Official Justice League Status Update Thread

[I Am The Knight]

If they have to recast Batman, just don't recast him with someone like Armmie Hammer. It's simple. Same for Superman. That alone will get a lot of people on board. Then again, this movie is still up in the air, just like MOS, or any other DC movie for that matter

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[Showtime]

It depends on who pick up the
story.If something is reported on comics2film, then superherohype, latinoreview and slashfilm, it's bound to appear on every movie site in the world.

For example I hadn't noticed the interview on Newsarama about the Phantom Tv series until it was linked in an Italian website. Now I put it on comics2film and in a couple of days I guess it will pop up in a lot of other sites...

I want to say, that status of JL...this version at least, will finally come to a head very soon.

 

[bunk]

If they have to recast Batman, just don't recast him with someone like Armmie Hammer. It's simple. Same for Superman. That alone will get a lot of people on board. Then again, this movie is still up in the air, just like MOS, or any other DC movie for that matter

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Imo, the GP will see the trailer and be bothered by the fact Superman and Batman aren't either incarnation they've previously seen, and also by not even recognizing the guys playing them. Maybe the movie will look cool as a whole, but people will still think the casting is lame. Not really a good foot to start out on.

 

[GreenKToo]

If they have to recast Batman, just don't recast him with someone like Armmie Hammer. It's simple. Same for Superman. That alone will get a lot of people on board. Then again, this movie is still up in the air, just like MOS, or any other DC movie for that matter

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I agree 110%. Superman, Batman (and to an extent, W.W.) are the most important casting decisions. It can't just be any old actor/actress, unless of course their wanting J.L. to bomb, which I doubt.
The casting choices should make folks excited and eager to see J.L., not make them want to skip it and wait for the DvD.

 

[I Am The Knight]

Imo, the GP will see the trailer and be bothered by the fact Superman and Batman aren't either incarnation they've previously seen, and also by not even recognizing the guys playing them. Maybe the movie will look cool as a whole, but people will still think the casting is lame. Not really a good foot to start out on.

Perhaps, but this is not World's Finest. The Justice League (if done right) has a lot going for it. It's not only about Supes and Bats. I see your point about recognition, but it could go either way, really. People will either care, or they won't. I'm thinking they won't care...Much

 

[Triple Skeet]

Whether the movie is good or not, it will still make a bundle of cash and thats all it has to do to be deemed a success.

 

[bunk]

Perhaps, but this is not World's Finest. The Justice League (if done right) has a lot going for it. It's not only about Supes and Bats. I see your point about recognition, but it could go either way, really. People will either care, or they won't. I'm thinking they won't care...Much

Of course. I just think it really makes it harder to build anticipation. I hear Aaron Eckhart's name attached to Two-Face and I anticipate it. Ledger attached to Joker got me thinking, though I wasn't excited at first. RDJ with Iron Man, Paltrow as Potts ect. You read that in a magazine, and it's like "ok, I'm going to keep my eye on this". It's something to talk about. You hear Hammer's name with Batman... not really the same effect. I don't see much of a "buzz" happening as early as it did with Iron Man or even something like Star Trek. WB should be going for TDK level hype.

 

[04nbod]

If they have to recast Batman, just don't recast him with someone like Armmie Hammer. It's simple. Same for Superman. That alone will get a lot of people on board. Then again, this movie is still up in the air, just like MOS, or any other DC movie for that matter

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have you seen much of armie hammer's work or are you going by the silly sounding name?

 

[Showtime]

Whether the movie is good or not, it will still make a bundle of cash and thats all it has to do to be deemed a success.

Not necessarily true but a good bet.

 

[biolumen]

To tell you the truth, I don't thinK George Miller knows much about what is going on anymore...

I want to say, that status of JL...this version at least, will finally come to a head very soon.

Just speculating, or are we more informed than Miller?

It's 2 weeks post SDCC and still nothing from WB. I'd be surprised to hear anything about anything for some time yet.

 

[Showtime]

Just speculating, or are we more informed than Miller?[

Depends on what you mean by we and it also depends on the time. Timing is always of the essence.

It's 2 weeks post SDCC and still nothing from WB. I'd be surprised to hear anything about anything for some time yet.

WB isn't talking.

 

[TheVileOne]

What's hilarious is that everyone assumed that WB was going to make some sort of announcement in San Diego or some events beforehand. With none of that happening.

And they shouldn't. Dark Knight is THE movie of the year right now. Why the hell would WB want to suddenly announce, "Oh we are making new movies starring Batman, but not this Batman which you will have to go see." Would've been stupid. That is if they are still actually planning Justice League without Bale .

