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Director: George Miller
Writers: Kieran Mulroney & Michele Mulroney

Casting underway.

I'm kinda excited about this film, but i heard it wasn't official greenlighted yet by Warner Bros., more or less i heard wrong if it is.

Well, it will be awesome to see Green Latern and Martian Manhunter on the big screen for once.

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I have high hopes for this one myself.
I am, however a little worried about the casting.

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If they didn't want to use Bale & Routh for it I think they should have just used what's already been established on Smallville's version of the League and turned it up a notch.

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But I figure as long as they don't screw up the casting of 'The Big Three' it should be fine as long as the story is decent.

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I'm also worried about rumors of this being a really young JLA.
If they want to make the rest of the League young, then do it but Supes, Bats, and Wondy should be the most mature of the bunch and they should have adults playing them and not make this a 90210 or O.C movie.
Appealing to a younger generation is fine but if they want the entire group young they should do a Titans movie instead.

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Ya, i heard they were casting young too and that the casting would be completed by the end of November but that might just be a load of crap. Anyways, they're just using the original seven members that created the league. Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, and Green Latern (i heard they're gonna use John Stewart instead of the original Hal Jordan) :skeptical:

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Yeah, I figured they'd go with Stewart over Jordan again like they did in the cartoon series and video game since they feel they need a 'token black guy' and all. They could have picked Vixen and Black Lightning from the current roster instead of messing with DC Comics history. I have nothing against Stewart, Gardner or Rayner as Green Lanterns but Hal Jordan was the man! He WAS GL!
Considered by even his GL masters, the Guardians, as the best of the Corps along with Killowog and as Sinestro once was. As long as they make some mention of Jordan being Earth's first member of the GL Corps I'll be happy waiting for a one day future appearance if there are sequels.

I was also hoping to see Black Canary and Zatanna in the JLA. Wonder Woman is the only female? What's up with that?
I guess I'll have to keep hoping to see them join up Green Arrow's League in Smallville then.

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Your in luck, in January 2008, Justin Hartley is returning as the Green Arrow along side with Alaina Huffman as Black Canary in the episode Siren. :) No word on Zatanna yet, but that would be an interesting character on Smallville.

As for Wonder Woman, she is the only female among the original seven unlike in the cartoons where they added hawkgirl.

Victoria Hill who's up for the lead role has a striking resemblance to Alex Ross' verison of Wonder Woman.

Victoria Hill
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Alex Ross' Wonder Woman
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Alex Ross is a god for his renditions of what comic book heroes would look like in real life.
He actually makes Superman NOT look rediculous in blue tights and red speedos. How that feat is acomplished, I don't know, because let's face it, Superman's costume would be an embarasement in real life. Even his Batman doesn't need a sculptured body armor suit like every movie version has had.
If the producers modeled their casting after all of Ross' work I'd be one happy fan-boy.

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PS:
That's some awesome news there about Black Canary showing up on Smallville this season. Considering they just got married in the comics it seems only logical Green Arrow would bring her into the show.
Can't wait to see that one.

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I am wondering whether they will feature a black or a white Green Lantern.

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I still would want to see him in green suit..

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As Taz mentioned above it will be John Stewart, the 4th Earthman to become a Green Lantern, playing the part.

Just a little GL history here for anyone not familiar with the character...

The first GL in comics was Alan Scott. He fought during the golden age of comics for the Justice Society of America during WWII but was never an actual member of the GL Corps and his ring was mystical in nature instead of alien. His ring had different properties than the other GLs had including a weakness to wood.

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Personally, I think they should use the original mainstream silver age GL, Hal Jordan and introduce the others later.
The GL I grew up watching on Superfriends, Hal was the best of the best. Even after going mad after being possesed by Parallax, the evil manafestation of fear incarnate known as the yellow impurity, Hal redeemed himself and was killed to become The Spectre. He later returned to life as a Green Lantern again although many Corps members remember the lives he took while posessed by evil.

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Guy Gardner was selected by the Guardians to replace Hal Jordan. A different kind of hero and generally not a liked guy by many of his team mates because of his straight forwardness and sexist attitude but Guy always did the right thing in the end.

