Although that same report indicated that Snyder still intends to return for Justice League 2 thereafter, there’s now all the more reason to wonder if that old rumor about Snyder passing on Justice League 2 was accurate.
The DCEU movies Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad collectively earned over $1.5 billion at the global box office this year.
Some months ago, Screen Geek picked up a rumor/unofficial report that Snyder would be stepping away from the DCEU after completing the first Justice League movie, in order to go work on a smaller-scale project thereafter.
Zack Snyder is the one responsible for laying the foundation for the DCEU with Man of Steel in 2013, before he moved on to direct Batman V Superman.