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Here's something for you Justice League fans to chew on, and wonder what might have been. Jason Reitman revealed on Howard Stern that he was offered the director's chair for Justice League Is Mortal, and turned it down. Let's hear from the man himself, thanks to Slashfilm:

"I had to sign something, they send me the script and it comes on this spy paper which cant be xeroxed. They have a time when I have to have the script back to them and the script is fine and I could be spending ... What am I going to do with Justice League of America? So, basically I'll make a movie that is not as good as X-Men, then I'll be the guy who made a movie not as good as X-Men." Later in the show, he revealed that he would have been given a budget of $150 million.

That may say volumes about the script -- I mean, not as good as X-Men? Ouch! But maybe Reitman was just admitting his own limitations, as he goes on to say that he likes making smaller films. "If I make another small movie, and it's really good, it performs well . . . Right now I'm thought of as a particular type of director. I've got an Oscar nomination. I've made two indie films that play film festivals that are considered thoughtful. I want to stay in that world, I like making those type of films."

You always have to admire a director who passes up a big paycheck to keep his credibility. He was an odd choice -- not really known for big action movies, is he? They probably had him confused with his dad -- or thought like father, like son.