Look Who's Auditioning for the 'Justice League' Movie
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We've already tossed out some more familiar names like Ryan Gosling, Tom Welling, Jennifer Connelly, Christian Bale and Brandon Routh, but it looks like Warner Bros. and director George Miller are beginning to head in another direction as far as casting goes on the much-hyped Justice League of America live-action movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Miller flew in from his home in Australia over the weekend to check out 35-40 young actors who were brought in to test for roles like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter. A lot of these folks are still somewhat familiar, just on a smaller teen-actor scale.
Among the fresh young faces invited to the table were Adam Brody, Joseph Cross, D.J. Cotrona, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Angarano, Teresa Palmer, Max Thierot and the rapper Common. Those of you following the Justice League flick on Cinematical might remember how we (along with our readers) put Common on the JLA wishlist (which you can see below) as Green Lantern. Perhaps folks from Warners were listening to our cries ... Apart from those already listed, it seems some kids from the cast of NBC's Friday Night Lights were also in attendance, including Minka Kelly, Adrianne Palicki and Scott Porter. Could our JLA cast be born out of this list? It's still too soon to tell, but Miller was itching to go in this direction because he wanted actors and actresses that could "grow into their roles over the course of several movies." That right there indicates Warners has plans in place for a lot more than one JLA film, not to mention they will most likely use these same folks for spin-off movies.
Personally, I feel this is the right way to go. While I still feel now is not a good time to rush out a JLA flick, I do think we need a fresh crop of faces to take on the roles. It's better that way, and there's less of a chance the film will hinder future stand alone Batman and Superman films. But what do you think of the direction they're heading in? Would you rather more well-known actors in the cast?
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10-15-2007 @ 11:49AM
James Jonas said...
I'm confused. Are they casting for Justice League or Teen Titans? I'm all for using relatively unknown actors, but this group seems just a little bit too young. Maybe because I associate just about all of them with some high school or teenage character. I don't know. Hope they go a little older with the casting.
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10-15-2007 @ 1:30PM
stephen said...
@James
i was thinking the same thing. i'd actually like to see most of these actors take on varius roles in a teen titans movie, but not JLA
adrian brody - dick grayson or tim drake
mary elizabeth winstead - starfire
adrianne palicki or teresa palmer - wonder girl (cassie sandsmark version)
michael angarano - kid devil
max thierot or joseph cross - impulse/kid flash/bart allen
minka kelly - donna troy
common, well he can certainly play john stewart aka green lantern
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10-15-2007 @ 2:37PM
Gina said...
There are so many teenage guys in "FNL" I always get the actors mixed up (maybe because I'm really just watching for Kyle Chandler!), so I don't know which one Scott Porter is. Minka Kelly looks like too much of a wispy little thing to play a superhero to me, but who knows, maybe she'll bulk up and surprise us all.
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10-15-2007 @ 9:57PM
jfarley said...
I will take personal credit for Common getting cast as John Stewart (since I had the first post for it on Cinematical) Good call Erik.
Now, let's round up the bandwagon for my revised choice for Superman. It came to me in the middle of the night after watching the excellent drama on AMC "Mad Men".
Jon Hamm (Don Draper) is the perfect Superman. First, he's a man's man. Solid, stoic, no nonsense and he already has experience hiding a 'secret identity'. Plus he absolutely looks the part. Watch the last couple of episodes and you'll agree.
Ok, Erik... what do you think? Post it and see what happens!
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10-16-2007 @ 6:55PM
morphs said...
Glad to see that I'm not the only one that thought that these auditions might be for Teen Titans.
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10-18-2007 @ 10:21AM
larry said...
Common is staying busy. I think this would be a great role for him. Thanks for the update.
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