Official Justice League Status Update Thread

[Jake Cassidy]

I actually don't really care about this movie anymore. I'm just bored.

 

[biolumen]

I doubt she cares if JL gets off the ground or not, there are other things she can move on to

I disagree. This film is the kind of once-in-a-lifetime opportunity most aspiring actors dream of. Of course Gale wants it to happen.

And no, there doesn't appear to be anything comparable to move on to at this time, hence the second self-promotional visit to Hollywood next month.

 

[biolumen]

Justice League screenplay being revised to tie in with The Dark Knight, says Megan Gale

By David Bentley on Oct 9, 08 04:04 PM in Film gossip

AUSTRALIAN actress and supermodel Megan Gale says the Justice League movie project is being rewritten to make it consistent with events in The Dark Knight.

Gale, 33, who's of British and Polynesian descent, was cast as Wonder Woman in the Justice League Mortal film project to have been directed by Happy Feet helmer George Miller.

Also cast in the movie were Armie Hammer as Batman, D.J. Cotrona as Superman, rapper Common as Green Lantern, Adam Brody as The Flash, Santiago Cabrera as Aquaman and Hugh Keays-Byrne as Martian Manhunter.

The film, penned by American husband and wife team Kieran and Michele Mulroney, was put on hold after a string of production problems including the refusal of vital tax concessions by the Australian government.

Gale (pictured on right in image at top, and on left in my quick image makeover as the Amazon superheroine) says she is now giving up modelling and will move to Los Angeles next month to develop her career as an actress.

She told Aussie news site Couriermail that Justice League was still being considered and claimed it was slated for a 2011 release.

She said: "We didn't get permission to shoot (in Australia) so they've been going back to the drawing board and changing the script a little bit to reflect what's happened in Batman."

This is an interesting comment. Justice League already included a different actor as Batman, so it was assumed to be set in a different reality.

How might the storyline of The Dark Knight affect the storyline of Justice League Mortal? The main villain in JLM was said to be Maxwell Lord but did it also include Harvey Dent/Two Face (who died) and Joker (who's unlikely to reappear because Heath Ledger is dead)? Could a Justice League form as a result of events in the next Batman movie?

http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2008/10/justice-league-screenplay-bein.html

I suppose script work might continue on this movie as a backup plan in the unlikely event Nolan decides against making a third movie.

 

[BlackLantern]

I disagree. This film is the kind of once-in-a-lifetime opportunity most aspiring actors dream of. Of course Gale wants it to happen.

And no, there doesn't appear to be anything comparable to move on to at this time, hence the second self-promotional visit to Hollywood next month.

Jessica Biel and three other actresses turned down an offer to even come in and read/screen test for Wonder Woman...anyone with a brain knows this project is poison....

 

[biolumen]

Miller still hopes to make Justice League; talks about other future movies.

Little feet bring film industry back to life

Garry Maddox Film Writer
October 10, 2008

For a city that has struggled to attract film production, there is good news from the Oscar-winning director George Miller. Work has started in Sydney on sequels to two of the country's most loved films, Happy Feet and Babe.

After losing the battle to shoot the comic book movie Justice League Mortal this year, Miller has returned to two earlier hits. Happy Feet, about a penguin with a talent for dancing, was expected to spawn a sequel after it grossed $US379 million around the world and won the best animated feature Oscar last year.

The hiring of the digital film-making crew for Happy Feet 2 is under way.

But a second sequel to Babe, the 1995 film about a cute piglet who behaved like a sheepdog, is a surprise after disappointing returns for Miller's Babe: Pig In The City a decade ago. The original Babe, directed by Chris Noonan, grossed $US249 million and was nominated for seven Oscars including best picture, winning for visual effects.

Whether Babe 3 will be closer in tone to the sweet-natured first movie or the darker sequel is not yet clear. "We're still at the scripting stage so we'll wait and see," Miller said. "But that won't be the next film we're doing.

"There's another script I've got for a digital film which I want to run off the back of [the] Happy Feet [sequel]."

Miller still hopes to make Justice League, which was knocked back in March for the Federal Government's new film production incentive, though where it would be shot remains unclear.

The $US200 million movie sparked heated debate in the film industry over its eligibility for the 40 per cent tax offset.

At the time, Miller said the industry needed movie franchises, even if they were not identifiably Australian, to boost production, improve skills and draw talent back from overseas. The Happy Feet and Babe sequels are part of a long-term plan for more digital production in Sydney.

"You've got to have enough films lined up to be able to entice people to come back for five to 10 years," Miller said. "They need to know that they're not going to come here for a short term then have to go again. So we have to line up quite a few digital projects."

Miller said executives at the Hollywood studio Warner Bros remained enthusiastic about making Justice League, especially given the phenomenal box office success of the comic book movie The Dark Knight.

"Warners is strategising on that at the moment," he said. "With [the success of] the Batman franchise, they're paying a lot of attention to it."

http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/film/life-inducing-sequels/2008/10/09/1223145545624.html

Mad Max 4, RIP.

 

[biolumen]

BlackLantern, it appears our definition of an "aspiring actor" differs from each other.

 

[BlackLantern]

BlackLantern, it appears our definition of an "aspiring actor" differs from each other.

