Gunn's Justice League?

Would you guys want Hawkgirl in The DCU JL? I was first introduced to DC with her as a member in the animated show but I don't know how popular of a choice she is beyond that.

Them casting such a young actress would hopefully indicate the character has a long on-screen history ahead of her.
So Hawkgirl in Gunn's Superman is Kendra Saunders. There's a possibility Shayera Hol is in the League.
 
So Hawkgirl in Gunn's Superman is Kendra Saunders. There's a possibility Shayera Hol is in the League.
I don’t see them bringing in Shayera without Hawkman, and that’s a whole other story/movie, so I’m betting they’re sticking with Kendra for the DCU.
 
Not that this will happen, but my lineup would be.......
Superman
Hawkgirl
Martian Manhunter
Dr fate
Captain atom.
GL
Part timer ( Batman )

Could bring in more later.
WW, atom, flash, etc.
 
There'd be nothing more Gunn than to have it so the heroes already in Superman ARE the Justice League International.

-Superman
-Guy Gardner
-Hawkgirl
-Metamorpho
-Mr. Terrific.
 
I'm thinking more of a 9-person team, since it's being established from the get-go that Sector 2814 pretty much has multiple lanterns at any given time and there's no way they're making a Supergirl movie in "Chapter One" and then not letting her play with the JL. But lbr, as much as I'm rooting for her to stay on, Sasha Calle's almost definitely getting recast...

Clark Kent/Superman - David Corenswet

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Bruce Wayne/Batman - Lee Pace

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Diana Prince/Wonder Woman - Adria Arjona

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J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter - Babs Olusanmokun

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Arthur Curry/Aquaman - Leo Suter


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John Stewart/Green Lantern - Trevante Rhodes

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Jessica Cruz/Green Lantern - Rachel Zegler

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Kara Zor-El/Supergirl - Angourie Rice

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Wally West/The Flash - Joe Keery

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Love your Wally and Jessica. And love that you chose them as your Flash and GL.
 
1. Superman/Clark Kent
2. Batman/Bruce Wayne
3. Wonder Woman/Diana Prince
4. Martian Manhunter/J'onn J'onzz
5. The Flash/Barry Allen
6. Green Lantern/John Stewart
7. Hawkgirl/Shayera Hol

If we add to the slots give me Aquaman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Atom, Zatanna, and Captain Marvel (SHAZAM). I'm also fine with subbing in the Lanterns or Flashes anytime they need to as long as there is always a Lantern or Flash on the team.

Cyborg to me is a Titan or He should be a team leader and he can't be a team leader with the JL as long as the Trinity is there.

I like different lineups and even like the inclusion of some b or c list heroes like Vixen or Red Tornado etc
 
1. Superman/Clark Kent
2. Batman/Bruce Wayne
3. Wonder Woman/Diana Prince
4. Martian Manhunter/J'onn J'onzz
5. The Flash/Barry Allen
6. Green Lantern/John Stewart
7. Hawkgirl/Shayera Hol

If we add to the slots give me Aquaman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Atom, Zatanna, and Captain Marvel (SHAZAM). I'm also fine with subbing in the Lanterns or Flashes anytime they need to as long as there is always a Lantern or Flash on the team.

Cyborg to me is a Titan or He should be a team leader and he can't be a team leader with the JL as long as the Trinity is there.

I like different lineups and even like the inclusion of some b or c list heroes like Vixen or Red Tornado etc
Why not add Swamp Thing or Supergirl to the League especially since Gunn is releasing movies on them before the JL movie comes
 
Why not add Swamp Thing or Supergirl to the League especially since Gunn is releasing movies on them before the JL movie comes
Swamp Thing as a member of Justice League Dark. I hope the most dreamlike and esoteric part of DC mythology will be explored.
Supergirl on the other hand could be a good addition to the roster, although it wouldn't surprise me to see her first in the Titans.
 
Part of me wants to see Gunn add in someone really bonkers who has been an obscure member in the comics in the past.

I would love to see him use someone like Congorilla.
 
For me, I'd like to see a JL unlimited or a crisis on infinite earth's type of gathering for the last 2 ( or 3? ) films to fight the final battle(s).

