Justice League Film Discussion

[lastk13]

What exactly would you like to see in a Justice League Film? In the wake of The Avengers, would you think it a good idea for the shared universe? How would you want the characters presented?

[Phantom Roxas]

At this point, I really couldn't care what they do with it. They've already announced that they're going to reboot Batman again, and they're considering a reboot of Green Lantern as well. The Dark Knight Rises isn't even out yet, so it's too soon to even mention a reboot. I actually liked Green Lantern, and the stinger could have done well for setting up a sequel, if not for Green Lantern 2, then for a Justice League film. Hopefully Man of Steel will have set up the Justice League film, but right now this just seems like DC trying to capitalize on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Kind of like DC trying to capitalize on Marvel having Northstar get married by throwing Obsidian's sexuality onto Alan and having him propose.

[FSUSpiderFan]

They really need to take their time and do it right. Follow the Avengers model with high quality actors, writers, and directors.

[Tabularasa]

I don't want 5 films and 5 years of build up to it. I want a straight up trilogy of Justice League films. They don't even have to be connected to other DC movies for me. How Marvel did The Avengers was cool, but I think they're really going to suffer now that everyone has seen Avengers, no one is really gonna want to wait 5-6 years for Avengers 2 and have to settle for solo films. Just give me The Justice League. I could care less about their solo films.

[jayce76]

A Darker & More Matured Themed Justice League Movie?




Thanks to the very recent success of Marvel Studio’s Box office explosion,“The Avengers”, there’s really no reason for Warner Bros. Studio not to finally get cracking on their own version of that little superhero team-up, the Justice League, as would probably be expected. With yesterday’s exciting news announcement that Warner Bros is indeed, moving forward on a “Justice League” movie project, rumors are finally starting to stir about what we can expect from this big live-action take on D.C.’s superhero team romp . .

Read More: http://cinemaroll.com/cinemarolling/darker-more-mature-justice-league-movie/#ixzz1z4RHPJvy

[lastk13]

I posted this on a Dc Fan group the other night and I thought that with the rumor of Wonder Woman hints in MoS, this would be relevant:

"I think if they go the Marvel route for a Justice League movie, they should introduce most of the characters and have Bats teased in quite a few films and we get a Batman movie that has him already established and keeping tabs on the heroes while kicking butt in Gotham--And they don't have to "Nick Fury" him per say, they could say "billionaire play boy Bruce Wayne has been blah blah blah" or "crime rates in Gotham City have dropped significantly since--" and the reporter could be Viki Vale. Oh and I want a Robin.

Not Robin Blake."

"


I wrote this rather late and I think I get my best ideas really late.

[Tabularasa]

I really hope the rumors of Wonder Woman in MoS are fake or it's just a mention of her and not her actually there in the film. If the rumors about JLA getting a film out by 2015 are correct, then they aren't going the Marvel route and they shouldn't. I don't think any of these characters really need origin stories. I'd rather them do a JLA film and then follow that up with solo films that don't need to go into the origins (We don't need another Batman Begins. That film was good because Burton never gave an origin, but I think ASM has proven audiences don't want another origin story) but reveal them through subtext.

It'll be really interesting to see what DC/WB does. They could either have a shared universe like Marvel, or have JLA have nothing to do with films like MoS which has a very Batman Begins/Nolan feel to it. Hopefully by the time we all see MoS, we'll have an idea of what WB is going to do. If there are cameos and references to other DC characters, we're gonna get a shared universe. If not, bank on JLA being in another universe.

I like the idea of Bruce Wayne just being mentioned or barely seen because I think he's the character everyone is going to be interested in how they reboot him, but I still don't think Robin could work on film. A 12 year old boy fighting along with a 30 something guy? Sorry, I just don't see it. And even when they aged up the character in Batman Forever, it just seemed weird that he would still be Batman's sidekick. Best bet would be to have Dick Grayson already aged and being Nightwing, although I doubt he would have anything to do with JLA. I think the way

Nolan did it was actually the best compromise. Instead of having just Dick Grayson or Tim or Jason, he combined all the characters into his own creation. Because honestly, neither of those 3 on their own are as interesting as Selina or Bruce or the Batman villains IMO. (And I'm a huge Tim fan) They would get lost in the film, but all 3 together made Robin John Blake a great character.

[lastk13]

As I am the biggest Robin fan, I would have to disagree. If they go the route I was thinking and having it as the final film before the big JLA movie, then they could have Nightwing, Oracle, and maybe Robin and Batman. What they would have to do is establish early on that this Batman can be grounded but still be a comic book film, such as TASM where you can relate to the characters but yet it was still a sci-fi story but still kept close together. It could be a story that has the Bat-Family being hunted by members of Batman's rouge's gallery such as Killer Croc, Two-Face, Deadshot, Deathstroke, Poison Ivy, and they could be sent by Ra's Al Ghul, Black Mask or The Riddler. They could have little exposition nods, but it could have the same feel as an Arkham Game.

Just a thought of a Cast (for the Bat-Family at least)

Bruce Wayne/Batman- Sam Witwer (34)
He's got the chin, good voice. Has the charm for Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson/Nightwing- Daniel Radcliffe (23)
Has a good American accent, looks the part. Has the feel of a former Robin.

