JL Casting Call Update

[The Shredder]

Don't start with me, Shredhead.

2009

Nice.

 

[Maze]

Jay Baruchel vs. the JUSTICE LEAGUE?!
UPDATE: I’m reliably informed that the film is still set for 2009, I’m guessing the 2010 date was an error on the part of the paper or actor.

The guy you see to the left, with “Hilary Swank version” resting on his shoulder, is Jay Baruchel. You might recognise him from films such as MILLION DOLLAR BABY and THE RULES OF ATTRACTION. He’s also a proud member of Club Apatow. Baruchel is usually good value in whatever he’s in. However we’ve yet to see him in a big-budget action film, something like JUSTICE LEAGUE/AMERICAN HEROES. Well, we might not have to wait too long.

A friend of mine in Canada was telling me about an interview with Baruchel in today’s Le Journal de Montreal, a French language newspaper that circulates in North America. Baruchel talked a bit about his next project, something he’s just flown to Australia for to start two weeks of rehearsals.

The whole article, which you can read here, is in French but loosely translated here’s the part that relates to the JUSTICE LEAGUE:-

“He’s been chosen by Warner to star in the next big fantasy action film, scheduled for 2010. The highest budgeted project produced by the Burbank studio, a secret for the moment.”

The JUSTICE LEAGUE had been scheduled for a 2009 release but could the WGA strike be having repercussions on the studio’s production plans? Maybe they will shoot everything they can early next year, wait for the writers to get things resolved, rewrite the script and then go back and finish it? Or perhaps the 2010 date is to leave more time for post-production?

In terms of the part he’s playing, my initial thought was that Baruchel would be one of the Flashes. It’s already been somewhat confirmed that Adam Brody is playing Barry Allen, but there still hasn’t been much talk about who will play Wally West.

However a little bit of extra research brings up this article from TriggerStreet which claims that Baruchel just left Dreamworks’ SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE to play a villain in the JUSTICE LEAGUE.

Rumours have Maxwell Lord and Talia Al Ghul (to be played by Teresa Palmer) as the baddies the DC heroes must team up to defeat, along with whispers of the Man of Steel going all SUPERMAN III at one point.

So what role is the KNOCKED UP star playing? And if he’s in Australia for rehearsals then doesn’t that pretty much confirm all the cast is locked? Boy, this film certainly brings up an awful lot of questions!

If he is Lord , i pity him , Miller and Warner from the wrath of the fans


http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/movie-news/jay-baruchel-vs-the-justice-league.php

 

[az824]

that is load of crap, miller already said that the writers guild strike isnt affecting JL, which totally devalidates the article. Not to mentioned its been said Adam Brody's playing Wally West

 

[Maze]

There has been a flurry of speculation in the past few weeks about possible casting choices for the Warner Brothers project currently in development, THE JUSTICE LEAGUE, the George Miller (MAD MAX, BABE) directed live-action feature film based on DC Comics' "Justice League of America." Names circulating around Hollywood and on the web include Adam Brody as the Flash, Common as the Green Lantern, Scott Porter as Superman/Clark Kent, and several others. We have

Adam Brody rumored to be the Flashword from several sources that another name may be missing from this list -- Jay Baruchel (UNDECLARED, KNOCKED UP, MILLION DOLLAR BABY and the upcoming FANBOYS and TROPIC THUNDER) who was previously reported to be attached to star in DreamWorks' "SHE'S OUT OF MY LEAGUE," has walked from that project, to be.... a villain?!?



Common as Green LanternSo which bad-guy would he bring to the screen? Lex Luthor? The Joker? Dr. Light or Mirror Master? If this rumor is true, it would be interesting to see how he plays a crook -- it would be an understatement to say that this is somewhat of a departure from the roles Baruchel has played in the past. Go rent KNOCKED UP or I'M REED FISH and then imagine Baruchel being an evil villain. It could be a great opportunity to flex some acting muscle and show audiences a side of him that we've never seen before.



Scott Porter as SupermanVariety recently said of the story, "[The] feature film is bound to include some combination of DC's most iconic superheroes, although the studio wouldn't confirm which ones they might be. Since its inception in 1960, JLA has featured almost every major hero in the DC Comics universe, although the core team has largely remained the same: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter. The heroes typically band together to fight alien menaces or groups

http://www.triggerstreet.com/gyrobase/TriggerDigest?oid=1283234

 

[Maze]

My guess : some people misunderstood what the guy is up to

Jim Field Smith to direct 'League'
Jay Baruchel to star in DreamWorks comedy
By TATIANA SIEGEL
Smith

Jim Field Smith has been tapped to direct the romantic comedy "She's Out of My League" for DreamWorks, with Jay Baruchel attached to star.
Based on a spec by Sean Anders and John Morris, story centers on an average guy who starts dating an extraordinarily beautiful woman who is "way out of his league." He must overcome his insecurities and the suspicions of his friends and family before he sabotages the relationship and loses her forever. Tim Dowling ("Coxblocker") is penning a rewrite.