It doesn't....It's just my opinion that A)This project is way too big for WB right now, they haven't done enough CBFs to get a feel for what really works and this could be the big bomb that basically stops the current tide of CBFs getting adapted/optioned....B)the only reason Hollywood is cranking these things out is because they make money....the second one comes out that is a big huge flop it's all over....Marvel will be the only studio putting out CBFs

 

[biolumen]

Thank you for sharing you opinion, but none of that, while possibly true, changes the fact that Gale wants this movie to happen for herself. I'm sure the other actors, including Common, feel the same way.

 

[jmc]

Here lies the problem for the current JL movie that links with TDK, it simply won't work, the entire film would have to be revamped head to toe not just simple script changes as Gale's says to fit within TDK universe, the whole thing is gonna have to be re-written. Originally it was going to be 'ultra stylized' in tone, now you've got to somehow cram super powered beings into Nolan's 'real' world. Originally it had a cast of nobodies, now you've got to give us the same quality cast as TDK. Then of coarse there's the whole getting Christian Bale on board (which I'm not certain is guaranteed). They've effectively got to start with a blank page and that's going to take time.

 

[The Guard]

Good lord, can we please stop with this "But how will Batman fit into the DC Universe" nonsense?

He's been doing it for almost 70 years now.

 

[The Guard]

Good lord, can we please stop with this "But how will Batman fit into the DC Universe" nonsense?

He's been doing it for almost 70 years now.

 

[jmc]

Yeah, in comics not on film, different media.

 

[Evil Twin]

Yeah, how will a costumed superhero work on film with other costumed superheroes?

I see the problem with injecting superpowers into a Nolan film. I don't see the reverse being a problem. Especially since I think the "realism" elements of Nolan are overblown. Nolan's Batman exists in a universe of cell phone sonar, microwave emitters that can vaporize the water supply of a city, and memory fabric flying capes.

 

[The Guard]

Yeah, in comics not on film, different media.

So? Explain to me how the concept changes. You take a character without powers, who has existed just fine for YEARS in a world with other characters who have powers, and you put him into a film where his presence makes sense and has thematic relevance.

I agree will Evil Twin. It's one thing to have Superman show up in a third Batman film. It's quite another to take the concept of Batman, and put that realistic element into a Justice League film, whether Bale plays the role or someone else does.

This was, and continues to be, the stupidest fanboy quibble ever.

 

[jmc]

Easier said than done.

 

[The Guard]

Everything's easier said than done. I've not seen one concrete, realistic example of why Chris Nolan's Batman wouldn't work with other superheroes.

 

[Webhead2006]

Yea we will probably never know what the hell is going on with jla. Only thing that is clear right now is they are not going to do it now and will wait to batman 3 is done, revamp superman, green lantern, and atless flash/ww films get off the ground first.

 

[Rishi]

eh, I don't know. I think Superman Returns and Batman Begins fit together quite well. I can ignore stuff easily though

 

[Webhead2006]

Well we dont have to worry about superman returns fitting into future films/jla. SR is dead and superman will be getting a fresh start(hopefully the new director/writers are good and know the character well).

 

[jmc]

Everything's easier said than done. I've not seen one concrete, realistic example of why Chris Nolan's Batman wouldn't work with other superheroes.

And I've seen no example of how Nolan's Batman could work with super powered beings given they spent the last two films trying to present a realistic as possible version of the character. So it's a stalemate.

 

[Webhead2006]

yea really if there would be any other heros in nolan's realistic world it would probably be characters like the question, huntress, and other characters in that area.

 

[FaT_tONle]

Way to beat a dead horse with this topic guys... but I agree with the previous poster... TDK had a lot of sci fi high technological elements.... expect and even more overthetop BB3... Batmobile and all... if and when that gets made I honestly think it will finally feel like an old school Batman film that we are all accustomed too. As far as Justice League... gut tells me Bale walks anyhow.... so I honestly think it's a lost cause. The fact that these other projects hinges on Batman's success (indicated by WB)... Bale has all the leverage in the world. Good luck to WB getting him onboard this project... haha.

 

[jmc]

Bale and Nolan really are WB golden boys at the moment.

 

[mclay18]

I feel like I have to reiterate some stuff already:

If BB3 doesn't happen, Bale is still contracted for a third movie (which could also be an ensemble pic). If Nolan declines to return for a third, Warners can easily use that third film option on Bale for JL:M if they're reworking it into the Nolanverse continuity.

Bale won't like it, but if he doesn't do it WB will likely sue him. Unless there was a contract proviso that he can only work with Nolan on a third Bat-film...

 

[FaT_tONle]

Yeah but if BB3 doesn't happen... according to the latest reports from WB/DC, the studio WILL NOT move forward with other solo projects like Superman/Flash/WW/JLA. WB doesn't want to move from franchise A to B to C... they want to do everything at the same time and tie their characters into the same universe like Marvel is doing. So more than likely you'd be asking Bale to play Batman the fourth time and it would be in something completely different. I mean Johnny Depp is making 56 freaking MILLION for POTC4... you wonder what Bale's salary would be for a Justice League film. You'd be looking at 100 million for the cast alone.