Official Justice League Status Update Thread

[BATZARRO WWD]

No, I don't know if studios allow leaks before or after the non-release of movies. And since this movie WAS kept pretty tight under wraps, whatever they wanted to hide they would still want to hide(I don't think it's as much caution from fans as much as rival studios.). But I do would like to put my mitts on the that script.

 

[MadVillainy]

I would love to read the script and see the costume designs

 

[Webhead2006]

we all will maybe in a few more years something could come out. Like how many years later and we got pics/designs for the failed supes projects from the 90s.

 

[The Guard]

If you're all bored and hungry for JLA stuff, there's a link to a feature length JLA movie script I wrote a few years ago in my signature.

 

[biolumen]

Nobody's really interested, but I'll post this anyway. First, a snippet from an interview with the Mulroneys made earlier this month.

Speaking of projects that were almost about to happen, Justice League came this close to shooting, and then…

MICHELE: Pardon me, I need a drink if we’re going to talk about Justice League. [Laughs]

KIERAN: It was a fantastic experience. The movie needs to get made, and it will.

MICHELE: Yeah, we’re not at liberty to discuss too much about Justice League for various reasons, but all I can say is that we had an incredible blast writing it. To get to write for Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman…I mean, it doesn’t get any better. We had a phenomenal time working with George Miller on this.

KIERAN: We ran into the writers strike. A lot of projects that should have been made, didn’t get made. And this was a strike that we fully supported. Things happened, and it’s postponed for the time being. But it’s a great big movie that’s gonna get made.

http://www.movieline.com/2009/07/inside-the-sundance-labs-kieran-michelle-mulroney.php

Yeah, right Kieran.

The second is a bit from a recent Adam Brody interview.

I wanted to broach Justice League with you…I interviewed the Mulroneys a little while ago, and Michelle said, “I’ll talk about Justice League, but I need a drink first.” It’s got to be a little painful to have this huge movie that was so close to shooting get cancelled.

AB: I wouldn’t say “painful.” It was a totally positive experience in my life, for a number of reasons. Also, I was never convinced it was for sure going. We were in Australia, so we were halfway there, but sets hadn’t been built yet, things still felt on the fence. So it wasn’t a big shock to me when it didn’t go. Before it, even, I totally understood the reasons for doing it and not doing it. I got both sides. At the time, I was like, “If they don’t want to do this and they don’t want to mess with Batman, their golden goose, then I totally get that and that’s probably the right call.”

That said, cut to this summer, and it would probably be coming out this week. I’m like, [groans]. That’d be so exciting. I probably miss it more now than I did then. I’m curious: Armie Hammer, who’s like the real-life Bruce Wayne, if he would have played Batman, would that have gotten in the way of Christian Bale’s [performance]? I don’t know. Would it have diluted Batman 3 a little? Not sure.

Did they let you keep the costume, at least?

AB: Oh God, no. [Laughs] I had it on, but it was only kind of halfway there, you know? It was a preliminary version. There’s some pictures somewhere of me making funny poses in a half-done Flash outfit. That said, after seeing the movies this summer, it could have been great. The Mulroneys did a really good job, and George Miller — I was so curious. I think everybody couldn’t wait to see what he was gonna do. But it was a good experience. I got to be in Australia for a month, we all got paid a little bit, and I got to hang out with George Miller.

What was that like?

AB: He’s just, like, the coolest hippie ever. We spent two weeks talking superhero love — it was this huge superhero roundtable.

http://www.movieline.com/2009/07/adam-brody-the-movieline-interview.php

 

[TheComicbookKid]

I'm really getting tired of hearing about this with no pics or script. I'm guessing the suits weren't in any actual presentable condition. No sets were built to have pics of.

 

[Changeling]

Hell yeah. It pisses me off. Give us something! It's not like it's going to happen.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Thanks Biolumen.
And the movie has still chances to be revived.

 

[Venom'sDad]

The agony....

 

[Two-Face]

WB still making this? I though they gave up....

 

[dnno1]

Thanks Biolumen.
And the movie has still chances to be revived.

You never know. It might still happen (so long as there's an Avengers film).

 

[Perfect Cell]

I would certainly hope WB is watching the Marvel films leading up to the Avengers film closely, so they can see how their rival is building a cohesive universe with each film. Once the Avengers rolls around, we'll be familiar with these characters, and understand their roles in the story immediately.

