Subway Joins Snyder Cut Campaign
Yes, you read that correctly. Believe me, I wasn’t expecting this either. But it appears as though the sandwich branch, Subway, decided to get involved in the Snyder Cut campaign. The campaign hit a high not long ago with the 2 year anniversary since Justice League‘s release. Since then, things have quietened down quite a bit. However, today proved that we’re not quite finished yet.
So how exactly did Subway get involved?
On Twitter, an account dedicated to the Snyder Cut, known as @RTSnyderCut, called Subway out (for some reason). But it all started with Ben Affleck. A few days ago the Batman actor tweeted this:
Today is #GivingTuesday and I’m proud to support @FeedingAmerica, and organization helping hungry families across the country.
Join me in donating: https://t.co/M66ABLNrcy pic.twitter.com/NVbPCtF3C4— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) December 4, 2019
Ben Affleck has been raising awareness for Feeding America which is an organisation dedicated to feeding families across the country. The Snyder Cut Twitter account decided to help out.
They tweeted Subway asking them how many retweets they would need in order for them to donate 10,000 sandwiches.
Hey @SUBWAY, how many RTs for 10,000 sandwiches for hungry families during the holiday period and 1 tweet with #ReleaseTheSnyderCut ? https://t.co/myEnDMWgqU
— TheSnyderCut (@RTSnyderCut) December 6, 2019
Subway got the message and a deal was struck. 5,000 retweets in 5 hours would get the foundation 10,000 sandwiches.
5,000 RTs in 5 hours https://t.co/NiWWwOx9LW
— Subway® (@SUBWAY) December 6, 2019
However, something amazing happened. In just over 200 minutes, the tweet obtained the necessary 5,000 retweets. Considering it happened a lot quicker than expected, being the good sports that they are, Subway rewarded the achievement.
So you’re fast… and since you did it in under 214 minutes we are going to up the donation to 15,000 subs! And oh yeah, #ReleaseTheSnyderCut https://t.co/NiWWwOx9LW
— Subway® (@SUBWAY) December 6, 2019
Subway upped the donation amount to 15,000 sandwiches which will help the foundation so much. Not only was an amazing deed committed but it seems as though the Release The Snyder Cut campaign is here to stay. Well, until we actually receive the highly anticipated cut.
Check out some of Subway’s brilliant responses on their Twitter page. They are amazing.
Keep supporting #ReleaseTheSnyderCut and Subway. Thank you to everyone who got involved, this bit of fun will do wonders for many families in the US. You can read more about the foundation and how you can get involved over on their website.
What do you make of this random and brilliant bid to get the Snyder Cut? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. Check out more from the Snyder Cut here.
James Lister is a University student in the UK, currently undertaking his Masters degree in Media & Communication. He has a strong passion for everything Marvel, DC, Star Wars, and Anime related.
Addressing the question in your second paragraph about why Subway was targeted, it’s because Subway got involved with the campaign on their own first. In response to Zack Snyder’s photo and news about the director’s cut film cans, Subway’s official account tweeted #ReleaseTheSnyderCut and stated that they too would also like to see the whole thing. Funny and cool.
So the fan campaign responded, by calling on Subway to support Ben Affleck’s call for Feeding America as well. And as you described in your article, Subway answered the call.