Eric Gold and Jimmy Miller are producing.

DreamWorks has scheduled an early 2008 start date.

Smith, a member of popular British sketch group the Dutch Elm Conservatoire, helmed the shorts "Where Have I Been All Your Life?," starring Imelda Staunton, for BBC Films and "Goodbye to the Normals." "League" marks his feature directorial debut.

Baruchel, whose credits include "Knocked Up," "Million Dollar Baby" and the TV series "Undeclared," is shooting the Ben Stiller-helmed comedy "Tropic Thunder."

Scribe Dowling has several projects in development at various studios including "Outsourced" at Columbia Pictures and "Born to Rock" at Paramount Pictures.

Smith and Dowling are repped by Endeavor. Baruchel is handled by CAA.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974666.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=baruchel

 

[Webhead2006]

Yea that guy better not be Max Lord. Then the whole brody as barry not wally is probably a mistake too. Hopefully in a few weeks we might finally know who is who and all that.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Word on the street is that they’ve been mulling over a possible title change for the upcoming Justice League movie, and while I agree that the phrase “Justice League” may seem a bit dated and corny for modern audiences, it’s hard to imagine it being called anything else. Foolishly I had assumed that the motivation behind a new name had something to do with removing the patriotic connotations. Imagine my surprise when I heard that the new title may actually end up being American Heroes!
At the moment, this is still unconfirmed (along with just about everything else we supposedly know about the flick), but the scoop is said to have come from an interview with Christian Bale on Australian radio where he said he has “nothing to do with American Heroes, and their Batman will be different to our Batman''

Justice League To Be Called American Heroes?

 

[Maze]

It seem that Baruchel has indeed been cast in the league ,the interview is real ..

DREAMWORKS
Une valise remplie de tournages
Marie-Joëlle Parent
Le Journal de Montréal
12-12-2007 | 06h27
Jay Baruchel. Retenez ce nom. À 25 ans, il a été choisi comme tête d'affiche de la prochaine comédie de DreamWorks et de la plus coûteuse production de l'histoire de Warner. Pas mal pour un petit gars de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce...

Au moment où vous lisez ces lignes, Jay Baruchel vient d'atterrir en Australie pour deux semaines de répétition.

Il a été choisi par Warner pour jouer dans son prochain film d'action fantastique, prévu pour 2010. Le projet le plus coûteux jamais produit par les studios de Burbank, pour l'instant tenu secret.

(thanks to obssessed with films ) : At the moment you read those lines Jay Baruchel just landed in Australia for two weeks of rehearsals

He’s been chosen by Warner to star in the next big fantasy action film, scheduled for 2010. The highest budgeted project produced by the Burbank studio, a secret for the moment.”



Nos routes se sont croisées à Beverly Hills la semaine dernière. Un pur hasard. C'est son t-shirt «I love Canada» et sa casquette «NDG» qui ont attiré mon attention.

Vous l'avez peut-être déjà vu dans la comédie Knocked Up et dans Million Dollar Baby, où il jouait le jeune boxeur attardé. Clint Eastwood l'avait d'ailleurs remercié sur la scène du Kodak Theatre en allant chercher son Oscar.

Jay revient tout juste d'Hawaï après quatre mois de tournage pour le film Tropic Thunder (juillet 2008), nouvelle comédie de guerre de DreamWorks. Un film avec deux fois plus de cascadeurs que dans Indiana Jones 4...

Il y tient la vedette aux côtés de Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Nick Nolte, Tom Cruise, Tobey Maguire, Katie Holmes, Matthew McConaughey et plusieurs autres.

«J'ai rencontré Ben Stiller dans le corridor à l'audition, c'est lui-même qui m'a offert le rôle!» raconte Jay en français.

Il tiendra aussi la vedette de She's out of My League, prochaine comédie romantique de DreamWorks. La fille n'a pas encore été choisie. Lui a jeté son dévolu sur Natalie Portman...

Montréal

Mais comment un petit gars de NDG issu d'une famille modeste s'est-il retrouvé à Los Angeles aussi facilement?

Hollywood est une ville qui ne fait pas de cadeaux. La compétition est féroce.

Jay Baruchel est né à Ottawa et a grandi dans le quartier NDG. «C'était très loud chez moi!» dit-il en rigolant.

Son père, un juif séfarade italien, et sa mère, une Irlandaise catholique de Saint- Jérôme, le traînaient chez les antiquaires le week-end. Lui préférait regarder des films. À neuf ans, il devient un movie nerd après avoir vu Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).

