Official Justice League Status Update Thread

[Prefix]

Bale isn't a big name outside of the internet, so he is looking for a franchise that will propel him to stardom. He is barely known as Batman.

 

[I Am The Knight]

Bale isn't a big name outside of the internet, so he is looking for a franchise that will propel him to stardom. He is barely known as Batman.

True. Wich is why the whole "The GA won't accept another actor as Batman" argument regarding JL has always seemed pointless to me.

 

[Retroman]

Exactly. That is what I was thinking was going to happen with either JLA or MOS, a quote a quip, anything.

Yeah i guess no one got to quiz them about it. I'm sure SHH, IESB etc would if they could.

Well I went into this even thinking we will only hear news for 08 movies, so I wasn't surprised we didn't here anything for MOS or JLA. But I do expect to hear something in April.

We'll see (how many times have we said that?t.

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4532&Itemid=99

Exclusive Iesb interview with Bale about The Dark knight of course, Terminator (kinda t and about what.. i mean justice league (kinda )

Thanks maze.

so at this time at the WB studios they are polishing the fantastic JL script from 2007 that should change the world?

It will be polished until it blinds us.

I just don't get why Bale is putting himself through all this crap... I mean Batman... now a Terminator trilogy? Reminding me of what Ford did with Star Wars and then Indy shortly after... or maybe Stallone... the only difference is... these two franchises were already major franchises before Bale even boarded either of them... that's a huge difference. Why does he need all this publicity? Not that he doesn't mind but he doesn't look comfortable in the spot light... obviously the money is good but if I were him I would have focused on smaller projects rather than another huge blockbuster franchise... I mean McG is really an attractive director to work with? Anyways I don't mind either way... I just would have preferred him starring in a JLA or WF as his other major blockbuster instead of Terminator... but oh well...

McG is not as bad as people make him out to be. After seeing We Are Marshall my opnion on him has changed a bit.T4 might and probably will surprise people. He's got the blessing of James Cameron which is a decent start.

 

[Showtime]

Bale isn't a big name outside of the internet, so he is looking for a franchise that will propel him to stardom. He is barely known as Batman.

Bale is a very well known actor. He is much more well known than say...Brandon Routh.

 

[Retroman]

From Screenwise (Australia's Leading Film & Television School For Actors):

2008 Mar 9

OUR NEXT AMERICAN DIALECT COURSE STARTING SOON!

And now the Writers strike is over, American Films are again underway here in Oz with 'The Pacific', 'Wolverine' and 'Justice League of America' back in production. American and Canadian pilots and TVC’s are being cast here all the time. Auditions are being relayed directly to America and Canada now by digital computer immediately after the auditions are complete. Thanks to the upturn in our Industry these auditions look set to continue throughout the year. An AUTHENTIC STANDARD AMERICAN accent is a must. You can’t master this in a one hour private class!
Screenwise offers the best American Dialect course in the country. So get in quick and give yourself that edge!

Source:http://www.screenwise.com.au/

 

[I Am The Knight]

Yay, back in production.

 

[KBX]

Bale is a very well known actor. He is much more well known than say...Brandon Routh.

Ummm thats not saying much. Some people do know who the guy is, but no where close in being a household name. Heck I didn't even know who he was till his 1st Batman movie....

From Screenwise (Australia's Leading Film & Television School For Actors):

Source:http://www.screenwise.com.au/

Honestly Retro, where do you find this stuff? Good job, as always...
Seriously, whenever I see "Retroman" with a post, I always expect some tidbit or update!

 

[Showtime]

Ummm thats not saying much. Some people do know who the guy is, but no where close in being a household name. Heck I didn't even know who he was till his 1st Batman movie....

I was being sarcastic....

To say that Bale isn't a big name outside of the internet is kind of laughable.

 

[Retroman]

^^Yeah...

Ummm thats not saying much. Some people do know who the guy is, but no where close in being a household name. Heck I didn't even know who he was till his 1st Batman movie....



Honestly Retro, where do you find this stuff? Good job, as always...
Seriously, whenever I see "Retroman" with a post, I always expect some tidbit or update!

 

[jmc]

From Screenwise (Australia's Leading Film & Television School For Actors):

Source:http://www.screenwise.com.au/

Leading school for actors? They've clearly never heard of a little school called NIDA.

 

[M.O.Steel]

Bale isn't a big name outside of the internet, so he is looking for a franchise that will propel him to stardom. He is barely known as Batman.

sorry. can't agree with there. Pre-Batman, yeah he wasn't well known, but after BB, i think more people know him than you think.

 

[protocida]

Back in Production! GREAT!

