Submitted by Archangel on Fri, 08/22/2008 - 17:20. *new
I've been grilling my friends in low places and here's what I know.....
The "dark" comment is not so much of the characters themselves, but of the universe they will be portrayed in. All the solo characters will be in the same time line and continuity as Batman so they can combine the characters in a similar way as Marvel is doing. Gotham has always been a much darker and more criminal city than any other. The solo films not only need to have a tone that separates themselves from each other, but also connects them without having to think to hard about it. Batman, being their most successful comic franchise, will serve as the launching point that JLA was meant to be.
From what I was told today, the aim is to get Batman 3 and the new Superman film out during the same summer with Batman releasing first and Superman two months later. Most likely in 2011, but 2010 if they can manage to pull it off. I've also been told that they appear to have narrowed down the writers for the Superman reboot in just the past few days which is sad for us, while great news at the same time if Mark Millar is on that short list. George Miller, now that JLA has officially been bumped to follow Marvel's lead, may be given Wonder Woman where he can groom his darling Megan Gale, but it's far from locked up. Look for Snyder to come in and do a solo film as well. We already know he passed on Superman, but Green Lantern has become a possible option. Peter Jackson, though he is co-writing The Hobbit, had his schedule suddenly free up and is rumored to have been called for a film as well. And yes, James Cameron's name is still floating around as well.
I hope the full announcement with their schedule is released soon so we know exactly what is still rumor and what is cold hard fact. At the very least, we know Routh, Bosworth, and company are gone. Thank God for small favors!
- Steve
You know what... We don't want to make money that badly, do we? Let's just keep doing what we were dong."
