Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the upcoming cut of the 2017 film, has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).

The original 2017 version of Justice League, which was directed in part by Avengers director Joss Whedon, was rated PG-13 for "sequences of sci-fi violence and action," whereas the upcoming four-hour director's cut has been elevated to an R rating for "violence and some language." Director Zack Snyder has previously alluded to the "language" that may have earned this adult rating. "There's one scene where Batman drops an F-bomb," Zack Snyder said in a December 2020 interview. "Cyborg is not too happy with what's going on with his life before he meets the Justice League, and he tends to speak his mind. And Steppenwolf is pretty much just hacking people in half. So [the rating would be due to] violence and profanity, probably both."

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Snyder's claim that Batman would drop the F-bomb in his director's cut received several reactions from the internet. Shazam! director David F. Sandberg got in on the fun by posting an edited version of a scene from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, in which a well-placed censor changes Batman's infamous line from "Do you bleed?" to "Do you f***?" As Superman flies off, Batman hilariously responds, "You will."

While Batman will have some new lines in Zack Snyder's Justice League, there is one famous phrase that fans will not hear in the new cut. Actor Ray Fisher, who plays Cyborg in Justice League, questioned why fans were upset that Cyborg wouldn't say his famous "booyah" catchphrase in the updated film.

"Serious reflective question for folks that take issue with Cyborg not saying 'booyah' in Zack Snyder's Justice League," Fisher posted. "Are you just as upset that none of the other characters are using catchphrases? (i.e. 'Great Hera!', 'This looks like a job for...', etc.) If not, why is that?" Cyborg's catchphrase became relevant after Fisher previously accused Whedon of toxic behavior on set and that he was "enabled, in many ways, by [producers] Geoff Johns and Jon Berg." Berg responded saying, "I remember [Fisher] being upset that we wanted him to say 'Booyaa,' which is a well known saying of Cyborg in the animated series."

In ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE, determined to ensure Superman’s (Henry Cavill) ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) aligns forces with Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions. The task proves more difficult than Bruce imagined, as each of the recruits must face the demons of their own pasts to transcend that which has held them back, allowing them to come together, finally forming an unprecedented league of heroes. Now united, Batman (Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and The Flash (Ezra Miller) may be too late to save the planet from Steppenwolf, DeSaad and Darkseid and their dreadful intentions.

Zack Snyder's Justice League stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon. The film will premiere exclusively on HBO Max on Thursday, March 18.

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Source: Film Ratings