♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,
WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW."
LET'S SAY HELLO TO THE STAR OF "CBS THIS MORNING," MR. JON
BATISTE.
>> Jon: WHAT'S HAPPENING.
THANKS FOR GETTING UP THIS MORNING SO EARLY.
>> Stephen: IT WAS MY PLEASURE.
I REALLY DIDN'T GET UP THAT MUCH.
I KEPT ON MY-- MY PAJAMAS AND MY BATH ROBE.
I JUST GOT A CUP OF COFFEE.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE?
WHAT WAS MORNING TV LIKE?
>> Jon: MAN, IT'S SO DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE DO.
YOU'RE UP AT 4:00, 5:00 IN THE MORNING, AND YOU'RE ON-- I'M NOT
USUALLY ON AT THAT TIME.
>> Stephen: NO.
JAZZ IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY RISING.
>> Jon: THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.
SO YOU'VE JUST GOT TO KIND OF SHIFT THE NIGHT ENERGY ALL THE
WAY TO THE MORNING, OR CARRY IT OVER, I GUESS.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU DOING IT AGAIN TOMORROW?
>> Jon: YEAH, I'LL BE THERE TOMORROW, TOMORROW MORNING,
BRIGHT AND EARLY.
>> Stephen: AND I WILL NOT.
( LAUGHTER )
KEEP-- I CAN BARELY KEEP MY HEAD UP TODAY.
I MISSED A CAMERA TURN IN THE MONOLOGUE BECAUSE I WAS TOO
TIRED!
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE ANY ENERGY LEFT TO PLAY ANY MUSIC
GOING INTO THIS ACT, JON.
>> Jon: OH, YEAH, ALWAYS I GOT THAT.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ THE MORNING BLUES ♪
>> Stephen: JON BATISTE, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU, JON.
FOLKS, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THIS PANDEMIC HAS REALLY TAKEN A
TOLL ON THE FILM INDUSTRY, BUT THERE IS ONE DIRECTOR WHO HAS
STILL MANAGED TO HAVE A GREAT YEAR.
I'M TALKING ABOUT ZACK SNYDER, SEEN HERE POINTING AT HIS BOX
OFFICE EARNINGS.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, SNYDER RELEASED HIS LONG-AWAITED CUT OF
"JUSTICE LEAGUE." AND RIGHT NOW, HIS NEW MOVIE, "ARMY OF THE
DEAD" IS BOTH IN THEATERS AND ON NETFLIX.
THAT WAY YOU CAN GO SEE IT AND NOT MISS ANYTHING WHEN YOU HAVE
TO USE THE BATHROOM.
OF COURSE, SNYDER'S NO STRANGER TO BLOCKBUSTERS, HAVING
PREVIOUSLY MADE "MAN OF STEEL," "DAWN OF THE DEAD," "300," AND
"LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA'HOOLE."
WHICH-- FUN FACT-- HOLDS THE BOX OFFICE RECORD FOR THE
HIGHEST-GROSSING MOVIE SET IN GA'HOOLE.
( LAUGHTER )
RECORD, I DECIDED TO ASK ZACK SNYDER TO BRING HIS CINEMATIC
VISION TO THIS SHOW BY GUEST DIRECTING ONE EPISODE.
AND TONIGHT, I'M EXCITED TO GIVE YOU AN EXCLUSIVE, BEHIND-THE-
SCENES SNEAK PEAK AT WHAT'S BEING CALLED "THE LATE SHOW: THE
SNYDER CUT."
JIM?
♪ ♪ ♪ >> AS A DIRECTOR I LIKE A
CHALLENGE.
THAT'S WHY I SPENT MY WHOLE CAREER TACKLING THE BIG GENRES.
I'M ALWAYS LOOKING TO GROW AS AN ARTIST.
SO WHEN MY AGENT ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO DIRECT AN EPISODE OF
"THE LATE SHOW,"" I IMMEDIATELY SAID YES.
I LOVE CAR POOL KARAOKE.
AND HE SAID, "NO, IT'S THE ONE BEFORE THAT."
AND I WAS LIKE OKAY.
