DC Movies - To Infinity and Beyond

[The Realist]

Cockrum/Grell-era costumes for all? The movie could usher in its very own '70s sexual retro-lution.

Agreed that Brainy is pretty essential. Plus, thanks to Jesse Rath's terrific tenure in the role on Supergirl, he may actually be the Legionnaire with the most non-comics exposure at this point.

 

[Commander Troi]

Why all of them, of course. It’s the Legion, after all. Anything less would be insulting. (Says the guy whose first purchase of a comic book with his own money was an issue of Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes drawn by Mike Grell in the summer of 1973).

I don't think any movie could afford to do all... jeez, how many ARE there?

 

[Ovation]

I don't think any movie could afford to do all... jeez, how many ARE there?

Including dead, Substitutes who became full-fledged, and all the continuity variants? I dunno, 247?*

*Bonus points to whomever gets the significance of that number.

 

[Ovation]

Cockrum/Grell-era costumes for all? The movie could usher in its very own '70s sexual retro-lution.

Indeed. Made quite the impression on my six-year-old self (and more so as I aged through the 70s ).

 

[Supervisor 194]

Adventure Comics #247 is the first appearance of the Legion.

:: polishes Legion flight ring ::

 

[Nerys Myk]

I'm reading Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes (as it was called) right now. Shooter and Grell.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Okay, started Superboy #214. There's a planet called "Gyrich". Had to do a double take because Jim Shooter created the character Peter Henry Gyrich a few years later at Marvel.

 

[JD]

Why all of them, of course. It’s the Legion, after all. Anything less would be insulting. (Says the guy whose first purchase of a comic book with his own money was an issue of Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes drawn by Mike Grell in the summer of 1973).

Would that be like trying to include ever X-Man in a Marvel movie?

 

[theenglish]

You could always start with the standard "Legion origin" story, in which Imra, Garth, and Rokk save R. J. Brande's life, leading to the founding of the Legion, and build out from there. It's old news to Legion comics fans, but would be brand-new to a more general audience. But maybe a better approach would be something like Supervisor 194 suggests above, and use Clark as the audience's point-of-entry to a fully-formed Legion (which was, of course, how they were first introduced in the comics). And ideally, the film would earn sequels that could expand on the first.

DC did something like this a few years back when they re-introduced the original Legion. They had an RJ Brande origin story with the original three and a few others being the founding members. I don't remember the details, but those few others may have been those members from the early LSH appearances--which would totally work. And it could easily be combined with a Superboy story--especially if Garth, Imra, and Rokk had to go back to the past to get Clark while the other members were working on the problem in the future. Or maybe combine the story with Mon-El's 20th century origin. Regardless--it is time the Legion had a live action movie.

 

[The Realist]

Regardless--it is time the Legion had a live action movie.

Preach.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Would that be like trying to include ever X-Man in a Marvel movie?

This is just the tip of the Legion iceberg

 

[Supervisor 194]

Front left in that picture is writer Paul Levitz and front right is artist Mike Grell

 

[Ovation]

Would that be like trying to include ever X-Man in a Marvel movie?

Pretty much.

 

[Anwar]

Tyroc in his Grell-designed gear or I’ll boycott.

Minimally (more seriously), the founders plus Brainy, Wildfire, Phantom Girl, and Shadow Lass. Add others to taste.

You say Tyroc...I want to see Cosmic Boys' 70s getup...and finally learn how that thing stayed on.

 

[Nerys Myk]

You say Tyroc...I want to see Cosmic Boys' 70s getup...and finally learn how that thing stayed on.

Duh, magnets.

 

[Commander Troi]

Cockrum/Grell-era costumes for all? The movie could usher in its very own '70s sexual retro-lution.

Every time my hubby and I see an outfit with odd cutouts, we say, "Legion uniform!"

Would that be like trying to include ever X-Man in a Marvel movie?

Worse. Like trying to include everyone who was ever an Avenger.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

This is just the tip of the Legion iceberg

No, this

is the tip of the Legion iceberg.

And for the record, I think the LoSH would be better suited for a TV series. Would also allow for the Paul Levitz story arc formula to be used.

 

[Commander Troi]

And for the record, I think the LoSH would be better suited for a TV series. Would also allow for the Paul Levitz story arc formula to be used.

Agreed. It would also allow for more characters to be used by doing arcs with different groups.

 

[Ovation]

We could have a movie introduce the core and then a series tied directly to it.

 

[The Realist]

We could have a movie introduce the core and then a series tied directly to it.

I like this solution. It's true (as I mentioned above) that it would be hard to do a Legion movie in two hours, but I envision the kind of budget and immersive visuals only a major feature film can bring. I'm thinking about how Abrams's Star Trek movies brought the 23rd century to life with a you-are-there richness I had never experienced before. That's what I want for our live-action introduction to the Legion's 31st century.