So there’s you’re Justice League line-up, according to the superhero scoopers at Latino Review.
It’s taken the studio some time since the discovery of this supposedly long-in-development project to finalize the roster of the Justice League of America, as it will appear in their film Justice League. It seems the story will feature a core group of five heroes, all the most recognizable of the Super Friends: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and Green Lantern.
The real meat here is the decision to limit any other characters to small cameos or set-up supporting roles that would be expanded in the sequel. Apparently Martian Manhunter and Aquaman land as candidates in that category, with Hawkman a distant possibility. I assume the director –a role the studio still has to fill– would have to come in with a real passion for the latter for him to make it into the film.
This is pretty much all as one might expect, and I agree with El Mayimbe over at LR that the cosmic nature of their foe Darkside and the peril to earth suggests that the League will ultimately benefit more from Martian Manhunter’s involvement. Also, he’s not a laughingstock character, so there’s that too. Aquaman will get an overly badass introduction in one of these movies someday, but the first time out probably won’t be the place.
So let loose your thoughts on this roster, casting ideas, and who you feel would be the best character to fill the cameo spot…
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Is it too much to hope for Black Lightning and Apache Chief?
Renn Brown, I do this this Justice League Line up is…Awesome! My preference for the…other two cameos are…Green Arrow and Black Canary! Darkseid is fine, but not one of my favorite villains. That would be…The Legion Of DOOM! Doing a Justice League film without The Dark Knight would be…Batty. The team would be less…Super…Man, without Kal-El. They would not be as full of…Wonder, without that Amazonian…Woman…Diana! Without Barry Allen, they would be a…Flash, in the pan. Finally, without the…Lantern, they would not make as many…Greenbacks!
Throw in Samurai and El Dorado and you have the team Darkseid casually massacres to prove how dangerous he is in the opening.
I love the Green Arrow but then again I love Hawkeye and the Avengers didn’t really do much with him. I would love to see the Question, but on cosmic scale he just doesn’t fit in. Seems like the best plan of action is to go as small as possible. Five is a prime number and those five should start the franchise off. Save Acquaman, Hawk-Man, Green Arrow for down the road.
Luckily, after such a massacre the overall efficiency of the league is only reduced by .0005%
I think Wonder Woman is going to be the hard sell on this – her costume is truly goofy. I’m also curious to see how they weave Batman into the story. Green Lantern and Superman can go toe to toe with somebody like Darkseide, while Batman would be relegated to being really smart, making plans, and providing the occasional distraction.
NOT trying to be racist, but what are the odds that we get the John Stewart Green Lantern? You know, so the movie can have a black dude in it? I’d be down for that.
Frank Darabont for director. That’s all from me.
I’m an unabashed fan of the Red Tornado. He’d be an interesting character down the road.
“Smallville” has also set a precedent for having a black actor (Jackie Chiles!) play Martian Manhunter. Sadly, it looks as though my dream of a Swamp Thing appearance will not be coming to fruition in this particular film… he could be the Justice League’s Hulk! Missed opportunity, I tell ya.
“Green Lantern and Superman can go toe to toe with somebody like Darkseid, while Batman would be relegated to being really smart, making plans, and providing the occasional distraction.”
My apologies, Hovis, but with my limited knowledge of DCU and love of the animated JL/JLU, I take offense to your Batman statement! Superman fears Darkseid 100x more than Batman! 🙂 *geek mode off
Anyway, I would rather see John Stewert’s GL and Hawkgirl instead of Hal Jordan and Hawkman. And though I wish George Miller was still involved and since they plan on introducing Darkseid and possibly his home would of Apokolips, how about Guillermo “B.M.F.” del Toro!?
btw, as long as she’s not falling out of her uniform, I’m fine with any of Wonder Woman’s traditional outfits.
Renn Brown, I think the…Superfriends, should have their base of operations, be…The Hall Of Justice! That would be…Awesome!
As someone who only really knows Batman and Superman, it’s going to take a miracle for them to pull off a Justice League movie (of any decent quality) by 2015. Marvel slowly introduced me to characters I didn’t know (I mean, I KNEW Captain America and Thor and shit, but I didn’t know every bit of their respective backgrounds) which helped me totally buy the outlandishness of The Avengers…I think if Marvel does it the opposite way and brings out the big tentpole ensemble epic FIRST, I don’t know all of the characters very well and the whole thing is just some silly bullshit (Again, this is speaking as someone who doesn’t know very many of these characters. Just the big ones). The odds against this movie are astronomical.
I don’t get this schtick. Is it supposed to be like a trailer announcer or something? That’s how I read it. Or is it like a William Shatner bit, or what. Help me out here Duke Fleed.
JazzyJustin, The…Ellipsis are for…Emphasis! I hope all things are just…Super…Man! I am a fan of Shatner though, so that might have influenced me at some point.
You are through the looking glass, my friend. Some things are best left unknown.
I don’t know why you’d ever put any of the hawkpeople in a movie. What’s Hawkman’s power again, molting?
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