>> Stephen: WE WERE SO EXCITED THAT ZACK SIGNED ON TO THE
PROJECT.
HE HAS THIS GENIUS FOR VISUAL STORYTELLING FROM THE DARK,
GRITTY LOOK OF "WATCHMAN" TO "JUSTICE LEAGUE'S" GRITTY DARK
LOOK.
HE CAN DO IT ALL.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, ZACK LOVES OUR SHOW.
HE LOVES WHAT WE DO.
HE JUST HAD A FEW MINOR SUGGESTIONS.
>> EVERYTHING HAD TO CHANGE-- I MEAN EVERYTHING-- STARTING WITH
THE SET.
SO DRAB.
THAT'S WHY I WORK WITH MY C.G.I.
TEAM TO CREATE A FULLY DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR
COMPLETE CREATIVE FREEDOM.
WE STARTED WITH A BLANK CANVAS AND THEN PIXEL BY PIXEL WITH A
CREW OF ABOUT 400 ANIMATORS WORKING 18-HOUR DAYS WE
ENVISIONED A "LATE NIGHT" SET UNLIKE ANYTHING ANYONE HAD EVER
SEEN BEFORE.
I MEAN, UNRECOGNIZABLE.
>> Stephen: THE TOTAL DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT, IT'S ALL ABOUT
FREEDOM.
THIS DESK I'M AT RIGHT HERE IS $80 MILLION MORE THAN MY ACTUAL
DESK, BUT IT CAN INSTANTLY TRANSFORM INTO ANYTHING.
>> I MEAN, IT'S JUST GOING TO STAY A DESK.
BUT, THE POTENTIAL TO BE ANYTHING IS WHAT GREAT CINEMA IS
ALL ABOUT.
>> Stephen: HEY!
WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW."
>> CUT!
OKAY.
>> Stephen: DI-- >> ALL RIGHT, NO, NO.
TAKE IT ONE MORE TIME.
>> Stephen: PLEASE.
>> KEEP IN MIND, YOUR FAMILY IT TRAPPED UNDER AN OVERTURNED
TANK.
THE TREADS ARE SPINNING INCHES FROM THEIR FACE.
ZOMBIE HORDES ARE ATTACKING, COSING IN.
YOU'RE DESPERATE.
YOU'RE ANGRY.
YOU'RE HUNGRY FOR REVENGE.
YOU'RE ALSO JUST HUNGRY.
READY?
ACTION.
>> Stephen: WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW."
I'M YOUR HOST STEPHEN COLBERT.
TONIGHT-- >> CUT!
THAT'S THE ONE.
ALL RIGHT, PRINT IT OR...
I GUESS IT'S DIGITAL.
SO DON'T PRINT IT, BUT WE'VE GOT IT, RIGHT?
>> Stephen: WHEN IT COMES TO TRADITIONAL ZAK SNYDER LEADS
OBVIOUSLY YOU EXPECT THEM TO BE CARVED, CUT, SHREDDED HUNKS,
GODS AMONG MORTALS.
SO I WAS FLATTERED WHEN ZACK SIGNED ON, BECAUSE I'M MORE OF
A...
>> DWEP.
STEPHEN'S WEAK.
HE FILLS OUT HIS CLOTHES LIKE LENTILS FILL OUT A SANDWICH BAG.
THAT WASN'T GOING TO FLY.
SO WE GOT HIM AN ELITE, HOLLYWOOD PERSONAL TRAINER.
AND AFTER WEEKS OF INTENSE WORKOUTS...
THE RESULTS WERE UNBELIEVABLE.
>> I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE MAKE LESS PROGRESS!
>> I THINK HE ACTUALLY LOST MUSCLE MASS.
>> Stephen: WHAT CAN I SAY?
I LOVE OYSTER CRACKERS.
AND BEFORE YOU SAY THAT THESE ARE EMPTY CALORIES, THEY'RE NOT!
BECAUSE I FELL THEM ALL WITH M&Ms.
