Justice League Status Updates Thread - Part 1

[Octoberist]

DA, from a POV of a military member, fighter pilots are like Tom Cruise's Maverick. The cocky-smarth-ass attitude is normal for them and Prime is right. Reynolds came off as a emo Peter Parker.

But because his character lacks real confidence with vulnerability.

 

[Octoberist]

Can someone post the ENTIRE article from Variety? Please..

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

But because his character lacks real confidence with vulnerability.

It really didn't help that the nature of Hal Jordan's vulnerability, namely the death of his father, basically looked like the flashback scene from Airplane!. In fact he reminded me of the main character quite a bit, except this time I was supposed to take it seriously. Nah, it was bad top to bottom. Instead of cocky he came off as self-destructive and a complete f*** up. Also, like you say the confidence just wasn't there. Downey Jr.'s character is completely likeable, and entertaining.

This was Hal Jordan:

 

[Octoberist]

I think the main character in Airplane! was less of a parody than Green Lantern's Hal. How sad.

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

Definitely. I hated the voice during the Falcone interrogation and the final confrontation between The Joker and Bats. It was indeed overwhelming. Hopefully Nolan took easy with the Batvoice this time around.

Bale sounded much better in Terminator Salvation and Batman Begins.

His Terminator Salvation voice is perfect for Batman really. I never understood why the tinkered so much with Bale's voice. He does a subtly menacing voice just fine. Done it in a lot of movies before and after Batman.

 

[Kyle Rayner]

But because his character lacks real confidence with vulnerability.

True. The first 15 minutes of GL was great, hell, even the OA was awesome. It was the story and acting the felt short, they should've concentrated on Earth and use Nate Fillion for Hal Jordan. Carol Ferris should've been played by someone else.

 

[Octoberist]

Got it:

With the Batman trilogy winding down and Superman returning to theaters next summer, plans to put more of DC Comics' superheroes on the bigscreen are coming together nearly three years after Warner Bros. took back control of characters.
This week, the studio revealed it tapped "Gangster Squad" scribe Will Beall to revive "Justice League," which WB unplugged in 2008, and hired Michael Goldenberg (one of the many writers of "Green Lantern") to pen "Wonder Woman."

Those projects now join in development films based on the Flash, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Lobo, the Suicide Squad and Shazam. DC and WB are also facing a decision on how to reboot Batman once "The Dark Knight Rises" completes Christopher Nolan's take on the caped crusader, featuring Christian Bale in the cowl.

Studio is figuring out whether to bring back Ryan Reynolds as the Green Lantern in a sequel to last year's actioner or relaunch the character in a completely new way. Goldenberg ("Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix") was brought on board in 2010 to write the screenplay for the sequel, a year before the first film bowed.

Of course, those are nice problems to have.

As Marvel Studios has proved, successful superhero pics can boost the bottomline of every division at a studio through homevideo releases, videogames, consumer products and licensed merchandise, TV and online shows and theme park attractions.

To better exploit DC's characters, Warner Bros. relaunched the comicbook company as DC Entertainment in 2009, and put "Harry Potter" franchise steward Diane Nelson at the helm. She reports directly to studio chief Jeff Robinov.

At the time, Robinov and Nelson halted development of all films tied to DC characters, taking them back from producers like Charles Roven, Joel Silver and Dan Lin and aimed to start from scratch.

DC's more focused approach to manage its heroes already has been felt across Warner Bros.

• On TV, the company launched programming block DC Nation on Cartoon Network with new "Green Lantern" and "Young Justice" animated series. CW is bringing a live-action take on Green Arrow to primetime in the fall with "Arrow," which is notably darker than the net's previous DC staple, "Smallville."

• Direct-to-homevid titles have sold well, with "Superman vs. The Elite" and "Flashpoint" forthcoming.

• Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has scored with its dark and gritty "Batman: Arkham Asylum" and "Batman: Arkham City" games, as well as its lighter, funnier "Lego: Batman" titles. WBIE used this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo videogame confab to unveil fighting game "Injustice: Gods Among Us," featuring DC's heroes and villains, and a "Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition" for the new Nintendo Wii U console, out this fall.

• Meanwhile, Warner Bros. Consumer Products shelled out considerable coin to expand its rights to the classic 1960s "Batman" TV series to launch new lines of merchandise featuring the show's characters, while brokering deals to unleash a slew of products around next summer's Superman actioner, "Man of Steel," which the studio hopes will launch a new franchise.

• And its comicbook division relaunched all of its 52 books last year, with new storylines and art, to boost sales and attract a new readership, especially through digital platforms.

