Justice League of America movie re-ignited!

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Oct 24, 2007

Old news now...


British actor Rupert Evans has reportedly been cast as Superman in Warner Bros.' live-action Justice League of America movie. Evans, 30, is best known for his role as "John Myers" in Hellboy.

According to a scooper for DarkHorizons.com, "About three weeks ago some casting sessions took place in London's SoHo area for a movie called Justice League. ... Anyway after going through a whole bunch of British actors, I heard today that one of them has been cast as Superman. Anyway, the guy everyone is talking about is called Rupert Evans."

According to the IMDB, Evans stands at only 5'10", which would make him a rather short Man of Steel. Ain't It Cool News reports that they've heard Evans was "beefing up" for a role in JLA and adds that "Evans stepped up to give a very good reading as Superman when auditioning for Bryan Singer's Superman Returns."

In other JLA news, Movieblog.UGO.com reports that the Flash in the movie will be Barry Allen rather than Wally West. They also reveal that Allen's wife Iris will be in the film, as well as Batman's faithful butler Alfred Pennyworth. UGO claims that 14 pages of "leaked" script pages that recently surfaced online are bogus and offer their own information on what happens in the first act. The plot to JLA will reportedly borrow from the Brother Eye satellite storyline employed in Greg Rucka's six-issue limited series The OMAC Project.

According to UGO, "Will you get to see plenty of superhero fights? Sure including battles between OMAC robots and League members. The ending is pretty eventful and what goes down has major ramifications on the lives of at least two Leaguers. I'm pretty sure that some of the fanbase of one particular JLA superhero is going to be angry over what happens at the conclusion of the story regarding a heavy decision that the superhero(ine) has to make that comes as a suggestion from one of the film's villains. Yes, I did say villains, plural."


October 29. 2007

Just days after Teresa Palmer was reportedly cast to play Wonder Woman in the upcoming Justice League of America movie comes word that another Aussie actress is under consideration for the role.

We can now add Perth-born model-actress Megan Gale to the list of Wonder-ful candidates, which includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Minka Kelly and Adrianne Palicki.

The Daily Telegraph reports that Gale, 31, is "short-listed" for the role of Wonder Woman in JLA. "Certainly Gale has been spotted paying visits to Fox Studios in recent weeks, which is where the George Miller-directed film will be shot," the paper claims, adding, "An announcement on the Wonder Woman role is expected next Tuesday."

Megan Gale's only has two film credits listed at IMDB.com. Besides the Italian comedy Stregati dalla luna, Gale's only other credit is a small role as "Dr. Orbit's Secretary" in 2005's Stealth, which co-starred Jessica Biel.

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Of course, interspersed rumors of a Flash spinoff and a Green Lantern spinoff from the JLA movie have surfaced. If they go beyond the rumors stage, I will confirm it in this thread.

The Flash spinoff is almost set to roll, according to IESB.net. But who knows? I dont...yet.

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Gonna be kinda goofy if Bale, Routh and Caine aren't in it. But whatever, I'll go see it anyway.

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Latest updates...


November 17, 2007

The cast of Warner Bros.' live-action Justice League of America movie is expected to be unveiled next week, but new reports claim to reveal several actors who have been cast in the George Miller-directed project.

According to both Ain't It Cool News and IESB.net, previously reported contenders Adam Brody (The O.C.), Common (American Gangster), Teresa Palmer (Wolf Creek) and Scott Porter (TV's Friday Night Lights) have won roles in the film.

Brody is said to be playing Wally West, a.k.a. The Flash, opposite Common as John Stewart, the Green Lantern.

IESB says that, contrary to earlier reports, Palmer is not going to play Wonder Woman but rather one of the film's villains, Talia Al Ghul. Talia is the daughter of Ra's Al Ghul, portrayed by Liam Neeson in Batman Begins.

AICN claims Porter might be playing Superman, but IESB counters by saying, "our sources are telling us that he was up for the role of The Flash against Adam Brody and obviously Brody won out, we've heard nothing about him being cast as Superman."

