# #ReleaseTheSnyderCut

> A fan campaign helped bring Snyder's 4-hour Justice League cut to HBO Max.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Trend & aesthetic
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2017-11-11
- Milestone date: 2019-11-17
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 29 (Niche, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Fandom mobilisation, Platform jump, Press loop, Mystery & lore, Controversy

## Summary

Fans petitioned for Snyder’s cut, organised hashtag pushes and bought convention ads. Cast tweets preceded a studio call in November 2019. HBO Max announced the cut in 2020 and released it in March 2021; UK home-video sales then reached Number 1.

## Timeline

- 2017-05-22 — Zack Snyder (Press) — Snyder announced he had left Justice League after his daughter's death, and Joss Whedon took over.
- 2017-11-11 — Roberto Mata (Open web) — Mata created a Change.org petition requesting Snyder's cut and Tom Holkenborg's score for home release.
- 2017-11-18 — TheWrap (Press) — TheWrap reported that the petition had collected over 19,000 signatures.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/release-the-snyder-cut

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “#ReleaseTheSnyderCut.” Case HIS-01648. Spread Score v1.3: 29/100. Updated 2026-10-24. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01648