Son père l'inscrit finalement à des cours de théâtre le week-end. Il sort du lot et on le met alors en contact avec un agent.

À 12 ans, il joue dans l'émission Fais-moi peur. À 17 ans, après une année de vaches maigres, il obtient le rôle d'un fan de Led Zeppelin dans le film Almost Famous, de Cameron Crow. Son premier film américain.

Il revient à Montréal sans plan précis. En 2001, il reçoit un appel de Hollywood pour être la vedette d'une nouvelle série, Undeclared, écrite par Judd Appatow (le nouveau gourou de l'humour à Hollywood).

Depuis, il fait les allers-retours entre Montréal et Los Angeles. Son agenda est rempli de tournages jusqu'en 2009. Et après? «Après je vais dormir pendant un an et écouter RDS!


Il veut faire de Montréal sa muse
Il pourrait déménager à Los Angeles, vivre la grosse vie, profiter du jet-set et des starlettes, mais Jay Baruchel tient mordicus à vivre à Montréal. De quoi rendre fous ses agents.

C'est d'ailleurs très drôle de le voir fouler les tapis rouges hollywoodiens avec son écusson du Canadien collé au veston. Rarement aura-t-on vu un Montréalais aussi patriotique que lui...

Son quartier, c'est le «ghetto» de NDG, près du métro Vendôme. Il ne l'échangerait pour rien au monde, pas même contre une villa de Beverly Hills et ses haies taillées aux ciseaux.

Un peu comme Woody Allen a fait avec New York, Jay Baruchel, qui veut avant tout devenir réalisateur, aimerait faire de Montréal sa muse.

Il écrit déjà des scénarios. Il a d'ailleurs rencontré son idole, Brian De Palma (Scarface, Mission: Impossible) récemment lors d'un vol Montréal-Los Angeles.

Six heures à ses côtés. «Je ne suis pas facilement impressionnable, mais là, il fallait me pincer, raconte-t-il. Il était supercool, je lui ai parlé de mes projets.»

Jay Baruchel en a fait, du chemin, depuis l'école secondaire, un passage plutôt difficile vu sa différence. «C'était l'enfer d'être à l'école et de passer à la télé en même temps. Même prendre le métro, c'était l'enfer», raconte-t-il.

Il a étudié «aux deux pires écoles secondaires de Côte-Saint-Luc et Westmount». Drogues, bagarres et policiers qui débarquent étaient monnaie courante. Il a aussi fréquenté l'école FACE, rue University, avant de faire une session au Collège Dawson.

Candeur et simplicité

Est-ce que sa vie a changé depuis? «Oui et non, les choses deviennent plus faciles et plus difficiles en même temps», dit-il. Parmi les bons côtés, il y a celui de pouvoir gâter sa mère et ses amis.

Dans cinq ans, il se voit déjà marié, avec quelques kilos en plus il espère, réalisateur de films et auteur de comic books.

Après un entretien aussi sympathique, on ne peut s'empêcher de lui demander d'où lui viennent cette candeur et cette simplicité. «C'est ma mère qui m'a élevé comme ça. Elle m'a toujours dit de choisir un métier que je ferais même gratuitement.»

http://www.canoe.com/divertissement/cinema/nouvelles/2007/12/12/4720483-jdm.html

 

[Jake Cassidy]

English?

 

[Spider-Fan83]

It seem that Baruchel is indeed in the league ,the interview is real ..

the guy from, "Just Legal" in the Justice League
"fanboys"
and the last movie the he was in, "She's Out of My League"

 

[Maze]

i know that but no sorry , you didn't read the whole article.

Au moment où vous lisez ces lignes, Jay Baruchel vient d'atterrir en Australie pour deux semaines de répétition.

Il a été choisi par Warner pour jouer dans son prochain film d'action fantastique, prévu pour 2010. Le projet le plus coûteux jamais produit par les studios de Burbank, pour l'instant tenu secret.

Traduccion (thanks to obsessed with films ) : At the moment you read those lines Jay Baruchel just landed in Australia for two weeks of rehearsals

He’s been chosen by Warner to star in the next big fantasy action film, scheduled for 2010. The highest budgeted project produced by the Burbank studio, a secret for the moment.”

he talked about it in his interview it seem.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

JL is supposed to be out in 2009, isn't it?

 

[Maze]

Maybe i misunderstood what you were saying and you were making fun on the probability that he is indeed cast.

if that's the case sorry.

dunno why but i am not exactly laughing right now t:

 

[Maze]

JL is supposed to be out in 2009, isn't it?

Either baruchel or the the site made a mistake.. imdb is a bible for a lot of people maybe that's the place hey found their information..

