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Comment by Luke Hero on December 16, 2012 at 8:35am

Not a lot of positive buzz around this film...I wonder if this is going to end up like the Wonder Woman tv show, were fans react so negatively towards a bad process and the whole thing just gets canceled before it ever gets started.

Comment by Agashi on December 14, 2012 at 5:16pm

Oh dear... I have a strong feeling this is going to suck. HARD.

Comment by Mr. Robinson on December 14, 2012 at 1:02pm

I think what DC really needs is its own Kevin Feige. As much as we all praise Joss Whedon for making The Avengers what it is (and rightfully so), Feige was the one who orchestrated the entire MCU. So DC needs someone to organize the DCCU because if not, DC is going to be floating in the water when it comes to film or it will be like the Michael Bay Transformers where millions of idiots (that are most likely not already fans) support shit that has no regard for its fan base.

Comment by Midnight Mastermind on December 14, 2012 at 7:58am

For those of you wondering about the roster due to the story line, I recommend you look at the multi-media marketing.







There is so much more than this...

Comment by CHEEZYSPAM on December 14, 2012 at 7:31am

yeah I agree with everybody here... however, I think it will work, but not to the degree or level that it truly deserves. Marvel had the time, the patience and the balls to try something nobody else had ever thought about doing. They took several years worth of planning and giving each character their own proper introduction so that once the momentum built up to the Avenger's we were ready for it and wanted to see these characters we were already so invested in.

For DC to just rush out a superhero team movie for the sake of doing it? we could possibly be looking into Fantastic 4 type of failure here. Let's assume that it DOES work and that the movie itself is really good... there's no way it will break Avenger's type records. Especially if you don't have an established cast of characters. I don't want them crow-barring Batman into a movie just because DC knows he can draw a crowd.

They need to Reboot Batman in a more "comic book" like world  (still keep the gritty feel, but make it more fantastical), release a Flash movie, a new Green Lantern movie (it doesn't have to be a reboot of the Reynolds version... just make the sequel actually good.) and then in a couple years plan on a Justice League movie. I wouldn't even try rebooting Superman... just introduce him in the JL movie. I think enough people know Supes backstory without retreading it again. In all 3 of the core movies (Batman, Flash & GL) start adding pieces of the puzzle together that will eventually tie in as a whole. Establish Martian Manhunter in their worlds... let HIM be the Sam Jakson of the DC universe threading the plot elements into one. If DC mucks this one up it'll be a loooooong time before anyone is willing to give them another chance at this.

Comment by C on December 14, 2012 at 5:56am

This just wont work, the establishment of members of the Justice League in the same universe like what has been done with Thor, Iron Man and Captain America (and a lesser extent, Black Widow, Nick Fury), just hasn't been done, and barring Nolan's Batman (which is obviously set in a universe far removed from one in which Wonder Woman, Aquaman or even Superman would exist) all other ventures in DC's superheroes in recent media have bombed (Green Lantern film, constant attempts to bring Wonder Woman around have failed). Outside of Batman and Superman (and perhaps Wonder Woman), no one in the general public gives a flying fuck about any other members of this team and most would ask 'Who?' when you mention Martian Manhunter or Antman or whoever the fuck Doctor Fate or Mister Miracle are (Powergirl easily recognisable by her bust).

The boat has been missed to get this together in the same fashion as The Avengers. If they are keen to put this together what is needed is a rebooted Batman film that will tie into the same world as that of the upcoming Man of Steel ASAP. Likewise with Green Lantern (and done so it can be taken seriously and be successful). You have three films then for 3 key members. Once they have been released, THEN look towards a JL film including all those other non-Bats/Supes characters the public have little interest in to appear to do their thing.   

Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on December 14, 2012 at 5:53am

OK, first of all, Warners are only rushing this movie into being to try to copy Avengers, but unlike Marvel who took their time they're going to make a mess, but no-one needed me to say that everyone already knew that! 

But if DC did want to do a Justice League movie they should look to the Justice League Animated show which started with Martian Manhunter warning Earth of an invasion from Mars, now that made sense because it introduced Manhunter and a villain not only powerful enough to challenge the league but a reason for it's formation! 

Warners can get away with a Justice League film but I doubt it will be nearly as good as Avengers! 

Comment by Todd A. on December 14, 2012 at 2:12am

The problem with using X-Men as an example of a formula of a successful team superhero movie is in the fact that almost all the X-Men have the same origin and come from the same place. 

They are all normal people who have a mutation that gives them powers. Sure you have a few exceptions like Wolverine but they are all outcasts. 

Avengers and JL can't use this formula because their members each have extensive unique backstories and history. Trying to compact and juggle all that backstory and history into one film seems like a recipe for disaster. Who knows though. They might get a clever writer who can make it work.

Comment by RogueLatina on December 14, 2012 at 1:36am

It's sad for me as a DC gal to see that none of the core members of the JL, save for Bats and we hope Supes (Man of Steel) have gotten decent feature film treatment.  If you can sell people on Thor there is no reason why you can't sell people on Diana AKA Wonder Woman.  There was plenty of momentum and interest in the DC universe after Batman Begins, but again the team working on DC within WB crashed and burned with a haphazard Superman movie. Superman Returns was simply a wasted opportunity to establish a new benchmark before Marvel Phase 1.  Clark Kent works at a NewsPaper there's no reason why there couldn't have been a brief flash of a front page littered with stories about core members of JL and their exploits while Supes was gone.  And no reason why the tone of the movie couldn't have been darker, you had the market research results with Batman Begins, people wanted gritty. Then you have the Dark Knight explosion and what does WB do, they give us the colorful collage of a bad idea that was Green Lantern.  Another missed opportunity as far as I'm concerned.  

The problem in my opinion is no one at WB wants or seems to care about thinking outside the box when it comes to the platinum mine they're sitting on.  The only person that did care to think outside the box, produced one of the best Action Thriller Trilogies of all time... There were no loud colors, and no pretty boy emo villains.  Never mind what Marvel is doing, get the old guys out of the damn board room, call up Nolan and come up with a strategy.  Forcing a JL movie now because you think you're behind the eight-ball is just bad business, terribly shortsighted, insulting to the fans of these characters, and downright STUPID.      

Comment by Julian Teamor on December 14, 2012 at 1:17am

They're gonna fuck this up...

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