 

[Maze]

thanks retro


looks back it's indeed back in production

EXCLUSIVE: If you hear about a movie titled 7 FRIENDS, take note!
Justice League is still very much alive guys and I’m of the opinion that all those actors who we have mentioned cast a while back are still locked for this project (with the possible exception of Anton Yelchin) and if it gets going soon they will all be able to suit up pretty quickly.

I also believe that Warner Bros. have spent so much time, effort and money to get the film this far into production that they are scared to death of halting the project indefinitely. They are frantically working on script re-writes and hoping the SAG strike is as quickly resolved as the aborted DGA strike and obviously not the WGA one which would be a worst case scenario.



You can take all this info that I got from an e-mail last night as being legit. Every time we’ve reported on the Justice League we have been 100% spot on so far and although it doesn’t tell us much that we don’t know already, it does confirm a few things (the Owen Paterson rumor that’s been spreading) and the new secret code name…

The code title of the movie is 7 Friends.
The team (incl Owen Paterson) is still officially on hiatus but there’s a skeleton crew working on it in Australia while the rewrites happen. Costume designer Emily Seresin comes in two days a week. What she’s doing? I’m not sure.
Considerable amount of work has already been done incl the construction of some sets.
Besides costumes Weta was/is also slated to do special effects makeup
Suspicions are that the film will remain in Oz but the threat of a strike and a move to Canada still remains
The pic has always been slated for extensive green screen work. [this was in response to stuff I heard about it being a “highly stylised” film - something akin to Sky Capt, Sin City, 300 etc]
An agent said this - “The film is to be done entirely in Australia, with Australian crew. They still have concerns about the script and actors’ strike. It most likely will not start before a SAG agreement is reached.”

http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/mov...-about-a-movie-titled-7-friends-take-note.php

 

[FlawlessVictory]

^Thanks Maze. I like going the highly stylized route. Gives a clear separation from Nolan's and Singer's franchises.

 

[dnno1]

Emily Seresin is a costume designer. I would assume she is doing the wardrobe for the film.

 

[The War Machine]

Hmm.. so maybe they'll use CGI to make DJ Cotrona look like Superman.

 

[dnno1]

Bale isn't a big name outside of the internet, so he is looking for a franchise that will propel him to stardom. He is barely known as Batman.

Terminator certainly made Arnold famous.

 

[FlawlessVictory]

Hmm.. so maybe they'll use CGI to make DJ Cotrona look like Superman.

Is there enough CGI in the world for that?

 

[Showtime]

If they are doing this as 300 was done I think that is an extremely smart move.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

That's certainly going to make it look like a seperate universe from Superman or Batman.


This is probably the only way to keep those skyrocketing cost down. Especially with a weak dolllar.

 

[NIGHTSWING]

A 300 style JLA would be nice. I am still having a hard time buying DJ as Superman, but I will wait.

 

[NIGHTSWING]

OK am done waiting! Get DJ out of here!

 

[Prefix]

sorry. can't agree with there. Pre-Batman, yeah he wasn't well known, but after BB, i think more people know him than you think.

They know him as "the guy that plays Batman". He isn't a box office draw and outside of the internet doesn't create anticipation for a film that he has a role in. Before Heath Ledger's death I would've said TDK might've given him that push to becoming a big star but now I feel he will be overshadowed by Ledger. And Terminator has to be something special if he wants it to get him noticed.

 

[KBX]

If its not one thing its another. Hopefully people learned from the writers strike, that there is no need for an actors strike. Glad Mr. Owen Paterson is on board!

Lets get the ball rolling!

 

[Showtime]

They know him as "the guy that plays Batman". He isn't a box office draw and outside of the internet doesn't create anticipation for a film that he has a role in. Before Heath Ledger's death I would've said TDK might've given him that push to becoming a big star but now I feel he will be overshadowed by Ledger. And Terminator has to be something special if he wants it to get him noticed.

The 10th Anniversary issue of "Entertainment Weekly" crowned Christian Bale as one of the "Top 8 Most Powerful Cult Figures" of the past decade. EW also calls Bale one of the "Most Creative People in Entertainment" after his brilliant turn as the psychopathic yuppie serial killer in American Psycho (2000). And "Premiere" lauded him as one of the "Hottest Leading Men Under 30". Christian Bale has garnered a huge international audience ever since he wowed critics with his devastating performance in Steven Spielberg's WWII epic Empire of the Sun (1987).
Interview

