Logan director James Mangold cleared up his apparent jab as 2017's Justice League amid accusations that he called out fans of the mythical Snyder Cut.
Posting on Twitter, Mangold urged people to watch Martin Ritt's Norma Rae from 1979 and suggested that perhaps people should "take ten minutes off from your picketing for the Snyder Cut and watch something where the wardrobe isn’t fiberglass or carbon fiber." The original tweet caused plenty of backlash for its apparent slamming of Justice League's Snyder Cut.
Following up on the original tweet, Mangold said he'd woken up to an "avalanche" of angry messages. The Logan director said he was only making a joke and doubts Snyder spends every waking moment thinking about the Snyder Cut. Although Mangold wasn't singling out the Snyder in particular, he suggested there are other kinds of cinema to enjoy instead of superhero blockbusters. While Mangold called out those who've turned their "disappointment into outrage," he reiterated he meant nothing against Snyder.
Mangold is known for his work on Logan, which rounded off Hugh Jackman's legacy as Wolverine. The film became one of the highest-grossing R-rated movies of all time and earned the director a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Academy Awards. In contrast, Joss Whedon and Zack Snyder's Justice League was released the same year and is considered a critical and commercial failure.
In late 2019, Mangold weighed in on the argument between Martin Scorsese and superhero movies. He largely backed the Taxi Driver director and criticized the boom in company-controlled cinematic universes. Although his latest message got lost in the controversy surrounding the Snyder Cut, Mangold's tweets echo what he said during the Scorsese debate and how directors should be free to tell their own version of a story without interference from above.
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