Justice League of America movie re-ignited!

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From Variety.com...

One of the more ambitious projects around town — the bigscreen adaptation of DC Comics' "Justice League" — cleared a major hurdle last week.

Husband-wife writing duo Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney turned in a first draft that had Warner Bros. suits actually smiling — no small feat, considering "Justice" follows a half-dozen of the best-known superheroes working together, including Batman and Superman.

But the accomplish-ment raises a tricky question for Warners: Should it release "Justice" before its "Superman Returns" sequel?

Christopher Nolan’s next Batman pic "The Dark Knight" bows in July 2008. Bryan Singer’s "Superman" follow-up had been expected to play in 2009. But there’s no script yet for that pic, while Singer is busy getting ready to shot Tom Cruise starrer "Valkyrie" for UA.

The question now: Will a souped-up "Justice League" prove to be Kryptonite to Superman? You tell me.


http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967042.html?categoryid=1350&cs=1&query=justice+league

[The_Return]

They'll have to be careful with this...they could really fuck up some stuff with a project like this.

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With word that the "Justice League’’ script is ready to roll, the question now is

a) when will it kick off (will it kick off before the “Superman Returns” sequel?)

and

b) who will be a part of it, cast-wise.

The new Man of Steel, Brandon Routh, says that he’d definitely be interested in reprising his role as Superman for the “Justice League” movie and he’d be keen to “work with Christian [Bale, who plays Batman] and whoever else was to be a part of it”.

Having said that, he says he doesn’t know anything about it other than the script is out there.

According to Routh, the “Superman Returns” sequel will start prepping next year “until someone tells me differently. I’m excited to begin… whenever we do begin... the earlier, the better, next year I think. I’m getting a little itchy to get back into Superman”.


http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com_xevidmegafx&Itemid=139&func=detail&id=969

[Kane_Hodder]

If they make JLA, I dont think the bigger stars would be keen enough to share screen space, unless its a good director like Bryan Singer at the helm of things.
Still, this is surely an exciting prospect.

[Phalanx]

I think that as long as it's not too crazy over the top...or, well done in the sxcessive in the very least, it could be quite good.
I'm just wondering if the title "Justice" ties it into either the comic series of the same title, which is an alternate future kinda title running at the moment, or, the more smallville related stuff, their "team up" episode with the group of the flash, superman, cyborg (of teen titans origin) green arrow and aquaman...
- team dynamic in the smallville series worked quite well, and given the finances, not to mention appearances by the martian manhunter...I'm sure that the producers of that show could make something pretty decent.

If not..yeah, I like how singer does the "supergroup" thing...could work.

Villains? that's a pretty big barrel...even if you consider those that'd require higher numbers to fight.

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Meantime, speaking of all things Caped Crusader, IGN asked Christian ‘Batman’ Bale whether he’ll be taking part in the upcoming Justice League movie. According to the one-time American Psycho, he’d indeed be keen to kick it with Superman, Aquaman and Wonder Woman in the one film.

“It's like I was saying to Chris [Nolan] -- I'll be probably doing this in dinner theater somewhere in my 50s, so I won't knock it. Because who knows where I'll end up?"

http://www.moviehole.net/news/20070704_spawn_vs_batman.html


Brandon Routh & Christian Bale have given their green lights...

any guesses to who Aquaman and Wonder Woman will be?

I think there will be more superheroes, but lets wait for more details to appear.:D

[Doc Faustus]

There'd better be. Martian Manhunter?

[ferretchucker]

the trouble with doing this, is it crosses over a LOT of stories, and with flash and wonderwoman lined up, this could pose serious threats to their stories, as it could to a possible longer batman and superman series. I think they should wait and get all the others out of the way, do a GL and MM film and whoever else was in the justice league before doing this, then treat it as the closing story.

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From the buzz overheard, there's a pretty strong possibility of these superheroes in it :-

Superman

Batman

Wonder Woman

Aquaman

Green Lantern

The Flash

Martian Manhunter

Hawkgirl



But, your guess is as good as mine, Doc. It could be any or all of those mentioned above, depending on what the final draft and the director decide, of course.

[Doc Faustus]

I think it will probably end up being all of the above mentioned but Hawkgirl. I don't know if the Flash's story will be substantial enough to give him a movie and the Green Lantern's origin can be explained in all of two or three minutes. I wish there was a chance of the Green Arrow.

[neverending]

I've been waiting decades for a Green Lantern movie, so it would be cool to see him in a JLA film. Also would be cool to see the Martian Manhunter.

Hey, while they're at it, how about a Justic Society film- when it was at its biggest, with about 24 members.



Okay- it was just a thought.

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They are estimating that making this movie will incur a cost not less than $200 million, at least. Thats counting the superheroes, the villains against em, and the CGI of course.

And it would need a director who's well versed with the comics. Otherwise, there wont be any justice to the script.

I am for a new director, other than Singer or Nolan. Someone with a fresh approach to the script, and who doesnt bow down to studio pressures.

Of course, thats easier said than done.:rolleyes:

[Dante'sInferno]

I hope Gambit is in this.BRING THE FUCKER!

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umm Gambit in JLA? Dont think thats possible, Dante.;)

[Dante'sInferno]

umm Gambit in JLA? Dont think thats possible, Dante.;)I know.This is probably his last chance to be in a movie.Damn it...

