Official Justice League Status Update Thread

[FilmNerdJamie]

Are they still planning to go ahead with the teeny bopper no names ?

Justice League: Pampers isn't happening. The actors' options expired back in January and WB decided against renewing them...

 

[Lobo]

Jay Baruchel...again...I think...every interview with him sounds the same...

http://www.joblo.com/jay-talks-jla-and-seth

Who was he supposed to be again? (didnt bother to click link )

Are they still planning to go ahead with the teeny bopper no names ? I mean i wasn't bothered about them doing 2 Batman arcs even if it seems pretty dumb given the current incarnation is currently on course to be the second most successful movie in US box office history, but when i start seeing the ppl they intended to cast all interest faded, i'd rather at this point they just wait for the third Batman movie and a second Superman movie and then use the guys from those films.

Agreed 100%

 

[biolumen]

Who was he supposed to be again? (didnt bother to click link

It isn't entirely clear. Baruchel was rumored to be playing Max Lord or some comedic henchman, but judging from what he's been saying, whatever it is sounds like a substantial role.

 

[GreenKToo]

Justice League: Pampers isn't happening. The actors' options expired back in January and WB decided against renewing them...

Smartest thing they've done with this so far. Hire some really great actors/actresses and I bet the majority will get behind it.

 

[Lobo]

It isn't entirely clear. Baruchel was rumored to be playing Max Lord or some comedic henchman, but judging from what he's been saying, whatever it is sounds like a substantial role.

Maybe he played a young Lord who discovered his powers?

 

[bunk]

Maybe he played a young Lord who discovered his powers?

They'd better not give him powers!

 

[biolumen]

Maybe he played a young Lord who discovered his powers?

The people over at Cinematical kinda like the idea of Baruchel as Max.

Ya know, I kinda think I'd pay to see Baruchel play the villain in a superhero movie. Crazy, I know, but something tells me that would be fun as hell to watch.

http://www.cinematical.com/2008/08/04/fanboy-bites-halo-transformers-2-mummy-4-and-justice-l/

 

[Lobo]

They'd better not give him powers!

Lord has telepathic ability

 

[GreenKToo]

Are they still planning to go ahead with the teeny bopper no names ? I mean i wasn't bothered about them doing 2 Batman arcs even if it seems pretty dumb given the current incarnation is currently on course to be the second most successful movie in US box office history, but when i start seeing the ppl they intended to cast all interest faded, i'd rather at this point they just wait for the third Batman movie and a second Superman movie and then use the guys from those films.

It seems the fans outcrys over the cast did play some part in J.L.'s demise. How much though is hard to tell.
This article talking about it is a couple of weeks old by the way.

http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/B/Baruchel_Jay/2008/07/25/6265051-sun.html

Baruchel -- who won't reveal what role he'd signed for, although rumours had him pegged as one of the villains -- was in Australia last December rehearsing when Warner Bros. unceremoniously banished the production to a purgatorial phantom zone. Among probable reasons why? The toxic buzz the League movie -- despite being helmed by The Road Warrior's legendary George Miller -- was generating online. With neither big-screen Batman Christian Bale nor Superman Brandon Routh on-board, fanboys balked at the decision to recast young unknowns as those spandex-clad icons. "Everyone on the Internet was hating our movie," Baruchel says. "But you know us cast members were psyched that everybody was gunning for us because it would have only meant people would have been blown away that much more. We knew the bulk of the detractors would have been silenced."

 

[bunk]

Lord has telepathic ability

He wasn't born with it though. They have to find a different way to give him the power if he has to have it. In the comics it comes from aliens.

 

[Showtime]

When somebody who happens to be the director of a film says publicly that he wants his film to be a spin-off, I don't know what else he would mean by that than it would be derived from or follow predecessing film (in this case "Justice League"). There is not too much figureing or speculation needed there.

That was THEN, this is NOW. How old is that quote may I ask?

They also co-produced the X-Men franchise which will have spin-offs. Going solo is not the only way.

That wasn't just Marvel though. Different story. Marvel thinks it is better to do it this way obviously.

Nolan's Batman is not necessarily the prototypical version the the character. Certainly not the one we have been familiar with through the years in the comcis. I think the one from the Batman and Justice League animated series is a better interpetation of that. I don't think it is fair to try and nail down Batman to one mans vision of the character when there were and will be so many more that were as good or even better.

