Justice League **Spoilers from post 980 onward**

larchielads

We've had the avengers i want the justice league!!!!!!!
Just sayin is all..........................but wouldnt we just love it!!!!!!

Overheal

Chris Nolan's Batman, The Dark Night
Superman flavor of the year
the Green Lantern, played by Van Wilder
The flash?

Do you see where I'm going with this? How do these things fit together on screen? Like seriously go watch Green Lantern and at random parts of the movie imagine Christian Bale walking across the scream yelling "My parents are dead!" and see if it makes sense.

horgan_p

Superman/batman will be as good as it gets I think.
It would take a few movies to get the gravitas of Luther right and move him from villan of the week territory to president though.


I'd rather no justice league movie than a crap one.

If I was in charge ? Empty the company bank account , get Nolan to start making the classic batman stories ( contagion , no mans land etc.) leave the big ensemble pieces to marvel. Pick your battles and don't fight the ones you can't win.

Bullseye1

WB/DC are incapable of making anything other than Batman and Superman and not all of those were great. Green Lanthern was terrible.

Mickeroo

If they follow tha Marvel template I'm all for it.

If you want the Justice League done right then pick up the animated films. While Marvel have been producing the superior live action films, DC have been crafting some damn fine animated films based on their properties.

Mickeroo

^Yea, true that. The latest one, Doom, based on the Tower of Babel graphic novel was great.

krudler

if they do a JL movie then it'd have to happen after the Batman reboot, Nolans Batman doesnt fit in with a wider DC universe at all.

Turtyturd

I think the problems with a Justice League movie have been laid out, DC comics suffer from the same problem.

In the case of the Avengers it is easy to believe that they exist within the same universe but it's a lot harder to believe that Batman will have a base on the moon after spending the best part of a decade with Nolan's version being the prominent one.

They are also a little light on major characters to put in the movie, after their main three and Green Lantern who have they got...plastic man, hawk man? Not exactly instantly recognizable names to the majority of people.

They should probably leave it to the animated movies where they can just drop in and out on a storyline basis without having to worry about any major continuity like Avengers does, and for how good Marvels movies have been I would like to see them follow DC adapt some of their major storylines as animated movies. (AOA please:D.)

Nervous Wreck

Mickeroo wrote: »

If they follow tha Marvel template I'm all for it.

This.


Reboot Batman with guest appearance from Green Arrow, reboot Superman with teaser for Martian Manhunter at the end, reboot Green Lantern with guest appearance from Flash and make a Wonder Woman movie. Then, Justice League.

Deleted User wrote: »

If you want the Justice League done right then pick up the animated films. While Marvel have been producing the superior live action films, DC have been crafting some damn fine animated films based on their properties.

This.

Mickeroo

^^I think Flash deserves his own movie too, he'd be more well known than GL if it wasn't for the Reynolds movie. I notice you didn't mention Aquaman

Nervous Wreck

Mickeroo wrote: »

^^I think Flash deserves his own movie too, he'd be more well known than GL if it wasn't for the Reynolds movie.

True... Actually, I agree! I like the Flash and they could probably do something decent with him... Also, I liked the GL movie (apart from the CG suit). It was by no means perfect but Reynolds is likeable and the movie was a decent foundation. I'd be happy for it to be included in a JL franchise after the fact, were such a franchise to happen.

Mickeroo wrote: »

I notice you didn't mention Aquaman

Mickeroo

Yea, here's no need to reboot GL in my eyes. Just maybe make a better sequel. They got a lot of stuff right in that movie imo, just not as much as they got wrong. The stuff that took place off earth was decent iirc.

Nervous Wreck

Mickeroo wrote: »

Yea, here's no need to reboot GL in my eyes. Just maybe make a better sequel. They got a lot of stuff right in that movie imo, just not as much as they got wrong. The stuff that took place off earth was decent iirc.

Yep defo. Wasn't as good as the animated "First Flight" movie but there was a lot of good to it. A good director could pull off a really good sequel.

TheDoc

Deleted User wrote: »

If you want the Justice League done right then pick up the animated films. While Marvel have been producing the superior live action films, DC have been crafting some damn fine animated films based on their properties.

Any handy links to this back catalogue?

Mickeroo

TheDoc wrote: »

Any handy links to this back catalogue?

THey're listed on the wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Universe_Animated_Original_Movies

There was a thread discussing them a while ago too: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=67615913

TheDoc

Thanks

Will definitely check them out

Handsome Bob

Turtyturd wrote: »

They are also a little light on major characters to put in the movie, after their main three and Green Lantern who have they got...plastic man, hawk man? Not exactly instantly recognizable names to the majority of people.

