Fanboys have wanted it for years and now it looks like the HBO Max streaming service is giving them what they want as they will be airing the “Snyder Cut” of the “Justice League” movie.

As reported by Variety, Zack Snyder made the announcement after a live Q & A that followed a screening of his Henry Cavill-led Superman film, “Man of Steel.” Fans have long wanted the “Snyder Cut” and the recent announcement just confirmed that they would finally be getting it.

As recounted by The Hollywood Reporter, the “Snyder Cut” was an almost four-hour-long version of the “Justice League” movie that Snyder submitted to Warner Bros. This was further pared down by the studio and Snyder to two hours and 20 minutes, with the understanding that Snyder would do more work on the project.

However, Snyder’s involvement with the film was cut short by the suicide of his daughter Autumn, forcing him to give up the reigns to Joss Whedon, who had previously directed the smash Marvel hit, “The Avengers.”

The resulting movie was a disappointment for fans and critics alike and was only a moderate box office success. It also resulted in the online #ReleasetheSnyderCut movement, which involved a Change.org petition, a Times Square billboard, and even a chartered plane flying over San Diego Comic-Con.

While no further details have been provided, The Hollywood Reporter cites a source that says the “Snyder Cut” could cost anywhere from $20 to $30 million to make.

Thanks to the immense fan energy surrounding the project, it is expected to give the soon-to-be-launched streaming service HBO Max a huge boost as it seeks to compete with the more established Netflix. The industry giant has only grown even more due to the lockdowns brought about by the global coronavirus pandemic. As of last month, Netflix added an additional 15.77 million paid subscribers.

As the global coronavirus pandemic doesn’t show any signs of slowing down anytime soon, these streaming services are only like to snatch even more paid subscribers. For instance, the World Health Organization’s May 20 situation report says confirmed COVID-19 cases around the world has now grown to 4,789,205 people, with 57,804 of that total being new cases. There are now 318,789 people worldwide that have died from COVID-19.

Meanwhile, the May 20 update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pegs the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States at 1,528,235 people. Fatalities caused by COVID-19 are now at  91,664 people.