Obviously it isn't the only version of Batman, but it is to the general public, the general public isn't watching the animated series.

You certainly are acting like it. What do you mean by not having two different Batmen out there after the success of TDK then? That could only mean that your true fear is that it would. If it wasn't you wouldn't have brought it up.

It isn't a fear though, I am not afraid that it is going to happen. I think it is an insane idea to do that at this point because of the sucess of Dark Knight. Why would I be afraid of JLA? You honesly think that I am afraid a JL version of Batman under George Miller is going to overtake Nolans Batman which is approaching Titanic domestically...um no.

I take this as a nay to Justice League (at least with Batman in it) and your enlistment statement to that club

There are no clubs and sides? I thought I left that stuff back in elementary school? Apparently it is back. I am saying the version of Justice League that was previously presented is not going to happen. I am saying that I think WB would be crazy to bring in another Batman at this point based on the success of Dark Knight. That is my opinion. If that puts me in some kind of club created by you, so be it.

No I can't say that since there is nothing to appologize for. What I do want to say is that if you are going to critisize the WB for not getting out projects as fast as Marvel is then be more supportive and don't criticize them for trying to satisfy the fans. They are attempting to come out with something the everyone will enjoy in Justice League, one of their most successful franchises in the last half century, but yet the Batman supremicists are trying to squash that. How can there be progress if we are to have this as in impasse?

I can criticize whomever I want, and if you want to blame anybody go talk to Nolan and Bale. They were firmly against Justice League, so was Bryan Singer. If you think they weren't, you haven't been digging deep enough. Why do fans have to settle for something they don't like, just so a movie can come out faster? For some reason you think that fans of WB/DC either have to agree with you, or agree with everything WB/DC does. What kind of fans would we be if we were to accept the status quo?

But what about now? This statement is telling me that you are not on board. You would only be if they announced it, and even then it would be questionabe if you would be based on casting and storyline. Kind of wishy washy to me.

What is there to be on board with? Nothing is happening. I wasn't entirely on board with the previous version obviously, I didn't think that was some kind of secret? I just don't know how I can be a naysayer, in a club, or not on board when nothing has been announced yet?

All I've got is news reports qutoting George Miller (the Director of the film) as saying that the project will start filming next year. If you don't want to belive that then you probably wouldn't even if Jeff Robinoff said it.

Jeff Robinov hasn't said it though, and Bryan Singer has been saying for years that MOS is happening, I still don't see that yet?

 

[GreenKToo]

I'm not believing J.L. or M.O.S. is happening untill I hear it from W.B. themselves.
Anything less is just more rumor.

 

[dnno1]

That was THEN, this is NOW. How old is that quote may I ask?

It doesn't matter since there hasn't been anything new or different said about it since (October 2007). Until further notice that is the status.

That wasn't just Marvel though. Different story. Marvel thinks it is better to do it this way obviously.

They still did it and got one spin-off in the can and some others in waiting. The stories can be different, but the concept is the same (using one film to launch spin-offs of other projects). No one is saying that this is unique. It is just another viable route to an end.

Obviously it isn't the only version of Batman, but it is to the general public, the general public isn't watching the animated series.

According to this source the Batman cartoons that are currently running on network TV air to more than 2 million viewers each week and is the 5th top rated show among Saturday morning programing (that's just in the US). This is a revolving viewer ship since the age demographic is around 9-14 years-old, so considering that and the fact that there have been several series over the the past 15 years (BTAS, BB, TB) it would be safe to say that roughly more than 10 million people have seen these versiond of Batman (not to mention those who are aware of these versions but have not seen the shows) and hence your statement about the general public is dubious at best (10 million people is about a third of what you would need to break even on a film like TDK).

It isn't a fear though, I am not afraid that it is going to happen. I think it is an insane idea to do that at this point because of the sucess of Dark Knight. Why would I be afraid of JLA? You honesly think that I am afraid a JL version of Batman under George Miller is going to overtake Nolans Batman which is approaching Titanic domestically...um no.

Yes, you are afraid, because deep in the back of your mind you are afraid. Afraid that the Justice League franchise could be more popular than Nolan's Batman and would rather have it put to the side so that it faces no challengers or threats. If you weren't afraid you wouldn't comment negatively about it, especially since what we know of it is very little (if we knew everything about it then we wouldn't need to see the film).

