Post by t0xin_ven0m on Feb 23, 2007 10:26:37 GMT -5
From IGN.com
Fanboys across the world will mess themselves after reading this: Warner Bros. is planning a live-action feature film version of the Justice League of America!
Writing duo Kiernan and Michele Mulroney (the Mr. & Mrs. Smith TV pilot) will write a JLA screenplay, which Variety reports may feature such DC Comics icons as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and Entourage's favorite superhero, Aquaman. The studio has yet to finalize which characters will be in it.
"The Justice League of America has been a perennial favorite for generations of fans, and we believe their appeal to film audiences will be as strong and diverse as the characters themselves," Warners exec Jeff Robinov informed Variety.
So what does this mean for the future of the Batman and Superman franchises, as well as for the long-in-development Wonder Woman and Flash movies (both of which recently lost their writer-director attachments)?
"To a large degree, casting will depend upon the story arc for the JLA feature and at what point in the superheroes' lives the plot takes place," said Variety. "Warner also must deal with myriad producers working on the Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman franchises."
The CW
"Justice" recently came to Smallville.
Warner Bros. had been developing a Batman vs. Superman film prior to opting to produce Batman Begins and Superman Returns instead. But the studio now sees big bucks in developing their own superhero team franchise, a la Fox's X-Men series.
Smallville recently aired the episode "Justice", which featured a JLA of sorts including Superman, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Cyborg and the Flash. And lest we forget, there was an unaired live-action JLA TV pilot produced in 1997 that starred David Ogden Stiers as the Martian Manhunter.
Fanboys across the world will mess themselves after reading this: Warner Bros. is planning a live-action feature film version of the Justice League of America!
Writing duo Kiernan and Michele Mulroney (the Mr. & Mrs. Smith TV pilot) will write a JLA screenplay, which Variety reports may feature such DC Comics icons as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and Entourage's favorite superhero, Aquaman. The studio has yet to finalize which characters will be in it.
"The Justice League of America has been a perennial favorite for generations of fans, and we believe their appeal to film audiences will be as strong and diverse as the characters themselves," Warners exec Jeff Robinov informed Variety.
So what does this mean for the future of the Batman and Superman franchises, as well as for the long-in-development Wonder Woman and Flash movies (both of which recently lost their writer-director attachments)?
"To a large degree, casting will depend upon the story arc for the JLA feature and at what point in the superheroes' lives the plot takes place," said Variety. "Warner also must deal with myriad producers working on the Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman franchises."
The CW
"Justice" recently came to Smallville.
Warner Bros. had been developing a Batman vs. Superman film prior to opting to produce Batman Begins and Superman Returns instead. But the studio now sees big bucks in developing their own superhero team franchise, a la Fox's X-Men series.
Smallville recently aired the episode "Justice", which featured a JLA of sorts including Superman, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Cyborg and the Flash. And lest we forget, there was an unaired live-action JLA TV pilot produced in 1997 that starred David Ogden Stiers as the Martian Manhunter.