I'd argue that Batman, Superman and Wonderwoman were bigger names in pop culture than Iron Man, Thor and Captain America before Marvel Studios entered the film making business. Then you've got The Flash, Green Lantern and Green Arrow playing supporting roles. This roster, on paper, is stronger than the roster that Marvel Studios has available to them.

Bullseye1

Since the 52 reboot I've been enjoying Wonder Woman. If it were somewhat based on her Greek Mythology similar to the comic and the animated film they would have a winner.

Looks like the wheels are in motion already...

http://collider.com/justice-league-will-beall/171321/

Bullseye1

They have been talking about a JL movie for years. It's not likely to appear in any cinema for years to come.

Mickeroo

stankratz wrote: »

Looks like the wheels are in motion already...

http://collider.com/justice-league-will-beall/171321/

The team they're getting to do that doesn't fill me with confidence. They should let Whedon make his Wonder Woman movie dammit, although that wouldn't go down well with Marvel I suppose!

i think a JLA movie is an inevitability after how well Avengers has done though.

Handsome Bob

Mickeroo wrote: »

The team they're getting to do that doesn't fill me with confidence. They should let Whedon make his Wonder Woman movie dammit, although that wouldn't go down well with Marvel I suppose!

Yes...with Eliza Dushku as Wonder Woman.

paddy kerins

Gangster Squad looks top notch so getting Beall can only be good.

With regards to Wonder Woman I think Gina Carano should do it. Has all the attributes and wasn't too bad in Haywire

Bullseye1

Eliza is not tall enough. She needs to look like an Amazon. At least 5' 10" preferably 6' tall.

paddy kerins

The script is apparently 'dark and mature' according to Mark Millar, world renowned bullshítter, who's friends with Beall

PerrinV2

Any1 hear anything about Armie Hammer being batman in the justice league movie? Trying to find something on it at the minute

PerrinV2

Any1 hear anything about Armie Hammer being batman in the justice league movie? Trying to find something on it at the minute

*wait sorry he was the previous choice for the role I think

Handsome Bob

Yeah Hammer was linked to the role last time they tried to get it off the ground. To be honest, I think Hammer would be an interesting successor to Bale full stop, never mind in the Justice League film.

Mickeroo

^^Yea that was for the one that got canned. They were going for a young cast i think.

oxygen

Deleted User wrote: »

If you want the Justice League done right then pick up the animated films. While Marvel have been producing the superior live action films, DC have been crafting some damn fine animated films based on their properties.

This. I could not believe how much better the animated movie "Green Lantern : Emerald Knights" was than the atrocious movie. I would have loved to have seen something like Emerald Knights as a movie.

DC could do a Justice League movie, but they would need to release a decent Superman/Green Lantern and Flash movie first. They can easily enough crowbar in a more generic batman with a new Bruce Wayne.

Mickeroo

oxygen_temp wrote: »

This. I could not believe how much better the animated movie "Green Lantern : Emerald Knights" was than the atrocious movie. I would have loved to have seen something like Emerald Knights as a movie.

A live action Green Lantern: First Flight would have been a much better origin movie than what we got. It's practically Training Day done with the GL corp.

oxygen

Mickeroo wrote: »

A live action Green Lantern: First Flight would have been a much better origin movie than what we got. It's practically Training Day done with the GL corp.

Yea, but First Flight Its far too similar to Training Day, its practically an exact copy, plot wise. Emerald Knights had the epicness of the GL universe weaved into the story.

Green Lantern could easily have been the modern Star Wars trilogy if done correctly. Why do people keep puting Ryan Ryenolds in movies. :mad:

Nervous Wreck

I saw this:

oxygen_temp wrote: »

This. I could not believe how much better the animated movie "Green Lantern : Emerald Knights" was than the atrocious movie. I would have loved to have seen something like Emerald Knights as a movie.

And was beaten to posting this:

Mickeroo wrote: »

A live action Green Lantern: First Flight would have been a much better origin movie than what we got. It's practically Training Day done with the GL corp.

First Flight > Emerald Knights.

oxygen_temp wrote: »

Green Lantern could easily have been the modern Star Wars trilogy if done correctly. Why do people keep puting Ryan Ryenolds in movies. :mad:

Ryan Reynolds has a lot of charisma and great comic timing. The script let that movie down, not him.

Mickeroo

oxygen_temp wrote: »

Yea, but First Flight Its far too similar to Training Day, its practically an exact copy, plot wise. Emerald Knights had the epicness of the GL universe weaved into the story.

Green Lantern could easily have been the modern Star Wars trilogy if done correctly. Why do people keep puting Ryan Ryenolds in movies. :mad:

I preferred it to Training Day

Emerald knights was just a selection of short movies though I thought? I remember it not being a patch on First Flight. Besides Training Day wasn't a particularly original film itself, I think the rookie vs. the corrupt mentor was a brilliant idea, because it sets up Sinestro so well.

