In an Instagram post, the streaming service posted: “The full 3-hour Ultimate Edition of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is now streaming exclusively on HBO Max. Put that long weekend to good use.”
The jam-packed Ultimate Edition of Dawn of Justice includes a ton of axed story moments and character beats. Lois Lane becomes a more pivotal character when Lex Luthor’s plot to frame Superman in explored more thoroughly. We see Superman asking Gotham citizens about Batman, Lex communicating with Steppenwolf, Jena Malone’s Jenet Klyburn, and learn that Lois’ “camera man,” who met his gruesome end in Africa, was Jimmy Olsen.
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HBO Max was going to pull Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, and more DC films from its rotation on July 1, but after blowback from fans the company has expanded these films’ run through December 2020.
It was recently announced that Zack Snyder’s “Snyder Cut” of Justice League will finally be completed in order to air on HBO Max in 2021.
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Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.