 

[biolumen]

"We" means you, and you lost me on the 'timing' bit.

 

[biolumen]

What's hilarious is that everyone assumed that WB was going to make some sort of announcement in San Diego or some events beforehand.

People assumed that Warners would follow the same pattern they've shown in the past, releasing information on upcoming plans in the few weeks following SDCC. I suppose there's still time for that to happen.

 

[Michael Corleone]

What's hilarious is that everyone assumed that WB was going to make some sort of announcement in San Diego or some events beforehand. With none of that happening.

And they shouldn't. Dark Knight is THE movie of the year right now. Why the hell would WB want to suddenly announce, "Oh we are making new movies starring Batman, but not this Batman which you will have to go see." Would've been stupid. That is if they are still actually planning Justice League without Bale .

I don't know if everyone was expecting a comic con announcement. I think people just assumed that because of the "summit" WB had a clearer understanding of what they were going to do and that some sort of information would be born from that.

 

[Showtime]

What's hilarious is that everyone assumed that WB was going to make some sort of announcement in San Diego or some events beforehand. With none of that happening.

I don't know if everyone was expecting a comic con announcement. I think people just assumed that because of the "summit" WB had a clearer understanding of what they were going to do and that some sort of information would be born from that.

People assumed that Warners would follow the same pattern they've shown in the past, releasing information on upcoming plans in the few weeks following SDCC. I suppose there's still time for that to happen.

I heard previously and believed that they were going to come out with a press release during or just after Comic Con with a slate at hand. I think the Summit actually changed their approach. Now the WB Vault is as tight as ever.

 

[Showtime]

"We" means you, and you lost me on the 'timing' bit.

Not necessarily me, but others like me.

Timing. Bad timing for George Miller's Justice League. The Strike, Tax Break Issues, Script, Bad Buzz, Dark Knight.

 

[Dark Knight]

Timing. Bad timing for George Miller's Justice League. The Strike, Tax Break Issues, Script, Bad Buzz, Dark Knight.

Yep....all the signs keep pointing to the negative when it comes to this Miller JLA film. The bad signs are everywhere and are obvious ones.

 

[Dark Knight]

And they shouldn't. Dark Knight is THE movie of the year right now. Why the hell would WB want to suddenly announce, "Oh we are making new movies starring Batman, but not this Batman which you will have to go see." Would've been stupid.

Yep! It would be beyond moronic and just asinine!

 

[Evil Twin]

I really don't think WB is planning on announcing anything until after the SAG contract is settled.

I do suspect that Y, the Last Man and Jonah Hex are going to be greenlit soon and that there will be additional superhero movies put in the pipeline, but your guess is as good as mine as to which of Green Lantern, Shazam, Justice League, Superman, Plastic Man, Supermax, or something totally off the board will be first to go.

 

[TheVileOne]

Iron Man shows that you don't need an Avengers or JL movie to start something like that.

You just need the right movie, and the right release date.

 

[dnno1]

What's hilarious is that everyone assumed that WB was going to make some sort of announcement in San Diego or some events beforehand. With none of that happening.

I didn't assume that. I already got the message a couple of years ago when they said they wouldn't put out anything unless it was ready.

Why the hell would WB want to suddenly announce, "Oh we are making new movies starring Batman, but not this Batman which you will have to go see."[?]

Remember these? When they be came popular they started doing these:

That's called diversifying your product and it increases your sales and that is why you would do that. Basically you are leveraging on the success of your brand. That is a common marketing strategy and business practice. That is why they started announcing other Marvel projects like Thor and Captain America after the success of Iron Man.

 

[Showtime]

That's called diversifying your product and it increases your sales and that is why you would do that. Basically you are leveraging on the success of your brand. That is a common marketing strategy and business practice. That is why they started announcing other Marvel projects like Thor and Captain America after the success of Iron Man.

The food and beverage market is not the same as characters on film. This is why the examples Maze laid out previously that actually had to do with film were few and far between. You can throw around marketing terms and post pictures of cookies all you want, but it isn't the same.

Also, how is having two versions of Batman on screen at the same time even close to the same as Marvel announcing the launch of different heroes based on the success of Iron Man. By that token, WB should do exactly what you are arguing against, announce other solo films before doing a Justice League. You're killing your own argument.

 

[BATZARRO WWD]

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It states that the original (story) theme has changed. Wether it means the original as in "previous script" or original as in the comics.

 

[TheVileOne]

Marvel announced movies that will be directly working off of Iron Man and connecting together with each other.

That's the big difference.