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Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.
This is a rumor.
I want to make that clear.
Having said that, it’s a credible rumor, and one that seems to me to be worth passing along, especially while the entire geek nation is about to walk into a Warner Bros. presentation. You want something to ask them about?
Ask them about JLA.
We’ve heard that they are interested in making a JLA film, and we’ve heard that the JLA script is pretty far along in development.
How far? Far enough for a certain Warner exec to be reading it yesterday?
Greetings, insects...this is the SCARLET EYE.
As I was taking the Amtrak Surfliner down to San Diego for the 'Con yesterday, I happened to look across the aisle and spotted a gentleman reading a script. It was some sort of JUSTICE LEAGUE project. Live or animated, I do not know. Info in bold should be redacted, please:
[Someone’s identity removed for their own protection]
I know that Superman, Batman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Jon Stewart all appear in the script.
Maxwell Lord, OMAC, and someone named Talia (Al Ghul?) all appear. One of the OMACs is referred to as "Beta", so the story may involve the start of the OMAC project.
The SCARLET EYE has closed.
Fascinating. If this happens and we also get an AVENGERS movie in the next few years, that’s when we know that we’ve turned a corner into a new, more-complicated world of superhero movies. Like I said... fascinating.
Drew McWeeny, Los Angeles
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I'd love an announcement at comic-con!
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Good idea to not have Wonder Woman, eh? The tone better match Batman Begins... or it will stink. In fact, make this be the third Batman flick.
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Sounds like bullshit to me, he managed to get all that information from across the aisle? Very doubtful!
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I was almost first, never particularly interested in being first, but as this was one of the most interesting AICN stories (to me) that I've ever seen, would have been nice to be first. Had trouble logging in. Ahh, well.
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so this scarlet eye was able to get all this info without appearing like a tool by gawking at some dude across the aisle from him/her? I call shenanigans!
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...live JLA would be impossible!
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to see solo films for most of the line up first. That way we can avoid having to watch five or six origin stories...
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first. id be much more interested in that than a justice league movie....plus jl is such an unadulterated comic book idea, i dread to think of just how many things could go wrong with it in the translation. the whole movie could end up like the last act of spider-man 3 (which btw improves on repeat viewings...the first 1 hour and a half is pretty much perfect)
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and just get to the meat of whichever story they go with. Think that'll happen? Nope.
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...nothing else is acceptable
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Seriously.
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Ok, I don't usually rant, but modern-day fanboy terminology is really fucking pissing me off! So, back in the 80's, people decided that they really didn't like the name 'Ariel' so they decided to just call her 'Kitty Pride.' Then, Phoenix comes back from the dead, and since it really wasn't Phoenix after all, and since 'Marvel Girl' is too 60's, lets just call her Jean Grey. JEAN GREAY IS NOT A FUCKING SUPERHERO NAME YOU 'TARDS! Neither is Kitty Pryde or John FUCKING Stewart!!!! He is Green Lantern. If you don't want confuse people, call him the "John Stewart Green Lantern," or the "Politically Correct Green Lantern (You know, in the recent DC Vein of Firestorm, Blue Beetle, The Atom, Manhunter...if you are a white male in the DCU, you are in deep shit...,) the "Big Pimpin' Green Lantern" or "Soul Train G.L..”don't give a fuck what you call him, but don't use his fucking name when you are talking about his character. Imagine, "Look, up in the sky, its a bird, its a plane, its Clark Kent!!!!!!!!" Fucking Geeks....
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...is if they cast/recast every part with unknowns - including Superman and Batman - since that's the only way they could keep costs down. In other words, this is never going to happen. Ditto The Avengers.
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I hope you mean in the context of JL, where they uneasily share the top spot. Because if you mean a one-on-one movie, I don't think that would be very good.