I don't know who, or what, the ultimate villain will be, but I have to think it will be someone on the level of a Darkseid, anti-monitor, or trigon.
A Supreme type of being that will need dozens of heroes AND villains to take down.
I say villains because this is their home also, and I have to think it will be a "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" situation.
 
For me, I'd like to see a JL unlimited or a crisis on infinite earth's type of gathering for the last 2 ( or 3? ) films to fight the final battle(s).

I don't know who, or what, the ultimate villain will be, but I have to think it will be someone on the level of a Darkseid, anti-monitor, or trigon.
A Supreme type of being that will need dozens of heroes AND villains to take down.
I say villains because this is their home also, and I have to think it will be a "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" situation.
My problem with that approach is twofold:
(1) with the exception of maybe CoIE, most DC Crisis stories are not highly regarded universally. My personal favorite Crisis story is Infinite Crisis, where Superboy Prime is the villain. But most people aren’t enamored with that story and even though Superboy Prime is my personal favorite DC villain, I don’t want him as a villain on film. DC thrives better in the more intimate, emotional conflicts as opposed to the grandiose galactic threats that lead to crises. In fact I’d say that even Darkseid works best in Fourth World as opposed to being a JL villain.
And (2) Marvel already did this with the Infinity Saga. Everyone wants DC to do what Marvel did, but why not be innovative? Why not do something different? The Marvel recipe that spanned ten years was innovative, but now it’s formulaic. I don’t know that CBM fatigue is as real of a thing as much as also-ran shared universe building up to big fight movie is a rinse-repeat formula that is tired. Honestly, the reason why CoIE is as popular as it is is probably due to nostalgia and the fact that when it came out, no one had attempted anything like it before. Fast forward to today where you can visit the comics forums on this very site and every time a crossover event is announced, we all groan because even in the comics, it’s a tired formula that ruins the allure of the character studies of the individual titles.
 
My problem with that approach is twofold:
(1) with the exception of maybe CoIE, most DC Crisis stories are not highly regarded universally. My personal favorite Crisis story is Infinite Crisis, where Superboy Prime is the villain. But most people aren’t enamored with that story and even though Superboy Prime is my personal favorite DC villain, I don’t want him as a villain on film. DC thrives better in the more intimate, emotional conflicts as opposed to the grandiose galactic threats that lead to crises. In fact I’d say that even Darkseid works best in Fourth World as opposed to being a JL villain.
And (2) Marvel already did this with the Infinity Saga. Everyone wants DC to do what Marvel did, but why not be innovative? Why not do something different? The Marvel recipe that spanned ten years was innovative, but now it’s formulaic. I don’t know that CBM fatigue is as real of a thing as much as also-ran shared universe building up to big fight movie is a rinse-repeat formula that is tired. Honestly, the reason why CoIE is as popular as it is is probably due to nostalgia and the fact that when it came out, no one had attempted anything like it before. Fast forward to today where you can visit the comics forums on this very site and every time a crossover event is announced, we all groan because even in the comics, it’s a tired formula that ruins the allure of the character studies of the individual titles.
Yeah but Darkseid as a Justice League villain much like Thanos for the Avengers is inevitable
 
Yeah but Darkseid as a Justice League villain much like Thanos for the Avengers is inevitable
Why?
Darkseid wasn’t shoe-horned into main DC continuity until the Challenge of the Superfriends, and even after that he didn’t really do a ton with main continuity until Final Crisis. It’s not like he’s an indispensable villain to the JLA.
Plus, if DC just copies Marvel’s cinematic universe, it’s doomed before it starts. Why would anyone pay to be shown a JL movie that is only an Avengers retread? You’ve got to do something different.
If you had to do a shared universe (which I guess is the intention even though I’d prefer no shared universe) or a JL movie, I’d prefer Maxwell Lord and either the Crime Syndicate or the Legion of Doom.

At least that’s different.
 
I too would prefer to avoid Darkseid/Apokolips for a while. There are plenty of stories to tell and different threats to utilize.
 
Just don’t waste them on a Supes movie pls. I get that STAS made a lot of people associate the New Gods with Supes, but that’s just so unnecessary imo. Supes has his own cosmic Big Bads, he doesn’t need that. And frankly, squashing those characters into Superman stories only makes them less interesting than they are on their own imo.
 