Barry Allen, the original Flash, is reportedly in the movie. Might Porter have been cast as him instead of Wally West? Or perhaps he's playing Batman? We'll know soon enough.

AICN's source also adds that "Michael Gough might be appearing as Alfred." Gough played Batman's faithful butler in the Tim Burton-Joel Schumacher Bat-films.


November 20, 2007

Rumor has it that Warner Bros. might finally and officially announce the cast of its live-action Justice League of America movie as early as tomorrow.

Moviehole.net claims "the cast is a lock as of today." (One reported cast member is unknown actor Armie Hammer, who is said to be playing Batman. According to IMDB.com, Armie Hammer, who is no relation to Navie Wrench, is actually the great-grandson of industrialist Armand Hammer. Holy baking soda, Batman! The 6'5", 21 year-old Hammer's possible casting was first reported by Batman-on-Film.com.)

Moviehole also disputes a recent story in The Hollywood Reporter that said production might be delayed due to the ongoing Writers Guild strike. According to Moviehole, "the film is still definitely on track."

CinemaBlend.com, however, counters that, citing a source who claims the JLA filmmakers "don't have a finished script and can't work on it until the strike is over, and there's no studio space at Fox Sydney... so maybe one of these productions will have to move to Docklands studios Melbourne (but The Pacific is taking up all the stages there) or Warner Bros Studios on the Gold Coast."

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Confirmed Casting for Batman, Wonder Woman and Iris Allen


Justice League casting confirmations from the studio, although vehemently rumored to be announced soon, have been slow coming. IESB has been able to confirm the casting of Adam Brody, Teresa Palmer and Common through various sources and we’ve got one more to add to the list today.

Armie Hammer.

I know what you’re thinking, “WHO?”

Armie Hammer, short for Armand Hammer not to be confused with Arm & Hammer the popular “do-everything” household agent. But yes, Armie Hammer has joined the cast as none other than the Dark Knight himself, Batman.

Clocking in at 6 foot 5 inches tall, Hammer certainly has the stature for the role, plus as an added bonus he’s an amateur magician…I kid you not.

Plus what else do the roles of “Abercrombie Boy” and “Male Prefect” prepare you for besides one of the greatest superheroes of all time? He may look the part and have the right statue, but the guy is only 21 years old! What’s with that?

If you’re not familiar with Hammer, you’re not alone – he’s only appeared in a few things, and even then you’d have to pause his scenes to spot him. He had a blink-and-you’ll-miss-him part in the Alison Lohman starring remake of “Flicka” and apparently played a role in an episode of “Veronica Mars”. All I can say is… he must have a darn good agent, and an aggressive one of that. How else would he have gotten the part?

Yes, Wonder Woman has been cast, Megan Gale is going to play Princess Diana (and NOT Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but is she the right choice for a role model to young girls everywhere?

It’s pretty much common knowledge that the supermodel snagged the invisible jet. Interestingly enough, Gale is 31, a whole ten years older than the guy they’ve just cast as Batman… seem a little off to you, too? Besides modelling, Gale is most famous for her long running feud with fellow model, Jennifer Hawkins, over in Australia.

And the last part? Zoe Kazan’s been rumoured for a couple of weeks now as Iris Allen, other half of Barry Allen/The Flash. A chat to Zoe yesterday confirmed the news. But she isn’t able to say anything more than that at this stage. If you’ve seen the recent “Fracture” with Tony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling, she’s the lass who played Mona.


So there you got your superheroes, folks...

