Justice League

[Watashi]

I have no idea who is directing this.

[Rowland]

Knowing Miller, there will be a subversive element to that title.

[megladon8]

Lame.

[Sycophant]

Knowing Miller, there will be a subversive element to that title.
I love it. Its grotesque enough to assure me that that it's a little winking. Yet it'll bring about incessant kvetching from fans for the next two years. It's probably wrong that I feel that way, but I like it!

[megladon8]

I'm thinking it'll end up being like Team America, and will make a blatant observation about how all of these JLA heroes are from the States.

[DavidSeven]

Sounds like a desperate attempt to cash-in on the success of NBC's Heroes.

[lovejuice]

i like it too.

[number8]

I call bullshit.

[EvilShoe]

Jay Baruchel is rumored to play a villain in this:
http://movies.ign.com/articles/841/841306p1.html

The big casting rumor of the day is that Knocked Up co-star Jay Baruchel is in the running to play the villain in Warner Bros.' live-action Justice League of America movie.

The rumor originated at TriggerStreet.com, a Web site started by Kevin Spacey's production company. The report claims that Baruchel has walked away from starring in the DreamWorks project She's Out of My League to join JLA instead.

There's no word on which villain role Baruchel might play, if the rumor is indeed true, but Maxwell Lord is reportedly the central villain of the story, which is said to borrow heavily from DC Comics' build-up to its "Infinite Crisis" storyline.
http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/C/W/P/knockedupprem17.jpg

Steven!

[Grouchy]

The way that article makes it sound, the new title was made up by Christian Bale. I call bullshit on it.

I am hyped for the movie, provided they wait until Batman and Superman sequels are already out. George Miller is the perfect director for the project.

[Ivan Drago]

The no-name cast makes me very wary about this film. Seriously, COMMON is playing the Green Lantern?

[EvilShoe]

Justice League is on hold till after the strike:

Both Variety (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979189.html?categoryid=1 3&cs=1) and The Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie7d46e37694ce9419444093ac03 67e7f) have confirmed that Warner Bros. Pictures let the options lapse on Tuesday for the cast members, which included D.J. Cotrona, Adam Brody, Anton Yelchin, Common, Teresa Palmer and Megan Gale. The studio cited script issues as the one of the causes and the other is that the project needed tax breaks from shooting in Australia.
Guess it will be recast when/if it happens after the strike.
Probably not a bad thing (especially when it comes to Batman & Superman)

[Grouchy]

Yeah, seriously. The superhero hype has been around for 8 years now, and yet I feel it's too early for a Justice League movie. At least release Wonder Woman and finish the Bat/Sup trilogies.

I hope Miller is still directing when and if the project gets back its greenlight.

[Buffaluffasaurus]

You know what? The week before the hold up I was lining up working on the second unit of this. I met this chick at a party who's a PA in charge of staff and she said they were looking for all 2nd unit staffers and were desperate to hire quickly. I mentioned I was interested and it looked pretty good.

Would've had to have quit my job and taken a pay cut, but still. Would've been cool.

[megladon8]

Joel Silver says the movie's all but cancelled. (http://chud.com/articles/articles/14429/1/JUSTICE-LEAGUE-DISBANDED/Page1.html)

It's been "tabled", so it's not happening anytime soon, if at all.

[Raiders]

Yeah, so this Miller project ain't happening, but apparently The Odyssey... In Space might be!

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117994174.html?categoryid=1 236&cs=1

Old news and nothing new has been reported, but rather fascinating.

[Dukefrukem]

http://blastr.com/assets_c/2012/05/fakejusticeleagueposter-thumb-550x318-91492.jpg

[Dukefrukem]

According to Variety, that's when Warner Brothers hired Will Beall—who already landed such plum assignments as Logan's Run, Gangster Squad and a Lethal Weapon reboot—to write their Justice League movie. Warner anticipated The Avengers' hugeness and wanted to get their collective caboose in gear sooner rather than later. (Of course, Warner tried to make a Justice League movie once before, back in 2007, but it fell apart.)

But Beall and Warner have something of an uphill battle. Whereas Marvel was able to set the table with Captain America, Thor and the Iron Man movies, Warner has only found success with Batman—and the two men most identified with that success, Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale, are done with Bats after The Dark Knight Rises. Green Lantern was a bit of an air ball and the 2013's Man of Steel is a big question mark.


http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118055082

[EvilShoe]

Wonder Woman is in the works as well. (Again.)

