Justice League movie back on track apparently

[543Y2J]

Back in March of 2011 Warner Bros. president Jeff Robinov expressed interest in bringing DC’s heroes together on the big screen in a Justice League movie. Now, according to a report from Variety, we’ve learned that this project may be further along than we thought.

While Disney and Marvel were busy shooting “The Avengers” last year, Warner Brothers quietly began getting its own all-star superhero pic back on track, tapping “Gangster Squad” scribe Will Beall to write “Justice League,” based on the WB-controlled stable of DC Comics superheroes. Beall has yet to turn in his “Justice League” script, though he has become a favorite scribe of Warners.

You may remember that in 2007 George Miller signed on to direct a live action Justice League film. Characters were cast, costumes were designed, and story boards were completed. The film never took off though, and it was canceled about a year later. It’ll be interesting to see how things pan out this time around.

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Superman - Jon Hamm (perfect look, good actor with the little amount i have seen of MM)
Batman - Christian Bale (not broke, don't change it)
Green Lantern - Matthew Bomer (can imagine him in the suite more than anything really. Reynalds is fine as an actor but GL didn't work. The character needs a little change)
Wonder Woman - Yvonne Strahovski (Loved her in Chuck. She has the perfect heroine look. Plus she is hot)
Flash - Aaron Paul (He should have been cast as McClane's son in the new Die Hard but thats a story for another day. Incredible actor, perfect to play a young kid Flash)
Aquaman - Justin Hartley (Did a good job in the pilot of the series that never aired, generally enjoy his work)
Martian Manhunter - Hugo Weaving (Did an excellent job in V for Vendetta under the mask. So if they want to put some sort of green mask on him im sure he would wear it perfectly. Also helps he is a great actor and could be a legit name to add to the ensemble)

[Jiren]

They should do what marvel did and give the "big Names" their own movies and introduce some in the actual movie

- Batman
- Superman
- Green Lantern - John Stewart IMO, I think he's badass (I find Jordan dullest of the Earth Lanterns)
- Flash - Wally West, Do what the cartoon did and mix them, to be honest I don't think comic fans will care as most prefer Wally to Barry
- Wonder Woman

In the movie introduce the last 2 members (Aquaman & Martian Manhunter)

[Michael Coello]

"DC doesn't need it" they said. "Characters could carry a film alone" they said.......

[Krimzon]

You know why the Avengers worked? They took the time to build it up properly. Each of the main 4 all had a movie to flesh the characters out and tell their story. They did that so by the time the Avengers came around, they could just jump straight into the action. The Batman part is fine. However, the Green Lantern flick was a colossal disappointment, we haven't had a Superman movie in years, Wonder Woman & Flash will apparently never get one, and Aquaman sucks. I see no way this is going to go over well unless they take the time and put the work in. Since a script is already being written, I doubt they will.

[Dub H]

they missed the part where they said that it isnt a response to The Avengers.

Yeh right.

[xxshoyuweeniexx]

This would be great...if everybody had main films to introduce themselves to the audience, instead of just "Here's some guy as Superman and some chick as Wonder Woman for the hell of it"

[Hit Girl]

They should do a "Crap Justice League", featuring DC's worst superheroes.

- Crimson Avenger
- Dan The Dyna-Mite
- Doctor Fate
- Sandy The Golden Boy
- Merry, Girl of 1000 Gimmicks
- Hour Man

[BorneAgain]

I'd do the inverse of Avengers, and put out the Justice League movie first, then with interest in the other characters do the Wonder Woman, Flash, Martian Manhunter, etc films; but that's a really risky move I admit.

Of course if they wanted guaranteed money they'd release Great Lake Avengers. There's your blockbuster.

[darthalexander]

Jun 5, 2012 21:37:51 GMT -5 Dub H said:

they missed the part where they said that it isnt a response to The Avengers.

Yeh right.

Ah come on - have faith. I am sure this has been in development because they're waiting for the perfect script! Yep, that sounds really honest...wonder how many of them will be be able to say that with a straight face.

I am up for this but it will take some time. They need to build it up properly. They're rebooting Superman, then Batman is getting the reboot (sigh), so this should be a few years away. 2016 probably.

Unless they rush it.

I look forward to this - it could be pretty amazing. I was surprised by the Avengers and hopefully this will be as good. I'd also still be happy with the Superman/Batman movie we were supposed to get years ago.

[The Line]

Jun 5, 2012 21:36:27 GMT -5 Krimzon said:

Aquaman sucks.

That is the fault of writers, not the character. When good writers actually care enough to expand the character beyond the superfriends-era AM, he can be pretty damn helpful/useful. On the other hand, that can go too far(I personally think the re-imagining of him in the '90s/early '00s to be kinda dumb, but that might just be me.)

Is he an "all-purpose" type superhero like Caps or Supes? No, but he's the freakin' king of the ocean!

Seriously, the guy has an army of sharks, whales, and giant squid at his disposal at any moment. Basically any time the JL gets involved in a conflict, he can pretty much single-handedly neutralize a navy. However, in an actual JL movie, maybe have him be more of a periphery character. Even if it's something as simple as an enemy boat/sub being sunk, and AM just makes a small little cameo, taking credit for it. Just have him be the the "everything aquatic" hero. Have him not do much as far as screen-time, but have him come through during a clutch time by doing his role well.