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Then came John Stewart to be Gardner's replacement. Just as heroic as Jordan he's filled in on Earth many times when the designated Lantern had left for the stars and is currently rotating shifts in the JLA with Hal Jordan.

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The last Earthman to become a GL was Kyle Rayner. After the whole Hal Jordan/Parallax situation destroyed the GL Corps several years ago, Rayner was selected to wield the last GL power ring in the universe.
Since the rebirth of the Corps and thousands of new GL recruits from all over the universe Rayner had become possesed by the manifestation of willpower, Ion, which is Parallax's counterpart. With raw power at his will he needed no ring.
During the current Sinestro War between the Green Lantern Corps and the Sinestro Corps, Ion was imprisoned while Parallax possessed Kyle.
He has since taken a ring and is once again a member of the GL Corps.

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who just wants a Green Lantern movie?

i remember that maybe Jack Black was going to play him in a spoof or just a super hero comedy but got bad fan reactions when it was announced and got canceled...any body else hear that?

but yeah Green Lantern movie
:licklips:

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Yeah I heard that a couple years ago and cringed at the idea.:goof:
I'd love a Green Lantern movie though. Let's face it, it would be an inter-galactic CGI-fest where anything could happen. If whoever they got to play Hal decided to not do a sequel, they get to fall back on one of his replacement GLs and cast someone new.

I keep hoping one day it will happen, but I wouldn't wanna see it ruined by Jack Black spoofing it. Let him play Mxyzptlk if he wants a comic-book spoof.

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I can wait to see the cast of the upcoming film...

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I havent read much DC, just a little superman, batman, green arrow. i've always been more into spiderman, but having read all star superman vol 1 very recently i really wanna read more, and as for films, im always excited about superhero films.

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There is now an early confirmation on cast members though only a few for now. List is below.


Adam Brody (In the Land of Women, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, "The O.C.") - Flash / Wally West.
Rapper Common (Smokin’ Aces, American Gangster, Wanted) - Green Lantern / John Stewart.
Scott Porter (Music & Lyrics, Speed Racer, TV's "Friday Night Lights") - Superman / Clark Kent.
Teresa Palmer (The Grudge 2, December Boys) - Talia Al Ghul, the daughter of Ra's Al Ghul.

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The movie officially sucks now.

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I've heard it slightly differently on who's probably going to be in the cast...

SuperheroHype Link

No Brody or Porter there.

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This was my source but guessed they were wrong

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Not necessarily.
There's only a 2 day difference in both sources and Superhero Hype says theirs is unconfirmed.
Also with the writers strike the movie may not even happen so by the time they do decide to redo the whole thing everything may change again.

Damn writers strike messin up my TV/movie entertainment...:(

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I still wanna see them again...

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So the villains? who would go against this team of superheroes?

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I'll freak if they try another one with Lex Luthor again.

I wanna see Darkseid!

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But technically he wasn't an enemy to the JLA till much later.
They have alot to chose from so maybe they'll use Amazo, Vandal Savage, or Felix Faust...

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Or even Despero, the Ultra-Humanite, or Starro...

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There's also Mongul and Dr. Light...

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Deathstroke would even be cool...

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As long as it's someone who can realisticly be a threat to the JLA and each of these guys has proven that in the comics. A global threat that none of them could handle on their own was the reason they first formed anyway.

Or maybe they can form a Legion of Doom of sorts with each hero's enemies but that one might be better for a sequel...

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I really hope they still plan to do this movie after the writers strike.
I'd also like to see DC finally make a movie that kicks Marvel movies' asses. :cool:

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Thanks for sharing such infos, I believe they will not cast just one villain in this movie an equal number with the JLA it should be? :rolleyes:

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I remember liking Common in Smokin Aces and Adam Brody would be a hilarious Flash, both casts seem to be using reative unkowns for Superman. Isaac from Heroes could be good for Aquaman too.

As for a villain I liked how the JL got started in the animated series, with the alien invasion and the arrival of J'onn J'onzz,although for dramatic purposes they might need a main villain.

I agree that a Legion of Doom would be best kept for a sequel.

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If they go with Dr. Light, they should adapt Identity Crisis, because then we could also have Deathstroke in it!!! YAY


I'd hate to see Starro....I'd just laugh the whole time.