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The the Batman v. Superman thing is retarded. It's a Silver Age idea, with its retarded and CONTRIVED McGuffin used to get these two men of mutual respect and begrudging friendship to fight. Batman would NEVER get married, so that script's idea of him wanting to kill the Joker because he killed her is RETARDED. He didn't kill the Joker for killing Jason Todd, and he and Superman didn't have to fight because of it. Superman talked to his friend. They talked, and Clark talked Bruce off of that ledge, because at the end of the day, "Batman is just a man who doesn't want to see anyone die." Now, a JLA movie with Singer's Superman, Nolan's Batman, Hal Jordan Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, and Wally West Flash would kick ass. And from that movie, you could launch a Green Lantern Corps movie, an Aquaman movie, a Wonder Woman movie (as the current one is floundering), and a Flash movie (because I hope to GOD that the current one with the current sucky director dies a quick death). But give up the Batman vs. Superman idea. It's tired and not true to the characters.
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... Is Jon Stewart a Superhero or a recurring character playing the host of the Daily Show or what? It seems, coming from a non-superhero-comic-reader, that Jon Stewart would be in the Justice League. I mean he's awesome and all, but in a different way as Batman is awesome.Before anyone flames me for not reading comics, as they are a valid art form, I do read them, just more stuff like Preacher and Y the Last Man.
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It's almost 2pm in the UK and I have to get SOME work done today.
Indy, Trek, Simpsons, Lost and now THIS!
Like I already said, this place is better than porn today.
Nice work.
Now if you can just get some pics of the new Indy action figs up... -
hope its live action...
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I concur. Can we leave all the fun stuff until the weekend. I HAVE TO GET SOME WORK DONE.
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Everyone knows Superman and Batman, Wonder Woman's an Amazon princess ambassador to Earth, Aquaman's king of Atlantis, the Flash is a guy who can run really fast. They can all be introduced quickly and easily if they credit the audience with some intelligence. My JLA movie would be a New Frontier type riff with the origin of Green Lantern, and perhaps introducing Martian Manhunter if the plot is an extra-terrestrial threat.
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...this is what life is all about...fuck, does that sound sad!...who cares! Like i said before...ComicCon 2008...the brits are coming! screw the airfare!
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...this (if it happens) being a Smallville spin-off. dont think the big boys (movie version Superman and the Bat)are gonna want to share the screen time so I could see this happening as a TV spin off.
also singers Superman (apart from a minor Gotham reference) doesnt seem to live in a world of superheroes (which was gutting) but thats one of Smallvilles greatest strengths! - plus they are already establishing the whole JLA thing... -
Iw with you. CC 2008 here I come. My girlfriend is always saying that she wants to go to California. I think we'll have to go next year and I can 'surprise' her with tickets to CC.
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and vice versa.
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Who is he playing?
Sarcastic Jewman? -
Unless it's a Superman or Batman solo movie or something based on an Alan Moore project, they can't make it happen. Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Shazam and now Justice League...All potentially great movies that ultimately go nowhere.
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...nice trip to san diego, check out the zoo...cough...and the comic book convention...and the beaches, do some shopping...for action figures!
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script that was floating around in the late 90's was very much schumacher batman versus chris reeve-style superman. it got a little silly, but i still agree with wolfgang petersen...it would be a cool idea. its simple....all ya got to do is have clark kent investigate something going on in gotham. maybe hes after a scoop on wayne. badabing badaboom. routh versus bale would be awesome.
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but despite its cloned joker etc etc there were some cool moments in it. get singer and nolan to direct their respective parts. it would fucking rule.
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fuck it get maguire in there too as spider-man acting as a go between. you got the largest grossing movie of all time right there.
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Are you folks crazy? Do you all really believe these are grat MOVIE concepts? Serious? A bunch of colored-costumed people flying around in live action? C´MON PEOPLE. Batman only works on the screen ALONE. So as Kal El. WONDER WOMAN?! How could THAT work for God´s sake? Oh man...
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Enough said.
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all im saying is that for a justice league movie to work, every hero would have to have their own movie first, and the same actor returning for the ensemble. i dont actually like justice league...ive never even fucking watched it or read it, so i dont know why im on here :P
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...it would create a much more complicated yet ultimately more gratifying movie experience. Its nearly 2010 people...time to step up a gear.
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...sorry, missed out the r in your name, Moriarty...just shows what a newbie i am!...oh the shame, i'll get me coat!
