Justice League of America

Apparently, this is still in development hell? Someone should write a book on the politics at Warner.

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Has-J...ped-35604.html

When Warner Bros. released Ruben Fleischer's Gangster Squad in January there were a lot of comic book fans who muttered, "Uh oh" under their breath. Those who have been following the developing Justice League movie know that Gangster Squad writer Will Beall has been handling the project's script for a while now, and the response to his L.A. Confidential riff was hardly encouraging to those anticipating seeing Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Flash on the big screen together. The January release was received unfavorably by critics, many of whom faulted Beall's screenplay for the film's biggest problems.

But the time for worrying may be over as new rumors have surfaced saying that Beall's Justice League script is no longer being used and that Warner Bros. is now trying to figure out the next step. Multiple sources have told Badass Digest that that the motivation behind the reported move is that Warner Bros. was unhappy with the script's quality (which has also apparently been keeping potential directors away), but they disagree about how the project will move forward. Some suggest that "the whole movie is going to fall apart and never happen" while others are saying that the studio is determined to make the superhero team-up movie work and remain in competition with the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The truth of the matter, however, is that the Justice League movie is up in the air regardless. In late January it was reported that WB is planning to wait and see how well Zack Snyder's Man of Steel does at the box office this summer. If it's a hit then it would be the boost of confidence that the studio needs, but if it's a flop it could crash and burn the whole idea. Previous reports have said that the movie is aiming to be released in 2015 - whether or not that will actually happen remains a mystery.

Lyrical_sl said:

The truth of the matter, however, is that the Justice League movie is up in the air regardless. In late January it was reported that WB is planning to wait and see how well Zack Snyder's Man of Steel does at the box office this summer. If it's a hit then it would be the boost of confidence that the studio needs, but if it's a flop it could crash and burn the whole idea.

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While DC is still trying to figure out if any superheroes other than Batman and Superman will sell, Marvel is making billions doing it with their B charachters. Avengers was never as popular as Spiderman or X-Men, but Marvel cultivated this team into breaking sales records. In the meantime, DC won't cultivate their other movie charachters. If they can't make easy money, forget it, why bother. They'll just make more Superman and Batman, as they've done for the last 30 years.

Gorillaz_sl said:

DC hires terrible writers. That is a big problem. Also look at the directors and such for the marvel movies. Kenneth Branaugh, Joss Whedon, Jon Favreu. That is serious business.

I just look at the Green Lantern movie as their ultimate failure to make this work. Who the hell wrote that thing? You can have humor, but it has to be in a serious context (E.G. Iron Man). And you need to have a real bad guy, not a cloud.

Ugh, just total fail.

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My favorite was the memo that was being circulated amongst DC Execs. Since Batman killed Superman at the box office, they said that any new entrants to the box office would be "dark and gritty." Somehow, I don't see Booster Gold or Blue Beetle (the original one) like this.

Stan Lee said that success in the box office comes from the writers being able to distill what once made the character successful in comics. DC seems like they want to change their characters around from what they originally were when transitioning. A lot of projects aren't launched because the characters aren't Superman or Batman. Newsflash: not every character is the same.

Grow a pair and show us some diversity, and you'll be rewarded.

Grimmlokk_sl said:

I think a Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle movie could work well. Would be like a Spider-Man really, and most of his stories had him interacting with other DC characters so they could use it as an introduction for some others if they wanted. Possibly set up a Teen Titans movie. Plus it would be beating Marvel to the minority hero punch.

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What I was saying is I don't envision them being portrayed as a gritty crime fighter working well. That's the memo that DC Execs circulated after the TDK, that all future characters should be made to "feel" like Batman. They totally ignored the fact that Iron Man 2 did well at the box office.