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With the X-Men franchise slotted for 3 more sequels, I m pretty confident he ll pop up in X-Men 4.:cool:

But lets talk JLA here. This is obviously much bigger than X-Men.:D

[Kane_Hodder]

This is surely going to be exciting, but they have to release it after the Superman and Batman sequels, or it won't be as effective plus it will ruin the other two.
To make some sort of continuity, have a reference to the JLA in the Superman and Batman sequel films maybe.
I don't know, but that could refer to some kind of build-up to the JLA film, considering Warner Bros is making all 3 of them.

[Doc Faustus]

I also hope they have a good villain to work with. They should just dust off the old school Legion of Doom. John Goodman as Gorilla Grodd.

[Kane_Hodder]

It could put an angle to the whole Superman vs Batman idea Warner's been toying around for quite a while. Maybe that will be the opening sequence of this film.

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Latest scoop by aintitcool.com -

"...As I was taking the Amtrak Surfliner down to San Diego for the 'Con yesterday, I happened to look across the aisle and spotted a gentleman reading a script. It was some sort of JUSTICE LEAGUE project. Live or animated, I do not know...

[Someone’s identity removed for their own protection]

I know that Superman, Batman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Jon Stewart all appear in the script.

Maxwell Lord, OMAC, and someone named Talia (Al Ghul?) all appear. One of the OMACs is referred to as "Beta", so the story may involve the start of the OMAC project..."

Interesting.


http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33472

[Roderick Usher]

I have a feeling David Goyer's SUPER MAX will come out first, and it sounds cooler.

from imdbpro:
Oliver Queen, a.k.a the arrow-wielding super-hero Green Arrow, is framed for a crime he didn't commit and subsequently sent to a special maximum security prison. Inside, he has to work with some of his nemeses in order to escape and clear his name.

It's slated for 2010, but there is no cast yet attached and Goyer still (at least as far as I know) hasn't finished the script. You'll know Goyer as screenwriter of Dark City, all the Blade flix, and Batman Begins, among others. He's pretty damned solid.

[Doc Faustus]

OMACs...Green Arrow based prison break? No Grodd? No Brainiac? No Starro?

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Word on the street is that Happy Feet helmer George Miller is primed to direct the planned Justice League of America flick that's in development at Warner Bros. Furthermore, there are rumblings that the other contender is McG, the Charlie's Angels director who just signed a three flick deal with the studio.

Both LatinoReview.com and Collider.com appear to cite the same source, one who previously tipped the signing of Marc Forster for the next Bond flick, in naming Miller as the top candidate.

Collider scoops that Superman, Batman, The Flash, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern are all top character choices for the movie. And rumor has it that Warner Bros., in a dramatic move, is planning to kill off one of the superheroes in the film.

The site's insider has also heard that Justice League is currently being favored over a Superman Returns sequel, so Brandon Routh would reprise his role in the Justice League flick before appearing in any additional Superman movies.

The association of the director of Happy Feet with Justice League may not immediately inspire confidence with fans not aware of Miller's full filmography. Additionally, he is the writer-director of the Mad Max films, Babe and Lorenzo's Oil. Miller also directed The Witches of Eastwick and the fourth chapter of Twilight Zone: The Movie.

McG's possible involvement in the project is tipped by IESB.net.

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A couple of years back, you’ll recall, Ryan Reynolds was in talks to play ‘The Flash’ in David Goyer’s film adaptation of the DC comic.

When Goyer left the project, assumingly so did funny man Reynolds.

That doesn’t mean the brothers Warner aren’t still keen on having Reynolds play the character though – even if it’s for the “Justice League of America” movie; the ‘Superfriends’ united film that’ll see the character share the screen with such caped luminaries as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

Reynolds talked to MTV about the possibility of him wearing the red tights and the “Smokin’Aces” star gave a rather interesting answer. Sounds to me like someone’s had a chat to him about coming onboard.

“I don't really know how much I'm allowed to talk about that stuff. But I'm sure they'll figure out something. It's no secret that they have a JLA script and it's a project that's in development – the contents of which, who knows. We'll see."



Update! : Yes, its true that Brandon Routh and Christian Bale won't be starring as Superman and Batman, respectively, in the "Justice League" movie - but they will both still be starring in the stand-alone "Superman" and "Batman" sequels. So don't fret fans, there will only be a new Bats and Supes for the team-up movie.

A source at Warner Bros this morning let slip that the "Justice League" movie is just as full-steam ahead as the rumours suggest it is. It will definitely be up next year.

A casting director for the movie will be onboard next week and it's then that they'll be going after their tighted strongmen.

Director George Miller ("Mad Max") has some ideas who he'd like to cast as Batman and Superman but naturally, they mightn't be the same faces the WB want.

So within the next month we should start seeing a few announcements about the movie.

Meanwhile, our friends at IESB had a chat to Christian Bale who confirmed that he hasn't been asked back to don the tar cape.

[roshiq]

Update! : Yes, its true that Brandon Routh and Christian Bale won't be starring as Superman and Batman, respectively, in the "Justice League" movie - but they will both still be starring in the stand-alone "Superman" and "Batman" sequels. So don't fret fans, there will only be a new Bats and Supes for the team-up movie.

Oh! and I'm already losing my interest about this project!
I don't care about the "Superman" role but it'll be disappointing to see someone other than Bale is trying to play the "Bat Man"! :mad:
Nolan gave a totally unique kind of look to the Bat Man series and specially with the characters of it by remarkable castings.

anyway, is there any possibilities of a "Bat Man &/Vs Super Man" movie??

