Official Justice League Status Update Thread

[darthlaney]

Darth:

Flash, Superman, Batman, GL's costumes might look good in live action but that WW would be terrible for a movie.

It would work and a sexy looking Diana would be a strong marketing point for the movie - sticking her in battle armour will weaken this appeal and also disassociate her from the general public perception.

No need to butch her up

 

[The Major]

It would work and a sexy looking Diana would be a strong marketing point for the movie - sticking her in battle armour will weaken this appeal and also disassociate her from the general public perception.

No need to butch her up

I disagree.

They need to make her look like she can fight or she won't be a believable super-hero, she'll be a laughing stock.

WW depends on being intimidating occasionally, too.

They can still make her sexy without turning WW into a stripper, any way.

 

[Showtime]

Not sure if this was posted...doesn't look like it.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24661257-16947,00.html

THE dancing penguins of Oscar-winning animated movie Happy Feet will return to life in a Sydney digital studio after the NSW Government granted a tax break to filmmaker George Miller.

NSW Minister of State Development Ian Macdonald yesterday said Happy Feet 2 would be produced at a new digital production facility named Dr D.

He said the production was secured after the state Government offered a payroll tax assistance package and facilitated the establishment of the Dr D facility.

The sequel is expected to create at least 430 new jobs over the next three years.

The announcement comes after Miller threatened last month to take the production for his coming movies, including Happy Feet 2, offshore after being denied access to the new 40 per cent producer rebate for his planned film Justice League Mortal.

Happy Feet picked up the gong for best animated feature film of the year at last year's Oscars. It generated about $US385million at the box office.

Miller said the Government's assistance package and the Dr D facility had already attracted several big budget international film projects in the planning or pre-production stage.

"It helps us in our attempts to attract substantial foreign investment which will create hundreds of high-end, highly skilled jobs."

Miller will begin work on the sequel in January.

 

[Webhead2006]

I saw that the other day or so. So looks like he will be tied up for the next few yrs with that project.

 

[Showtime]

I think it takes a good amount of time to develop. I think the first one too 4 years to make if I remember correctly.

 

[goh78]

This movie won't happen.

i kid you not

 

[I Am The Knight]

Not now, it won't.

 

[goh78]

Not now, it won't.

My guess is Warners will finally get their heads out of their asses after The Avengers is a success.

 

[I Am The Knight]

My guess is Warners will finally get their heads out of their asses after The Avengers is a success.

Well, I'd rather they plan things right instead of knee-jerk reacting to Avengers...But that will certainly be an incentive. Kind of like how Iron Man kick-started "The WB/DC plan" for comic book movies, starting with GL.

 

[biolumen]

I think it takes a good amount of time to develop. I think the first one too 4 years to make if I remember correctly.

Yep, four years. I expect a year to be shaved off that this go around, given the previous experience and what the article said about employing people for 3 years. Look for a November 2011 release. It was also stated that he wants to be well into working on another 'digital movie' by that time, hence that talk of that 'Odyssey' movie with Brad Pitt along with some 'other possibilities'.

 

[biolumen]

Pitchfork: You were going to be in the Justice League movie, and then that got pushed back. Sounds like trouble.

Common: Well, with that film, what happened, I was slated to be the Green Lantern in the Justice League movie, but the movie came off, got on hiatus. So basically, I can't claim that anymore [laughs]. It's not happening, and maybe when it does, god-willing, I'll be their guy.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/147558-common-talks-control-producers-terminator-obama

 

[FaT_tONle]

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/147558-common-talks-control-producers-terminator-obama

Keep telling yourself that Common... keep telling yourself that...

 

[Steelsheen]

Common was the only casting i felt went totally to waste. hopefully they will keep him in mind when casting John Stewart, maybe for the heck of it he can get a cameo in the GL movie.

 

[Webhead2006]

yea he does seem to really be coming into acting. He was pretty much one of the only guys i thought would probably done well for the role they were cast in millers crappy jl film. If gl does happen with berlanti it would be sweet if besides a guy garnder cameo if john stewart gets a mention/cameo too.

 

[Matt312]

My guess is Warners will finally get their heads out of their asses after The Avengers is a success.

I think your right. Their gonna wait to see how the Avengers does.

 

[FlawlessVictory]

Miller Officially Off "Justice League"

By Garth Franklin
Monday, December 1st 2008 12:41am

Appearing on Sydney-based morning talk show "Sunrise" this morning, Aussie filmmaker George Miller confirmed he's no longer involved in the "Justice League" in any capacity.