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This would do, like you said the Legion of Death it would be sooo cool And if they include Darkseid and Doomsday as well!!! Now that will bring total annihilation don't you think hehehe... :D

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Professor Ivo..looks like will going to create the villains for the J.L...:rolleyes:

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Interesting:D when was the release of this movie? I think I'll gonna like it. :P

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as a fanatic of the Justice league , I hope the original character would stay like the green lantern , instead of a black guy it is used to be a white guy, and whatever happened to hawkman and how hawkgirl get into the picture......if not many fanatic will be discourage to watch it and it would be a total let down.... :D

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with this film i just hope casts would fit and live up to the character... Meanwhile back in the hall of justice...

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Ohhh we got a fan here, can I ask!!! Does the black cannery and red guy with a cross in his chest is one of the original members of the justice league?:)

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Both Black Canary and Red Tornado have been around for decades.
BC was created in 1947 snd was a member of the Justice Society of America back in WWII.

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Her daughter is the Canary of today and joined the Justice League.

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The living android, Red Tornado debut in the JLA 1968 but left for a while in the 90s but is back once again.

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In the original JLA back in 1960 the original lineup was Superman, Batman, Aquaman, the Flash (Barry Allan), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Wonder Woman and the Martian Manhunter J'onn J'onzz.

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This history has been altered a few times over the years and in a revised JLA they had Black Canary, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), J'onn J'onnz, the Flash (Barry Allen), and Aquaman as it's founding members.

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Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman joined later, after repeated requests from the other members.

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However, more recently it's founding members has been reverted back to the original 7 once again with Superman, batman & Wonder Woman forming the team.

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Wow!! A fan is a fan no doubt about it!!...anyway thanks!!.

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As I can remember, there is a one time part in justice league unlimited, when the red tornado was attacking someone and he was been cut half-half!!! I really thought he was dead, fortunately he was just an machine or half machine at least that he can be fixed someway or another!!!....hehehe :D :D :D

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One of the problems I have with DC comics is how they constantly ignore and alter their history, But I am looking forward to this! Fingers crossed for new casting news!

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nice post Sci-Fi-Guy, I love to see all of them.

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Funny you should mention that.

Marvel's 'One More Day'

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As much as DC has retconned things in the past they've always had a good story-driven logical explaination for it. Usually a multiuniversal crisis of sorts.

Now Marvel comes along and decides to piss off all their fans and retcon Spiderman/Mary-Jane's marriage saying 20 years of stories "never happened".
The biggest event of last year's Marvel Civil War was Spidey unmasking in front of the world and Marvel now says "it never happened!" Or at least no one remembers it happen. Why? Uhh...magic?
Lame.
With so many fans outraged and threatening to boycot Marvel because of this they're gonna have to change it again and say the 'never happened' never happened soon enough.

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Marvel has also retconned Bucky's death and brought him back after all these decades as well as Harry Osborne's now so it's not really fair to accuse DC of being the only comic company that alters their own history.
Don't forget DC is alot older than Marvel and has been around for 70 years now so they had alot of history they had to 'fix' up for newer generations of fans. The Superman of today couldn't have fought Nazis in WWII yet if they kept those stories valid he would have and it really wouldn't have made any sense unless he aged in real time which comic book characters never do.

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I hate to rain on everyone's parade, but it looks like the JLA movie is on the verge of oblivion.

Justice League's Countdown to Cancellation

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A lot of fans will be devastated if that happens. People are now in great anticipation to see this live-action film.

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This a bad news for JLA fanatics, I hope they can solve this and everything goes well...

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And it happened JLA production is now on hold IESB.net

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[quote=Tazz;391205]Your in luck, in January 2008, Justin Hartley is returning as the Green Arrow along side with Alaina Huffman as Black Canary in the episode Siren. :) No word on Zatanna yet, but that would be an interesting character on Smallville.

As for Wonder Woman, she is the only female among the original seven unlike in the cartoons where they added hawkgirl.

Victoria Hill who's up for the lead role has a striking resemblance to Alex Ross' verison of Wonder Woman.

Victoria Hill

Alex Ross' Wonder Woman

:eek: :eek: :eek: wow she looks like the real wonderwoman!