>> WHEN IT CAME TO STEPHEN'S MONOLOGUES I WANTED TO GIVE THE
REAL ZAK SNYDER FANS WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DEMANDING FOR YEAR--
ANOTHER ZAK SNYDER SLOW-MOTION SHOT.
THE PROBLEM IS MONOLOGUES ARE SO STATIC, SLOW MOTION NEEDED
ACTION.
I HAD AN IDEA-- THROW A KNIFE AT STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: IF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL PASSES THIS
WILL BE THE VERY FIRST TIME IN THE LAST...
HE DID NOT MENTION THE KNIFE-THROWING PART.
>> LOOK, DIRECTING IS ALL ABOUT KEEPING YOUR TALENT OUT OF THEIR
COMFORT ZONE.
>> Stephen: LOST A LOT OF BLOOD.
♪ ♪ ♪ >> THEN I NEEDED TO OVERHAUL THE
BAND, JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING A LOT WITH ZOMBIE MAKEUP FOR MY NEW NETFLIX
MOVIE "ARMY OF THE DEAD."
I STARTED WONDERING: WHAT IF STAY HUMAN DIDN'T.
>> Jon: OH, YES, ZACK SMIERD LET ME DO THE SHOW THE WAY I
ALWAYS WANTED-- AS A MEMBER OF THE UNDEAD.
>> Stephen: OBVIOUSLY IT'S A FREE COUNTRY.
SO YOU COULD BE VACCINATED OR UNVACCINATED-- OH!
FISH STICKS!
>> JON, JON, I LIKE YOUR COMMITMENT.
BUT YOU'RE NOT A ZOMBIE.
WAIT, WAIT, NO.
HEY, NO, NO, NO!
>> Stephen: LOST-- LOST A LOT OF BLOOD THAT DAY.
DAY.
>> Jon: OH, DELICIOUS "N" 10 OUT OF 10 POPS.
>> SO I DECIDED ALL THE INTERVIEWS SHOULD HAVE A SUBTLE
REFERENCE TO THE ALTERNATE FUTURE SHOWN IN MY VERSION OF
"JUSTICE LEAGUE."
SEE IF YOU CAN SPOT IT.
IT'S VERY SUBTLE.
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK!
YOU KNOW WHIE FIRST GUEST TONIGHT FROM HIS WORK AT ARCHEM
ASYLUM.
PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," THE JOKER.
THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO SHOW UP AT THE LAST MINUTE AFTER
JASON BATEMAN CANCELED.
>> BATMAN.
>> Stephen: NO, BATEMAN, JON BATISTE ATE HIM.
>> YOU NEED ME.
YOU... NEED ME.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
SO WHAT PROJECTS ARE YOU WORKING ON?
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
>> I OFTEN WONDER HOW MANY DEAD EYES CAN YOU LOOK INTO?
>> BEFORE YOU DIE INSIDE YOURSELF?
>> Stephen: WELL, I'VE INTERVIEWED TED CRUZ AND RAND
PAUL.
>> AND SEEM TO BE DOING OKAY ( LAUGHING )
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE A BIT OF A PRANKSTER ON SET.
THE WHOLE EPISODE IS 16 HOURS AND 47 MINUTES.
AND THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE EXTEND "LATE SHOW"
SNYDER-VERSE.
WE'RE TALKING SPIN-OFFS, ANIMATED SPECIALS, THEME PARK
RIDES.
SUCK IS, WARNER BROTHERS!
SUCK IT.
>> WOW, HIS WORDS, NOT MINE.
BUT, YEAH, SUCK IT, WARNER BROTHERS.
>> Stephen: BOTTOM LINE: I CAN'T WAIT FOR TONCH SEE "THE
LATE SHOW" SNYDER CUT."
>> HEY, STEPHEN, THINK FAST!
>> Stephen: IT'S GENIUS.
WERE WE ROLLING?
>> AVAILABLE NOW ON PARAMOUNT-PLUS.
A MOUNTAIN OF "SUCK IT, WARNER BROTHERS."
>> Stephen: THANK YOU TO ZACK SNYDER.
"ARMY OF THE DEAD" IS IN THEATERS AND ON NETFLIX NOW.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH WILL ARNETT.
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