Official Justice League Status Update Thread

[Retroman]

Natela Dzuliashvili worked as a Russian accent coach on Miller's Justice League according to her management's website. Any ideas which character would need that?

Source

 

[HighFivingMF]

Hate to sound crazy but given the things that Batman has done in TDK, it's really not realistic. There no way anyone that worked in that company couldn't have figured out they help build the bat mobile or those bikes or even the gear that Bats wears. You mean to tell me that only one guy who sits in a office figured it out? What about the guys who made the tech hands on? Not to mention Bats flying into China holding onto a airplane all the way to the USA for hours and if it was a personal plane, how do you explain it not being shot down from other countries? Just saying that a GL can exist in the same universe as Bats. If Thor can exist in Iron Man's tech heavy/espionage universe...............same thing could happen in the DCU.

Didn't they say the plane was something along the lines of "Korean smugglers."?

 

[Webhead2006]

hmmm maybe they wanted to turn max lord into a russian or something?

 

[Timstuff]

Just because we haven't seen Aliens or Olympians in Batman's movies does not mean that they cannot exist in his world, it only means that none of them have affected Gotham City as of yet. There are many people who believe that aliens exist in real life, so I would not put it beyond the realm of plausibility that Batman exists in the same world as Superman and Green Lantern.

BTW, in regards to my prior statements about Marvel's use of inter-movie continuity-- I actually think it's quite admirable what Marvel has done so far, because it takes some serious stones to attempt inter-franchise continuity in a way as big as what they've done. My only concern is that if they push things too far, it could come to the point where the individual franchises don't make sense on their own, and when that happens, well...

Yeah.

 

[Webhead2006]

yea

 

[Willi Berg]

Natela Dzuliashvili worked as a Russian accent coach on Miller's Justice League according to her management's website. Any ideas which character would need that?

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Maybe Talia al Ghul?

 

[Webhead2006]

yea logically from who we knew was to be in the film it probably had to be talia or maybe for some reason have max lord be russian maybe like i said above.

 

[biolumen]

Canceled 'Justice League' Movie was "Dark, Brutal and Gory"
by Jessica Barnes Aug 4th 2010 // 3:02PM

There is no regret like the one born from a missed opportunity. When it comes to Hollywood, that regret is the source of movie legends about brilliant scripts being tossed away like garbage or a casting choice that just didn't work out. And now, thanks to some new information, we know that the big-screen Justice League can join the ranks of 'Movies That Could Have Been ... Pretty Awesome.' During a press event for The Sorcerer's Apprentice, comedian Jay Baruchel (who had been attached to George Miller's League), dished a little on Miller's plan for that buzzed-about canceled Justice League film, saying it was going to be "f**king epic."

Fans of the League (in all its incarnations) have been teased with a big-screen treatment of the DC legends as far back as 2007. When Miller stepped aboard in 2008, the director moved full steam ahead and after enduring what Baruchel called a "...blogosphere [that] was not very kind to us," the project was shelved, and Miller was out. So what happened? According to Baruchel, it all came down to a price tag (upwards of $300 million) that would've made Justice League of America "the single most expensive movie in the history of movies." And that's with a cast full of "who's that again?" I'm sorry, but how do you spend $300 million with Artie Hammer playing Batman and D.J. Cotrona (who?) playing Superman?

Of course, once Miller was gone, there was idle chatter that Christopher Nolan was being approached to direct, though Nolan made it pretty clear that he wanted to keep the Superman and Batman universes separate. But don't despair DC fans, because now that The Green Lantern (a key member of the League) is on his way, there is still hope that Lantern, plus a rebooted Superman and Batman (once Nolan's trilogy is finished), could finally help put DC back on the map -- culminating in an eventual Justice League movie that will rival what Marvel is doing with its Avengers in 2012.

At SDCC last month, Geoff Johns (DC's Chief Creative Officer) avoided any direct answers regarding the possibility of reviving the project, but he did hint that the success of Lantern would determine any future DC franchise flicks, including Justice League.

As a relative novice to the world of JLA, what was always the sticking point for me in creating a live action film was how do you get this many superheroes in one room and make it believable? Apparently, Miller had cracked that nut, and the production was underway in Australia. Everyone involved was busy with costume fittings, creating concept art (I know most fans would happily donate a major organ to get a look at those images) and even making some visits to the Weta Workshop. According to Baruchel, Miller's vision would have finally put to rest any fears that a big-screen Justice League movie was a cheap cash grab that would degenerate into an exercise in camp.

Baruchel explains, "I'll just say this, if we had been able to make the movie that we had gone down [to Australia] to rehearse, if you had seen the production art I'd seen ... it would've been the coolest thing ever. It would have been the neatest vision of Batman and the coolest vision of Superman you've ever seen. It would have been dark and fairly brutal and quite gory and just f**king epic."

http://www.cinematical.com/2010/08/04/canceled-justice-league-movie-was-dark-brutal-and-gory/

 

[SuperFerret]

Well, thank goodness for that.

 

[chelo248]

Justice League Movie Is a Go

 

[SuperFerret]

Heard about that. Seems like a good idea, use a potentially successful franchise (Green Lantern) to launch a JL movie.

 

[Crook]

That film isn't going anywhere without the big two.