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Yeah I wrote the DC post before my bro told me bout the Brand New Day stuff. Y'know what? I don't like it. It makes me grrrrrr . . . . .
But I dislike it much less than most of the rest of the True Believers do. The lazy storytelling aside I think we could argue for days bout which was weaker:Deal with the devil or wall-punch majigger!

I don't really mind about the Winter Soldier thing as much cuz I wasn't around when Bucky died, so what evs ;)

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contrary to popular belief superman was not a founding member in the JLA. It was headed by the GL and consited of aquaman, the flash, martian manhunter, and black canary (with an invitation later extended to the green arrow.)

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This is just a random question, Im a huge comic book fan but I have never been able to relate to superman enough to be a fan.

As fans yourself could you tell me what draws you to the character?

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Superman is invincible.He's basically a God even though his story-arc more closely ties in with Jesus.He's an alien, yet he embodies all the best parts of humanity.He's totally alone and in all fairness he should be more messed up than Batman, but instead is one of the most noble of all heroes.

He could rule the world, yet he chooses to save it instead.




I've been rewatching JL Animated.

I want this movie now.

Looks like the Avengers/Justice League race is still on.

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Thats a bloody good response, he was the original and im grateful that without supes non of my faves would be around.Its just annoying that I cant find him ineresting.

Wow this thread started in 2007 and now a release date of 2015-16, that is a long time for a film to be in the works.

Hmmmm, I am just wondering if you are regretting this post.

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ha ehhhh maybe a little...

i thought the film was fun in a lot of ways but it was lacking something and seemed rushed. oh well...:rolleyes:

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Forward: I was a DC collector for over 15 years. I still try to keep up with what's going on in the DC universe. I feel at least a tiny bit qualified talking about a JLA movie.

This is never going to happen.

However, if it does it won't involve the cast of people playing the characters in the current films. Christian Bale, for example, won't be Batman in JLA.

Also, if it does happen it will suck something terrible. The only decent DC films right now are Nolan's Batman films and they only just barely feel like Batman.

Don't bother, DC, we're not impressed.

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^ if they even wanted to use the cast from the current films I don't see how they could afford it, all of those in one movie would cost a fortune.

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^ thats why the rumours said its coming in 2025 or something.

Not really considering the last effort :laugh:

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with the avengers setting up a huuuge bar .. justice league must have to be Effing Awsome :P

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Some extra news on JLA... I posted in Man Of Steel thread that the new Supe won't be part of a movie tie-in with The Justice League... but found this which was posted 2 days ago http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=35547

One piece of the news is already wrong though, with not being sure about Cavill's part in the film, but the rest is interesting.

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Ok... more news in...

... Man Of Steel is probably going to be tied in with Justice League after all. Snyder has hinted that for Justice League to work they need Cavill as Superman.

More rumours in: Warner have possibly, maybe, hinted at Joseph Gordon Levitt as a possible Batman in Justice League as well.
If Justice League is based about a decade after TDKR, it'll give Levitt's John Blake enough experience to be able to stand side by side with Henry Cavill's Superman.

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^^I kind of like the Nolan movies standing on their own. DC can't seem to get any of their characters right anyway. Green Lantern was a movie I was looking forward to until I saw they cast Ryan Reynolds for some reason, the guy just plays himself in every movie he is in and is nothing like Hal Jordan.

Before they try to make a JL movie they should make some stand a lone films and do them right, then they can start talking about JL.

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Here are my thoughts on what WB should have done with JL. Thinking outside the box here.

Maybe the new Superman will be awesome, it probably will with Nolan producing. But I thought they should have been daring and started with a JL movie first. You could create and define the world that these superheros would live in. Then go do each individual movie after and set up the big bang for their buck with JL2. You could make each individual superhero movie in effect a prequel to the JL movie. Do the origin, yada yada, then show how they got connected with the JL.

What this does first and foremost for WB's sake, at least I think, is separate Nolan's batman from the JL one. Which is important in WB's eyes because they can then reboot batman in JL's world, which equals $$ to them. We would accept batman in the JL world and make it easier to separate it from Nolan's in future stand alone batman flicks. It also shows they are not blatantly copying Marvels blueprint, which has to stand for something right?