As far as the film overall goes, I think it might almost be better to take a book out of X-men's book, and go "First Class" style, and make a 40s/50s/60s-era JLA film, with plenty of nods to the Fox/Sekowsky era comics.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Optimist powers activate!

Wonder Woman and Flash wouldn't be weak links. They're enough of pop culture icons to draw the general public to a JLA movie without films under their belts, and kids will recognize them from the JLU cartoon. Green Lantern's movie was a failure, but still a high profile one. Plus none of the poor reviews targeted the GL concept itself, so he could still be a draw. The one question mark would be Aquaman, who's still a punchline to the typical non-comic book person, but he can be fixed. So if DKR and Man Of Steel do well enough, this could turn out well for WB- it all hinges on those two films at this point.

And yes to using John Stewart. If the writers can carry over that odd couple chemistry he had with Flash in the show, they'll make magic.

[Jiren]

I though Aquaman's introduction in the New52 Justice League was badass.

Also his Solo book is awesome too

[Princess Kendall]

OP's cast would be literally perfect omfg. Jon Hamm as Superman, yesss please.

I'm curious to see if this actually happens this time around. I wish they'd release single films for some of the characters, the more popular ones, but Wonder Woman will NEVER get a movie, I'm convinced, so that won't happen.

We'll see.

[Bub (BLM)]

This thing will fail. Audiences

A) Still think Green Lantern sucks because of the crappy movie, regardless of who is playing him. John Stewart could help, but DC has too much of a hard-on for Hal Jordan to let it happen.

B) Won't be ready to accept a new Batman so soon.

C) Won't get to be excited by the slow build like they did for The Avengers, unless DC rushes a bunch of solo films out first.

[BoilerRoomBrawler]

Jun 5, 2012 21:52:33 GMT -5 BorneAgain said:

I'd do the inverse of Avengers, and put out the Justice League movie first, then with interest in the other characters do the Wonder Woman, Flash, Martian Manhunter, etc films; but that's a really risky move I admit.

I've had the same exact idea for months. It puts the risk of getting every character over in a single movie rather than risking one Green Lantern after the next. It also avoids shoe-horning them into other characters' movies. That said, I think Warner Brothers should first produce a World's Finest (Superman/Batman) movie first. If that is successful, then they should produce a Justice League.

Also, put Green Arrow in the movie and upstage Hawkeye - I think it would be really fun if Marvel responds by having Hawkeye upstage Green Arrow, and so on...


At the end of the day, Warner Bros must remember the cardinal mistake of Green Lantern - it sucked. None of Marvel's "Avengersverse" movies sucked. Most were not great, but I think all of them were sufficiently good. Warner Brothers needs to remember that that contributes to the overall success of the movies at least in part.

[Jiren]

Jun 5, 2012 22:01:23 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

This thing will fail. Audiences

A) Still think Green Lantern sucks because of the crappy movie, regardless of who is playing him. John Stewart could help, but DC has too much of a hard-on for Hal Jordan to let it happen.

That's more Geoff Johns than DC

DC needs to "Flashpoint" the Movieverse

- Superman is already rebooted
- Batman will
- Green Lantern NEEDS one or Do a Hulk style sequel

[Bub (BLM)]

Jun 5, 2012 22:03:22 GMT -5 Jiren said:

Jun 5, 2012 22:01:23 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

This thing will fail. Audiences

A) Still think Green Lantern sucks because of the crappy movie, regardless of who is playing him. John Stewart could help, but DC has too much of a hard-on for Hal Jordan to let it happen.

That's more Geoff Johns than DC

I feel like they're one in the same at this point. The guy has too much control, in my opinion.

[Jiren]

Jun 5, 2012 22:05:50 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

Jun 5, 2012 22:03:22 GMT -5 Jiren said:

That's more Geoff Johns than DC

I feel like they're one in the same at this point. The guy has too much control, in my opinion.

True

Although his books are good, He's not the best thing at DC right now (Scott Snyder is)

[ohiofan1]

Jun 5, 2012 22:02:35 GMT -5 BoilerRoomBrawler said:

Jun 5, 2012 21:52:33 GMT -5 BorneAgain said:

I'd do the inverse of Avengers, and put out the Justice League movie first, then with interest in the other characters do the Wonder Woman, Flash, Martian Manhunter, etc films; but that's a really risky move I admit.

I've had the same exact idea for months. It puts the risk of getting every character over in a single movie rather than risking one Green Lantern after the next. It also avoids shoe-horning them into other characters' movies. That said, I think Warner Brothers should first produce a World's Finest (Superman/Batman) movie first. If that is successful, then they should produce a Justice League.

Also, put Green Arrow in the movie and upstage Hawkeye - I think it would be really fun if Marvel responds by having Hawkeye upstage Green Arrow, and so on...


At the end of the day, Warner Bros must remember the cardinal mistake of Green Lantern - it sucked. None of Marvel's "Avengersverse" movies sucked. Most were not great, but I think all of them were sufficiently good. Warner Brothers needs to remember that that contributes to the overall success of the movies at least in part.

I felt that Iron Man 2 was pretty weak and I'm not alone on that. That can be considered the "Black Sheep" of the MCU films.

[Bravo Echo November]

Yeah... this is not going to end well. Knowing WB/DC they won't wait and just release a standalone movie. Damn shame because JLA could make a great team movie if done right, unless they have the balls to do individual films AFTER the JLA movie.