1,400 articles under his belt, he spends most of his time diving into the world of superheroes, cinematic universes, TV shows, and films. His goal? To share accurate, engaging, and fun stories that keep fans hooked and in the know.

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