If WB decides to make a Justice League movie that is separate from the other superhero franchises they produce, it's going to leave audiences a little disconnected from these characters. I can see a lot of apathy towards the Justice League film, since the characters in that film (most likely) will have already been played by other (better) actors. If the Justice League has a Batman that isn't Bale, are audiences going to care much for the character? I know the argument can be made that Batman is Batman, and audiences will be drawn to him regardless of the actor, but I'm just afraid that the drop in quality in the performance of Batman (and the other characters' actors) compared to the individual superhero films will lead to a lot of disinterest from the general audiences. And judging from the initial casting reports from that Mortal film that got canned, I don't think the Batman in that film would have filled Bale's shoes very adequately, for example.

I may just be a pessimist. Scratch that, I am a pessimist, but it's hard to be excited for this film idea unless it is connected to the overarching DC films universe (or at least CREATES an overarching DC films universe).

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Well, Marvel and the studio they sold the rights to had two different Banners and two different Punishers in a few years.
And for X-Men: First Class they'll recast most of the roles. Of course I would like to see Brandon Routh, Bale and Reynolds in the JL movie, but if one of those roles gets recast I won't cry.

 

[FaT_tONle]

Bale will most likely not be in the film. Routh will most likely not be in the film. Renolds is not a problem because if he doesn't come back, they can use John Stewart. Flash/WW I doubt will even get their own films. So I think you have to reintroduce Superman, do a Flash and/or WW movie, introduce John Stewart in a GL movie beforehand or just keep Renolds/Jordan for it to really work. Batman can easily be recasted but I'd prefer the actor they use have his own solo movie(s) beforehand.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

WB still making this?

Not the version known as Justice League: Mortal, not with George Miller at the helm or his cast and not anytime soon.

 

[batman strikes]

They should of asked him which Flash he was going to play. I assume it was Wally West and if thats the case they never hired an actor for Barry Allen. Weird, considering he was supposedly a major character in the script.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

They should of asked him which Flash he was going to play. I assume it was Wally West and if thats the case they never hired an actor for Barry Allen. Weird, considering he was supposedly a major character in the script.

Brody was probably cast as Barry Allen. Anton Yelchin confirmed he was also cast in the film and at the time, reports had him cast as Wally West.

Yelchin is a good ten years younger than Brody. Zoe Kazan who was cast as Iris Allen, was also younger than Brody.

 

[batman strikes]

Brody was probably cast as Barry Allen. Anton Yelchin confirmed he was also cast in the film and at the time, reports had him cast as Wally West.

Yelchin is a good ten years younger than Brody. Zoe Kazan who was cast as Iris Allen, was also younger than Brody.

I thought the Yelchin rumor was false because he was doing Star Trek and Terminator Salvation in the same year this was supposed to be made. In which interview did Anton Yelchin say he was going to be in the movie?

Its also kind of strange seeing Adam Brody in red hair when he was in Australia prepping the movie if his character was going to be Barry Allen.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Yelchin confirmed it recently to Collider when promoting Terminator: Salvation
http://www.collider.com/2009/05/21/anton-yelchin-exclusive-interview-terminator-salvation/

 

[Evil Twin]

Terminator didn't come together until after Justice League fell apart.

 

[Webhead2006]

Well thanks for those interviews man. I still would love to see one day if pics of those test suits ever make it onto the web for us to see where they were going with costumes. As for the story/director/cast i was very leary of certain aspects and folks. But yea jl for wb isnt likely to get off the ground for real for a very long time. First they have the whole superman problem to get settled and possibly loosing come 2013, then there is batman, green lantern if it goes well they could have a great series there and i am sure RR would be down with a jl film, as for flash/we/mm we are still probably so far away from ever seeing them make it.

 

[Fresh Prince]

Casting for the movie was terrible. Commom as Green Lantern and Christina Millian as Wonder Women??!?!

 

[Fresh Prince]

But i still wanna see a JL movie made. Have it be released in summer 2015.

 

[Donnie Darko]

Was it this thread or another that we did the whole "cast the Justice League using the cast of [insert show/movie here]" so long ago? That was fun.

 

[Captainhulk]

This movie will never happen