Barbara Gordon/Oracle- Felicia Day (33)
Felicia Day has the perfect tone to a nerdy girl who knows her way around a computer and can kick butt in her prime.

Tim Drake/ Robin- Josh Hutcherson
His hair is a bit different but he has the chops, IMO

[FSUSpiderFan]

Yeah, I don't think we are going to get a extended Bat -Family in a movie any time soon.

I hope it is a shared universe. That is part of the thrill of it all. Yeah, we don't need redone origins of the heroes who have their own movies (Superman, Batman, and Green Lantern). I really would have liked ASM more if it had done like Incredible Hulk and shown the origin in the beginning credit sequence. I would like to see a well done origin movie of characters like Flash, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. Imagine how awesome the Whedon Wonder Woman movie would have been if it had actually happened. How cool would it be if there was a Teen Titans or Young Justice movie?

[lastk13]

As I am the biggest Robin fan, I would have to disagree. If they go the route I was thinking and having it as the final film before the big JLA movie, then they could have Nightwing, Oracle, and maybe Robin and Batman. What they would have to do is establish early on that this Batman can be grounded but still be a comic book film, such as TASM where you can relate to the characters but yet it was still a sci-fi story but still kept close together. It could be a story that has the Bat-Family being hunted by members of Batman's rouge's gallery such as Killer Croc, Two-Face, Deadshot, Deathstroke, Poison Ivy, and they could be sent by Ra's Al Ghul, Black Mask or The Riddler. They could have little exposition nods, but it could have the same feel as an Arkham Game.

Just a thought of a Cast (for the Bat-Family at least)

Bruce Wayne/Batman- Sam Witwer (34)
He's got the chin, good voice. Has the charm for Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson/Nightwing- Daniel Radcliffe (23)
Has a good American accent, looks the part. Has the feel of a former Robin.

Barbara Gordon/Oracle- Felicia Day (33)
Felicia Day has the perfect tone to a nerdy girl who knows her way around a computer and can kick butt in her prime.

Tim Drake/ Robin- Josh Hutcherson
His hair is a bit different but he has the chops, IMO

Hutcherson's 19 BTW

[Tabularasa]

I would LOVE a bat family movie done right. A lot of the times the extended family are more interesting characters to me than Bruce himself (in comics), and I do think that would be an interesting angle to take since only Batman & Robin really did it and it failed, but I doubt we'll see it. These movies have to center around Bruce and throwing in Robin, Nightwing, Oracle, and a villain(s) and supporting cast members like Alfred and co, it would just be too much. It would be like a mini JLA film and the story arcs would get lost with too many characters.

[FSUSpiderFan]

I would LOVE a bat family movie done right. A lot of the times the extended family are more interesting characters to me than Bruce himself (in comics), and I do think that would be an interesting angle to take since only Batman & Robin really did it and it failed, but I doubt we'll see it. These movies have to center around Bruce and throwing in Robin, Nightwing, Oracle, and a villain(s) and supporting cast members like Alfred and co, it would just be too much. It would be like a mini JLA film and the story arcs would get lost with too many characters.

It would take too much screen time to develop that many characters in a movie. Maybe if there were a Batman live action TV show....

[lastk13]

I would LOVE a bat family movie done right. A lot of the times the extended family are more interesting characters to me than Bruce himself (in comics), and I do think that would be an interesting angle to take since only Batman & Robin really did it and it failed, but I doubt we'll see it. These movies have to center around Bruce and throwing in Robin, Nightwing, Oracle, and a villain(s) and supporting cast members like Alfred and co, it would just be too much. It would be like a mini JLA film and the story arcs would get lost with too many characters.

It would take too much screen time to develop that many characters in a movie. Maybe if there were a Batman live action TV show....

If the rumors are true about the tv show set in The Avengers continuity, and if that show is successful, that may be a possibility.

[FSUSpiderFan]

I would LOVE a bat family movie done right. A lot of the times the extended family are more interesting characters to me than Bruce himself (in comics), and I do think that would be an interesting angle to take since only Batman & Robin really did it and it failed, but I doubt we'll see it. These movies have to center around Bruce and throwing in Robin, Nightwing, Oracle, and a villain(s) and supporting cast members like Alfred and co, it would just be too much. It would be like a mini JLA film and the story arcs would get lost with too many characters.

It would take too much screen time to develop that many characters in a movie. Maybe if there were a Batman live action TV show....

If the rumors are true about the tv show set in The Avengers continuity, and if that show is successful, that may be a possibility.

I have not heard those rumors.

[Tabularasa]

The rumors are that ABC and Disney are planning a live action TV series set in the world of Joss Whedon's Avengers but it would feature minor characters, not any of the main ones from the actual films. It would be a really neat way to get Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, etc. in there with maybe a cameo from Maria Hill or something like that, but right now it's gonna be in development hell.

And I doubt we'll see any kind of batman TV series anytime soon. WB wouldn't let Smallville use any of the big Batman characters and the idea of continuing the Nolan verse Batman with Karl Urban was also shut down as a TV idea. WB wants the big bucks in big films. I don't think they really care about doing a TV series.