Possibly. But how much lighter would it have been, really? That's hard to know before seeing what was cut out.
As for BvS - I do agree that it's better, but (for me) only slightly. I still found it to be a mess, if a slightly more organized mess.
That's a good point about bonuses - I knew that, but I'd forgotten. On the one hand, if they guys getting bonuses knew they'd be fired, I can see why they did it - even if I still think it was utterly stupid. But on the other, if they didn't know... you'd think a smart decision leaving them in the driver's seat of the company would be more lucrative in the long run than bonuses and then getting fired. They need a new bonus system, imo - knowing WB, that one's probably from the 90's. loli know that's why they used snyder's name in credit.But,people did get suckered in.But,the reason they didn't split at beginning wasn't because of it costing too much.No,the exec would get a bonus if the wb passed a certain threshold number regarding box office an year over all.so,they needed to release jl that year itself.they got their bonuses.jl dispite being a failure pushed their overall box office.
here,sources
https://batman-news.com/2017/11/29/j...r-warner-bros/
https://www.thewrap.com/justice-leag...-wonder-woman/
these are said to be the reason.
Putting my cynical hat on now: he knows that as long as he stokes that fire, he's got an audience that will follow him out of loyalty just for that. It's good business and it's safe, because it's not like WB is going to punch back - there's no good that can come of it.
But, setting said hat aside.. given that WB used the death of his daughter to kick him off of JL, I also don't totally blame him for doing what he's doing, either.