Warner Bros. pushing "Justice League" film for 2013

[Aragorn]

Green Lantern? Hell, Ryan Reynolds is also gonna play Flash, Batman, Superman, Aquamn and Hawkman!

I would think they would want a few more superhero movies off the ground before Justice League, rather than introducing them in the movie.

Though if there's no new Batman before JL and Nolan's Superman doesn't fit into it either (and if the Wonder Woman TV show is a success), how about casting older actors as the big three who are putting together the league? That way no idiots will confuse them for Bale's, Cavill's and Palicki's versions. You could bring in John Hamm to play Superman. Catherine Zeta-Jones as Wonder Woman? Who could play an older Batman? Chris Noth? Tim Daly? Russell Crowe? Alec Baldwin? Dennis Quaid? Kurt Russell?

 

[Nowhere Man]

I'd like to see a Justice Leauge movie, but I don't want them to rush it and I don't want Nolan over worked and burnt out. I'd much rather see Superman/Batman first, then push into JL. Superman and Batman's friendship is something that must be established. You can't just have all of these guys mneet up in one movie, it will take up the whole movie. You'd have a Smallville style battle at the end with 30 seconds of fighting.

 

[Nowhere Man]

Green Lantern? Hell, Ryan Reynolds is also gonna play Flash, Batman, Superman, Aquamn and Hawkman!

I would think they would want a few more superhero movies off the ground before Justice League, rather than introducing them in the movie.

Though if there's no new Batman before JL and Nolan's Superman doesn't fit into it either (and if the Wonder Woman TV show is a success), how about casting older actors as the big three who are putting together the league? That way no idiots will confuse them for Bale's, Cavill's and Palicki's versions. You could bring in John Hamm to play Superman. Catherine Zeta-Jones as Wonder Woman? Who could play an older Batman? Chris Noth? Tim Daly? Russell Crowe? Alec Baldwin? Dennis Quaid? Kurt Russell?

Alec Baldwin? You want Fatman, not Batman.

 

[Broccoli]

This would never happen, but for a JL film, I think a build-up would work best.

Have the first movie be a Superman/Batman "World's Finest" movie.
Have the second movie be a Superman/Batman/Wonder Woman "Trinity" movie.
Then have the third film be the "Justice League" movie.

Does it expose my age, that I ponder who would be cast as Wendy and Marvin?

It is the Wonder Twins or no sale.

Though if there's no new Batman before JL and Nolan's Superman doesn't fit into it either (and if the Wonder Woman TV show is a success) [...]

I read an article that mentions how they are planning to spin-out characters from this film (kinda the reverse of the Avengers movie). That way, you can introduce a new Batman. GL and Supes from their current movies I can see working (depending on contracts and content of the movie, but if WB wants it, WB can get it).

I don't think the WW TV show would make a difference. After all, Smallville was a successful TV show when Superman Returns came out and WB wasn't concerned about "viewer confusion". If WW is successful, I don't see why that would automatically make it a conflict.

 

[Gaith]

I would think they would want a few more superhero movies off the ground before Justice League, rather than introducing them in the movie.

Or maybe, they think that, unlike Marvel, their superheroes basically suck, so their best bet is to throw all the different flavors at the wall at once and see who the audience likes best.

... Or maybe they're just concerned about team-buildup fatigue after the Marvel series, and figure that going the opposite way will keep themselves fresh.

Or both.

 

[Mr Light]

Speaking of which, did Smallville see any ratings uptick when Superman Returns came out?

 

[TemporalFlux]

The article also mentions that Robinov plans to reboot or reinvent Batman after Chris Nolan departs the franchise with The Dark Knight Rises however he also mentions that Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas will produce the reboot as well.

Could always go the Batman Beyond route. Warner's was already planning a live action Beyond as a way to break away from the damage of "Batman & Robin"; but Warner's ultimately decided to go with Nolan's "Batman Begins" instead.

It just seems to me that a move toward Beyond would be a way to keep Nolan interested even though he was finished with his modern Batman story.

 

[Obiwanshinobi]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=75750

Justice League Movie will stand on its own apparently, which we kind of knew was going to happen. Makes sense though since TDKR is still an ongoing prequel/origin story and the new Superman will most likely be one as well. I too wonder if they'll build JL around Reynolds Green Lantern. That way they can incorporate more of the cosmic or otherworldly content into it.

