It's Official: George Miller will Direct 'Justice League'
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Though we've known for some time now that Happy Feet director George Miller was circling the live-action Justice League of America movie, Variety is just now reporting that Miller will indeed helm the film. With the threat of a strike looming in the distance like a nasty storm cloud or a drunk ex-girlfriend who has no business being in the same place you are, Warner Bros. is feverishly forging ahead in order to have a big superhero movie for 2009. This summer, Christopher Nolan will debut The Dark Knight, his follow-up to Batman Begins, and since Bryan Singer is busy filming Nazis with Tom Cruise, his follow-up to Superman Returns won't be ready until at least 2010 (if it ever does get off the ground). So, with all that in mind, it's do or die time for Justice League. But will the rushed script, casting and production schedule ultimately hurt the finished product. Um, I'll let you answer that one.
So now that Miller is onboard, our attention immediately turns toward casting. Variety says that Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash and Aquaman will most likely be the primarily characters in the film. For those wondering, both Christian Bale and Brandon Routh will most likely not be involved (and Nolan has already requested that the studio hold off on JLA until his Batman films are done, but apparently that ain't gonna happen). Casting rumors pop up every single day; I believe the latest one has Ryan Gosling playing Batman and Tom Welling playing Superman. However, nothing is official. I've already made it clear how I feel about this film -- that, as cool as it sounds to have a live-action flick featuring all my favorite superheroes, now is just not the time. Especially seeing as it's going to be rushed into production, why not just go the CGI route, or the motion-capture route? Why force this? Nurture this project, protect it; it could be the geeked-up movie event of the decade. I dig Miller, but I'm super scared. What about you?
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9-20-2007 @ 7:03PM
Richard von Busack said...
What is Green Lantern, chopped liver? He's the one it seems like it would be the hardest to do the CGI for, so maybe that's why he's getting snubbed. Don't you suspect they're going to pay instead of play in this deal...
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9-20-2007 @ 5:49PM
Kevinc said...
Nurture this project, protect it; it could be the geeked-up movie event of the decade. - WHY?
The Batman franchise is alive, Supes is on life support after the horrible Returns, Wonder Woman is in development hell as is the Flash(who failed on TV). Aquaman couldn't even make it onto the small screen.
So who is rushing out to see them all team up? This is not a team up I'd want to see. Dump Wonder Woman,Flash and Aquaman, and maybe it might be interesting. (or use the Smallville people and you might get more people to go see it.)
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9-20-2007 @ 6:36PM
LordPaul said...
I do like George Miller=Happy Feet although I think George Miller=Mad Max 1-3 might be a more optimistic description ;)
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9-20-2007 @ 7:01PM
Rich said...
Forget a live action movie...
Just keep making quality animated/CGI movies for this time. A live action movie will only tank especially if Christian Bale isn't going to be Batman.
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9-20-2007 @ 11:18PM
Zach Isso said...
Will I gets my Babe 3 or Mad Max 4 out of this? I betters, I betters.
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9-21-2007 @ 12:25PM
Taylor said...
This is a horrible idea! Especially when you have other actors in existing franchises that will not be involved in the project.
Just make Worlds Finest with Christian Bale and either Routh or Welling.
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9-21-2007 @ 3:52PM
jodyt_04 said...
this movie is going to be terrible. there will not be enough screen time for all the characters, and the movie will be a look at the special effects, but please pay no attention to whats happening (much like transformers). plus the obvious problem about bale and routh.
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9-21-2007 @ 7:32PM
Thad Garrison said...
Definitely not the kind of film to rush - way too complex. The studio is insane to greenlight a quickie version of this movie -- do they think people won't remember what superheroes are if they go one summer without them? Give me a break. Hopefully the strike ends quickly enough that this can get canceled.
Meanwhile -- no Wonder Woman movie STILL? I was just revisiting the ridiculous but beloved television series and, I've got to say, there is a TON of potential to make that comic book into a super-stylish franchise. The small-balls-and-no-brains Hollywood execs apparently can't think far enough outside of their proverbial box to do something with it.
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