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Sweeny, Simpsons, Indiana, JLA, Monster movie like Godzillia from J.J., Spock is cast, Watchmen is cast, Sensory overload! Can't take much more of this.
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I've watched the teasers, there's two now, like fifty times now. O.K. maybe not that many, but quite a few. OVERLOAD! TOO MUCH COOL STUFF!
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got away with it! btw, why is it we're only just getting smallville 6 in the UK when 7 starts in US in September. Thats messed up! Is there a JLA theme in 6? as in joining forces with more super powered allies...thats what i heard. Shit, its wierd being a whole year behind!
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takes the train? What's next, Jeffrey Katzenberg on a Greyhound?
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I hope the bosses dont block it soon because then I would have to get some work done.
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That this movie will never see the light of day...sort of like the inside of my wife's ass. There are a lot of moving parts to this, and someone will grind it to a halt with a monkey wrench. Oh but to dream...the JLA, a bad ass batman, a love sick pussy superman, green latern....give them an alien invasion, lex, Mr. Sinister and a spaceship and I will buy the poster, soundtrack and see it 10 times.
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I just can't see it happening. There's STILL too much cash to be made from the multiple franchise films to gamble all of them on one enseble piece, unless the execs are SERIOUSLY worried about the Watchmen film and want something to combat that. Otherwise, it'll just be more animated series over-stylized dreck.
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Being PC sucks ass. I'd rather have Guy or Crystallax for the quintessential GL than John Stewart.
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It would cost too much, and Hollywood has had too many bombs as it is. Just enjoy the animated stuff and leave well enough alone.
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with their live action franchise.
And put wonder woman in there! jeez.
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with Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman? Twas as shiite as the day is long?
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Batman and Superman have had their inroductory movies, Routh isn't doing anything else right now, at least to my knowledge so it shouldn't be hard to get him back, Bale could do an extended cameo as Bats was never a full time member of JLA anyways, promise him just a couple of weeks of work, like 2 or 3 and there you go. We don't need introductions or origins for the following char.: Wonder Woman (if they decide to go with her), Flash, Aquaman. Those are all char that while not as well known as Bats or Supes don't need introductions, espically Flash and Aquaman a shot of flash running fast, a shot of Aquaman swimming through the water and there you go. And if they do an alien invasion story you can do breif introductions to either/or Jonn Jonz or The Green Latern (whichever one). Do some throw away lines/running gags like "Batman, nice to meet you" "So you're the Flash, I've heard about you" etc, have GL come down do a typical GL intro "I am the Green Latern defnder of Earth" blah blah balhhere's how you set it up first 45 minutes or soext shot, night, Gotham: Batman is crouching on a garagoyle looking over the city, he sees someone running, he ziplines or swings or whatever down, a petty criminal from all apperances but he was actually stealing a conisior that clearly says Wayne labsscene 2 Wayne Manor, Bruce and Alfred are working on something, recieve a message from Lucius Fox, Wayne Labs and Star Labs have been working togather on a new protype spaceship or fuel or something, Bruce turns to Alfred "looks like we're going to Metropolis"scene 3 Metropolis: Lois comes over to Clark with information the Wayne is coming to Metorpolis, Perry wants them on it, blah blah blahcut to Star labs, Clark and Lois are there with other reporters, Lois is being annoying trying to catch Bruce's attention, there's an attack, Bruce and Clark run off, Supes and Bats appear a little banter "what are you doing here" "investigating this" however the ailen attack is too much, supes to Bats "we're going to need help" Bats to supes "you get the help, I'm going to investigate this showing the canister and some alien spaceships they destroyed, Bats goes off to play dective, Supes goes recuits, there's another battle with Supes, Flash, Aquaman, WW but again butts are kicked because of lack of teamwork, GL comes down last minute and saves them, Flash is like "who is this a little banter, GL goes through a GL speech explaining who he is blah blah blahan explantion of an ailen threat (or if you go with Jonn jonez this can be done telpathically with scenes of the ailen homeworld) Batman shows up confimrs what GL just said, and he's figured out what can stop them. Big ailen fight, Bats in the Batwing shooting down spacecraft, supes on ground, land sea, GL whipping out crap from his ring, wonder woman punching stuff, Flashy running around, Aquamna I don't know have burts of water shooting out from the ocean busting crap up, short circuting ailens, there you go JLA movie
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Weren't they doing a JLA movie instead of a Superman sequel? Technically, JLA focusing more on Superman...