With all the excitement yesterday of the potential for a Black Panther movie (http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/170951-is-black-panther-the-next-solo-marvel-movie) (which we're hearing is false) and a writer being hired for Justice League (http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/170953-warner-bros-makes-justice-league-plans), it seems another announcement got lost in all of the squealing and shouting.

Not only did Variety (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118055082) report yesterday about Will Beall being brought on to write the Justice League film, they also mentioned that Green Lantern (http://www.superherohype.com/heroes/green-lantern) scribe Michael Goldenberg has been brought on for Wonder Woman (http://www.superherohype.com/heroes/wonder-woman).

No word on release dates or casting yet, but stay tuned here as we will bring you any and all updates we have.

Did anyone ever see the pilot for that NBC Wonder Woman show? Checked it out a couple of weeks ago. Wasn't prepared for something that horrendous.

Palicki did alright though.

[number8]

WB must be kicking themselves for booting Whedon off WW.

[Ivan Drago]

Did anyone ever see the pilot for that NBC Wonder Woman show? Checked it out a couple of weeks ago. Wasn't prepared for something that horrendous.

With the Green Lantern writer penning the script for the WW movie, this time we can be.

[Grouchy]

Yeah, seriously. The writer of Green Lantern must be screwing someone really powerful. Can't be explained otherwise.

The DC Animation Wonder Woman film is a perfect blueprint for how a live-action film should play out, by the way.

[MadMan]

This thread is so old a Buff post about trying to be involved as a member of the crew is present. Without Bale as Batman plus the failure of the Green Lateran movie, I'd say this project is about close to dead. But hey you never know...



WB must be kicking themselves for booting Whedon off WW.Wow, really? No wonder the show failed. LOL at WB for booting off a WW show someone who knows how to properly write and direct female characters. Not mention someone who was responsible for creating one of the network's biggest hits.

[[ETM]]

MadMan, just.... agh.

[number8]

Er, Whedon was attached to the Wonder Woman movie, not the show.

[Skitch]

What they should do is get Whedon to direct the Justice League movie. :)

[Stay Puft]

Green Lateran

Your fingers have a mind of their own, man.

[EvilShoe]

Ben Affleck has been approached (http://www.showblitz.com/2012/08/warner-bros-approaching-ben-affleck-for-justice-league-directing-job.html) to direct this. Not too surprising, as he was considered for Man of Steel as well.

(I think he turned that one down...)

[Dukefrukem]

Affleck is out. Rumor has it the WB bigwigs are quite pleased with Cloud Atlas and are looking at the Wachowski siblings will be lured to direct this.

[Ezee E]

Affleck is out. Rumor has it the WB bigwigs are quite pleased with Cloud Atlas and are looking at the Wachowski siblings will be lured to direct this.
Upgrade.

[Raiders]

Upgrade.

Depends on what kind of movie you're trying to make.

[Sven]

I think either choice would be good, though would prefer Affleck for his atypicality. I'd like to see his directorial sensibility applied to a big budget FX bonanza.

[MadMan]

Your fingers have a mind of their own, man.Nah I just type faster than I think.


;424623']MadMan, just.... agh.Remember that post about the spellchecker position? Just don't forget that post.

I actually like Affleck as a director, but I'm not sure he would have been the right person for this movie.

[max314]

The Wachowskis' names are passing through the rumour mill at the moment.

[Dukefrukem]

Rumor of the Day: Armie Hammer is the next Batman in the JL movie.

http://moviehole.net/201258386exclusive-armie-hammer-back-on-wbs-radar-for-batman

[Henry Gale]

And for those that aren't aware, Hammer was already cast as Batman in George Miller's Justice League that WB pulled the plug on back in '08.

This is actual news this time around because people actually know who he is now.

[Dukefrukem]

DC Comics' superheroes can finally team up on the big screen following yesterday's legal victory for Warner Bros. in its long-running fight over the rights to Superman.

The studio is expected to accelerate development of a planned "Justice League" movie that would join Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and other characters, according to a knowledgeable person not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

Warner hopes to shoot the film next year and release it in the summer of 2015. The studio already has a "Justice League" script in the works. Next it needs to attach a director and then cast the lead roles.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-justice-league-superman-20121018,0,6421111.story

[Grouchy]

"Accelerate development" actually doesn't sound too good.

[Watashi]

Even though it's currently a rumor, it seems that Drew's source is confirming that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will appear as Batman (http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/exclusive-is-joseph-gordon-levitt-already-set-to-play-batman-in-justice-league) in Justice League.

WB is also trying to get him to do a quick cameo in Man of Steel ala Nick Fury at the end of Iron Man.

