Snyder Cut Justice League trailer arrives with a fresh look at new villains

The Snyder Cut of Justice League almost started as a rumor. Then it was an endless parade of hashtags. Now it's 2021, Zack Snyder's version of Justice League is almost here, and we've been gifted a new Snyder Cut trailer for the HBO Max original for Valentine's Day.

Zack Snyder has kicked up even more hype for his version of Justice League, hitting HBO Max on March 18, with an extensive new trailer offering much to dissect. It features more of Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and a new score, and this time it's not in black and white. Check it out below.

That brand new sound comes from composer Junkie XL, whom Snyder wanted to work with for 2017's embattled Justice League, but who was eventually replaced by Danny Elfman in the final production stages. This was just one of the changes after Snyder's departure from the film and Joss Whedon's takeover.

After a years-long fan campaign, with keen support from the full cast, we're finally going to see Snyder's vision of the superhero behemoth. As reflected in the trailer, it'll feature more of Cyborg's, aka Victor Stone's, storyline. The character's backstory was originally going to be more fleshed out in Snyder's version.

On top of that, Snyder had a reported $70 million budget to up the visual effects, add new scenes with more characters like villain Darkseid and pay for the fresh Junkie XL score. But the main difference between the streaming and the theatrical versions might just be the added violence and profanity, which scored the HBO Max version an R-rating.

On Friday, we had a sneak peek at the trailer: Snyder's Friday tweet included a short, 18-second teaser video which gave us our best look yet at the Snyder Cut's new supervillain, Darkseid.

Blink, and you'll miss it -- unless you stopped by the Snyder Cut's main twitter account for a freeze-frame.

The teaser was the second in what appears to be a series of videos counting down to the full Valentine's Day trailer. On Feb. 11, Snyder posted a short clip featuring the Batmobile racing into action, Wonder Woman in battle, and Superman charging up his heat vision.

In 2017, Snyder departed Justice League after a family tragedy, leaving Joss Whedon to finish the film. Fans unhappy with the result campaigned for Snyder's version of the blockbuster, and with keen support from the full cast, we're finally going to get it.

Look forward to all four hours of that, when the lengthy Zack Snyder's Justice League hits HBO Max next month.