I like Reynolds, they just weren't brave enough with the script, they didn't fully embrace the wider GL universe, which is what makes the character so compelling imo, and ended up making a pretty generic superhero origin movie that stuck too closely to the tropes of the genre.

GL should be approach alomost like a space opera in the star wars mold as you said.

This where Marvel have had the edge (apart from Nolan's Batman movies) so far. Their movies play to each individual characters strength.

Nervous Wreck

^^Agree.

DC have been brave enough with their animated movies cos there's so much less to lose but fairly reserved with their live action instalments. The result? A bunch of amazing animated movies and a bunch of live action flops (Nolan's Batman aside).

paulieeye

make a feature length of this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Nf-m6WGl4

Nervous Wreck

Just watched DC's animated Wonder Woman movie last night. Strange how instantly and unquestionably more enjoyable it was than the live action Green Lantern and Superman movies of late....

Bullseye1

If they made a live action movie of that Wonder Woman animated movie it would work. Great story.

Mickeroo

Yeah the Wonder Woman movie is great, if they do get around to making a live action movie they really need to play on the Greek mythology aspect. She's essentially the Thor of JLA in that regard I suppose. And someone, for the love of god, give Nathan Fillion the lead in a major blockbuster!

Thwip!

Mickeroo wrote: »

Yeah the Wonder Woman movie is great, if they do get around to making a live action movie they really need to play on the Greek mythology aspect. She's essentially the Thor of JLA in that regard I suppose. And someone, for the love of god, give Nathan Fillion the lead in a major blockbuster!

I nominate Nathan Fillion for Hank Pym

Nervous Wreck

Mickeroo wrote: »

Yeah the Wonder Woman movie is great, if they do get around to making a live action movie they really need to play on the Greek mythology aspect. She's essentially the Thor of JLA in that regard I suppose. And someone, for the love of god, give Nathan Fillion the lead in a major blockbuster!

Agreed. Fillion is getting to the point where he's getting almost a little too old to play a superhero. He needs to get it done SOON. I liked him voicing GL... Hank Pym is a good shout but he'd never be the lead....

Corkfeen

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Agreed. Fillion is getting to the point where he's getting almost a little too old to play a superhero. He needs to get it done SOON. I liked him voicing GL... Hank Pym is a good shout but he'd never be the lead....

But he has played a superhero.... The Holy Avenger in Super.
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Nervous Wreck

Corkfeen wrote: »

But he has played a superhero.... The Holy Avenger in Super.
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Great movie!

paddy kerins

He's a bit weighty to be playing a superhero now, no?

norrie rugger

paddy kerins wrote: »

He's a bit weighty to be playing a superhero now, no?

But he really is ruggedly handsome;-)

Weight can be lost in all fairness. Do you think that he could not lose 10kg, if a film dictated?

Nervous Wreck

paddy kerins wrote: »

He's a bit weighty to be playing a superhero now, no?

He is but the general practice for films like that is to get the lead working with a personal trainer for 2-3 months in advance of filming. He could drop that weight easily.

Galvasean

paulieeye wrote: »

make a feature length of this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Nf-m6WGl4

Hmm, that could definitely work. Still though, I can't see modern audiences accepting a villain called Brainiac.

paddy kerins

norrie rugger wrote: »

But he really is ruggedly handsome

Weight can be lost in all fairness. Do you think that he could not lose 10kg, if a film dictated?

I'm sure he could if he worked hard enough

Galvasean wrote: »

Hmm, that could definitely work. Still though, I can't see modern audiences accepting a villain called Brainiac.

I think if they accepted someone called Loki as a credible threat, they probably wouldn't have a hard time accepting Brainiac. I think they should use Darkseid, he'd probably be the best choice

Mickeroo

paddy kerins wrote: »

I'm sure he could if he worked hard enough



I think if they accepted someone called Loki as a credible threat, they probably wouldn't have a hard time accepting Brainiac. I think they should use Darkseid, he'd probably be the best choice

Darkseid is a bit similar to Thanos though ain't he? They need to try and set themselves apart from Avengers as much as possible I reckon.

Woul love if they did something like the Tower of Babel storyline, although it wouldn't really work as a firs JLA movie.

norrie rugger

Mickeroo wrote: »

Darkseid is a bit similar to Thanos though ain't he? They need to try and set themselves apart from Avengers as much as possible I reckon.

Woul love if they did something like the Tower of Babel storyline, although it wouldn't really work as a firs JLA movie.

They also have to be careful not to have it the Superman and Friends show. As much as I would love to see Supes go toe to toe with Darkseid, it should be in his own film.