[slqrick]

So would they keep him as the "Robin" character turned Batman or just recast him as Bruce Wayne? I wouldn't mind if they kept in continuity with Nolan's universe, but I don't think that'd be very feasible for them from a marketing standpoint.

[Lazlo]

Yeah, seems dumb. As much as I think JGL would be a good Batman, it's a big leap to go from Nolan's "grounded" universe to a place where Superman and Green Lantern are possible. They'd be better off going with someone else with no connection to the Nolan-verse.

[Sven]

As much as I think JGL would be a good Batman

Really?

[megladon8]

JGL is on of the best young actors working today. I would be very excited for his Batman.

[Irish]

Not a difficult role, doesn't require a 'good' actor.

JGL is waaaaay too small to play Batman.

I could buy him in a live action Teen Titans or Batman Beyond, but not as Bruce Wayne post-TDKR.

[number8]

I don't know why anyone would think it'd be a good idea to make a Justice League movie without a Bruce Wayne Batman.

Alternatively:

I don't know why anyone would think it'd be a good idea to have the same actor play two different incarnations of the same superhero.

[Irish]

Don't worry. They'll glue some of the stage putty to his face & he'll look just like Bruce Willis Christian Bale!

[Acapelli]

Really?
i could definitely see him as dick batman, not bruce batman

[Sven]

i could definitely see him as dick batman, not bruce batman

Dick Batman was never Actual Batman.

[Raiders]

JGL is waaaaay too small to play Batman.

Hmm... Michael Keaton is my favorite Wayne/Batman to date.

[Irish]

He was too small too. And bald.

But that doesn't matter so much when you're playing against Jack Nicholson and Danny Devito.

[Watashi]

I don't know why anyone would think it'd be a good idea to make a Justice League movie without a Bruce Wayne Batman.

Alternatively:

I don't know why anyone would think it'd be a good idea to have the same actor play two different incarnations of the same superhero.
If they can get Christian Bale signed to make a cameo in Justice League and have a scene mentoring the new Batman, I think it could work.

Though the chances of that are slim to none.

Also, this comes out in a few years and there is no writer/director announced?

[Watashi]

Honestly, WB must be throwing wild amounts of money at Nolan's feet to direct this because if they want to keep it in the same direction as Snyder's film and his Bat trilogy, I don't see how another director could step in and do it.

[number8]

If WB really wants to compete with Disney on this, they really need to realize that studying the Marvel movies is a terrible idea. They have the opportunity to distinguish themselves from the competition by saying, hey, look at the Batman movies, look at the Superman movie; from now on, DC superhero movies are more serious, aims at an older audience, and carries more prestige than Marvel's popcorn blockbusters. Then you build your brand on that mindset, and once it's firmly established with several other heroes, you can integrate each other more seamlessly.

Not saying the result would be good, mind you, but it's a much better strategy than "me too"-ing one of the most successful movie enterprises in history haphazardly. Forcing crossovers like this based on the foundation of a franchise that was built to be standalone is going to result in some serious crash and burn.

[Irish]

My heart be still!

Do my eyes deceive, or did you use the phrase build your brand in a post talking about .. demographics?

VICTORY!

[Sven]

Plastic Man, directed by Mike Newell.

[Grouchy]

Dick Batman was never Actual Batman.
How come?

JGL is a terrible choice for Batman. I think they need to ignore the Nolan franchise if they're going to make this the next big DC Comics blockbuster.

[Sven]

How come?

Because Actual Batman was still alive and Being Batman Across Time and Space. Dick was always just a fill-in. It's what the whole run is about.

[number8]

My heart be still!

Do my eyes deceive, or did you use the phrase build your brand in a post talking about .. demographics?

VICTORY!

Oh, sorry, I was having a productive day at work and came here on a roll. That was Dayjob number8 talking. What a bore. Artiste number8 is back now.

[Irish]

Oh, sorry, I was having a productive day at work and came here on a roll. That was Dayjob number8 talking. What a bore. Artiste number8 is back now.

:lol: Nice.

TEAM DAYJOB8 4 LIFE

[Grouchy]

Because Actual Batman was still alive and Being Batman Across Time and Space. Dick was always just a fill-in. It's what the whole run is about.
Ok, but during his time as a fill-in (both in that run and in Prodigal)... he was Batman.

I know that this argument is beyond nerd and we should probably stop it.

[Sven]

Ok, but during his time as a fill-in (both in that run and in Prodigal)... he was Batman.

I know that this argument is beyond nerd and we should probably stop it.