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This is a mistake, Warner Bros. The worlds you've built for your heroes, specifically Batman and Superman, do not allow for crossovers. They just don't make sense in that environment. Now, if you want to make a Green Lantern or Flash flick that leave themselves a little more open, that's fine, but please---don't put Superman and Batman in this film. The JLA has worked without them before, and they're better off on their own in the movies.
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So what Bloo wants is the first episodes of the JLA cartoon on film? Obviously not a bad idea...oh, if any of you don't like JLA, just watch the cartoons, and you'll change your mind.
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X-men > JLA, New Warriors > JLA, Thunderbolts > JLA, Defenders > JLA, Alpha Flight > JLA...but JLA > Fantastic Four, if Tim Story has anything to do with it.
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I was thrown off wondering why the hell Jon Stewart was in the script, but I'm getting from some of the other posts that he is a character out of DC comics. THat makes WAY more sense!
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I feel like Watchmen will mark that turning point. There are so many comic movies now that we're starting to get sick of them in a way. But they're about to get more interesting with the next breed of comic-films.
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A Justice League movie has to have Superman and Batman (hopefully Wonder Woman too) in it. But why does everyone feel that it must be Routh and Bale in the roles. I am not saying that they are not good or that we shouldn't see more Superman and Batman movies with them. But the Superman movie wasn't bound to any of Smallville's continuity, Why should the JLA movie be bound to the continuity of these other films? Why not have completely different actors in the JLA movie?
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as Superman and Batman in the JLA movie (Which I am not opposed to) There really is no need to HAVE to include all the baggage (continutiy, etc) form those other films.
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How do we know he's an exec? How do we know which heroes and villians are in it? How the hell does he get all of this information from just sitting across from the guy in a fucking Amtrak?
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Not the current line up.Set it in a future where they already know and have exsisting relationships with each other. Let the casting suggestions begin, for an older Batman, I say go back to Keaton,Kilmer or Clooney. All of those guys were right for the part (maybe Keaton is a stretch) just in bad movies. As for an older Supes, well thats a tough one,Cage has always wanted that role but I'm thinking outside the box a little.....Travolta was mentioned when the Batman vs Superman pic was talked about,if we're going with an aged Superman I think he could do it. Add Christian Slater as the older Flash and Wahlberg as Green Lantern and you've got a JLU that i'd watch. The problem with JLU movie is if there are too many heroes you'll have kind of an overload. Maybe this would be a huge Mini Series for CW,they don't make those anymore....miniseries that is, Of course HBO or Showtime would do it bigger and then they get the premium channel money, I'm rambling now.
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as a TV series? Jus' sayin'...
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Seriously. This would be a major coup for you--and you'd trump Marvel Studios. Do it; it'll be a huge hit.
Brandon and Bale have *got* to be in Superman & Batman, though. Otherwise, the shared universe feel won't be there.
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I would love to see a super hero project on the same scale as Lord of the Rings. Pick an existing Story arc or make up a new on. The medium lends it self so well to big projects. Just don't Fuck it up.
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Well, i guess, you weren't meaning Jon Stewart:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Stewart
but instead:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stewart_%28comics%29
who is one Member of the Green Lantern Corps, so to put it simply: Green Lantern!
Well, i would like this probably a bit more than an Avengers-Movie, since i got more knowlege about the Justice League, than on the Avengers grouping.(nothing of Avengers have aired in Germany, but JLU did) -
I was basically using the JLA cartoon as an template, subbing Aquaman (because he was mentioned in thea rticle) for Hawkgirl. I would cut out the whole ailen's taking over the military aspect of the JLA cartoon, maybe cut to some scenes of Bats investigating, but I think it would be a decent introduction, and of course expand on Supes searching for the other heros instead of them all just kinda stumbling togather if I remember from the JLA cartoon correctly.
