Official Justice League Status Update Thread

[The Major]

That is an awful poll. No wonder she won.

Anyway, WW should be a bit more feminine than Gale.

Actually, I think Gale is a little to feminine for the role.

WW requires an actress who can show she could seriously mess up people in a fight and I don't get that from Gale at all. She looks like she'd faint if she saw her own blood.

Gale has hands powerful enough to strangle a horse. She probably intimidated poor DJ.

Haha.

 

[BATZARRO WWD]

I agree about Simpson.

Garner is a good actress.

Well, two things:

1) She already played Elektra

2) It's not a knock on her acting ability or anything, but she's not, at least to me, cut out to be Wonderwoman.

 

[I Am The Knight]

Actually, I think Gale is a little to feminine for the role.

WW requires an actress who can show she could seriously mess up people in a fight and I don't get that from Gale at all. She looks like she'd faint if she saw her own blood.

 

[The Major]

Well, two things:

1) She already played Elektra

True.

I thought she did a great job in the Elektra solo movie.

2) It's not a knock on her acting ability or anything, but she's not, at least to me, cut out to be Wonderwoman.

What exactly makes you think Garner would be a bad WW? She's not my first choice but she's got all the qualities I'd like to see in the role.

 

[BATZARRO WWD]

True.

I thought she did a great job in the Elektra solo movie.



What exactly makes you think Garner would be a bad WW? She's not my first choice but she's got all the qualities I'd like to see in the role.

I guess it kinda goes into the realm of the abstract, but her face and body structutre seem too thin-ish for the job. She could get away with it in Elektra because her character was more of a Ninja than a warrioress. But Wonderwoman should be at least a bit "naturally built".

 

[The Major]

I guess it kinda goes into the realm of the abstract, but her face and body structutre seem too thin-ish for the job. She could get away with it in Elektra because her character was more of a Ninja than a warrioress. But Wonderwoman should be at least a bit "naturally built".

True.

The main reason I'm willing to over look that for Garner is the odds of finding an actress with that exact shape and great acting talent are very slim.

Garner has proven she has the acting skills, is a competent action hero in both weapons and unarmed combat and she could pass close enough with looks, even if she isn't a clone in appearance like Gale is.

 

[Crook]

I'd rather have no film at all than to see her in the role. There are very few actresses in Hollywood that could pass as WW, and Garner isn't near close to them.

 

[BATZARRO WWD]

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5563&Itemid=99

IESB has awesome non-news to not really report on the subject and others.

While watching the WATCHMEN footage (which by the way, I can't even begin to tell you how awesome and mind blowing it was, but more on that later) during a press event put on by Warner Brothers.


I ran into a few executives and friends who I hadn't seen in a bit and got a few updates to share! After the footage screened and a Q&A with director Zack Snyder, a cocktail reception was held on the lot where I got some goodies on upcoming WB properties!
First up, Batman. There have been rumors making the internet rounds this week basically saying that the third Chris Nolan Batman film had entered into pre-production and was looking for crew members. A WB exec told me directly that another Batman film is not in pre-production and is not getting ready to shoot. Not at all. We were told this rumor is total BS and that Nolan just got back from vacation and while WB is keen (duh) to make a third film, there has been no immediate conversations with Nolan and that the rumor is totally bogus.
Next up, Green Lantern. As reported in the past, GL is looking extremely good and it looks like it will definitely be going forward Spring of 09.
On to Justice League. Yes, Justice League. I know, I know, it's a dead horse but I had to ask about it. I asked our source about the Armie Hammer quote that made the rounds last week that the JL production was still looking for a location to shoot, which has to be total BS. He said that they are not doing anything with JL. The studio doesn't want to do JL just to do it. They want to make it when the time is right. Very similar to what WB's Jeff Robinov said to WSJ last month.
And finally, the Superman sequel Man of Steel. The WB insider recognizes there has been a lot of buzz on the internet following the success of Iron Man and The Dark Knight, for a Superman sequel, but they really just don't know what's going on at this time. I asked him if Bryan Singer was still attached. He said he didn't know where it stands right now at the studio level since Singer has been busy on Valkyrie.
But he also said one thing is for certain, WB has a lot of properties available and they plan on mining them.
Stay tuned to the IESB for the latest!

Mamma bird is done regurgitating in our mouths yet?

 

[I Am The Knight]

Funny how things change. A year ago, JL was "top priority" for the studio and was being fast tracked. Now it's all about "Doing it when the time is right" ...

But I agree, of course. No need for JL at the moment.

 

[TheVileOne]

That's because a year ago, the industry was facing a work stoppage strike. That = green-lighting as many tentpoles pre-strike as possible.