[OnTheLam]

WB need to hold their horses. It would be weird if they recasted Superman and Batman for a JLA movie and then continue to release Synger and Nolan's Superman and Batman movies seperate from this.

Who would make good villians for a Justice League movie? Darkseid maybe?

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This news might surprise a few of you out there...

It seems there will be some CGI or motion-capture stuff going on – but according to IESB, only some aspects of the film (like underwater scenes) will be filmed that way and the rest will be live-action – meaning, yes, there will be actors needed to play the legendary line-up.

And you’ll never believe who has been offered the chance to don Superman’s red and blue tights – and quite frankly, I love it! – none other than TVs Clark Kent, Tom Welling. IESB says several sources have informed them that the “Smallville” star has been offered the gig.

A WB source this morning backed up the news – to a degree, without confirming it; simply hinting that Welling may have been discussed – so if it comes off, fans shouldn’t be too pissed about the Superman switcheroo for this movie. (Not sure how they’d work this into “Smallville” though). Keep your address book set to IESB whilst they try and chase up a confirmation.

Now how are they going to not cheese off Batman fans though? Cast Adam West?

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According to a scooper for IESB – as the site reminds readers, take it with a grain of salt until they gather up more intel – Laurence Fishburne may be the first choice to play The Martin Manhunter in the forthcoming (and much talked about) “Justice League of America” movie.

If true – and it’s possible, considering the Fish worked with the studio on the uber successful “Matrix” movies” – Fishburne would make a great Manhunter. But man, isn’t he getting sick of the comic book stuff yet? This year alone he’s already lent his lungs to both “Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer” and “TMNT”. Still, I suppose he hasn’t got to wear a rubber suit yet. And until you have, you’re not quite a bona-fide superfreak.

Though nothing’s been confirmed yet, the word is Tom Welling is the favourite to play Superman in the movie, whist Ryan Reynolds will be suiting as The Flash. You can now add Fishburne to the rumour pile.


http://www.moviehole.net/news/20070829_morpehus_manhunter.html

[Kane_Hodder]

Very weird casting, if you ask me. If the film is to work, it will largely depend on the chemistry of the actors onscreen. Unless there is a powerful villain or challenge lined up, I see this one as a potential disaster.

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Aug 30, 2007


Rumors about the live-action Justice League of America movie are inundating the Internet these days, and will likely only get more heated before the Warner Bros. film goes before cameras in early 2008.

IESB.net has been the first outlet to report most of these rumors, which they point out are just that: unsubstantiated rumors. First, they reported a few days ago that Smallville star Tom Welling was going to play Superman in JLA, but that was denied by the series' exec producer Al Gough in a statement to the SupermanHomepage.com.

IESB also clarified an earlier report that JLA would be an all motion-capture production; they now claim that it will be partially mo-cap, most likely for the alien villains in the film. Speaking of them, the site also says the villains will include white Martians, the OMACs, as well as Maxwell Lord and Talia Al Ghul of the Checkmate agency.

The Martian Manhunter is also said to be in the film, with IESB claiming that none other than the voice of the Silver Surfer himself, Laurence Fishburne, is being considered for the role.

Other casting possibilities mentioned by the site include "Jake Gyllenhaal, Leo DiCaprio, Jessica Biel. Mel Gibson is liked for Max Lord. Scarlett Johanssen for Talia. Bruce Willis was mentioned for Lex [Luthor]." Earlier buzz suggested that Batman will never be seen as Bruce Wayne during the story, which is why it might be easier for Warners to recast the role with a new actor rather than pay Christian Bale to do it.

Gibson is an interesting rumored contender, given his past relationship with both Warners and rumored JLA director George Miller. IESB claims DiCaprio might be up for Aquaman. (Better not tell Vincent Chase that!)

More news as soon as the rumors are confirmed...watch this thread closely.

[Doc Faustus]

Scarlett as Talia? Sounds kind of risky. Bruce Willis would make a cool Lex Luthor, though. Martian material is also good.

[the_real_linda]

ive got my fingers crossed at tom welling as superman..... just let the dude be in the film CW please.... poor guy.... and with jla storyline in smallville it makes sense

[PhilnEdee]

With the casting issues and lack of interest from Bale...to me...the best possible scenario would be to just take it from Smallville and uses the young characters/actors from the show. Superman, Aqua(man), Cyborg, Flash, Green Arrow...run with that, add a young Wonder Woman, and a young Batman, has limitless sequel possibilities. I don't see any of the big names (other than possibly Reynolds as the Flash) getting on board for this. Though I think its chances are thin, I would personally love to see this movie come off.

[Kane_Hodder]

I heard that it would be an animated cgi film with voice-overs. Is this true?

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I heard that it would be an animated cgi film with voice-overs. Is this true?

Its a live-action movie. Actors and actresses would be in it, except for certain sequences which will be CGI-based (ala Beowulf, The Matrix etc.).

The casting is going on right now in 3 cities as we speak. More details soon.

[the_real_linda]

The casting is going on right now in 3 cities as we speak. More details soon.

thanks.... gotta have my movie info :D

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September 10, 2007


According to Obsessed with Film, the much-talked about “Justice League” film is set to lens in Australia.

No big surprise, I suppose, considering Aussie George Miller (“Mad Max”, “Happy Feet”) is directing the movie.