 

[Maze]

If he is indeed Lord imo Miller and Warner has dropped the ball and the movie will be a comedy.

maybe i am overreacting but i can't see the logic in casting him in as the bad guy role for this movie.

theory people , nothing more...

 

[Retroman]

If he is Lord , i pity him , Miller and Warner from the wrah of the fans


http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/movie-news/jay-baruchel-vs-the-justice-league.php

http://www.triggerstreet.com/gyrobase/TriggerDigest?oid=1283234

My guess : some people misunderstood what the guy is up to



http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974666.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=baruchel

It seem that Baruchel has indeed been cast in the league ,the interview is real ..


http://www.canoe.com/divertissement/cinema/nouvelles/2007/12/12/4720483-jdm.html

the guy from, "Just Legal" in the Justice League
"fanboys"
and the last movie the he was in, "She's Out of My League"

lol Funny coincidence isn't it?

She's Out of My League hasn't actually started filming yet though.

 

[Reptile]

If he is Lord , i pity him , Miller and Warner from the wrah of the fans


http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/movie-news/jay-baruchel-vs-the-justice-league.php

the dude from ****ing popular mechanics for kids?

 

[Retroman]

If he is indeed Lord imo Miller and Warner has dropped the ball and the movie will be a comedy.

maybe i am overreacting but i can't see the logic in casting him in as the bad guy role for this movie.

theory people , nothing more...

Me neither but then again i haven't seen the casting sessions and maybe he did deliver a great screentest for whatever role he landed (which still hasn't been confirmed)?? Who knows...

Keep in mind that besides comedies like Knocked Up Baruchel has had turns in dramas like Almost Famous and Million Dollar Baby. Probably the most experienced of the current 'confirmed' JL cast members.

 

[Maze]

Yup retro ,i know that .

and he was touching in some moment of Million dollars baby.

but he was also (in a way) a comic relief.

Seriously nothing indicate in what he does that he could do a serious Maxwell Lord part neither physically or in his acting.

Keaton was heavily criticised as a choice when he was cast as Batman but he had already played troubled , dark , dangerous characters ( Clean and Sober , even in some ways Touch and go )

 

[Dotten]

Cast David Duchovny as Max Lord. ^^

 

[Maze]

Not a bad idea but Too late Dotten t: lol

dunno i'm expecting really the worst now..

Hoping to be wrong ,we'll see..

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Cast David Duchovny as Max Lord. ^^

Genius.

 

[Dotten]

I'm always too late

My cast:

Max Lord: David Duchovny
Batman: Richard Armitage
Superman: Have no idea. Go for Routh. No one will ever fill the cape after Reeve anyway. But I would prefer someone looking a bit older then Routh.
Wonder Woman: Find some hot woman (note; Not hot girl. Hot woman)
The Flash: Ryan Reynolds (too late there too )
Green Lantern: Common looks ok. Or maybe Richard T. Jones (Judging Amy)
Aquaman: Gerard Butler
Talia: Some hot looking woman here too.
Old The Flash: Mel Gibson (hehe, I have no idea. But I want Gibson in some manner in this movie)
Martian Manhunter: Clive Owen.

Bale, Routh, Welling, Keaton, Kilmer, Clooney and Cain all need to have cameos. Clooney can fall down an elevator and die. Or have MM shapeshift into each one of them.

 

[Retroman]

Yup retro ,i know that .

and he was touching in some moment of Million dollars baby.

but he was also (in a way) a comic relief.

Seriously nothing indicate in what he does that he could do a serious Maxwell Lord part neither physically or in his acting.

Keaton was heavily criticised as a choice when he was cast as Batman but he had already played troubled , dark , dangerous characters ( Clean and Sober , even in some ways Touch and go )

True but like i said; it's not confirmed who he's playing. And if he is Maxwell Lord it would be a big surprise and slightly disappointing since in my mind i really couldn't see anyone else but a big (older) name for that role.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

I'm always too late

My cast:

Max Lord: David Duchovny
Batman: Richard Armitage
Superman: Have no idea. Go for Routh. No one will ever fill the cape after Reeve anyway. But I would prefer someone looking a bit older then Routh.
Wonder Woman: Find some hot woman (note; Not hot girl. Hot woman)
The Flash: Ryan Reynolds (too late there too )
Green Lantern: Common looks ok. Or maybe Richard T. Jones (Judging Amy)
Aquaman: Gerard Butler
Talia: Some hot looking woman here too.
Old The Flash: Mel Gibson (hehe, I have no idea. But I want Gibson in some manner in this movie)
Martian Manhunter: Clive Owen.

Bale, Routh, Welling, Keaton, Kilmer, Clooney and Cain all need to have cameos. Clooney can fall down an elevator and die. Or have MM shapeshift into each one of them.

Swapping Gibson and Duchovny could work.

Morena Baccarin for WW.