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Monumental 'Justice League' Rumors
Rumors are everywhere these days, and we always take them with a grain of salt, but if even one of today's batch of 'Justice League' rumors is true, a new era may be dawning at Warner Brothers. According to Latino Review, whose track record with DC scoops is admittedly impressive, not only will Christopher Nolan be producing 'Justice League,' but he's also presiding over all DC-related projects at the studio; much in the same fashion as Joss Whedon has become the guiding force for Marvel properties. LR is also claiming that Zack Snyder will co-produce the DC superhero team-up and possibly direct as well. As if that weren't enough, evidently Christian Bale is rumored to be returning to play Batman, working alongside Henry Cavill's Superman. So far, these tidbits have been neither confirmed or denied by the studio.
Let's play devil's advocate and assume all these rumors are true. In some respects, this could be exactly what WB/DC needed to finally get this Justice League movie off the ground. The desperate place they were in, with still no actors, no director, and, recently, no script, seems enough of a motivation for the studio to make drastic leaps to get the ball rolling. Hiring Christopher Nolan as the creative guru on DC properties is exceedingly wise, and it seems far more logical, and incidentally a great choice, to bring Bale back than to try and introduce audiences to a new Batman who may then only exist in the ensemble piece. I guess what I'm saying is that I can believe this is true based on how the project was languishing. Not to mention how much was riding on 'Man of Steel,' and how positive has been the reaction to the test screenings. Plus, as the original source points out, Warner Brothers knows it must compete with Whedon's 'Avengers 2' AND J.J. Abrams 'Star Wars' in 2015. The one thing I hope does not come to fruition is Zack Snyder directing. He's not a bad filmmaker, but he's too safe a choice and shouldn't be monopolizing major projects with DC/WB. We may be moving toward an era in which three or four filmmakers helm all of the biggest blockbusters in Hollywood, and while each of them is talented and in-tune with geek culture, it still represents limited studio imagination.
I've talked enough, now it's time to hear from our passionate Spillios. What do you think of these developments? Do you think any/all of them will end up verified or is this just wild conjecture?
Source: Latino Review
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Comment by Gabriel on March 7, 2013 at 12:53pm -
@ Gift of the Magi
To be fair, Batman Begins set the tone for almost all the super-hero movies we're seeing now. Yes, he grounded the Batman franchise in reality, but what he ultimately did was bring back solid story telling and character development in the comic-book movie world. If you look at all the reviews for Batman back in 2005, critics were giving him credit for actually building a character from the ground up.
I won't go as far as saying that Nolan was responsible for the way Marvel approached these films, but he definitely had an influence. Iron Man was definitely very human in the sense that it focused on the guilt Stark carried for developing deadly weapons. The first Iron Man was definitely a character study, similar to Batman Begins. Even Favreau mentioned that Nolan changed the way film makers looked at comic book movie films.
As far as Nolan being involved in Justice League: I have mixed feelings about it (only because of Bale's Batman being brought into it). As a director and producer, however, Nolan knows that these characters all have to be approached differently. Just because he made Batman grounded in reality doesn't mean he would do the same for Flash or Wonder-Woman. Warner Bros. knows Nolan is not only good at bringing in money, but he delivers great story telling. From the looks of it Man of Steel also looks like a character study. In the trailer, Kent states his thoughts of being rejected from the outside world. It really focuses on him as a character. I'm sure the other DC flicks will do the same thing. His biggest challenge will be bringing these character together as he has admitted they all have their own worlds. I'm sure he would find a way though. Nolan is an extremely flexible director though (take a look at Insomnia and Inception). As long as it makes for good story telling, he'll do it.
I just don't like the idea of Bale's Batman returning since it really compromises the story he went through. Who knows!
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Comment by Gift of the Magi on March 7, 2013 at 8:34am -
Nolan...doing Justice League? Dude, if Man of Steel bombs, I see Nolan's cred taking a nosedive. Whedon UNDERSTANDS the culture and subject matter he works with when it comes to geek properties. Nolan...tries way too hard to ground everything into reality and dialogue, and then shoots the actual characters and action in the foot. Unless he can prove he can be more flexible and adapt to the medium, I see the JL movie being horrid.
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Comment by The GodDamn Fatman on March 6, 2013 at 2:47pm -
I wanna see the justice league that Bruce Timm created in the JL animated series. With the bad taste that Green Lantern left in everybody's mouth maybe they will bring John Stewart back.
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Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on March 6, 2013 at 10:52am -
Obscene Otter:
Yup, right in between my jar of sleeping pills and my loaded revolver! :)
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Comment by Beardman on March 6, 2013 at 10:38am -
I've heard that George Lucas is directing, that why he left Star Wars to do DC Justice league in his image. It will have many layers. Internet Fact!
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Comment by Ferry2dead on March 6, 2013 at 12:06am -
STOP COCK TEASING! If you are not going to give it up don't offer it!!!!
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Comment by 31 on March 5, 2013 at 4:11pm -
Thank you for saying Synder should NOT direct JLA. I said that on reddit and got scolded for it. TOO MUCH SLOW-MO with that man. Watchmen could of been 20 minutes shorter without the slow mo.
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Comment by Obscene Otter on March 5, 2013 at 2:49pm -
Happy Birthday Roboto:
You have a very positive outlook on life, tell me, is there a noose in your room?
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Comment by Prio on March 5, 2013 at 2:08pm -
There won't be a Wonder Woman movie to screw up.
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Comment by KGishFish on March 5, 2013 at 1:18pm -
I just don't want them them to screw up the Wonder Woman movie.
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