Published 22:06 IST, May 25th 2020
Ray Porter plays role of 'Darkseid' in the upcoming Snyder Cut of 'Justice League'?
Actor Ray Porter recently took to social media to confirm that he is going to play the role of 'Darkseid' in the upcoming Snyder Cut of 'Justice League'.
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original cut of Justice League was much different than atrical cut that premiered worldwide. In fact, Snyder's vision for Justice League was far more intricate and he even planned to introduce Darkseid, one of DC's most feared villains, in his original 'Snyder Cut'. Unfortunately, Snyder had to eventually leave project due to a loss in his family and Joss Whedon took over direction of project, removing Darkseid from script altoger.
Fans still speculate about who could have played Darkseid in original Snyder Cut. Its seems that fans have finally found ir answer, as actor Ray Porter recently took to Twitter to reveal that he was meant to play Darkseid in original cut of Justice League. Moreover, he also mentioned that he was going to finally play Darkseid in Zack Snyder's Justice League, which is set to release on HBO Max in 2021.
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Ray Porter confirms that he is Darkseid in Justice League 'Snyder Cut'
Taking to Twitter, Ray Porter revealed that he had been given permission to reveal that he was playing Darkseid in Zack Snyder's Justice League. Ray Porter has always been one of most popular choices to play Darkseid. In fact, many fans believed that he was cast as Darkseid before Snyder left project.
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Darkseid was meant to be an integral part of Justice League film. He was set to feature in several flashback scenes and was main antagonist of film. However, he was completely removed from atrical cut, except for one scene where Steppenwolf mentioned his name. With 'Snyder Cut' finally set to release on HBO Max, fans will finally get to see live-action Darkseid that y have been waiting for.
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According to various reports about Snyder Cut, Darkseid was set to make an appearance in Justice League after death of Steppenwolf. Reportedly, Darkseid would have boom tubed to earth and threatened heroes, setting up sequel film, Justice League 2. However, all se scenes were cut out from final cut due to time constraints.
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22:06 IST, May 25th 2020