There had been a lot of talk in recent months about the possibility of a Justice League movie. Like anyone else, I’d be more than interested in seeing all the big DC Superheroes teaming up for some throw down action. But with Superman and Batman already rolling with successful franchises on their own, would it really be wise to dump them into a JLA movie just for the sake of trying to get people interested in Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and the rest of the bunch? Well… maybe to them it is.
My fiend Robert over at IESB gives us this rumbling:
When do the powers-that-be want to start production on Justice League? Apparently, as soon as the first quarter of 2008, that’s right, WB sources have informed the IESB that execs behind the Justice League of America want it to be in production as early as February/March 2008 to be ready for a summer of 2009 release. What’s the rush? The pending strikes are definitely one of the reasons that Warner Bros. wants to move quickly on the ensemble pic. They also want to start building a fan base behind the new heroes that will help them go on to have their own stand-alone films.
This is the nightmare I was afraid of. I’ve been saying for a couple of months now that IF Warner Bros. went ahead with a Justice League movie, they would totally whore it to do nothing but prop the 2nd tier (popularity wise) heroes so they can try to spin them off into their own franchises. Everyone will go to this thing wanting to see Batman and Superman…. and what they’ll get are Supes and Bats taking MINOR roles so that the other less popular heroes can nab bigger screen time so they can go off and do their own films too.
Yeah… remember how well that worked out for Blade 3 and the Nightstalkers? Well I hoped you liked it kiddies… cause that’s exactly what this is going to be.
Here is hoping someone over at Warner has an ounce of common sense… don’t bastardize Justice League just to pimp the non-revenue generators… give the fans what they want (Bats and Supes) and let either Singer or Nolan helm the puppy. That won’t happen… but I can dream.