URL="http://www.imdb.com/SearchBios?IT%3A+%2A+%22Widescreen%22+(Germany)"]"Widescreen" (Germany)[/URL]5 October 2005, Iss. 11/2005, pg. 57, by: Karen Martin/Silke Tittel, "Ich habe gegessen, so viel ich konnte.""The Independent Arts and Books Review" (UK)25 February 2005, pg. 10-11, by: Stephen Applebaum, "Cinema's extremist""Stuff" (USA)August 2002, Iss. 33, pg. 108-110, by: Dawn Yanek, "Christian Reigns""Empire" (UK)June 2001, Iss. 144, pg. 10-14, "Public Access: Christian Bale""Playboy" (USA)January 2001, Vol. 48, Iss. 1, pg. 46, by: Leonard Maltin, "Scene Stealer: Christian Bale""Fangoria" (USA)May 2000, Iss. 192, pg. 54-57, by: Sarah Kendzior, "How to Play an American Psycho""Hot Tickets Evening Standard" (UK)7 April 2000, pg. 2+3, by: James Mottram, "Born-again Christian""Interview" (US)April 2000, pg. 102-107, by: Elizabeth Weitzman, "Making Bale""Empire" (UK)September 1998, Iss. 111, pg. 58-59, by: Caroline Westbrook, "All Grown Up""Interview Magazine" (USA)February 1998, pg. 62, by: Brendam Lemon, "On the Trail of Christian Bale""Movieline" (USA)March 1997, Vol. 3, by: Michael Atkinson, "The Mystery of Christian Bale""Detour Magazine" (USA)December 1996"YM Magazine" (USA)November 1996"Detour" (USA)July 1996"Spin" (USA)March 1996, by: Dennis Cooper"Toy Wishes" (USA)2005, Iss. Spring, pg. 12, by: staff, "Celebrity Corner: Christian Bale"

Article

"Hunks" (UK)7 August 2005, by: Wakas Mir, "Christain Bale""Vimalife" (Greece)16 July 2005, Iss. 62, pg. 72, by: Katerina Frentzou, "O Christian Bale ston kathrefti""The Chicago Tribune" (USA)18 November 2004, by: Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News, "Bale Enjoying Weighty Roles""Total Movie & Entertainment" (USA)August 2002, Iss. 9, pg. 30- 31, by: Laurie Pike, "Onward Christian Smolder""Maxim Fashion ( premiere issue)" (USA)June 2001, Vol. 1, Iss. 1, pg. 68-71?"USA Weekend" (USA)31 March 2000, pg. 16, "Hollywood's newest Psycho""Premiere" (USA)March 2000, Vol. 13, Iss. 7, pg. 96, by: Andy Webster, "Filmography: Christian Bale""TV Guide" (USA)13 November 1999, Vol. 47, Iss. 46, pg. 46-48, by: Peter Marks, "Onward, Christian""Entertainment Weekly" (USA)25 June 1999, Vol. 1, Iss. 491/492, pg. 36, by: EW Staff, "It Underdog""Premiere" (USA)March 1998, pg. 62-63, by: Sean M. Smith, "Hottest Leading Men Under 30""YM Magazine" (USA)April 1997, Vol. 4, "The Coolest Actor""Movieline" (USA)1997, Vol. VII, Iss. 6, pg. 64-69+105, by: Michael Atkinson, "The Mystery of Christian Bale""Sassy Magazine" (USA)November 1996"Movieline" (USA)March 1996"Entertainment Weekly" (USA)1996, Iss. 348, pg. 48-49, by: Jason Cochran, "Christian Coalition"

Pictorial

"Entertainment Weekly" (USA)25 June 2004, Iss. 771, pg. 11, 51-52, by: EW Staff, "The Must List""Playboy" (USA)November 2000, Vol. 47, Iss. 44, pg. 142, by: Jamie Malanowski, "Sex In Cinema 2000""Mademoiselle" (USA)December 1999, pg. 126, by: Andrew Southam, "Not Just Another New Year's Eve""Playboy" (USA)November 1999, Vol. 46, Iss. 11, pg. 128, by: Jamie Malanowski, "Sex In Cinema 1999"

Magazine cover photo

"Veronica" (Netherlands)28 May 2005, Iss. 22"Entertainment Weekly" (USA)6 May 2005, Vol. 1, Iss. 817"Premiere" (USA)April 2005, Vol. 14, Iss. 51"Entertainment Weekly" (USA)25 June 2004, Iss. 771"Maxim Fashion (Premiere issue)" (USA)June 2001, Vol. 1, Iss. 1"Hot Tickets Evening Standard" (UK)7 April 2000"Flaunt" (USA)April 2000"Filmmaker" (USA)2000, Vol. 8, Iss. 2"Seventeen" (USA)December 1994"Kuifje" (Belgium)1 March 1988, Vol. 43, Iss. 10

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