Now that the strike is over, the Justice League movie can go forward, right?
Not according to Moviehole. The site is reporting that the film has been pushed back to a 2010 start date, which reads to me like the project is just getting dumped*. If it’s not getting dumped, it’s certainly getting a major overhaul; Moviehole says that Superman and Batman are being written out of the movie. Superman will be dead at the hands of Doomsday while Batman will have been ejected from the League after Martian Manhunter used his psychic powers to skirt the ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy.
This seems like a weird solution to me. I am guessing that the characters are getting removed because the studio doesn’t want to shit on other franchises (the latest rumor is that Superman may be getting a Hulk-style reboot, and of course Heath Ledger’s phantasm is in the running for next year’s Oscars already for his Joker role), but killing Superman just complicates things in unnecessary ways. Why not just have Superman and Batman not be in the League? Holy shit, I’ve solved the problem, pay me royalties. It’s this level of overthinking that makes me wonder if this rumor isn’t truth peppered with fanwank.
The best thing about the 2010 start date, should it be true, is that it will give the rumored cast of the film time to develop secondary sexual characteristics. Look on the bright side!
*other ways it could be dumped: Warner Bros promises to make it as soon as Bryan Singer finishes Superman: The Man of Steel, it is greenlit to go into production the moment Nathan Lane discovers sexual feelings for women or it is given the okay on the condition that Mitt Romney is elected president.
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I appreciate Devin's articles. He can actually write.
If by "write" you mean shit out snark and bile, then yeah he can "write" like hell.
Stupid Justice League movie. Kill it already. I hate it, hate it, hate it. Have a good day.
Without Superman and Batman, enthusiasm for this project is nil. It's going to look exactly like that TV pilot version.
I don't care how much of a prestige property batman and superman are, I like the fact that marvel studios is taking steps to create a populated universe rather than worrying about stepping on actors and directors egos trying to be all exclusive with their appearances. This is that whole argument about film actors not wanting to appear in television and so on.
Fuck superman, bryan singer just keeps trying to recreate movies he loved as a child, x2 was wrath of khan and so on.
Ok, maybe batman deserves some exclusivity cause nolan's trying to create a solid storyline but that doesn't mean batman can't appear in the film. Better yet, give the role to the older actors and make it as if the justice league is being formed in their later years. Nic cage plays supes and bruce willis as batman.
In the end, it'll be marvel that comes out ahead because they'll have attracted all the good and young talent to their side while dc and wb keep bickering about this and that.
aaaaand Brandon Routh's unemployment benefits extend another couple of years.
Here's how I'd do it:
We open with several people watching a news report about Superman being killed by Doomsday. Then they each receive a letter inviting them to a meeting. They all show up, but none will admit to sending the letters. They form the Justice League to replace Superman, and defeat a world-threatening menace. The last scene is them back at headquarters celebrating. The last shot is them being watched by a hidden camera. The watcher is, of course, Batman.
Here's what I'd do….
Does Owen write for Moviehole?
Ohhh, I get it a Gay Batman joke. Never heard those before. Seriously Devin, I think you have some iissues with Batman that need to be worked out.
Devin is to Batman as the world is to Owen.
Except Batman never deserved Devin's loathing.
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