And Miller has roped in some true professionals to help prep the production – “Nikki Barrett (Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, The Proposition) [has been] hired to handle the casting in Australia. Ronna Kress (Beowulf, The Mummy 3) will oversee the entire casting process. Oscar-winner Barrie M. Osborne (The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix) will take on producing duties; he’ll be joined by Miller’s partner Doug Mitchell.”

Now that doesn’t necessarily mean that we’ll be seeing Aussies playing the main heroes but it’s likely to open up a few doors for local actors in the supporting actor arena.

With ‘’Wolverine’’ about to start filming down under and now ‘’Justice League of America’’, Australia’s gonna see an influx of crime hitting Sydney in the next few months…. But thankfully, some tighted heroes are on hand to combat the seedy and scummish.

[Psycom5k]

This movie is probably going to fail, although I hope it doesn't. The problem with it is, its going to have so many great heros and only an hour and a half to work with them, obviously the comic works out fine because issues come out monthly, but the movie is going to have to sacrifice time building a background for at least the more unknown heros(to those who know nothing more about comic super heros other than the movies). which means they will have less time being able to focus on the actual story.
I am a true fan of JLA and I hope the movie turns out awesome, i just don't think it will.

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IESB.net claims that Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling (Fracture) is rumored to be Warner Bros.' first choice to play Batman in their planned live-action Justice League of America movie.

The site adds, however, that it cannot confirm this and that they don't know if Gosling has been approached or is even interested. That said, he is reportedly the studio's favorite to don the cowl in the superhero team-up flick.

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September 20, 2007

After months of rumors online, George Miller has been confirmed as the director of Warner Bros.' planned live-action Justice League of America movie, which will go before cameras by early 2008.

Variety reports that JLA, "which is in the initial phases of casting, is a pre-strike priority for the studio, which needs a superhero tentpole in 2009." JLA will not be a motion-capture film as previously reported, but rather an effects heavy live-action film.

JLA has proven to be a complicated process for Warners given its already established Batman and Superman franchises. Variety confirmed that "the next installment in the Superman franchise has taken a backseat to Justice League in part because Warners is so keen on the Justice League script by Kieran and Michele Mulroney."

The JLA roster will reportedly include Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash and Aquaman. As for casting, Variety's sources informed them that Christian Bale and Brandon Routh probably won't be in the film as Batman and Superman, respectively.

There's still a very distinct possibility, however, that JLA could fall apart in the next few months. As Variety points out, "The project is so complicated -- and casting dependent -- that even those deeply involved in the project are holding their breath until production begins."

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September 24, 2007

Australian actress Victoria Hill (December Boys) has reportedly auditioned for the role of Wonder Woman in Warner Bros.' live-action Justice League of America movie to be directed by George Miller.

According to Moviehole.net, Hill has read for the part. Since JLA will film Down Under, it makes sense that casting directors would be looking at Aussie actors for key roles. Hill's credits include Geoffrey Wright's MacBeth, BoyTown, and a stint on Xena: Warrior Princess as "Waltraute".

In other JLA news, ObsessedWithFilm.com reports that Owen Paterson (Speed Racer, V For Vendetta and the Matrix trilogy) has been hired as the film's production designer.

Meanwhile, sources for JusticeLeague-on-Film.com claim that they are "'90%' positive that JL will be a digitally animated project, using Motion Capture technology [as has been rumored]. Several actors have been tested for roles, like 'Wonder Woman,' and while a physical type for each role is being sought, the emphasis has been on vocal performance, rather than on a perfect physical match."

According to a casting notice for JLA's 8-9 lead roles obtained by DarkHorizons.com, the filmmakers "are looking for Male actors 18-35 years old; Caucasian and Black. The primary focus should be to find Caucasian actors. There is 1 role for the Black Actor. We are looking for Female actors 20-32 years old; any ethnicity."

John Stewart's Green Lantern, anybody?:cool:

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This piece of news is gonna make everyone drool and salivate...:D


September 24, 2007 - Fanboys, prepare to wet yourselves: Jessica Biel is reportedly in talks to play Wonder Woman in director George Miller's live-action Justice League of America movie!

According to Variety, "Potential deal marks the first piece of casting to emerge from the DC Comics-based ensemble project, which is expected to feature Superman, Batman, the Flash and Aquaman in addition to Wonder Woman."

The trade contacted Warner Bros. who "declined comment, saying that it prefers to announce an entire cast rather than piecemeal deals."

Biel is no stranger to comic book films, having appeared in Blade: Trinity.

Ironically, her Blade co-star Ryan Reynolds has been coy about playing The Flash in JLA.

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September 25, 2007

Hot on the heels of the news that Jessica Biel is in talks to play Wonder Woman comes a SPOILERISH report about the plot to the live-action Justice League of America movie.

Movieblog.UGO.com reports - (WARNING! ***POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD***)


-- The characters of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash and Martian Manhunter comprise the League. One name that I did not hear mentioned was that of Aquaman. Where’d the fish guy go? Good question.

-- Story elements from the screenplay have been adapted directly from DC’s JLA comic book series.

-- The man wearing the Green Lantern ring in the JLA film is John Stewart and not Hal Jordan (Earth’s first Green Lantern) or Kyle Rayner (who followed after Stewart’s run in the comic book continuity.) It should be noted that in the Justice League cartoon series John Stewart is the same character serving as Earth’s Green Lantern.

-- The Flash is the youngest member of the JLA. He has a crush on Wonder Woman.

