Zack Synder to step aside for Joss Wheldon as director in Justice League

Zack Synder

Zack Synder who is the director of major D.C. comic movies like Batman vs Superman,Man of Steel,Dawn of Justice will be stepping aside as director in the upcoming movie,Justice League after his daughter's death.


The director spoke out for the first time to The Hollywood Reporter since the loss of his daughter,

''In my mind,i thought it was a cathartic thing to go back to work,to just bury myself and see if that was the way through it,

''I thought it would just be in the family,a private matter,our private sorrow that we would deal with,

''When it became obvious that i need to take a break,i knew there would be narratives created on the internet,

''They will do what they do.The truth is i am past caring about that kind of thing now.The demands of this job are pretty intense,it is all consuming;and in the last two months,i have decided to take a step back from the movie to be with my family,be with my kids,who really need me.They are all having a hard time,i am having a hard time.''

Joss Wheldon

Zack Synder's daughter,20 year old Autumn Synder committed suicide in March and he will stepping aside for Joss Wheldon to continue with the course of Justice League set to be released on 17th of November.

According to Toby Emmerich of Warner Brothers':

''He is handing the baton to Joss but the course has really been set by Zack.The directing is minimal and it has to adhere to the style and tone and the template that Zack set.

''We are not introducing any new characters,it's the same characters in some new scenes.''