Now WB might not make as much money off the first JL movie as Marvel did with the first Avengers. But they would still make a profit everyone would want to see it. And if they made a good enough first JL and built off it with well done individual movies, they would see a huge payday for JL2.


Anyways that would be my game plan if I were in charge. What ya'll think? Stupid? Brilliant? or just meh.

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I really can't see a JL movie being anything other than a disaster. How do you make a movie with Batman in it considering Nolan's universe? It just doesn't really make sense since they obviously won't retain the proper actors for film (like Christian Bale).

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I'd rather not see this if it can't be done correctly, and I feel like DC films have NEVER been done correctly. The first two Nolan Batman films are good, but they in no way capture what I've always liked about the Batman comic books, and the third is just a nightmare of crap plotting, pacing, and scripting. I'm willing to give The Man of Steel a chance, but the tone is so off, I worry. It's so...angsty. Superman does NOT need to be angsty. Neither does Batman for that matter, but it was a success, so DC is running with it. I actually enjoyed Green Lantern (maybe one of the few who did), but it's flaws are very evident. It was micromanaged by the studio, the lead was not well cast, and there did NOT need to be that much CGI. But it was FUN. Thats the part I did like. It was fun, I could eat my popcorn and enjoy some slightly corny super heroics. Marvel Studios, of course, has cornered this market. All of their films are just fun, pulp adventures. Serious, but not dour or angsty. This is the tone needed for Justice League to actually work, I think.

I would say jettison the "Nolan-verse" into space and leave it far behind, make the films fun and then DC can make some headway into the super hero film market.

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Thoughts on this if it turns out to be true?

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Nolan spear heading the JLA movie?

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Might be good. But this is one of those things that I was on about in two other threads...

The changes being made to Man Of Steel... it was, according to Nolan, a stand alone Superman Universe.
Now there's talks of tying it into other films... I don't want to have to watch other heroes I have no interest in, spending a pile of money on tickets, just to get the plot of the films I actually wanted to see.

Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel... they'll need films for these Heroes at some point... I don't want to be forced into these films just to be able to follow Man Of Steel and the inevitable sequels.


Avengers did it with heroes I don't really care about, namely Thor and to an extent Hulk, especially after rebooting, recasting and rewriting Hulk's backstory etc several times over the course of 3 movies... it's a money making scam...

... you have no choice but to buy tickets for movies you're not interested in if you want the others to make sense.


The whole thing is just a big put-off for me.

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I'm not an uber enlightened buddah of movies, but I'm stoked for it. All these new superhero flicks have been badass to me. Even that recent Xmen with a bunch of unknown kids in it was cool.

Ridiculous claims, the lot of them. Just exactly how were you "forced" into buying tickets? Did someone come to your house and threaten to shoot you if you didn't buy tickets? Guess what, I went to see Avengers without ever seeing either Hulk or Captain America, and I was able to keep up with the story JUST fine. It just wasn't a confusing story, at all.

How do I "have no choice" but to buy movie tickets? That's completely out to lunch. Look, you can see or not see whatever you wish, seeing as how you are an autonomous being and all that. I dunno, sounds like comic films just aren't for you. *shrugs*

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I agree with Sedai, the movies are there for people who want to take the dive and experience a universe. My girlfriend saw Avengers, loved it and had only seen Iron Man for crying out loud.

If you don't want to take the dive, that's your decision.

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I can't wait to see this movie! It can potentially blow the Avengers out of the water, I hope that it does.

NO!!!! I have had it with Nolan shenanigans! Give the films to someone who LIKES comic books and doesn't just change things around just because he can! Batman in Nolan's films BARELY resembled Batman of the comics, and I just get a vibe from Man of Steel that the makers of said film didn't care what Superman was like, here's the "Grim and Gritty, realistic" version...:sick: I'd love to see someone like Sam Raimi given the films, I'm tired of depressing superheroes.

Same same but different. My wife had only just seen iron man and wasn't a massive fan but saw Avengers and really liked it. With a topic so dear to people's hearts in the form of the JLA comic books it is impossible for everyone to think it's done 'right' anyway. The slant that Nolan took was at least a step away from the disgrace of Batman Forever and Batman & Robin.

