Zack Snyder took time out of his busy 2026 movie schedule to mark an anniversary that still means a lot to fans of his now-defunct DCEU. Not only that, but the director even made sure to give Henry Cavill a specific shoutout in the process. For anyone who followed the long, strange road to Zack Snyder’s Justice League (a.k.a. the Snyder Cut), the reason makes complete sense.
In a post shared to his Instagram account, Snyder commemorated the day in 2020 when it was announced that his version of Justice League would finally be completed. The black-and-white image shows the League together, with text honoring the film's restoration and the fans who helped bring it into existence. Via his caption, Snyder also thanked Cavill, who joined him for the original announcement, and ended with a dedication to Autumn, the filmmaker’s daughter, who died by suicide in 2017. The director specifically wrote:
