There was an attempt to make a Justice League of America movie a few years back with Mad Max’s George Miller at the Helm. Jay Baruchel, who was going to play Maxwell Lord in the film, recently spoke about the failed attempt to get the film started.
I’ll just say this, if we had been able to make the movie that we had gone down [to Australia] to rehearse, if you had seen the production art I’d seen… it would’ve been the coolest thing ever. It would have been the neatest vision of Batman and the coolest vision of Superman you’ve ever seen. It would have been dark and fairly brutal and quite gory and just f**king epic.
What was the problem?
The problem was that, had it gone to production, it would have been the single most expensive movie in the history of movies. Sometimes people are reticent to spend upwards of $300 million. It was a fun two weeks in Sydney and I got to hang out with one of my idols, George Miller.
With Harry Potter coming to an end Warner Bros are pinning their hopes on the DC superheroes. Ryan Reynolds is busy filming Green Lantern, Christopher Nolan’s third Batman film is slowly getting it together and a new Superman movie may be in the works.
CBM now have a rumour that the studio are also looking into doing a Justice League movie again.
A Justice League of America film has been given the tentative green light by Warner Bros. Though the film is still in it’s very, very early stages (no script has been officially worked on, but the basic plot is outlined), actors are quietly being pursued to test for the roles. The big surprise is the current team roster: Green Lantern, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter. That’s right, folks, no Superman or Batman; at least not yet. The film will be used to introduce Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter to general audiences. Both Green Lantern and The Flash movies would have already been released in theaters, so there would be no need to delve into their origins. Either Superman or Batman, or both, could eventually make their way into the script; though at this time the studio is slowly moving forward without their inclusion. Several comics series, including the team’s first outing in The Brave and the Bold, have worked quite well without Batman and Superman as a part of the initial team.
Again I stress that this is very much a rumour. If true who would you want to see play the rest of the League?