If it's cast ok and meets the basics in storyline and decent director I will definately be taking the plunge. If any of you don't want to that's totally fine but I can't imagine not seeing it if it's available.

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I'm hoping for this movie to really be good. If not, it'll be quite disappointing. I think finding the right people to play the parts will probably be the hardest part. Hard to please society nowadays.

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Ok... I'm very slowly coming to terms with this.

Even after all the stuff I said about Nolan's Man Of Steel, I'm beginning to warm to it.

Especially after hearing something rather exciting.

Nolan producing and writing Justice League, set for a 2015 release... probably going to be tied in with Nolan's money-maker Man Of Steel with Henry Cavill playing Supes in both films.

And...

Nolan's original money-maker... Christian Bale... is apparently set to return as Batman for Justice League.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/...justice-league

Ime going to wait and see what Superman is like before I get excited about this. On the other hand tho, I enjoyed Thor, Hulk and Iron Man but thought The Avengers sucked.

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I think you have to do a tie in if you are going to do it serious

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More news in... along with what I said about Nolan producing JL... Man Of Steel director Snyder has also expressed an interest in directing The Justice League if Man Of Steel makes good at the box office and is revered by fans.

Maybe Bale and Cavill could be a double act after all...

I don't think Man of Steel will be "grim, gritty and realistic" in the same way Nolan's Batman trilogy was. Those films were kinda off-the-charts, and rightfully so probably.

But I actually agree with you: I'm not over the moon about Nolan's films like most people. They're pretty good, but they do take a lot of liberties with the Batman canon and they're a bit overly complicated and melodramatic at times. And Christian Bale, I'm sorry to say, was an awful Batman. If this Justice League project really does move forward, I hope they give someone new a shot at the Batman role.

Someone like:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FywMOuMqNuI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeT1t0lQn5Q

Jon Hamm for Batman! He could be an incredibly interesting approach to the Bruce Wayne character.

Or they could keep Bale, he can be Bruce Wayne but dub Kevin Conroy over for the Batman dialogue.

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The Avengers was good because it was in good hands. DC seems to screw up way too often. Don't even get me started with Green Lantern.

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Avengers was awesome!
Can't wait for the second one!

But, JLA VS avengers

JLA would Kick Ass...

http://www.totalfilm.com/news/christ...e-league-movie

Christian Bale has officially ruled himself out even after...

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I was hyped at the idea of a Justice League movie. Post Man of Steel and Green Lantern, not so much.

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News in along with Wonder Woman and either Robin or Nightwing and the likes possibly making a show in Batman Vs Superman...

Rumours are still doing the rounds that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be Nightwing.

The Flash is pencilled in for a 2016 release in cinemas ands will tie in with MOS and Bat Vs Supe.

Green Arrow is supposedly in the works. Rumours are abound with TV shows or even a separate film that will tie in with Man Od Steel and Bat Vs Supe...in the same vein as Hulk/Thor/Craptain America/Iron Man do with each other.

Batgirl has been spotted with conceptual artist's drawings too on Twitter. The designers say it isn't for Bat Vs Supes... so what Batgirl's role will be and when/if is yet to be confirmed.

Aquaman though is the biggie. Warner want Aquaman to be the next big project after Bat Vs Supes. Not sure how this will work though if Bat Vs Supes is in for 2015 and The Flash is pencilled in for 2016.
It'll give them less than a year to pen the script, get budgets together, shoot and release the film.



Personally, I want The Flash to show up before Aquaman does. If anything, I could live without Aquaman completely.

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If they stick to the comics Aquaman or the very least Aquaman from the Justice League cartoon I am all for a movie. If the makers of the movie try to do something ala the Superfriends I will find the jackass in charge, and shoot him in the d!ck.

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I'd still like to see The Flash though.

Next to Superman and Batman, he's my fave DC Superhero.

Supes, Batpants and The Flash... have those 3 in a film and I'll be happy. Of course, if The Flash is in there, they'd have to have Reverse Flash involved.


What makes me wonder is if they'll have the original Flash Jay Garrick or if they'll use the second flash which most people are used to called Barry Allen.