-- Wonder Woman is portrayed as the member that acts as defacto humanitarian and face for the League. Our source told us that the best way to describe how she is written in the script is to “think of Angelina Jolie and her relations with foreign countries.”

-- Unbeknownst to the League Batman has a piece of technology that he developed called the “Redeye”, a cool piece of hardware that he can use to spy unbeknownst on the other League members. Want to know what the secret identity of Superman is? Not a problem. Want to find out what can cripple or kill each League member, their Achilles heel? It’s a snap with the Redeye. Batman files away the knowledge in case the day might ever come when he will need to use it to take down a member of the JLA that goes rogue or becomes a villain.

-- The Redeye is a fulcrum to the events that transpire in the movie. A villain—and I’m not at liberty to say which specific one or ones—will gain control of the Redeye. Instead of serving as a means of protecting the planet’s populace from the threat of a superhuman out of control, this creation of Batman’s will come back to haunt him, threaten the lives of the League and the safety of everyone on the entire planet.

-- During the course of the movie the day that Batman feared would come happens: a member of the League will, and we directly quote our source here, “go bad.”

It should also be said at this point that there is at least one major twist in the story that I’m not going to blow because I deem it an Empire spoiler.

For those out there that don’t get my reference, imagine it’s 1979, the internet exists and you’re reading rumors about the new Star Wars sequel called The Empire Strikes Back. There’s some new guy called Lando, there’s a big battle on a snow planet, Luke meets up with another Jedi and Darth Vader says something to Luke near the end of the picture. Sure, those are all spoilers but if I came out and said what Vader told Luke? That’s an “Empire”.

What’s in the box that Morgan Freeman holds in the final ten minutes of Seven is an Empire.

Kevin Spacey’s change of footwork at the end of The Usual Suspects is another Empire.

Got it? Good.


http://movieblog.ugo.com/index.php/movieblog/more/bhc_exclusive_spoiler_details_on_the_jla_movies_st oryline/

[Kane_Hodder]

The story sounds similar to the Brother Eye storyline in Infinite Crisis.
It would all come down to the casting in the end, that is if they are not making separate stories for Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter.
I still don't see how this will work, without having some sort of "easing into" the other JLA characters besides Superman and Batman.

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September 28 2007


Seems like Warner Bros. and director George Miller are back to square one when it comes to casting their upcoming live-action Justice League of America movie. Just days after the news broke that she was in talks for the film comes word that Jessica Biel won't be playing Wonder Woman after all.

Entertainment Weekly reports that Biel has passed on the role of the Amazonian superhero. The hunt continues for the right actress to play the part.

JLA is looking to go before cameras in early 2008.

In other casting buzz, IESB.net claims that "Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. aka T.I. (American Gangster, A.T.L.) has recently read for the role of Green Lantern/John Stewart."

T.I. plays the nephew of Denzel Washington's drug lord character Frank Lucas in the forthcoming Ridley Scott-directed American Gangster.

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While Warner studios sweats over a possible WGA walkout, casting buzz continues to dominate online film news sites. Movieblog.UGO.com reports that Transformers star Tyrese Gibson is "in the running to play the part of Green Lantern John Stewart" in JLA, but adds that he is merely one of several contenders for the role.

Meanwhile, a source for JusticeLeague-on-Film.com claims that Warners and director George Miller "are having a hard time casting Batman. ... Actors that are considered a 'name' don't want to step on their [Chris Nolan, Christian Bale] toes. That's a big problem for Miller and Warners because you have a character with its own franchise and it's successful -- and everyone loves what Bale is doing as Batman. I mean, [b]Bale IS Batman. Do you think someone like a Jake Gyllenhaal wants to try to compete with Bale?"

[PhilnEdee]

"Bale IS Batman"...


To me Bale is Patrick Bateman;)

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JLA plot confirmed

October 8, 2007


After months of rumors online, the gist of the plot of the forthcoming live-action Justice League of America movie has been revealed, including confirmation of which characters will be in the George Miller-directed film.

According to Entertainment Weekly, which says it "has obtained an early version of the script," all "seven original members of the Justice League — Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and the Martian Manhunter — are featured in an origins story about the superhero conglomerate. The plot revolves around villainous businessman Maxwell Lord and involves cyborgs called OMACs (One-Man Army Corps), who can take over humans and turn them into killing machines. There are epic battle scenes between Superman and Batman, as well as Superman and Wonder Woman, and League could spawn a slew of additional franchises if it's successful."

Kieran and Michele Mulroney penned the screenplay.

JLA will reportedly begin filming this February in Australia for a summer 2009 release.

EW, which recently reported that Jessica Biel was no longer in the running to play Wonder Woman, now claims "Biel is in early talks to play Wonder Woman in League, but as with (Batman star Bale and Superman star Brandon Routh), the studio might be wary of a crossover; one source says that her contract is unlikely to guarantee that she'd be the star of any future Wonder Woman feature." Biel's reps at CAA advised that she is no longer in talks for JLA.

There may be another -- and nastier -- reason why a Wonder Woman spin-off film might be questionable now. According to DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com, Warner Bros. president of production Jeff Robinov recently decreed, "We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead." This is reportedly in response to the lackluster performance of two recent female-driven Warners releases, The Invasion and The Brave One.

