Comments on: Attempting to Rectify a Nolan/Snyder, Cavill/Bale Justice League Film

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:14:48 +0000

I think it is very possible if done properly.

The Dark Knight Trilogy were some of the Best films to hit the big screen. All three were high ranking as far as profit so there is no reason not to atleast try to continue with other movies. Man of Steel looks great, but I am skeptical. If it turns out like Batman Begins ( or better) then that will be a good indicator of where to go.

Also to Carmelo’s Point ( comment above). It is Niave to think with superman and batman living in the same universe, that it makes little sense. For one, they are both orgin stories, so we can assume they started around the same time, ( maybe batman first?). Secondly, They both feel obligated to their cities, and are probably already filled to the brim with villains. I think starting the franchise as 2-3 orgin stories would be a great movtivator. We don’t need 7 films to introduce Flash, GLantern, Hawk Girl, Wonderwoman, etc. Like the Author said, make JLA a trilogy ( like avengers) and give each hero a spin off later on.

I DO wish there was a way to have apperances of Batman in the superman movie ( vice versa) like they did in the comics/ animated series. IF (big if) christian bale returns for another batman, maybe it will happen? Seeing as how LATE DC is getting into the game, I assume Superman will be the “Kick-Start” to JLA like Ironman was to Avengers.

By: dom

dom — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:34:12 +0000

eveyone shut up

By: Emilio

Emilio — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:20:42 +0000

Hey people, and what about a JL movie working like the Tower of Babel series? Batman and Superman doesn’t need to be friends in a movie for it to work. We can also have the League of Shadows working in the background, with a new head, (The Riddler or Lex Luthor).
Also, I’m with you, Mark, we don’t need to see the same content of the comic book on screen, we need reinterpretations of them.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:37:49 +0000

If I were Nolan I would high tail it as from superhero movies as possible. If he doesn’t it will be his legacy instead of the true cinematic gems he could bring us if he wasn’t focused on making DC successful. Half the reason they shitty superhero movies get made is because the writers and producers are too chained to the source material and the fanboy vision of what needs to be in the movies. When Nolan walks in everyone just shuts up and lets the magic happen because they trust him, there are other good ideas out there too, just trust them.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-4-biggest-missed-opportunities-in-fiction_p2/

this article by the ever brilliant Dan O’brien has the perfect way to handle superman movies, but it could never be done because the studio would never allow it, DC would never allow it, and the fanboys would never allow it.

By: Ceiynt

Ceiynt — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:32:39 +0000

I don’t understand why Hollywood thinks superhero movies need an origins story. Justice League. Batman/Superman/Wonderwoman/whoever, go beat up Apok or something. No origin needed, just awesome action and entertaining story.

By: Emilio

Emilio — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:57:03 +0000

We are missing the point that in the story some elements can be fantastic yet realistic. Superman can be portrayed as a normal human being, with emotions, feelings, fears and insecurities as any other human, yet with superpowers (isn’t it what we got in Superman II?). Also, I can see Bale’s Batman coexisting with a god-like figure because some things can change, discoveries can happen, science can evolve and we humans adapt to it. Why can the Justice League start in a world grounded with reality and then evolve to a world with fantastic elements?
Also, we’re watching the JLA in the wrong way, there are three potential super heroes we like to see more about: Batman, Nightwing and Catwoman (more Hathaway and Gordon-Levitt won’t displease anyone) and they can be part of a JLA movie, since they have already teamed up in TDKR. Recast Green Lantern and ignore his origin story (like Hulk in The Avengers), put a superhero cameo on Man of Steel (like Hankeye on Thor) and you have enough characters for the movie to be call Justice League.
So, my Justice League would include Batman, Superman, Nightwing, Catwoman, Green Lantern and maybe Green Arrow, dosing the fantastic elements with the real world we’ve seen.

By: Carmelo

Carmelo — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:56:49 +0000

First of all, Man of Steel doesn’t look that good to me. The visual tone seems all wrong for Superman. Also, the events of The Dark Knight series make little sense, if they take place in a world where someone like Superman exists (He could have stopped Bane and Co. in about 5 minutes).

The Green Lantern movie was Cinematic poop, and should be forgot about. (Ang Lee’s Hulk style)

I know every one (except me) thinks that Christopher Nolan’s Batman was the definitive version of the character. But the problem of meshing his version of Batman to a larger hero universe, is that The Dark Knight series at it’s essence wasn’t a superhero story. Nolan’s Batman would have been the same movie if the main characters name was James Bond.

A JLA Movie should start from scratch and not try to emulate the current DC films style. They should hire Brad Bird to direct/oversee the JL project and they should go for a lighter tone. As a matter of fact they should use the JL Animated show as the template for both the roster and the tone of the movie.

Just one humble fans opinion

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:24:04 +0000

Snyder/Nolan overseeing JLA development? Quite possible, particularly if WB is happy with the early cut of MoS. However, it’s a stretch to buy into Cavill/Bale as returining.

As much as I’d like to see this happen, it feels almost too good to be true.

That said, I don’t think it would be impossible to align the two film franchises in such a way. Your example of Thor is a valid one.