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Go Tom. I hope they go that route.
Use the group from TV and add Wonder Woman and Batman.

If they do go with some of the super hero leads from Smallville, it would be a great way to reward the fans for the time they have invested in the show and DVDs.

Plus itmight even help the show to remain popular for future generations to come in syndication.
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Re: "Justice League of America", I'd like a live action film please

i don't want live action. it's too risky in the hands of a bad director. with mo-cap, you got a free reign on action and budget is not a concern. think like the giant monster scene in FF:Advent Children.... it would ROCK. with live action, budget means more non-cg scenes, which is always the kryptonite of comic book movies.


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i don't want live action. it's too risky in the hands of a bad director. with mo-cap, you got a free reign on action and budget is not a concern. think like the giant monster scene in FF:Advent Children.... it would ROCK. with live action, budget means more non-cg scenes, which is always the kryptonite of comic book movies.

George Miller is not the worst director in Hollywood, that honor goes to Uwe Boll, Tim Story, and that guy who directed the Resident Evil movies.
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Re: "Justice League of America", I'd like a live action film please

a justice leauge movie would be amazing
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Re: "Justice League of America", I'd like a live action film please

I hope it becomes reality. It would be great to see what they do with all those characters.
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Re: "Justice League of America", I'd like a live action film please

There are tons of new spoilers swimming around the comic book websites.


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members will include Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash (Wally), Green Lantern (Jon), Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter

members will be young (early in their careers) with the exception of the older, wiser MM

not an origin story -- League is already in existence when film opens



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cast possibilities: Laurence Fishburne for MM.

Tom Welling for Superman. (not Brandon because WB wants to distance Superman: Returns from this film).

Someone new for Batman (Bale wants to work only with Nolan).

Leo DiCaprio for Aquaman, if he's willing to lower his fee.

Bruce Willis for Lex Luthor.

Mel Gibson for Maxwell Lord. (!)

Scarlett Johansen for Talia Al-Ghul (!!)



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plot: Lord and Talia collaborate on creating OMACs to wipe out the heroes

They compete against Luthor, who has developed rival technology for the same purpose

White Martians threaten to invade Earth. They are on the run from an unknown foe.

Lord is a White Martian (gasp!) As is Martian Manhunter (spying on the JLA)

Wonder Woman discovers Lord's treachery and snaps his neck. She is publicly disgraced.

White Martians invade. Luthor gives his tech to JLA so they can repel the invasion

We discover who the White Martians are running from -- DARKSEID

Darkseid and his minions cause further troubles and KILL SUPERMAN

Wonder Woman realizes the error of her ways and asks the gods to take her life and bring Superman back.

Superman saves the day.

Ice cream with sprinkles for everybody



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early scenes have a lot of humor (presumably from the Giffen/Maguire "Bwa-ha-ha" era comics, as we see what the heroes do when they're not out in public saving the day

early action scenes show minor Justice League members getting taken out. Fun cameos (Blue Beetle? Booster Gold?) as a nod to the fans
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Re: "Justice League of America", I'd like a live action film please

sounds bad to me. Way too much plot for a 2 hour movie.


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Also, do we really need to see Luthor again? In any capacity?
The other big villian in that synopsis is great- That is definitely the 'size' of a villain something like this would need.

Also I would drop Bats entirely. I make the line-up comprised strictly of meta-humans, and just shift Batmans story duties to Manhunter (in terms of plot it would involve stealth and info retrieval and reasoned deductions etc)

Also, not a big fan of them being 'young'. Its unoriginal, its boring, its cliche.
Why not have them older and concerned on what will happen when they have to retire, who will replace them etc.? Has that been done before yet?

sorry to be cynical, but this looks to me like an invitation to get everything wrong in one fell swoop.
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Way too much plot for a 2 hour movie.

Yet, what is one of the most common criticisms of sfx-laden action movies?

Too many effects, NO PLOT!