As Comics2Film.com points out, "such a mandate would spell doom for the long-in-development Wonder Woman movie. It's inconceivable that a studio would dismiss the opportunity to make use of one of the few remaining iconic superhero characters yet to be adapted for modern movie-goes, but if Robinov's decree is real, then (Warners) may do just that."

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October 15, 2007


Casting News! - Adam Brody (“In the Land of Women”, TV’s “The OC”) and Common (“Smokin’ Aces”) are up for roles in George Miller’s “Justice League.” The Hollywood Reporter confirmed both actors are indeed in the mix to play The Flash and the Green Lantern, respectively, in the superhero flick.

Also reportedly in the mix are Aussie actress Theresa Palmer (“The Grudge 2”); Joseph Cross (“Running with Scissors”); D.J. Cotrona ("Windfall"), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (‘’Grindhouse’’), Michael Angarano (‘’Sky High’’), and Max Thieriot (Jumper).

The cast of “Friday Night Lights” are also keen to don tights too, it seems, with Minka Kelly, Adrianne Palicki and Scott Porter all contenders as well.

Miller is seeing about four or five actors for the parts of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter, with a few overlaps. A few nonhero parts might be testing as well. No costumes are involved in the tests, which are being taped as actors read script pages.

Miller is apparently keen to cast young actors who can grow into their roles over several – yes, several – movies.

The director is expected to hand his wish-list to the WB mid-week.

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October 16, 2007 - Warner Bros. president of production Jeff Robinov recently tried, via an article in Variety, to put the kibosh on reports that he had decided against green-lighting any more films featuring female leads, a decision which would obviously affect the fate of the studio's long-gestating Wonder Woman movie. Now the same industry columnist who first reported Robinov's alleged decree is back with more, including rumors about the fate of Wonder Woman.

Robinov has "nixed Wonder Woman as a stand-alone film, downgrading her to just one of four superhero characters in the proposed Justice League pic."

Finke adds, "Robinov will only make Wonder Woman as a spin-off of Justice League, about four superheroes including Wonder Woman. But his proviso is that JL (no doubt its proper name Justice League Of America would be too jingoistic for the foreign market) would have to do really, really boffo to justify having a female star-driven pic."

The news broke yesterday that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Live Free or Die Hard, Grindhouse), Teresa Palmer (Wolf Creek), and Friday Night Lights co-stars Minka Kelly and Adrianne Palicki had all auditioned for Justice League, apparently for the role of Wonder Woman.

Both Warner Bros. and reps for Wonder Woman producer Joel Silver failed to respond to inquiries for comment, confirmation or denial on Finke's report at time of publish.



Did I read that right? 4 superheroes??? That means Batman, Superman, WonderWoman and either Flash or Martian Manhunter?

This sounds sucky already.:rolleyes:

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Oct 24, 2007

Old news now...


British actor Rupert Evans has reportedly been cast as Superman in Warner Bros.' live-action Justice League of America movie. Evans, 30, is best known for his role as "John Myers" in Hellboy.

According to a scooper for DarkHorizons.com, "About three weeks ago some casting sessions took place in London's SoHo area for a movie called Justice League. ... Anyway after going through a whole bunch of British actors, I heard today that one of them has been cast as Superman. Anyway, the guy everyone is talking about is called Rupert Evans."

According to the IMDB, Evans stands at only 5'10", which would make him a rather short Man of Steel. Ain't It Cool News reports that they've heard Evans was "beefing up" for a role in JLA and adds that "Evans stepped up to give a very good reading as Superman when auditioning for Bryan Singer's Superman Returns."

In other JLA news, Movieblog.UGO.com reports that the Flash in the movie will be Barry Allen rather than Wally West. They also reveal that Allen's wife Iris will be in the film, as well as Batman's faithful butler Alfred Pennyworth. UGO claims that 14 pages of "leaked" script pages that recently surfaced online are bogus and offer their own information on what happens in the first act. The plot to JLA will reportedly borrow from the Brother Eye satellite storyline employed in Greg Rucka's six-issue limited series The OMAC Project.

According to UGO, "Will you get to see plenty of superhero fights? Sure including battles between OMAC robots and League members. The ending is pretty eventful and what goes down has major ramifications on the lives of at least two Leaguers. I'm pretty sure that some of the fanbase of one particular JLA superhero is going to be angry over what happens at the conclusion of the story regarding a heavy decision that the superhero(ine) has to make that comes as a suggestion from one of the film's villains. Yes, I did say villains, plural."


October 29. 2007

Just days after Teresa Palmer was reportedly cast to play Wonder Woman in the upcoming Justice League of America movie comes word that another Aussie actress is under consideration for the role.

We can now add Perth-born model-actress Megan Gale to the list of Wonder-ful candidates, which includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Minka Kelly and Adrianne Palicki.

The Daily Telegraph reports that Gale, 31, is "short-listed" for the role of Wonder Woman in JLA. "Certainly Gale has been spotted paying visits to Fox Studios in recent weeks, which is where the George Miller-directed film will be shot," the paper claims, adding, "An announcement on the Wonder Woman role is expected next Tuesday."

Megan Gale's only has two film credits listed at IMDB.com. Besides the Italian comedy Stregati dalla luna, Gale's only other credit is a small role as "Dr. Orbit's Secretary" in 2005's Stealth, which co-starred Jessica Biel.

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Of course, interspersed rumors of a Flash spinoff and a Green Lantern spinoff from the JLA movie have surfaced. If they go beyond the rumors stage, I will confirm it in this thread.