Oh sure. I fully agree. The dynamic and core story between Darkseid and Highfather with their sons can be mined for some legit drama. That's a Greek mythology-type premise. Those worlds are also just ripe for some real cool spectacle as well.
 
For New God projects, I would love an adaptation of King’s Mister Miracle followed by an adaptation of Simonson’s Orion. You’d have to adjust their continuities a bit (and adjust Orion’s personality in MM lol) but I could see those stories making for a pretty complementary saga despite how different they are tonally. For some reason I just feel like MM would make a great New Gods entry point for the GA, while Orion expands on it and goes all Fourth World epic.
 
For New God projects, I would love an adaptation of King’s Mister Miracle followed by an adaptation of Simonson’s Orion. You’d have to adjust their continuities a bit (and adjust Orion’s personality in MM lol) but I could see those stories making for a pretty complementary saga despite how different they are tonally. For some reason I just feel like MM would make a great New Gods entry point for the GA, while Orion expands on it and goes all Fourth World epic.
Stop reading my mind!
 
New Gods 100% needs to happen at some point. A trilogy would be ideal but I'd even settle for a duology.
 
For New God projects, I would love an adaptation of King’s Mister Miracle followed by an adaptation of Simonson’s Orion. You’d have to adjust their continuities a bit (and adjust Orion’s personality in MM lol) but I could see those stories making for a pretty complementary saga despite how different they are tonally. For some reason I just feel like MM would make a great New Gods entry point for the GA, while Orion expands on it and goes all Fourth World epic.
I’d love a Kirby-inspired Fourth World that embraces the crazy aspects like The Forever People, the Deep Six, the Bugs and things like Desaad’s Happytown. Embrace just how wild those comics could be. I don’t want the generic hellscape Apocalypse that Morrison did. I preferred Kirby’s vision of Apocalypse being more akin to Nazi Germany. Whereas New Genesis is more like a psychedelic artist colony.
 
I think Gunn is going with Superman, Batman. Wonder Woman, Green Lantern (John Stewart), Mr.Terrific, Supergirl, and Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) at least to start.
 
I'd start with the original seven, formed at the end of the Superman film. I'm picturing Supes giving his first epic speech to the world about how he plans to right the ship and restore the meaning behind the cape, montaged with him around the world visiting familiar silhouettes, ending on a shot of the backs of the seven (so they don't have to be cast just yet), his legacy, ushering in the new age.

(Actually, given Kumail Nanjiani has been hanging with the Superman cast, I have a theory we're gonna see the 25th or 31st century in the film, perhaps as a framing device at the top and tail, as a museum janitor (Booster) recounts the tale of the world's greatest hero, ending the film on a shot of seven statues)

Then in subsequent films/series we could have references to the JLA, like in Lanterns where we have mention of Hal fighting Starro. Or the Authority being formed by those who get ish done in a way the JLA won't. Or the Waller series being about her trying to gain a modicum of control over the JLA, secretly blackmailing Batman, creating contingencies, etc (a set up for a Tower of Babel story).

And then come the JLA film, which probably won't be till like 2029, after years of operation, we can introduce lineup changes if they haven't happened already:

-Wally stepping into Flash's boots after he goes MIA (in time) at the start of the film. Our POV character, mindblown when he enters the Watchtower for the first time.
-John filling in for Hal, whether he's dead by the end of the Lanterns series, or just busy out in his sector.
-Hawkgirl being brought in to replace Aquaman doing King stuff.

Part of the story of the JLA film can be Superman's trepidation that the JLA may go the way of the JSA again if they let "just anyone" in (Hawkgirl specifically, given their previous meeting) to his deliberately small team, the ones he personally felt comfortable standing side by side with. But given the scale of the Centre, dozens of heroes and factions will have to come help to save the day, and by the end Supes could make the call for the JLA to open their ranks, inviting dozens into the Watchtower ala JL Unlimited, including Guy Gardner, Terrific, etc, and of course, Booster Gold.
 
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David Corenswet - Superman
??? - Batman
??? - Wonder Woman
Aaron Pierre - Green Lantern
??? - The Flash
Isabela Merced - Hawkgirl
??? - Martian Manhunter

I think Mr. Terrific might take Manhunter’s spot.
 

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