I like my action movies with a lot of "stuff" in them. Nothing is worse than a thin plot stretched to the breaking point in order to fill time.
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Re: "Justice League of America", I'd like a live action film please

But too much plot means none of the plotlines or the characters get a chance to develop. The trick is to match the proper amount of plot with the proper amount of screen time.

Mo-Cap sounds like a fascinating idea to me, especially since they could get perfect voices like Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly for the characters.
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I think it would be a big mistake for WB to make this before Nolan and Bale are finished with their trilogy. I hope this doesn't screw up the plans for BATMAN BEGINS 3.
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I think it would be a big mistake for WB to make this before Nolan and Bale are finished with their trilogy. I hope this doesn't screw up the plans for BATMAN BEGINS 3.

It won't screw it up if The Dark Night is a hit in theaters. Other than that, I have no real problem if somebody else portrays Batman in a Justice League movie.

Personally, I wish WB would go ahead and greenlight Frank Miller's The Dark Night Returns with somebody older portraying Batman, beacause I felt that Batman Begins was not gritty enough.
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Re: "Justice League of America", I'd like a live action film please

For you Lenny...


Bring back John Doe! Or at least resolve the cliff-hanger with a 2hr movie or as an extra on a dvd release.

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[quote=todd s]For you Lenny...


Thanks for the picture!
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Another post by Robert Sanchez at www.iesb.net

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Re:Welling to be Superman in JLA movie? 2007/09/07 18:47
waiting for a call around noon, should hear something regards JLA/Supes/Welling today or by early next week. Welling's name came to me from a WB source, high up the food chain. alot of these guys are at the Toronto Film Festival and wont be back til next week.

Bring back John Doe! Or at least resolve the cliff-hanger with a 2hr movie or as an extra on a dvd release.

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Here is what Jeff from BATMAN ON FILM has to say about the prospects of a JLA movie. He has some pretty good sources at WB, including one of the executive producers on the Batman flicks:


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Some JL info I got...
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...looks like TMOS is more likely, from a few people I talked to. JL is NOT on WB's production schedule, that I know for sure. Singer finishes that WWII film in Germany soon and will have time to begin TMOS in the spring of '08 if WB greenlights it. More later....

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NOTHING set in stone, one way or the other. Apparantly, there's a faction at WB that wants JL, the other wants TMOS, with the former being a smaller group in the latter

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. From what I've heard, the script is almost done and Singer and company will be making their pitch very soon. We'll see....



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It certainly looks to be some sort of political battle over at WB between these two films is taking place.

I'll make no bones about it, I'd prefer that TMOS gets the greenlight for '09 with BATMAN 3 bowing in '11. THEN you can do that JL movie -- maybe even with Routh and Bale.

What bothers me here is that those -- not everyone -- that are behind JL, have it in for TMOS and don't care about sacrificing BATMAN just to "reboot" Superman via JL.
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Larry, the only people who know what is going is the execs at Warner. Not Jeff at Batman on Film or Robert from IESB.

I just hope Warner does it right.

Bring back John Doe! Or at least resolve the cliff-hanger with a 2hr movie or as an extra on a dvd release.

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Re: "Justice League of America", I'd like a live action film please

To add gasoline to the explosive wildfire known as JLA: UPDATE: 9/2 - Looks like you can score an early one for "Dirty" Sanchez as they appear to have announced casting directors for New York, Toronto, and, strangely enough, Vancouver, where incidentally, a certain actor films a Superman TV show. They've also posted script sides for some lesser roles in the film. To check the source, click on my sig link below.

On another note, I wonder if they will go off the JLA comic books and have Wonder Woman having a crush on Superman, or go the animated series route and have her having the hots for the Bat.
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Larry, the only people who know what is going is the execs at Warner. Not Jeff at Batman on Film or Robert from IESB.

I just hope Warner does it right.