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I prefer Wally West personally. Then again you kinda need Barry first before you get Wally.

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Knowing Goyer, he'll completely mess it up and have Wally West Vs The Rival.

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Possibly. Goyer already helped screw up Man of Steel.

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I like the team they had in the animated show. But at the least they should have Batman, Superman, and the Flash (as Rodent said). I really don't want the Reynolds GL, but I guess he's needed. Wonder Woman is also a good possibility.

What do you the guys think the plot should be? Which villain would be perfect for the first JL movie?

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I would prefer Eldris Elba (Heimdall from the Thor movie) or Michael Jai White as John Stewart.

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There's so many enemies to choose from.

The regulars like Joker and Luthor are kind of a given. they'll show up at some point no doubt.
Maybe even pave the way for The Injustice League too.

Edit... I made a booboo.

Darkseid though would be awesome...

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The Joker seems unlikely to me so soon after TDK. Ledger left some pretty big shoes to fill and I doubt many people would react favorably to a new Joker this quickly, no matter how good the performance is. Would the Joker even work in a JL movie anyway? Lex Luthor might be able to rig up various inventions to defeat the League members but wouldn’t characters like Green Lantern, Superman, or Wonder Woman flatten the likes of Bane or the Joker?

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Yeah, a villain like Darkseid would be a real threat.


I mean, what I can't get my head round is how they'll do a Batman Vs Superman film using the realistic edge they're trying to portray.

Man Of Steel was based on the same as The Dark Knight Trilogy: If this was real, how would it be, how would it look? Etc.

Supes Vs Batpants in a real world? The Supes that was portrayed in Man Of Steel wouldn't even need to try.
Unless Batman has access to Kryptonite. But Goyer and the guys said Kryptonite wouldn't show up in the new Superman movies.

They really need a super villain though, rather than just a brainy villain like Joker or Luthor if they're going to go up against The Justice League.
Luthor and Joker I still say are in the cards at some point though.

Starro was the first one they ever faced though, so maybe they'll have him as the first cinematic enemy.

Maybe team Starro up with Brainiac and Darkseid for a team vs team rumble.

Superman, Batman, The Flash and The Green Lantern... Vs... Starro, Brainiac, Darkseid and Luthor.

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If they intend to do sequels for the first Justice League movie it would be a huge mistake to go Darkseid right out the gate. Start smaller then go Darkseid for the third film.

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They should have done that with Man Of Steel... but they didn't.

Krypton's history, Clark travelling the world, Supes and Lois falling in love, battle with Zod, defeating Zod... all in one film.

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I am excited for this movie. :) I think everyone knows how I felt about The Green Lantern. I enjoyed Man of Steel as well so I think I will like it.

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Man of Steel is really a perspective movie. The two sides of the argument see the movie through a different POV. AT least that's what Nostalgia Critic says. :D

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The real problem with this is WB's lack of patience.

Look at how Marvel rolled out all the major characters over the course of a number of individual movies, so when it came together in Avengers exposition and backstory were out of the way for the most part.

Unfortunately WB don't have the patience for this and wont risk launcing a WW, Flash movie first, so the JLA film due after Bats vs Supes is going to have a LOT of ground to cover in 2 hours.

Its oddly ironic as WB/DCs main characters are debatably stronger than Marvels too.

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Great point. I also mentioned that before. To be honest, a huge problem is actually Nolan's trilogy, which was great for the Batman franchise (pretty much a revival), but really held the opportunity of a JL movie back, since it is a more realistic take.

I think Green Lantern was supposed to be the first movie to set up JL, but it sucked big time, so I dunno if DC is gonna stick with it. Basically, they're moving at a snail's pace, yet they've set such a ridiculous deadline for the JL movie.

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Bumping the thread... there's been some news...


He's gone from Spider-Man's nemesis J Jonah Jameson to Batman's ally Commissioner Gordon.

JK Simmons is going to appear...

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They've nabbed another Raimi Spider-Man actor for Justice League. Simmons obviously going from Jameson to Commissioner Gordon...


... and now Willem Dafoe (Raimi's Green Goblin) is playing a "mystery" character... but reports are it's a good guy and not a villain.