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2021’s Zack Snyder’sJustice Leaguewas unsurprisingly a sizeable step up from the one that initially hit theatres in 2017, arguably the biggest letdown from the DCEU. From the change in direction amidst filming to major reshoots, for the theatrical release, WB eventually settled to do the most efficient thing in such circumstances, making the movie short.
But despite being nearly half of Snyder’s vision, 2017’sJustice Leaguedidn’t take long to drop the ball by throwing Henry Cavill’s horribly CGi-ed mustache in the opening minutes.
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It Cost WB a Whopping $25M for the Shoddy Work on Henry Cavill’s Mustache
It can’t be overstated how problematic the production ofJustice Leaguewas. From the personal tragedy that struck Snyder to Joss Whedon’s failed attempt to salvage the ship, it was a complete disaster from start to finish. And nothing sums it up better thanHenry Cavill‘s Superman in the movie, whose mustache was haphazardly removed in the post, and the result was less than stellar. Unfortunately, it wasn’t only the opening, as subsequent scenes involving Cavill had the same issue, which surprisingly cost WB an astonishing $25M perVariety.
This reasonably left fans started, as they expressed it’d have been better if WB went with a bearded Superman instead of the one we got in the theatrical release.
What’s funnier is that Superman has had a beard in the comics. So, there would’ve been a precedence for it.
— Dan Marcus (@Danimalish)August 18, 2025
We were so close to this, it’s not even funnypic.twitter.com/yMz2SrbYdJ
— Dsha (@ItzKrism)August 12, 2025
In fact that’s what people wanted
— not ryan (@ryan80jones)June 16, 2025
https://twitter.com/dorianstormfan1/status/1741983920378294586
The beard makes so much more sense
— Drek (@drek77107)August 09, 2025
Considering a bearded resurrected Superman wasn’t out of the ordinary in the comics, it’d have been undoubtedly a far better alternative than the one we witnessed back in the theatres in 2017.
Also read:“Even if Marvel didn’t exist, we’d struggle”: Henry Cavill Knew Zack Snyder’s DCEU Was Failing Even Before Justice League’s Embarrassing Failure
Zack Snyder Was Glad It Wasn’t the Last of Henry Cavill as Superman
WhileZack Snydernever saw the 2017 version of the movie, he did witness the shoddily edited lips on Henry Cavill’s face, which was a result of Paramount’s refusal to let Cavill shave. And although it was funny to theZSJLdirector, he did feel happy about the fact that it wasn’t the last of Henry Cavill’s Superman, which would’ve been a tragic way to go out.
In an interview withMTV News, theRebel Moondirector commented:
“I’ve only seen it in memes, you know, it was funny, because you know, part of me is happy that we were able to have that not be the total legacy of the hard work that he had done in the last 10 years.It’s sad to think that, that would’ve been the last view that people had of Superman was that, whatever that is.”
Also read:“Offbeat stories are great”: Henry Cavill Can Still Return as Superman in an Elseworlds Arc He Read Before Man of Steel
With the DC universe heading toward a brighter future under James Gunn’s leadership, the poorly edited-out mustache remains a relic from the struggling DCEU that never really found its footing.
Zack Snyder’sJustice Leagueis available to stream on Max.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