 

[Jetfire]

I don't see the big deal about JL being its own movie with its own Batman & Superman...etc.

The people freaking out in the comments on that page are ridiculous.

 

[zakkrusz]

So DC saw the plans for The Avengers and said "Oh that's right we have one of those too!"

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

So they saw the plans for The Avengers and said "Oh that's right we can do that too!"

Actually no, if it's true that they're treating the JL movie as a separate continuity.

Which is an idea I rather like. As far as Green Lantern goes, because of the nature of the concept they have the option of including a different GL altogether in the Justice League - there was a period of time when Guy Gardner was the Corps rep in the League. Why not John Stewart, rather than Hal?

Oh, and isn't "Oh, that's right we can do that too" how the Avengers got invented in the first place, after Stan Lee perused a few issues of Justice League of America?

 

[Broccoli]

^ There is a story in the DC documentary that was released earlier this year where a former DC editor was talking to a Marvel editor over a game of golf or something, and the DC guy mentioned a team book helping sales out a lot. Shortly afterward, Marvel released on too (Avengers). The DC editor jokingly says that not only did he save DC, but Marvel too!

 

[Greg Cox]

^ There is a story in the DC documentary that was released earlier this year where a former DC editor was talking to a Marvel editor over a game of golf or something, and the DC guy mentioned a team book helping sales out a lot. Shortly afterward, Marvel released on too (Avengers). The DC editor jokingly says that not only did he save DC, but Marvel too!

Close. Except it was The Fantastic Four, thereby launching the Marvel Age of Comics. The Avengers came later, after Stan (and others) created Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, etc.

But, yeah, the FF were created because JLA was selling well for DC.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

I think nowadays that if they put a new actor in the role they consider it a reboot.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

The early Fantastic Four was cool because they were so different - among other things, the tone of the stories had roots in the 1950s skiffy comics like Tales To Astonish.

One of my favorite later FF stories was a John Byrne retcon of the group - before they became the Fantastic Four - into one of those stories. It involved a very 1950s-Kirbyish extraterrestrial named "Gormuu."

 

[CorporalCaptain]

The early Fantastic Four was cool because they were so different - among other things, the tone of the stories had roots in the 1950s skiffy comics like Tales To Astonish.

One of my favorite later FF stories was a John Byrne retcon of the group - before they became the Fantastic Four - into one of those stories. It involved a very 1950s-Kirbyish extraterrestrial named "Gormuu."

"Gormuu" is nearly the same spelling as "Gomtuu".

 

[SG-17]

I want to see a Nolan-Directed live action Batman Beyond film first.

 

[Admiral_Young]

^ I doubt he would be interested in such a project, but I would be interested in seeing a live action "Batman Beyond" project. A script was written but the project abandoned back in 2003 or something like that.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

The early Fantastic Four was cool because they were so different - among other things, the tone of the stories had roots in the 1950s skiffy comics like Tales To Astonish.

One of my favorite later FF stories was a John Byrne retcon of the group - before they became the Fantastic Four - into one of those stories. It involved a very 1950s-Kirbyish extraterrestrial named "Gormuu."

"Gormuu" is nearly the same spelling as "Gomtuu".

It is, isn't it? Dave Bischoff came up with "Gomtuu" back in 1976 or so - maybe we should sue Marvel. Or not.

 

[Professor Zoom]

I don't see the big deal about JL being its own movie with its own Batman & Superman...etc.

The people freaking out in the comments on that page are ridiculous.

I didn't read the freak out, but I'm not surprised.

BUT, I will say, it's a mistake to have their own Batman and Superman.

There's a possibility it will be confusing to people--but I don't really think that will happen.

The reason why I think it's a mistake: there is something VERY cool about getting the actors who have played "their character" in different movies together.

That shot of all the Marvel heroes/actors together at Comiccon who are going to be in The Avengers, that was VERY cool. It's exciting. Made me very excited to see the movie--and I'm not a Marvel guy.

It's like getting Indiana Jones and James Bond in one movie, that might be VERY cool, but then, you go and recast.... it's less exciting.

Now, I don't expect Bale to show up, but, whoever takes over the mantel, and someone will, they should be Batman in his movies as well.

If I was doing Justice League, I would use it as an opportunity to LAUNCH new franchises. A sort of reverse Avengers plan. Do one movie as a group, go into a couple of spin offs, come back and do another one.

But, don't underestimate getting a cast together to do something interesting....