I will say he played Batman. Remember when Dick played Batman? And sure, he's a little method...

[number8]

I will say he played Batman. Remember when Dick played Batman? And sure, he's a little method...

Huh? You're being rather weirdly pedantic right now. What's the difference? For a long while, Bruce Wayne was nowhere to be seen and the Batman appearing in various DC books was Dick Grayson.

Next you're gonna say that Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown were never Actual Batgirl, whatever that means.

[Sven]

Huh? You're being rather weirdly pedantic right now. What's the difference?

Haha. Yeah, I smacked my face with a car door this morning and got a concussion. Mental functional impairment has long accounted for the obstinate semantics nut.

[Irish]

JGL's reps have flat out refuted the Justice League/ Batman rumor:

http://www.hollywood.com/news/Joseph_Gordon_Levitt_Batman_Ma n_of_Steel_Cameo_Justice_Leagu e_REPORT/45081080

[Morris Schæffer]

Darkseid will be the baddie

http://latino-review.com/2012/12/03/exclusive-bad-guy-justice-league/

[Dukefrukem]

Rumor of the Day: Zack Snyder's gonna be directing Justice League

[Dukefrukem]

AICN says they have some internal WB doc that claims they want a Batman, JL and Antman movie by 2015. No way that will happen.

[EvilShoe]

AICN says they have some internal WB doc that claims they want a Batman, JL and Antman movie by 2015. No way that will happen.Wait, Ant Man isn't even Warner Bros. is it? Or is it like a co-production thing?

(Not that I actually buy AICN's obvious and sad attempt at linkbait as a way to remain relevant, just wondering)

[Dukefrukem]

No idea. It's Marvel so I don't know how it could possibly be WB.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/63313

[Dukefrukem]

Oh it's not from WB. It's a company that works closely with studios.

[Ezee E]

Wank.

[TGM]

Huh, so apparently Batman will be in the next Superman movie, and we're getting a Flash movie before Justice League as well.

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/batman-set-join-superman-man-steel-sequel-2015-180719840.html

[Henry Gale]

Definitely more interesting to me than another direct Superman sequel, but I wonder if anyone will care about the rest of the Justice League once World's Finest has already been done (hopefully sufficiently).

[Dukefrukem]

Definitely more interesting to me than another direct Superman sequel, but I wonder if anyone will care about the rest of the Justice League once World's Finest has already been done (hopefully sufficiently).

No one but nerds even know what World's Finest is.

[Dukefrukem]

Huh, so apparently Batman will be in the next Superman movie, and we're getting a Flash movie before Justice League as well.

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/batman-set-join-superman-man-steel-sequel-2015-180719840.html

Have you been following 8's tweets? He said Zack Synder officially announced Batman vs Superman.

[Henry Gale]

No one but nerds even know what World's Finest is.

Well, I mean in the sense that World's Finest is probably the top contender to be this movie's title and at this point in time the average person probably cares next to nothing about anyone in Justice League other than Batman and Superman.

Maybe a good Flash and/or Wonder Woman movie can change that in the culture like it did for Iron Man, Thor and Captain America, but if right now the inevitable JLA movie would have its value seen as "Superman, Batman & Bonus Recognizable Friends Save the World" to the masses. They're just getting the first two together sooner than they thought.

[Grouchy]

Plus they fucked up Green Lantern.

[[ETM]]

I feel like I'm the only one on the planet who doesn't freak out over Batman vs. Superman.

[megladon8]

I should be insanely excited.

Instead, I'm thinking "I hope they do better than Man of Steel" and "I should be more excited for this."

[TGM]

I should be insanely excited.

Instead, I'm thinking "I hope they do better than Man of Steel" and "I should be more excited for this."
Pretty much my thoughts as well.

[Ivan Drago]

I should be insanely excited.

Instead, I'm thinking "I hope they do better than Man of Steel" and "I should be more excited for this."

Yeah, this.

I really want to be happy and excited about this, I really do. This is a movie I've wanted to see since my childhood. But after a summer full of nearly identical, poorly written, unimaginative blockbusters that failed to engage me emotionally, I can't help but be skeptical.

[Irish]

358767266759843841

[slqrick]

I'm much more interested in a Flash movie. I want some cool, speed based set pieces.

[Dukefrukem]

358767266759843841

I swear to god if they rehash his parents slaying again I'm never watching another Batman movie again.

[Dead & Messed Up]

;488099']I feel like I'm the only one on the planet who doesn't freak out over Batman vs. Superman.

You aren't.

