Official Justice League Status Update Thread

[Prefix]

Yes, I know he is well regarded by critics and has a huge cult following (cult being the key word here) but my point is that he is not a big name actor in the eyes of the general public.

 

[Showtime]

According to who though? You?

Hes been in huge movies that have made multiple millions of dollars...what I am pointing out is that he has been on mainstream television shows both late night and otherwise and in mass media magazines. This guy is not only known on the internet, that makes no sense. He sure has to thank the internet for his rise, but to say the general public only knows him as Batman is ridiculous.

 

[M.O.Steel]

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.

i'm gonna have to humbly disagree. IMO Bale has had a lot of movies in since, 310 to yuma, rescue dawn, prestige, a lot of movies that he doesn't need to be refered to as the guy that played batman, based on my experience. Before batman, he was the guy that played the dude in american psycho, i agree. but not really after BB. Again, its just me.

I don't think bale is gonna be overshadowed by heath's death. I think the succcess of this film will be overshadowed by heath's death, because if it does well, people are gonna say it's because of ledger, and not necessarily from the fact the it might genuinely be a kick-ass movie.

 

[Prefix]

It must be different in the UK because very few people see Christian Bale as a big star here.

 

[M.O.Steel]

It must be different in the UK because very few people see Christian Bale as a big star here.

ahh...i didn't even realize you live in the UK. yeah he's pretty big here. but i figured he would be even bigger there since he's from wales.

 

[Showtime]

According to many articles Bale is even bigger in the UK??

 

[protocida]

''Justice League''s ''Fake'' name is ''Seven Friends''.

 

[M.O.Steel]

''Justice League''s ''Fake'' name is ''Seven Friends''.

i don't understand why they would tell us, considering it the crazy fans that wanna steal it or get on set. whats the point now?

 

[Maze]

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

i agree.

And that was one of the things that i always wanted with Jla.

it is imo a potentially wonderful way to achieve its potential onscreen..

 

[FlawlessVictory]

i don't understand why they would tell us, considering it the crazy fans that wanna steal it or get on set. whats the point now?

Well, its not like Miller or someone else from his crew issued a statement saying that JLA would work under "Seven Friends". Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this just some reporter who happened to find this out?

 

[M.O.Steel]

Well, its not like Miller or someone else from his crew issued a statement saying that JLA would work under "Seven Friends". Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this just some reporter who happened to find this out?

yeah i know, but out of respect they probably shouldn't have broadcast it all over the place. haha.

 

[Dark Knight]

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

Well...it's a smart move because thats probably all this film will have going for it.

The stylized effects will be needed to try and hide the crap acting.....

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

yeah i know, but out of respect they probably shouldn't have broadcast it all over the place. haha.

It's not like the average Sidney guy when he will see a sign saying "7 friends" he'll think "Wow, they're shooting Justice League here".
How many people in Chicago knew what "Rory's first kiss" meant?

 

[KELLEL]

Not TOO much, but here it is:

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.

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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.”

And here's the link:http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/mov...-about-a-movie-titled-7-friends-take-note.php

They also confirmed that the 14 page script reveal was true.

See here for 14 page script summary: http://movieblog.ugo.com/index.php/...fo_about_the_justice_league_of_america_movie/

If what they say is true than Barry Allen is the Flash in it!! Cool! He's my personal fave Flash.

 

[Webhead2006]

Yea someone was talking about this in another thread earlier today, hopefully we get more solid news on jla coming soon. Really all i hope is we get a better script and hopefully some better people for bats and supes if indeed hammer and cotrona were going to be said roles. They are just not right for said roles for variety of reasons. But right now since not alot of official/true news is out we can only speculate and hope we end up with a good film in the end.

 

[Webhead2006]

Yea the shooting titles for films are just to help keep people away from the film while they are filming in open/ possibly closed sets. But in today's internet world us tech savy people usually know all the code names films are going by so we can all try to find filming locations and get a peak at things.

 

[KELLEL]

Same here. I really think that Cotrona was cast as Batman and Hammertime was cast as Superman, It would be more sensible that way.....

But if Cotrona was cast as Superman and Hammer was cast as Batman I'll be soooooooo damn pissed.

But at least I'll get some enjoyment out of seeing the my fave Flash on screen. And GL, even tho it's John not Hal, and WW will be nice to see too.

I just really hope that the Superman and Batman rumors aren't true....

 

[KELLEL]

I like your avatar, BTW...

 

[I Am The Knight]

I love how all these movies have "secret names" ... And "7 Friends" is my favorite one so far.

 

[Retroman]

7 friends is pretty fitting just like Red Sun (Superman Returns) and Intimidation Game (batman begins).

Rory's First Kiss on the other hand....no one could possibly guess that that's a Batman movie.t:

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

Neither have i to be frank.

thanks retro


looks back it's indeed back in production



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

If they choose to go that route it should look great visually.

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

I rented a movie he was in (Venom) and he doesn't come across as Superman material. Maybe as Nightwing in the Teen Titans movie but not the man of steel. But then again i haven't seen his screentest.

 

[Webhead2006]

Yea maybe if there were switched it would look better but personally i think there is tons of better b/c list actors or even unknown actors who could look more like the characters then cotrona and hammer. But right now we dont know for sure if any one is still in from original cast or not and all that. Like some thing gale as ww, common for gl and brody for which ever flash(probably was wally) are likely to stay i just hope as i said some more decent people for supes/bats and possible aquaman and other flash role which ever one brody isnt.

 

[Webhead2006]

well we got to remember we dont know right now officially if all or some of the pre delay cast is still going to be in the film. As i mentioned before i am fine with gale, common and brody. But really hope WB wises up(unlikely) and recast some better people for supes and bats then cotrona and hammer.

 

[M.O.Steel]

It's not like the average Sidney guy when he will see a sign saying "7 friends" he'll think "Wow, they're shooting Justice League here".
How many people in Chicago knew what "Rory's first kiss" meant?

i don't...what is that?

plus, it will be pretty obvious when superman is walking around in costume that it's not sex and the city.


the thing is, its not the average guy the film company is worried about, it's the crazy fanboys....this place is filled with them. the average guy probably wouldn't want ot steal the film reels, its the crazy fanatics.

 

[Maze]

Well they could believe it's a scary movie type movie if they see a short latino guy in a superman costume

 

[Jake Cassidy]

i don't...what is that?

plus, it will be pretty obvious when superman is walking around in costume that it's not sex and the city.


the thing is, its not the average guy the film company is worried about, it's the crazy fanboys....this place is filled with them. the average guy probably wouldn't want ot steal the film reels, its the crazy fanatics.

I think he meant Sydney, the city.