 

[OptimusPrime114]

Uh-oh! I sense the "F*** You, Geoff Johns!" rants in the future!

 

[Karelia]

That film isn't going anywhere without the big two.

Yeah, it's just not right not to not include them in a JL film. I can understand giving the other characters more screen time since they haven't had their own films, but to keep them out of the movie completely is just stupid. Batman and Superman would bring a lot more people in to see the movie.

Since this is still way in the early stages, I'm sure they'll add them in eventually. If they don't, then...

 

[Sawyer]

Justice League Movie Is a Go

I said it in another thread and I'll say it again: The article sounds like complete bull****.

 

[Ipodman]

Pfft.

So Spider-man and Wolverine are not in Avengers means Superman and Batman doesnt need to be in Justice League?

 

[mego joe]

Well, Superman and Batman weren't in the original stories way back in their first Brave and the Bold issues. They were part of the team but they didn't play a role, just a brief cameo of why they couldn't participate.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Just cast Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Nightwing and make him lead.

Just kidding of course.

 

[Binker]

Okay, guys. Does anyone see that article and not realize it's about to become false very, very soon? It is total BS for these 3 reasons:

1) When you read that article, did you guys get a sense of nostalgia? I ask that because for me it sounded similar to the news on JLA back in '07 (or was it '08, who knows). Which makes me believe this is actually old news that someone took and redid and reposted to make it new. Already, I'm dreading at the thought that we're going to hear this at CBR, Superman Homepage, etc until it is proven false, mainly because it really is. And more of that can be found below;

2) The idea of not having Superman nor Batman, but having Green Lantern makes no sense. News broke out recently over a GL2 & 3 already in the works, and being developed when GL1 is relased. Already, that news makes it feel unbelieveble since now and then could change and have effects in the future. But back on this; they are not going to have two characters that we would want to see badly and greatly on a JLA, but will do so to someone whose film isn't even out yet? If Marvel's Avengers and the upcoming Expendables has done anything already, it's that you can take big stars and big characters together and make it work. WB doesn't want to, or wouldn't even, do that?!

3) DCE, and even WB, from the very beginning on these projects, have officially stated that its solo films first, then JLA. So with that in mind, wouldn't this be the opposite of their plans? Their official, "we f***ed up on JLA so let's not do that again", plans!!!

When you put all this together, there is no way that news is true. It sounds like the JLA news back when the Avengers film plans first hit the webs back then. It is all false, and it will be proven soon. Hopefully very, very, soon.

 

[Octoberist]

There's holes in the article.

Now I think there's talks but I can't see how Justice League being a priority when The Flash, Wonder Woman, and the rest don't have movie yet: no release dates, no directors, no actors, script, nothing.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I said it in another thread and I'll say it again: The article sounds like complete bull****.

Sawyer you took the words right out of my mouth.

 

[jmc]

2) The idea of not having Superman nor Batman, but having Green Lantern makes no sense. News broke out recently over a GL2 & 3 already in the works, and being developed when GL1 is relased.

That's the most obvious red flag here, GL 2 is already in development, and seriously, the idea of Bats and Big Blue not being in a JL film is absurd to say the least. No-one, and I mean no-one at WB would be that stupid to think you can have a JL film and not have the two biggest guns in the arsenal, the chance to see those two onscreen together is the biggest draw of all. This story is BS.

 

[youkaisama]

Well, if this news is somewhat correct, I think focusing on a, for the lack of a better word, “lesser” members of the Justice League other than the Big Blue and the Bat is a great idea. I don’t think Martian Manhunter could carry a solo movie, and the image of Aquaman needs to be portrayed in a better light first before any of his solo movies.

They could easily do a storyline where the White Martians are starting to invade Earth by working behind the shadows and J’onn comes to Earth to stop them, like in the DCAU JL’s pilot. Aquaman gets involved when the White Martians want to invade Earth when it is at its weakest state, so, the martians starts to create a conflict between the atlanteans and the Land-Dwellers., and the stories goes on from there. Well, that’s just an example. I’m sure any good writer could come up with an Idea that is way better to integrate the characters.

What I do not agree is the exclusion of Supes and Bats from the JL. It’s like taking Cap and Iron Man from Avengers. Totally a wtf move. And I do think Wonder Woman should get her solo movie first, instead of introducing her first in the JL movie. I could see this move of focusing of lesser characters work, but they need to do it delicately.

 

[protocida]

I much rather have a Justice League movie with Wonder-Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter than introduce the Multiverse only in order for Superman and Batman to appear. I actually think it's the best way to go, because, let's face it: Superman and Batman would totally monopolize the movie if they were in. Everyone else, except for, maybe, Wonder-Woman would be reduced to glorified secondary characters.

And I'm calling it now: If they make the movie without the two, Green Lantern is totally going to be the leader.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I much rather have a Justice League movie with Wonder-Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter than introduce the Multiverse only in order for Superman and Batman to appear. I actually think it's the best way to go, because, let's face it: Superman and Batman would totally monopolize the movie if they were in. Everyone else, except for, maybe, Wonder-Woman would be reduced to glorified secondary characters.

And I'm calling it now: If they make the movie without the two, Green Lantern is totally going to be the leader.

To be honest I'd rather have a Batman/Superman movie than Justice League. Is getting Batman and Superman on screen together so hard to ask?