Director Zack Snyder is leaving 'Justice League' after his daughter's suicide

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Zack Snyder is stepping away from Warner Bros. tentpole "Justice League" to deal with the death of his daughter, sources tell Variety.

Joss Whedon, who was recently tapped to direct "Batgirl" for the studio, will oversee the remainder of the film, which is in postproduction.

Snyder's daughter killed herself in March, and the director, along with his wife, Deborah, who is also a producer on the film, have decided to take a break from the film to deal with the sudden tragedy.

Filming on "Justice League" had already finished, and Snyder was in the throes of postproduction to meet the film's November 17 release date. In addition to the postproduction process, Whedon will also oversee a handful of reshoots that had already been scheduled before Synder's daughter died.

There are no plans to push the release date at this time. The film stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Ezra Miller as the Flash, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg.

Autumn Snyder died by suicide in March at age 20. Her death has been kept private, even as the movie was put on a two-week break for the Snyder family to deal with the tragedy.

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