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Zack Snyder’s work in the DCU shall always be remembered by his fans as one of the most marvelous cinematic creations before James Gunn happened. Venturing into the journey of directing superhero movies with DC, Snyder first polished his skills by starting with theSupermanmovies. While the filmmaker came up withMan Of Steelin 2013, he also crafted a two-minute animated short, honoring Superman’s 75th anniversary.
Recalling Zack Snyder’s animated short after a decade, fans gathered on Twitter to hail the filmmaker for his brilliant creation. Simultaneously dissing James Gunn and his notorious effects on DC movies, fans criticizedThe Flashand other failed DC movies under the studio head while praising Snyder.
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Superman’s 75th Anniversary Tribute From Zack Snyder
Getting dedicatedly engaged with DC to deliver epic superhero movies, Zack Snyder began his journey withMan Of Steelin 2013. Although he ventured into DC’s extended universe and played with other characters, he was majorly known for his work in theSupermanmovies. Thus, since Snyder started his DC journey with Superman, he even crafted an animated short to honor the hero.
Coming up with a two-minute animated short in honor of the hero’s 75th anniversary,Zack Snyderand DC animated universe maestro Bruce Timm, simply mesmerized the fans. Highlighting Superman’s different incarnations, from comics, movies, video games, and even pop art, Snyder and Timm created an amalgamation that became an immortal piece of art.
Produced by Warner Bros, the short was made with the idea “to start with Siegel and Shuster and end with Henry Cavill, stopping at all the high points and iconic moments in between”. Although it was entirely Zack Snyder’s original idea, creators and producers were thrilled to be a part of it. Finally, when the complete history of Superman was delivered in just two minutes, fans lost their minds.
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Fans Hail Zack Snyder While Criticizing James Gunn
Captivated by Zack Snyder’s two-minute animated short, fans still recall the 2013 Superman tribute from the director. Feeling mesmerized by how Snyder and Timm successfully delivered a masterpiece that lives rent-free in people’s minds even after a decade, fans hailed the director. And thus, just like every other time, Snyder fans gathered to express their remorse over the filmmaker’s departure from DC.
CriticizingJames Gunnfor his alleged squabble with Zack Snyder that led the director to part ways with DC, fans trolled Gunn’s recent failures. Highlighting how Gunn has been failing at his attempts to keep up with audiences’ demands Snyder fans humiliated him overThe Flashand evenBlack Adam‘s loss.
That 2 minutes was better than the whole flash movie. Shout out to ZS and BT always doing it the right way!
— JustSomeThoughts (@HeadzSports)July 17, 2025
If James Gunn watches Superman: TAS, he couldn’t get a better source for how the character should behave.
— 🇨🇦 Officially TheSwamper (@SwampRob)July 09, 2025
The transition from Williams theme to Zimmer theme was enough proof that both themes can exist. I also did not know that Snyder and Timm produced this short. Wow, back then when dc used the their best creators, who understood the characters, to create art.
— NathanNator (@nathannator777)June 30, 2025
Man imagine if Bruce Timm was working with Snyder from the beginning. Imagine Snyder’s take on the DCAU
— Ryan Lewis (@Thatkid_Lewis36)June 25, 2025
DC needs Zack Snyderhttps://t.co/qMZqw26ho8
— Albert Vega (@theVegaTron_25)July 01, 2025
Eventually, the entire conversation on Twitter seemed to shift from Zack Snyder’s creation to James Gunn’s failures. Starting the conversation with Snyder’s animated video, fans ended up trolling the DC head for his failed attempts, all at once. Fans even went rogue on Gunn trying to convince him how he destroyed DC by erasing the Snyderverse.
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