The Flash spinoff is almost set to roll, according to IESB.net. But who knows? I dont...yet.

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Gonna be kinda goofy if Bale, Routh and Caine aren't in it. But whatever, I'll go see it anyway.

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Latest updates...


November 17, 2007

The cast of Warner Bros.' live-action Justice League of America movie is expected to be unveiled next week, but new reports claim to reveal several actors who have been cast in the George Miller-directed project.

According to both Ain't It Cool News and IESB.net, previously reported contenders Adam Brody (The O.C.), Common (American Gangster), Teresa Palmer (Wolf Creek) and Scott Porter (TV's Friday Night Lights) have won roles in the film.

Brody is said to be playing Wally West, a.k.a. The Flash, opposite Common as John Stewart, the Green Lantern.

IESB says that, contrary to earlier reports, Palmer is not going to play Wonder Woman but rather one of the film's villains, Talia Al Ghul. Talia is the daughter of Ra's Al Ghul, portrayed by Liam Neeson in Batman Begins.

AICN claims Porter might be playing Superman, but IESB counters by saying, "our sources are telling us that he was up for the role of The Flash against Adam Brody and obviously Brody won out, we've heard nothing about him being cast as Superman."

Barry Allen, the original Flash, is reportedly in the movie. Might Porter have been cast as him instead of Wally West? Or perhaps he's playing Batman? We'll know soon enough.

AICN's source also adds that "Michael Gough might be appearing as Alfred." Gough played Batman's faithful butler in the Tim Burton-Joel Schumacher Bat-films.


November 20, 2007

Rumor has it that Warner Bros. might finally and officially announce the cast of its live-action Justice League of America movie as early as tomorrow.

Moviehole.net claims "the cast is a lock as of today." (One reported cast member is unknown actor Armie Hammer, who is said to be playing Batman. According to IMDB.com, Armie Hammer, who is no relation to Navie Wrench, is actually the great-grandson of industrialist Armand Hammer. Holy baking soda, Batman! The 6'5", 21 year-old Hammer's possible casting was first reported by Batman-on-Film.com.)

Moviehole also disputes a recent story in The Hollywood Reporter that said production might be delayed due to the ongoing Writers Guild strike. According to Moviehole, "the film is still definitely on track."

CinemaBlend.com, however, counters that, citing a source who claims the JLA filmmakers "don't have a finished script and can't work on it until the strike is over, and there's no studio space at Fox Sydney... so maybe one of these productions will have to move to Docklands studios Melbourne (but The Pacific is taking up all the stages there) or Warner Bros Studios on the Gold Coast."

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Confirmed Casting for Batman, Wonder Woman and Iris Allen


Justice League casting confirmations from the studio, although vehemently rumored to be announced soon, have been slow coming. IESB has been able to confirm the casting of Adam Brody, Teresa Palmer and Common through various sources and we’ve got one more to add to the list today.

Armie Hammer.

I know what you’re thinking, “WHO?”

Armie Hammer, short for Armand Hammer not to be confused with Arm & Hammer the popular “do-everything” household agent. But yes, Armie Hammer has joined the cast as none other than the Dark Knight himself, Batman.

Clocking in at 6 foot 5 inches tall, Hammer certainly has the stature for the role, plus as an added bonus he’s an amateur magician…I kid you not.

Plus what else do the roles of “Abercrombie Boy” and “Male Prefect” prepare you for besides one of the greatest superheroes of all time? He may look the part and have the right statue, but the guy is only 21 years old! What’s with that?

If you’re not familiar with Hammer, you’re not alone – he’s only appeared in a few things, and even then you’d have to pause his scenes to spot him. He had a blink-and-you’ll-miss-him part in the Alison Lohman starring remake of “Flicka” and apparently played a role in an episode of “Veronica Mars”. All I can say is… he must have a darn good agent, and an aggressive one of that. How else would he have gotten the part?

Yes, Wonder Woman has been cast, Megan Gale is going to play Princess Diana (and NOT Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but is she the right choice for a role model to young girls everywhere?

It’s pretty much common knowledge that the supermodel snagged the invisible jet. Interestingly enough, Gale is 31, a whole ten years older than the guy they’ve just cast as Batman… seem a little off to you, too? Besides modelling, Gale is most famous for her long running feud with fellow model, Jennifer Hawkins, over in Australia.

And the last part? Zoe Kazan’s been rumoured for a couple of weeks now as Iris Allen, other half of Barry Allen/The Flash. A chat to Zoe yesterday confirmed the news. But she isn’t able to say anything more than that at this stage. If you’ve seen the recent “Fracture” with Tony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling, she’s the lass who played Mona.


So there you got your superheroes, folks...

Adam Brody - The Flash

Common - Green Lantern

Armie Hammer - Batman

Megan Gale - Wonder Woman

Teresa Palmer - Talia Al Ghul

Zoe Kazan - Iris Allen


And that leaves Superman's casting. Well, your guess is as good as mine so...feel free to go right ahead.:rolleyes:

[Yellow Jacket]

I don't think a live-action JLA movie would work. As an animated film, hell yeah. I'm all over it. But, putting it as live-action might make it lackluster, since a lot of the actors are going to be looking for screen time. And, too many big superhero names in one movie might draw out an audience, but fans are going to get pissed when Superman and Batman get more screen time than The Green Lantern. At least I'll be pissed. I mean, Superman and Batman have their own movies, yet Green Lantern has none. Don't hog the screen, and let GL bask in some of the glory. I'm critizing the film, yet I haven't seen it. :p Oh, and not casting Brandon Routh as the big S and Christian Bale as the big B is, in my opinion, a good choice since I don't think they fit either role correctly (though Routh looks an awful lot like Reeves). But, from a marketing standpoint, it's going to thow the audience off, and most likely piss off many.