There are no clubs and sides? I thought I left that stuff back in elementary school? Apparently it is back. I am saying the version of Justice League that was previously presented is not going to happen. I am saying that I think WB would be crazy to bring in another Batman at this point based on the success of Dark Knight. That is my opinion. If that puts me in some kind of club created by you, so be it.

Certainly there are at every level of life. They have never left. I have said this before and I will say it again. The WB has been in this business for more than 100 years. Your calling them crazy for bringing in another Batman bears little credence. This is called diversifying the product and it is done all the time to ensure you can catch other markets that have not been tapped. That's pretty silly to be making statements like that.

I can criticize whomever I want, and if you want to blame anybody go talk to Nolan and Bale. They were firmly against Justice League, so was Bryan Singer. If you think they weren't, you haven't been digging deep enough. Why do fans have to settle for something they don't like, just so a movie can come out faster? For some reason you think that fans of WB/DC either have to agree with you, or agree with everything WB/DC does. What kind of fans would we be if we were to accept the status quo?

I said you shouldn't criticize them for trying to please the fans. You do realize that there are Justice League fans out there don't you? I will just leave it at that.

What is there to be on board with? Nothing is happening. I wasn't entirely on board with the previous version obviously, I didn't think that was some kind of secret? I just don't know how I can be a naysayer, in a club, or not on board when nothing has been announced yet?

Nothing that we know about, but something is happening. Rember WETA is still on retainer and is working on the project. Like Paul Levitz and others have said it is very much in development which means that things are happening.

Jeff Robinov hasn't said it though, and Bryan Singer has been saying for years that MOS is happening, I still don't see that yet?

MOS will happen... after that law suit is settled.

 

[biolumen]

The Hype has made Miller's words to the Herald Sun front page news.

Justice League to Start Filming Next Year?

Source: Herald Sun August 5, 2008

In an article at the Herald Sun in which director George Miller praises Megan Gale's screen test for Wonder Woman in the Justice League live-action movie, the following bit was dropped as well:

Initially slated to be filmed Down Under, Miller conceded production had been moved offshore, with a plan to resume filming next year.

We'll have to wait and see if Warner Bros. Pictures confirms the above at some point down the line.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/justiceleaguenews.php?id=7571

 

[Micah12345]

frickin hell.

I can't believe they're doing this.

 

[jmc]

frickin hell.

I can't believe they're doing this.

Just Miller spin, relax man, this news was posted days ago, it's nothing new, this film's moving forward about as fast as the tectonic plates.

 

[KBX]

LOL... here we go again!!

 

[Superman-Prime]

The Hype has made Miller's words to the Herald Sun front page news.



http://www.superherohype.com/news/justiceleaguenews.php?id=7571

Why can't this project die already? Seriously....

 

[TheVileOne]

Seriously, haven't we been hearing this kind of stuff for about the last 7 months?

I remember reading in January and February that it was pushed back to April. Uh yeah.

I'm sure Biolumen and Antonio are thrilled.

 

[biolumen]

I remember reading in January and February that it was pushed back to April. Uh yeah.

Actually, it was pushed back to about mid July, but that was before they got the bad news about the tax breaks.

I'm sure Biolumen and Antonio are thrilled.

Not thrilled, but cautiously optimistic.

 

[KBX]

I just find the timing about Millers quote a little close to what dc/wb apparent decision in their summit meeting. Thats all...

WB/DC got 6 options. Supermax, MOS, JLM, GL, WW, Flash. Lets see which one they decided to go with.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Justice League: Pampers isn't happening. The actors' options expired back in January and WB decided against renewing them...

Again with this thing about the actors being too young?
http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=15102230&postcount=3907

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

I just find the timing about Millers quote a little close to what dc/wb apparent decision in their summit meeting. Thats all...

WB/DC got 6 options. Supermax, MOS, JLM, GL, WW, Flash. Lets see which one they decided to go with.

More than those. You have to add Shazam,Y: The Last Man, Death, Jonah Hex, Losers. All movies with a script ready and directors attached.

 

[Gotham]

More than those. You have to add Shazam,Y: The Last Man, Death, Jonah Hex, Losers. All movies with a script ready and directors attached.

I think D.J. Caruso said they're still working on the screenplay for Y: The Last Man.

 

[Lobo]

He wasn't born with it though. They have to find a different way to give him the power if he has to have it. In the comics it comes from aliens.

I'm aware, but for the movie verse version if Max makes it in, it'll be easier if her was just born with them