We have been waiting for this news for some time and finally we have confirmation: Harry Lennix it will officially be the new one Martian manhunter in Snyder's Cut. What was previously just a meme on the web, now becomes reality: the Martian of comics DC he will soon become a character in the television miniseries Justice League: Director's Cut. The unreleased version of the film of the same name will be broadcast on HBO Max by the end of the year, showing itself to the public as a television show divided into four episodes that will contain about 80% of unreleased scenes.
In an exclusive interview for Collider, Harry Lennix has confirmed his presence within the cast of the miniseries, revealing as aforementioned, his co-participation as the character Martian Manhunter. Rumors among fans were hoping for the introduction of the super in DCU, but now J'onzz J'onnzz it will really surprise them. There is also to say that Zack Snyder has left several clues in recent years, including a storyboard dedicated to the Martian who literally betrayed the surprise to the public. Other situations have attested to the future presence of the Manhunter character in the Justice League, such as the competition for the best poster dedicated to the Snyder Cut, in which the winner was invited to visit the set in which Harry Lennix would play J'onzz J'onzz.
According to some rumors Harry Lennix would have returned to the shooting of the miniseries, as well as managed to shoot some scenes that see him as the protagonist. The actor revealed to Collider's microphones that he had no idea how to play the character when he was told his new role, also because, at the time, he was busy filming. Man of Steel as the general Swanwick. Lennix believed that after the second film dedicated to Superman, would be the first and last time he'd worked on a DCU film, but after his cameo in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice he understood that Snyder had something in store; after signing the contract, the actor finally fulfilled his actual role within the cast. Below, here is what was declared during the interview:
I never got the chance to see the script. I didn't get a chance to read it and actually understand what was going on… it was all under development and kept under lock and key.