As for Superman Returns II, it''l have to get me really excited near press time for me to see it. I wasn't a big fan of the Return. I thought Routh was the wrong choice. Sure, he looks a lot like Reeves, but I didn't his acting was good. The direction by Bryan Singer was great, but the movie itself was lackluster. It was like a beatiful mess. The sequel can get my attention, since The Dark Knight is getting my attention, even though I didn't like Batman Begins. Good luck to you SR 2.

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And that leaves Superman's casting. Well, your guess is as good as mine so...feel free to go right ahead.:rolleyes:



Apparently, some guy named Scott Porter, whose also in the Prom Night remake.

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Feb 26, 2008

Now that the writers strike has been resolved, Warner Bros. is pushing ahead with its plans to make "Justice League" in time for a 2009 debut.

Warners tried to get "Justice League" into production earlier, but put it on indefinite hold in January, allowing the cast options to expire. At the time, the studio said it didn't want to move ahead until the scribes had another shot at the script.

Scribes Kieran and Michele Mulroney are busy polishing up the script, which is expected back at the studio in several weeks, and the cast has been advised to keep training for their superhero roles.

Director George Miller is in pre-production in Australia.

Adam Brody, cast as the Flash, is the biggest star in the superhero lineup. Rapper Common nabbed the Green Lantern role; other roles went to lesser-known thesps such as Armie Hammer Jr. (Batman) and Megan Gale (Wonder Woman).

"Justice League," based on a DC Comic, is a huge priority for the studio and considered a launching pad for future superhero projects down the line.

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I'll check it out but in my mind it doesn't really seem like it's going to be all that good. I agree with YJ it would have worked amazingly as an animated feature but live action I don't think will be so great.

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April 19, 2008


A bunch of fellow webmasters had to chance to interview uber-producer Joel Silver at the Long Beach Speedway for the junket of "Speed Racer" this week.

Naturally, the site captains hit Silver with questions about his upcoming projects.

Though Silver remained tight-lipped on his long-gestating "Wonder Woman" movie (he did tell IESB however that Matthew Jennison and Brent Strickland, the guys behind the Wonder Woman Spec script that Silver snapped up a year or so ago, are working on a script for it - albeit not one set in WWII, like their spec was - and hinted that the Wachowski's might somehow be involved in the film; apparently Larry Wachowski has a terrific idea for the opening, one which Silver wouldn't reveal), he did let slip some interesting news about the terminally-troubled "Justice League" movie.

According to Silver - who isn't involved in the film, but does work for the same crowd, Warner Bros, so he probably would be privy to such info - the film has been put on ice.

Says CHUD, ''I briefly cornered producer Joel Silver to ask him how the Justice League movie would affect Wonder Woman. The answer: it won't. According to Silver, who would be in the know, Justice League has been 'tabled.''

That doesn't mean the cast and crew of the film have been seated at a restaurant, nor does it mean they've been coded into tables for a web page, it actually means the film is 'off' for the time being.

With all the troubles they've had trying to get thing up - and now, with director George Miller having to fight to get Australian tax credits to film it in Sydney - it is not surprising that it's gone belly-up.

It needed to be put back in the oven to cook for a while longer.

When the film does get up, Silver said, it'll likely be without any of the currently attached cast members (Common as Green Lantern, Adam Brody as The Flash, Megan Gale as Wonder Woman, Teresa Palmer as Talia Al Ghul).

Hopefully it will be up and running sometime...with better stars...


Sorry JLA fans.

[The_Return]

GOOD.

This project would have been disastrous...maybe awhile down the road when the Nolan / Singer franchises are finished it'll be worthwhile, but in those series we already have very solid interpretations of two of the biggest and best characters in comicdom - why neuter them by bring out another re-invention on film so soon?

And not to sound racist, but I'd far rather see Hal Jordan era Green Lantern than Stewart...oh well. Just think of Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan *quivers with excitement*

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Exactly 5 years after this project was shelved, comes this BIG news!

Zack Snyder to Direct ‘Justice League’ Movie
To follow 'Batman/Superman' in 2018

Warner Bros. says it is going to try again to create a big-screen version of Justice League, the long-demanded, occasionally attempted team-up between Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and other iconic DC superheroes.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the studio’s production president Greg Silverman confirmed that Zack Snyder would follow-up his 2016 Batman/Superman movie with this one, delivering Justice League to theaters sometime in 2018.

“It will be a further expansion of this universe,” Silverman told reporter Ben Fritz. “Superman vs Batman will lead into Justice League.”

Silverman would not tell the Wall Street Journal which heroes would be in the film, or how they planned to handle characters such as Green Lantern, who was played by Ryan Reynolds in a 2011 underperformer that has few admirers and disappointed badly enough to not get a sequel.

The studio previously tried to mount a Justice League film, with DJ Corona as Superman and Armie Hammer as Batman, but scrapped the plan in 2008 when a writers strike and expected actors strike derailed the project. It would have been directed by Mad Max filmmaker George Miller.

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/zack-snyder-to-direct-justice-league-movie-1201165409/