Ares Actor Nick McKinless Campaigning To Have His Credit Restored For Zack Snyder's Justice League

Ares Actor Nick McKinless Campaigning To Have His Credit Restored For Zack Snyder's Justice League

Among the causalities of Justice League's (2017) theatrical version was Nick McKinless who saw the chance of a lifetime wasted away. With Snyder Cut now a reality, he wants it back.

By KingLeonidas - Aug 25, 2020 09:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Justice League
Source: Instagram

The frightfully butchered version of Justice League that made its way to theaters in 2017 eliminated the work of several people who worked very hard for DC's ultimate team-up movie - among them stunt performer Nick McKinless who was handed the opportunity of a lifetime - to play iconic Old God Ares in a small but memorable role in the film's history sequence which set out the backstory of the entire DC universe.

McKinless committed to the role in a big way, getting in the greatest shape of his life at 45 years old after following a brutal bodybuilding regime and diet for 4 months and achieving 220 pounds of muscle with just 6% bodyfat. Original director Snyder demanded 'veins like worms and paper-thin skin' and McKinless delivered - showcasing a hyper-shredded look befitting the God of War.

Only to see months of toil reduced to mere seconds of screentime, his hard-won physique topped by not his own face (but Wonder Woman's David Thewlis), his name erased and allegedly an entire fight scene with Darkseid on the cutting floor.

Now with the Snyder Cut offering redemption to several contributors, McKinless wants his just returns too - hoping to get his due credit, recognition, and compensation. See his instagram post below.

Should Snyder restore McKinless' face and credit in the Snyder Cut? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 8/25/2020, 10:02 PM
dracula
dracula - 8/25/2020, 10:15 PM
Well if he is going to cater to Yay Fisher and give the barber he paid for personally and had nothing to do with the studio, then yeah give the guy credit, at least he is in the thing and was paid by the studio
KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 8/25/2020, 10:28 PM
@dracula - Yep Ray Fisher is essentially getting a second chance at life. This guy should too.
dracula
dracula - 8/25/2020, 10:33 PM
@KingLeonidas - Don't agree on that, a Justice League movie that the studio made was released, Fisher and Snyder were paid what they were promised, they are entitled to nothing.

Snyder isnt the first director fired and unlike him, they had the dignity to move on.

Sucks that Fisher has had a hard time finding work, I don't like the guy, but he did well in theater so he can probably act, but yeah he isnt the first actor who was in a crap movie and failed to find work for a while afterwords.

Just saying since this is being released, yeah give the guy credit, could be good, could be crap, either way he deserves credit more than a hair dresser that one of the actors personally hired
dracula
dracula - 8/25/2020, 10:18 PM
They are changing the fight to Darkseid......

Bet this is one of those last minute changes to build up hype like

Henry Lenix as Martian Manhunter

Black suit superman

Seriously what is the point of getting the "snyder cut". Its not what would have been released if he hadn't been fired, for one thing no studio makes 4 hour movies and yeah it probably wouldn't have even been 3 hours. Plus he is adding fanfic stuff, stuff obviously not part of his original idea
KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 8/25/2020, 10:29 PM
@dracula - This isn't a change. See the link in the article. He claimed in April 2019 that he shot a fight scene with Darkseid. So that seems like an original vision instead of black suit which is clearly a new vision.
dracula
dracula - 8/25/2020, 10:34 PM
@KingLeonidas - If its not a change from the original plan, good then, but he is still adding stuff that obviously wasnt part of his plan
KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 8/25/2020, 10:47 PM
@dracula - He admitted to that very frankly in the Reel in Motion interview -
They aren't trying to hide that.
dracula
dracula - 8/25/2020, 10:49 PM
@KingLeonidas - well nice to know they arent lying. Kind of cheapens this whole thing though, like ive said this is in no way what they were suppose to release 3 years ago, which from what i understand is what snyder fans wanted
KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 8/25/2020, 10:55 PM
@dracula - To be sure. At this point the "Snyder Cut" is a bogus term. It is basically a new movie made in 2020/2021. This is not the mythical Snyder Cut that he claimed existed for years or whatever. This is definitely a bait and switch.
dracula
dracula - 8/25/2020, 11:01 PM
@KingLeonidas - Just another reason I don't like the guy, baited his fans to bully a studio for a movie that might still be crap, and what he is releasing isnt even what those people asked for.
LameLuka
LameLuka - 8/26/2020, 5:39 AM
@dracula - Darkseid was always going to be in that scene.
Kumkani
Kumkani - 8/26/2020, 1:06 AM
If he has more screen time in the Snyder Cut then he should get a credit.
4thMaster
4thMaster - 8/26/2020, 3:43 PM
There's no reason why this flashback should include a longer fight, & I'm starting to feel it will be closer to 20 minutes in the SC with all the hype it's getting, it actually felt like a nice length in the theatrical cut. It's just enough to know what happened, gives a couple of fan nods (GL & Thewlis face), & sets up the quest the characters should be on.

David Thewlis face will most likely still be on top of his face, as it's in support of continuity, & there's literally no reason to take that back. They should both be credited of course.
KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 8/26/2020, 6:51 PM
@8thDoctor - Snyder Cut is NOT Canonical and is a different continuity. So they might as well give this guy credit.
4thMaster
4thMaster - 8/27/2020, 7:18 AM
@KingLeonidas - How do we know it's not canonical? I'm expecting the Flash to take from this version for their Batman arc, rather than from the Joss cut. Of course give him credit, the credit that he is due in the credits for playing Ares. I'm not disputing that, I just don't see why they should feature his face over Thewlis, it's the rest of his body that Snyder wanted anyway.
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