According to scooper 'Steve' he says that Miller indicated that if the project does get going again, he expects that it'll be recast as "the studios seem to want bigger stars in their superhero movies now."

Miller also admits that he'd like to work with Mel Gibson on something again and while Mel doesn't want to do the Mad Max script he wrote, he hasn't given up on that possibility just yet.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news08/081201j.php

 

[Jamie Madrox]

No suprise here. Pretty much knew it was going to happen. Way to many problems for one movie, he probably decided to give it up. Expect re-casting to happen.

 

[Steyin]

Great news IMO. I think DC listened to the fans after all the *****ing about how much of a bad idea this has been. I'd rather have the individual films established beforehand as Marvel is doing. There's only one thing about the Avengers vs. JL for me: I don't really care about any of the Marvel characters in that ensemble. Aside from liking IM only from a technical standpoint and Cap for his story, I'm neutral about Hulk and hate Thor. Ans seeing as how Spidey will never be intertwined in any way, I don't have much of an interest. Plus the JL can really be set up to feature so many DC heroes its ridiculous, they can JL variation films/sequels for years and years with each having a fresh take and cast of characters; and I find that rather exciting.

 

[Evil Twin]

Fanboys don't know what they're talking about, if they can even reach concensus, half the time. (Hell, apparently some think Venom is a good villain.) We wouldn't have gotten most of the good superhero movies we did get if fanboys were catered to. And even then there's still plenty of *****ing. Just go to the Watchmen forum for proof of that.

George Miller and the behind the scenes crew were the main reasons to have hope for a Justice League project. Now, maybe the costumes, preproduction art, and script will leak so that we can at last have an intelligent conversation about the pros and cons of what was proposed, instead of complaining based entirely on prejudices and assumptions.

 

[Hypestyle]

now that george miller's off it's a dead project most likely.. hopefully "DC Films" can get a cohesive vision together to bring the other hero stories to the screen, on a regular back to back basis, not just over-dependence on superman/batman.. I still want Shazam/Captain Marvel, Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern.. Black Lightning can be done, too..

 

[Showtime]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news08/081201j.php

What a huge surprise.

 

[biolumen]

Interesting that he says he's still trying to get Mel for MM4. I thought he'd given up. C'mon Mel, do it.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Miller's been trying to get Mad Max 4 off the ground for years now. It was one of the reasons he apparently took on Justice League - WB basically said, "If you make JL for us, we'll let you make Mad Max 4!"

 

[Webhead2006]

So glad miller finally came out and said he is off the project. To bad he didnt come out soon like when the film originally got canned months ago. Hopefully wb will play is smarter know and try and get good films out for gl/flash/ww, reboot superman to be a better film for the fans/general audience. Then hopefully we get a grand, epic jl film like we should.

 

[BATZARRO WWD]

Fanboys don't know what they're talking about, if they can even reach concensus, half the time. (Hell, apparently some think Venom is a good villain.) We wouldn't have gotten most of the good superhero movies we did get if fanboys were catered to. And even then there's still plenty of *****ing. Just go to the Watchmen forum for proof of that.

George Miller and the behind the scenes crew were the main reasons to have hope for a Justice League project. Now, maybe the costumes, preproduction art, and script will leak so that we can at last have an intelligent conversation about the pros and cons of what was proposed, instead of complaining based entirely on prejudices and assumptions.

So true. What i found really sad was how, after Marvel announced their plan and method, most of the communitty became entirely convinced it WAS needed, even if it had to be applied to a preexistent, non-compatible group of movies. I said and maintain that while Marvel may have needed that for Avengers(because "Who the hell are Ironman, Thor and Antman?" is not a good question for premier night) the DC heroes are well enought known that that wouldn't apply to them.

But indeed, I doubt the fandom had a lot of say in this movie getting axed. If they'd started when they planned it, they might have had it by next year. Starting this year means that it it would probably be done by the same year Batman 3 is done. And that would be all kinds of trouble.

But, hey, the future's an open book. More than likely I'll be 40 years old by the time Justice League gets to film in any viable form(i'm 23 now).And Superman's legal future don't look so hot either so we may not see him in it either. I guess the lesson for me oughta be "WB says lots of things, that don't mean they gonna follow through".

Only future leaks shall tell us what we missed.