 

[BATZARRO WWD]

But on the other hand, should they have done it, they could have had the new Potter film now, and left Justice League to cover next year.

 

[TheVileOne]

And then they would've had another Batman movie starring someone who wasn't Christian Bale a year after THE DARK KNIGHT. Which would've been STUPID. And made Chris Nolan furious. Also stupid.

Moving Harry Potter to 2009 was a brilliant move. Halting a Justice League project that shouldn't have been rushed like it was at all, also a good move.

I'm glad we aren't getting a strike rushed JL movie. Or that stupid Robert Smigel/Jack Black GL movie. No disrespect to Smigel or Black because they are both talented comedians and writers and very good at what they do. But fans deserve better. And Iron Man proves that it can be better. That's NOT GL. GL needs to be a serious, comic book sci-fi action super hero movie. It needs to be like Raiders of the Lost Ark in space. It can't be like freaking NACHO LIBRE in space.

Sometimes all these years after Batman and Robin it feels like these studio guys haven't learned anything at all.

 

[BATZARRO WWD]

And then they would've had another Batman movie starring someone who wasn't Christian Bale a year after THE DARK KNIGHT. Which would've been STUPID. And made Chris Nolan furious. Also stupid.

Moving Harry Potter to 2009 was a brilliant move. Halting a Justice League project that shouldn't have been rushed like it was at all, also a good move.

I'm glad we aren't getting a strike rushed JL movie. Or that stupid Robert Smigel/Jack Black GL movie. No disrespect to Smigel or Black because they are both talented comedians and writers and very good at what they do. But fans deserve better. And Iron Man proves that it can be better. That's NOT GL. GL needs to be a serious, comic book sci-fi action super hero movie. It needs to be like Raiders of the Lost Ark in space. It can't be like freaking NACHO LIBRE in space.

Sometimes all these years after Batman and Robin it feels like these studio guys haven't learned anything at all.

Potter fans didn't think it was a brilliant move. I mean, since we're focusing on how this affects people we don't necessarilly live with...

 

[biolumen]

Gale blurbs about Justice League.

As for the fate of Justice League – which is now slated for a 2011 release – Gale is optimistic the flick will recover from its early production glitches.

"We didn't get permission to shoot (in Australia) so they've been going back to the drawing board and changing the script a little bit to reflect what's happened in Batman," she said.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24467227-5012980,00.html

I'm sure it's a bit more complicated than that.

 

[BlackLantern]

Wow...so Gale can read something her publicist wrote for her....I doubt she's even heard of Batman

 

[FlawlessVictory]

As for the fate of Justice League – which is now slated for a 2011 release

 

[jmc]

As for the fate of Justice League – which is now slated for a 2011 release – Gale is optimistic the flick will recover from its early production glitches.


"We didn't get permission to shoot (in Australia) so they've been going back to the drawing board and changing the script a little bit to reflect what's happened in Batman," she said.

2011? Give me a break, who wrote this piece of crap. And seriously Megan, it's going to require more than a little script change to reflect what happened in TDK, the JL film will have to be totally rewritten.

 

[Two-Face]

I thought this Batman was gonna different than TDK...? it's a sign that WB should stop making this movie.

 

[FlawlessVictory]

2011? Give me a break, who wrote this piece of crap. And seriously Megan, it's going to require more than a little script change to reflect what happened in TDK, the JL film will have to be totally rewritten.

It's as if they live in their own world and are completely oblivious to what has actually happened with the project.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Wow...so Gale can read something her publicist wrote for her....I doubt she's even heard of Batman

 

[Jake Cassidy]

I know people are gonna argue with this, but, I'm pretty sure that she would know more about what's going on than any of you.

 

[jmc]

It's as if they live in their own world and are completely oblivious to what has actually happened with the project.

I'm almost certain they just looked at IMDB to get that 2011 release date, coz that's the only place on the net that says JL coming out in 2011, quality journalism right there.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

What was I thinking? Of course, a bunch of geeks sitting in front of a computer on a message board knows more than the people actually involved in the movie. t:

 

[BlackLantern]

I know people are gonna argue with this, but, I'm pretty sure that she would know more about what's going on than any of you.

I'm sure, as an actress involved in a project she does, but this is just a paycheck for her....studios know that the public likes to hear news and gossip from the stars of the film.....I doubt she cares if JL gets off the ground or not, there are other things she can move on to

 

[jmc]

Numerous sources have said the project isn't getting made anytime soon, Gale is just spewing the same crap she has been for the last few months now, "location issues, script changes", this JL project is dead.