You're probably right, but I do know that Jett has contacts with some hotshots at WB. If a JLA movie is gonna be made, I really wish they would wait until Nolan and Bale are done with Batman.
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Re: "Justice League of America", I'd like a live action film please

George Miller confirmed and it won't be motion captured but a heavy effects live action film! Superman sequel takes a backseat!!!

http://movies.ign.com/articles/821/821695p1.html


September 20, 2007 - After months of rumors online, George Miller has been confirmed as the director of Warner Bros.' planned live-action Justice League of America movie, which will go before cameras by early 2008.

Variety reports that JLA, "which is in the initial phases of casting, is a pre-strike priority for the studio, which needs a superhero tentpole in 2009." JLA will not be a motion-capture film as previously reported, but rather an effects heavy live-action film.

JLA has proven to be a complicated process for Warners given its already established Batman and Superman franchises. Variety confirmed that "the next installment in the Superman franchise has taken a backseat to Justice League in part because Warners is so keen on the Justice League script by Kieran and Michele Mulroney."

The JLA roster will reportedly include Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash and Aquaman. As for casting, Variety's sources informed them that Christian Bale and Brandon Routh probably won't be in the film as Batman and Superman, respectively.

There's still a very distinct possibility, however, that JLA could fall apart in the next few months. As Variety points out, "The project is so complicated -- and casting dependent -- that even those deeply involved in the project are holding their breath until production begins."

Live Free or DIE!!!!!

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I haven't seen Babe 2 or Happy Feet, but I'm pretty fond of the rest of George Miller's filmography from the Mad Max films through Lorenzo's Oil. The Mad Max flicks show he's got the chops to direct action. Color me cautiously optimistic.
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Very disappointed that this has to happen at the expense of the Superman Returns sequel. I thought Returns was an outstanding film, and I looked forward very much to its sequel. What does Bryan Singer have to say about this?
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Maybe Warner's hoping Bryan Singer will back out of the Superman sequel. I'm hoping because I was disappointed with Superman Returns.

Anyway, as for JLA, I don't mind if Tom Welling plays Superman but I sure hope they don't take anyone else from Smallville because I don't want it to be a Smallville movie!

Live Free or DIE!!!!!

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Very disappointed that this has to happen at the expense of the Superman Returns sequel. I thought Returns was an outstanding film, and I looked forward very much to its sequel. What does Bryan Singer have to say about this?

[Singer]Darn! Where am I now going to find $53.1 million to support my expensive cocaine habit?[/Singer]
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Very disappointed that this has to happen at the expense of the Superman Returns sequel. I thought Returns was an outstanding film, and I looked forward very much to its sequel. What does Bryan Singer have to say about this?
From the sound of things, it's not so much that JLA is replacing the SR sequel as it is pushing it back.

If negotiations can't be worked out between the Producer's Guild and the WGA by late next spring, the entire industry shuts down. Singer decided to slot two other films between SR and its sequel, which meant there was no way he could get the sequel in the can before the strike. By going with JLA, you've got an entirely different team that can focus on the project and fast track it into production by early next year.

The strike is also a key reason why Harry Potter 6 has already started shooting; with the labor laws they take a long time to shoot, and Warner Bros. wants to have it in the can before the strike.
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Victoria Hill is rumored to audition for Wonder Woman. She appeared in Xena so I guess she has experience with Amazons.

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George Miller is attached to direct. Nuff said. Ok well if he's credited with only Babe, then there is more to be said. The guy is a brilliant director.

The Mad Max trilogy, the 'terror at 20,000 feet' episode in Twilight Zone the movie. He knows action, suspense and drama.

Now 'nuff said.
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Interesting news regarding Biel as Wonder Woman in the JL movie.

http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2007/09/25/4524545-ca.html
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That's a firm 'meh' from me.


They could go for someone more exciting, can't think of who right now though. =/
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How about Laura Mennell for WW? She was on a recent episode of Flash Gordon, and also previously on The 4400. She's listed as 5'9", which is a little taller than Biel, though Biel is a "name" compared to a relative unknown.

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I got an idea..


What... about....











Rose McGowan!


Just saying it could work. And I'd accept her easier than Jessica Biel.
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