[Morris Schæffer]

It'll be based on Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns supposedly.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/63348

I hope Snyder doesn't come back. This thing is so old I recall Wolfgang Petersen being the director years ago when the movie was in its embryonic stages.

[Ezee E]

It'll be based on Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns supposedly.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/63348

I hope Snyder doesn't come back. This thing is so old I recall Wolfgang Petersen being the director years ago when the movie was in its embryonic stages.

Just read the synopsis online, and it ends awfully. Am I missing something?

[megladon8]

Snyder is back. He's the one who announced it.

And I don't think it's based on DKR. They just had Harry Lennix read a line from the book as a kind of ceremonial thing, to get people excited. So far there's no info about the story, except that Snyder and Goyer are writing it together.

Which is what worries me most, quite frankly.

[Morris Schæffer]

Just read the synopsis online, and it ends awfully. Am I missing something?

Not sure what you're asking, but I suppose Snyder is officially on this. I thought he wasn't.

[Irish]

It'll be based on Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns supposedly.

You missed the big, bold quote where Snyder specifically said "We're not adapting this thing, but it is the thing that will help us tell that story."

Besides, it wouldn't make any sense to adapt DKR, or even a small portion of it, because the Batman in that story is significantly older than he is in the mainstream comics and the movies.

[Ivan Drago]

And I don't think it's based on DKR. They just had Harry Lennix read a line from the book as a kind of ceremonial thing, to get people excited. So far there's no info about the story, except that Snyder and Goyer are writing it together.

DONE.

[Dukefrukem]

It's funny to read the comments on the first page today.

[number8]

Why, what happened today?

[Dukefrukem]

Just the comments about George Miller.

[number8]

IIRC, the negative comments were about the rumor started by Christian Bale that the movie was going to be called American Heroes, which was the original thread title before we changed it.

[Dukefrukem]

Synder confirmed and Justice League: Part 1 arrives Nov. 17, 2017.

And for context, Wonder Woman June 23, 2017.

[Milky Joe]

is Snyder going to do all of these movies? he sucks so much. so disappointing.

[Skitch]

Hes not doing Wonder Woman, if thats what youre asking.

[number8]

He ain't doing Flash and Aquaman, either.

[MadMan]

Good lord this thread is old.

[number8]

Huh. JK Simmoms cast as Jim Gordon.

[Skitch]

I like it!

[Grouchy]

Heh. Yeah, I like it too.

[Dukefrukem]

He will always be Jameson to me.

[Dukefrukem]

Willem Dafoe signs on to JL.

[Henry Gale]

Headlines from the future:


James Franco cast as Green Lantern Kyle Rayner!

Kirsten Dunst is DC Films' Black Canary!

Tobey Maguire in final negotiations to play Martian Manhunter!

[Skitch]

Headlines from the future:

Franco as Rayner would be fun.

[Dukefrukem]

Willem Dafoe signs on to JL.

I'm hoping he's Martian Manhunter.

[number8]

He has played a Martian before.

[Wryan]

Someone on reddit suggested he should be Granny Goodness.

Heh.

[number8]

That is great.

She was voiced by Ed Asner in Superman TAS and that's who I love to picture playing her, but Dafoe would be solid.

[Wryan]

Ed Asner is just one of those dudes. It's shocking how many people only think of him from the MTM Show or, more recently, Up, when he's been a pretty big force in voice acting for a while now. He was great in Gargoyles, which had an astonishingly rich vocal cast.

[Dukefrukem]

Someone on reddit suggested he should be Granny Goodness.

Heh.

Oh my yes!

[Dukefrukem]

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Et_fI7SQ--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_ 800/ro7zyo3zgotgsnom7qoc.jpg

[number8]

That popped up on my Facebook unexpectedly and I spit chortled on my keyboard. Those shades are hilarious. Maybe I should just.... DEAL WITH IT.

[number8]

http://i.imgur.com/HHIXmmx.jpg

[Henry Gale]

Ahahaha fucking why.

It's like a Will Arnett Lego Batman gag. He throws on those shades, a character asks if they give him any sort of special Bat-Vision, and he just explains it's because likes his vision to be darker/more brooding.

[Skitch]

Or maybe its some sort of HUD for the Fox thingy.

[megladon8]

Aren't the glasses probably for welding or something? With all the sparks flying I figured he was working on something and wearing protective eye gear.

[Dukefrukem]

Maybe he's working on the Watchtower

[Dead & Messed Up]

Maybe he's working on the Watchtower

Yeah, very Nite Owly.