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Great name buddy
But as for your post, Kitty was Shadowcat after Ariel no? -
WB, get Jackson.
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Kyle Rayner- when I started reading the book I could relate more to him that Hal, since he seems more like an older father figure. I think the guy gets a bum rap and if they were to do a movie(snowballs chance in hell) I would hope they use him....next up on the talkback....70 fanboys screaming Kyle sucked ass.
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I would like to see a "Death of Superman" trilogy. Just minus any gay superman. Part 1. "Doomsday" 2. "Reign of the Supermen" 3. "The Return of Superman" Strat the whole thing off with Lois and Clark walking out of a movie theater with "Superman Returns" on the marquee. Clark say to Lois "Do people really think I'm gay" and just like that Superman is rebooted to a better story.
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http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=15813
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... But this link to a photo of "the Joker" and Maggie Gyllenhal as Rachel Dawes still works: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=22853 I'm NOT impressed! Seems they're going with the "Joker's just a guy with a scar wearing makeup idea"... which is lame because that's NOT the Joker, it's just a crook with either gender identity issues or a die-hard Cure fan. Didn't take Nolan long to pull a Raimi, did it?
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...http://video.whysoserious.com/TDK_Teaser_HD_Medium_bV78g1K.mov ...Looks like ass!
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thank you for letting me know how shitty this movie already is. I can save my money for something else now. Care to share your thoughts on the JLA? Should I bother with this one, or does the script already seem too commercial?
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The third being a Batman/Superman crossover ala Worlds Finest?
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Superman,Batman,Wonder Woman,Flash,Hawkman,Green Lantern(Hal Jordan),Zantanna,Martian Manhunter,Atom. Would be a hell of a casting session and a ton a money.
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Okay, fuck current JLA which would never work without Batman and Superman. And the odds of them getting Routh and Bale into a JLA movie is slim to none. So let's do a futuristic Kingdom Come JLA movie. This is fucking perfect! Paul Newman can be the broken Bruce Wayne. Superman wouldn't have to be the same age as Paul Newman Bruce Wayne, because while he is noticably older with some gray, he doesn't age at the same rate as human, so I say get someone like Alec Baldwin to don the cape (get his ass into shape first). Lucy Lawless can be Wonder Woman (she's younger because she doesn't age). Robert Redford can be Alan Scott. The Rock can be the grown-up Billy Batson / Crazy Captain Marvel. In a twist, Michael Keaton can be the 50 year-old Dick Grayson / Red Robin. And Liv Tyler can be his hot-ass daughter, Nightstar.
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Certainly there are property right issues because Marvel and to a lesser extent DC have pimped-out their characters to more different production houses/studios than even exist (anymore).
as much as I would like to see certain team up story arcs, get real. these movies are not going to produce a more complicated super hero world.
I guess I can see how you might think that simply because of the necessity to maintain continuity. but I should also point out that there really isn't any continuity in the comics themselves (except for crossover arcs). and I would expect FAR less time dedicated to character development for a team of superheroes than for one hero and one or two villains. so it's exciting but also scary. -
Kingdom Come would make a bad ass movie. But they would never make it. Some idiot at the studio would think that audiences don't want to see an old Superman and Batman.
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Make it so.
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Snipes, Norris. That......Would be TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION. Round off the cast with Dolph Lundgren, Bill Duke and Lou Diamond Phillips.
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Favreau is already ruining IRON MAN by making it an ULTIMATE film with Sam Jackson as Nick Fury.
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Because in the new Animated film project has nothing to do with OMAC, and Hal Jordan ( Voice by David Boreanaz) is in it! there is no Jon stewart in the new animated JLA Film! the live action film will ROCK!!
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they could make talia get revenge for what happens in Begins for her dad! Omac is cool, but sorry i gotta see Joker lex and braniac in this film ALL THREE Of them! To make it worth the Price of ADMISSION FOR ME!!
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nuff said
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In live action is a must, seriously, look at the guy!
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