With "Harry Potter" having ended its run, WB is clearly turning to DC to help launch new franchises.

But the studio is being especially careful with the characters now after the disappointing perf of "Green Lantern," which earned nearly $220 million at the worldwide box office last year.

According to sources close to the development process, the studio learned that when making a superhero pic, it needs to tap creatives that genuinely understand the characters the way Joss Whedon was comfortable with "The Avengers."

DC execs are excitedly discussing all of the projects in motion with the major exception of its films.

The main reason: Christopher Nolan. With the filmmaker having relaunched Batman (last installment, "The Dark Knight," hauled in $1 billion globally, now surpassed by "The Avengers") and producing Superman pic "Man of Steel," directed by Zack Snyder, WB has increasingly put more control of its DC films in Nolan's hands.

That's similar to how WB entrusted producer David Heyman with all eight "Harry Potter" films.

Nolan has long preferred not to talk about his projects until their release, preserving some of that "movie magic" for the bigscreen.

It's why only one image of Henry Cavill as Superman has been released so far, with the first official footage of "Man of Steel" likely to play at Comic-Con in San Diego next month.

Warner Bros. isn't expected to make any concrete moves on the DC film front until after the third Batpic opens on July 20. Putting so much power in Nolan's hands is an interesting move -- especially as the filmmaker does not have a first-look deal at the studio. Still, WB is showing signs of veering into adventurous creative territory.

In a departure from normal comicbook-based fare, "Suicide Squad," for example, concentrates on a group of incarcerated supervillains -- well known and unknown -- rather than the usual focus on superheroes.

 

[craigdbfan]

The more I think about it the more I like the idea of Jonah & Goyer forming this new DCU world.

Those guys can make some serious magic. Christopher Nolan's main interest was with Batman so I doubt he'd really want to deal with all these other characters as I'm sure he has other projects aside from comic book adaptations in mind. The most I could see Nolan doing is contracting/suggesting the talent that should be involved based on what his brother and Goyer recommend depending on the character/story.

Jonah & Goyer however can spearhead a magnificent age for DC films.

 

[protocida]

Christopher Nolan as an executive producer in DC Comics Movies sounds good, and if it does allow Henry Cavill and Christian Bale to return as Superman and Batman in Justice League, that'd be awesome.

 

[craigdbfan]

Christopher Nolan as an executive producer in DC Comics Movies sounds good, and if it does allow Henry Cavill and Christian Bale to return as Superman and Batman in Justice League, that'd be awesome.

No thanks.

Nolan's Batman series should stand independently on its own. As for Henry Cavill well I don't necessarily mind if they start building that towards the second MOS film or in a Worlds Finest film.

I say they should just wait for the "rebooted" Batman (which Nolan and Emma will be involved in as producer as Robinov mentioned anyway) and include that iteration in the Justice League.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

Nolan's about to become the literal freakin Godfather of DC comics movie. You don't refuse his offer to direct a DC movie!!!

 

[Dark Raven]

No thanks.

Nolan's Batman series should stand independently on its own. As for Henry Cavill well I don't necessarily mind if they start building that towards the second MOS film or in a Worlds Finest film.

I say they should just wait for the "rebooted" Batman (which Nolan and Emma will be involved in as producer as Robinov mentioned anyway) and include that iteration in the Justice League.

But what if the rebooted Batman is a flop? At least with Bale, he's a tried and tested Batman and the franchise has been successful. From a financial point of view, it would make sense to put him in a future JL movie.

A brand new Batman doesn't give the sense of someone we've followed and watched develop now learning to interact with others as part of a team. It's more like a new character.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

True. The first 15 minutes of GL was great, hell, even the OA was awesome. It was the story and acting the felt short, they should've concentrated on Earth and use Nate Fillion for Hal Jordan. Carol Ferris should've been played by someone else.

No thanks to Fillion. Reynolds is good enough. Just give Ryan a better script and he'll shine. He was very solid in Buried, Smokin Aces and Safe House.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

His Terminator Salvation voice is perfect for Batman really. I never understood why the tinkered so much with Bale's voice. He does a subtly menacing voice just fine. Done it in a lot of movies before and after Batman.

Well, to be fair, Bale only used that voice for like six scenes. It's quite similar to the Begins voice. So, he never had to worry about losing his voice on-set. Nolan overcompensated with the Batvoice in TDK, but I believe Nolan & Crew found a good balance for it in TDKR.

The more I think about it the more I like the idea of Jonah & Goyer forming this new DCU world.

