At a recent fan event, Zack Snyder threw shade at form DC boss Geoff Johns.

OriginalJustice LeaguedirectorZack Snyderthrew some shade atDCs former President Geoff Johnsathis recent Snyderverse fan event.

Another franchiseSnyder was involved with isWatchmen, which the filmmaker adapted in 2009.

Geoff Johns, Zack Snyder

In the comics, theres actually a big crossover event between the two worlds written by Geoff Johns.

This storyline was called Doomsday Clock and basically served as a sequel to the originalWatchmen comics.

So was adapting the event ever in the cards for Zack Snyder and DC Comics?

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According to Snyder himself, it doesnt seem like it was ever in the cards.

Afanasked the panelists if adapting the comic seriesDoomsday Clockwas ever something they thought about doing.

The director then noted that it wasprobably notever in the cards.

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The filmmaker did eventually get his way,as the credits were adjusted.

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Its hard to imagine that the idea of adapting the big crossover didnt come up at least once.

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At the time,Warner Bros.was still having trouble getting its big DC Comics properties to land well.

Another adaptation ofThe Watchmendid get made, though, in theform of David Lindelof’s HBO series.

The show was a full-out sequel to the events of the original comics and was critically raved.

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Sure, theres noBatmanorSuperman, but anyone who loves that world should check that to check it out.

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