Adam Brody - The Flash

Common - Green Lantern

Armie Hammer - Batman

Megan Gale - Wonder Woman

Teresa Palmer - Talia Al Ghul

Zoe Kazan - Iris Allen


And that leaves Superman's casting. Well, your guess is as good as mine so...feel free to go right ahead.:rolleyes:

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I don't think a live-action JLA movie would work. As an animated film, hell yeah. I'm all over it. But, putting it as live-action might make it lackluster, since a lot of the actors are going to be looking for screen time. And, too many big superhero names in one movie might draw out an audience, but fans are going to get pissed when Superman and Batman get more screen time than The Green Lantern. At least I'll be pissed. I mean, Superman and Batman have their own movies, yet Green Lantern has none. Don't hog the screen, and let GL bask in some of the glory. I'm critizing the film, yet I haven't seen it. :p Oh, and not casting Brandon Routh as the big S and Christian Bale as the big B is, in my opinion, a good choice since I don't think they fit either role correctly (though Routh looks an awful lot like Reeves). But, from a marketing standpoint, it's going to thow the audience off, and most likely piss off many.

As for Superman Returns II, it''l have to get me really excited near press time for me to see it. I wasn't a big fan of the Return. I thought Routh was the wrong choice. Sure, he looks a lot like Reeves, but I didn't his acting was good. The direction by Bryan Singer was great, but the movie itself was lackluster. It was like a beatiful mess. The sequel can get my attention, since The Dark Knight is getting my attention, even though I didn't like Batman Begins. Good luck to you SR 2.

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And that leaves Superman's casting. Well, your guess is as good as mine so...feel free to go right ahead.:rolleyes:

Apparently, some guy named Scott Porter, whose also in the Prom Night remake.

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Feb 26, 2008

Now that the writers strike has been resolved, Warner Bros. is pushing ahead with its plans to make "Justice League" in time for a 2009 debut.

Warners tried to get "Justice League" into production earlier, but put it on indefinite hold in January, allowing the cast options to expire. At the time, the studio said it didn't want to move ahead until the scribes had another shot at the script.

Scribes Kieran and Michele Mulroney are busy polishing up the script, which is expected back at the studio in several weeks, and the cast has been advised to keep training for their superhero roles.

Director George Miller is in pre-production in Australia.

Adam Brody, cast as the Flash, is the biggest star in the superhero lineup. Rapper Common nabbed the Green Lantern role; other roles went to lesser-known thesps such as Armie Hammer Jr. (Batman) and Megan Gale (Wonder Woman).

"Justice League," based on a DC Comic, is a huge priority for the studio and considered a launching pad for future superhero projects down the line.

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I'll check it out but in my mind it doesn't really seem like it's going to be all that good. I agree with YJ it would have worked amazingly as an animated feature but live action I don't think will be so great.

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April 19, 2008


A bunch of fellow webmasters had to chance to interview uber-producer Joel Silver at the Long Beach Speedway for the junket of "Speed Racer" this week.

Naturally, the site captains hit Silver with questions about his upcoming projects.

Though Silver remained tight-lipped on his long-gestating "Wonder Woman" movie (he did tell IESB however that Matthew Jennison and Brent Strickland, the guys behind the Wonder Woman Spec script that Silver snapped up a year or so ago, are working on a script for it - albeit not one set in WWII, like their spec was - and hinted that the Wachowski's might somehow be involved in the film; apparently Larry Wachowski has a terrific idea for the opening, one which Silver wouldn't reveal), he did let slip some interesting news about the terminally-troubled "Justice League" movie.

According to Silver - who isn't involved in the film, but does work for the same crowd, Warner Bros, so he probably would be privy to such info - the film has been put on ice.

Says CHUD, ''I briefly cornered producer Joel Silver to ask him how the Justice League movie would affect Wonder Woman. The answer: it won't. According to Silver, who would be in the know, Justice League has been 'tabled.''

That doesn't mean the cast and crew of the film have been seated at a restaurant, nor does it mean they've been coded into tables for a web page, it actually means the film is 'off' for the time being.

With all the troubles they've had trying to get thing up - and now, with director George Miller having to fight to get Australian tax credits to film it in Sydney - it is not surprising that it's gone belly-up.

It needed to be put back in the oven to cook for a while longer.

When the film does get up, Silver said, it'll likely be without any of the currently attached cast members (Common as Green Lantern, Adam Brody as The Flash, Megan Gale as Wonder Woman, Teresa Palmer as Talia Al Ghul).

Hopefully it will be up and running sometime...with better stars...


Sorry JLA fans.