Those guys can make some serious magic. Christopher Nolan's main interest was with Batman so I doubt he'd really want to deal with all these other characters as I'm sure he has other projects aside from comic book adaptations in mind. The most I could see Nolan doing is contracting/suggesting the talent that should be involved based on what his brother and Goyer recommend depending on the character/story.

Jonah & Goyer however can spearhead a magnificent age for DC films.

This. Absolutely.

David is a great idea man and Jonathan is a pretty damn good writer. The two together can make special things happen. Christopher will probably just make a few suggestions involving the talent (directors and actors) and the plot, but that's about it.

This is indeed stellar news for DC fans.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Christopher Nolan as an executive producer in DC Comics Movies sounds good, and if it does allow Henry Cavill and Christian Bale to return as Superman and Batman in Justice League, that'd be awesome.

high five!

 

[The Apocalypse]

To be honest, I don't think DC needs to go the Marvel route and have separate movies for a lot of the JL. Everyone knows who they are already minus (maybe) Martian Manhunter, who you can introduce in the film. We've had movies for Supes, Batman and GL. People know who Flash is and who Wonder Woman is. Whatever DC decides to do, they should NOT NOT NOT reboot Batman before a JL movie. Having him show up again for the JL movie itself will be enough to put people in the seats.

 

[Micromind]

I don't expect WB to make a movie on characters like Aquaman, Martian Manhunter and Hawk Girl.

We can only hope that they would consider making movies for Wonder Woman and Flash.

They can make a JL movie with only four major superheroes like Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and WW.

 

[I Am The Knight]

Has this been posted?

A pal of mine is good friends with the new Justice League screenwriter and said his take on the team is incredible. Very real-world and not at all what you might expect. WB has a chequered history with their superhero characters. They're great with their boy wizards, but less consistent with their DC stable. But my chum said that this could be a thing of beauty and has been in the works for a little while now, not just an avengers knock-off. Best of luck to them. The tidbits I heard sound quite dark and mature, which isn't what I expected. But word on Gangster Squad is great too so I feel this is in really good hands.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/56293

 

[Octoberist]

Yes, and Mark Millar is the king of sensationalizing everything to the extreme. Seriously, he's worse than McFarlane and his ten years of talking about the release of Spawn 2.

 

[I Am The Knight]

I know, I'm not a fan of his BS posts. Anyway, I just stumbled upon it.

 

[Dark Raven]

I don't expect WB to make a movie on characters like Aquaman, Martian Manhunter and Hawk Girl.

We can only hope that they would consider making movies for Wonder Woman and Flash.

They can make a JL movie with only four major superheroes like Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and WW.

They don't need to make a movie about Hawk Girl but she should be included in the JL line up. Sometimes what captures the audiences attention isn't the thing which is most familiar/popular but the thing that is most mysterious. If they see this enigmatic Hawk Girl as part of the ensemble who also seems very cool, they might be intrigued by her and want to know who she is.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

The more I think about it the more I like the idea of Jonah & Goyer forming this new DCU world.

Those guys can make some serious magic. Christopher Nolan's main interest was with Batman so I doubt he'd really want to deal with all these other characters as I'm sure he has other projects aside from comic book adaptations in mind. The most I could see Nolan doing is contracting/suggesting the talent that should be involved based on what his brother and Goyer recommend depending on the character/story.

Jonah & Goyer however can spearhead a magnificent age for DC films.

Thank you! Chris Nolan is damn fine director and had a great vision for the Batman franchise, but people put too much emphasis on him alone. Chris himself has said that making creating the story for these films is very much a team effort.

Plus, looking at the ideas Goyer had for each of the Batman films, Flash and tentatively, Superman, you can see that he too, has vision when it comes to characters.

And this is just a taste thing, but if you look at all the scripts that were penned as a team effort between the Brolan's they are better when they work together, as opposed to Chris alone.

If it were revealed that Goyer would write the story with a screenplay by J. Nolan, I'd actually start anticipating the movie.

 

[Naked Shia]

the Goyer/Jonah bromance could lead to an amazing DCMU

 

[protocida]

If they don't force exaggerated realism upon the movie, it might be good.

As for Green Lantern, I'd give Reynolds another chance. Have a movie set mostly in Oa with him, Mark Strong as Sinestro, Geoffrey Rush as Tomar-Re, Michael Clarke Duncan as Kilowog and a few new Green Lanterns (Arisia, Salaak, Stel...) and a few scenes on Earth with Carol Ferris setting up the Star Sapphire and it'd be good.

 

[Naked Shia]

agreed.