Comments on: Justice Arrives in 2009

By: Matthew Peterson

Matthew Peterson — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:02:19 +0000

“Besides, it seems like a bad idea to do a JL movie before each character has had their own movie (as opposed to what Marvel seems to be doing with all their movies leading up to an Avengers movie)”

Actually, I’m very leery of this whole “buildup to the team movie” thing… It sounds like another idea that’s only good in theory, like taking a bath with your girlfriend, or going camping. We’ll see how it comes across…

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:53:07 +0000

“Armie Hammer IS Batman!” Uh, no, he’s not. This OC version of JLA looks like a big ol’ train wreck. It’s weird that they seem to be positioning it so much as a youth-oriented adventure flick, yet seem to want to tell the hardcore continuity story of Maxwell Lord and the OMAC.

I don’t think the Nolan/Bale Batman should have to endure this. That world is so grounded in reality that it’s pretty hard to imagine a guy flying through the skies, power rings and green aliens. In Nolan’s film(s), there really are no super-powers. Let them do their thing in peace.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:40:51 +0000

That’s the thing, though - they’re not supposed to be in the same continuity. This Batman/Superman are supposed to be totally different from Bale’s/Routh’s. I personally don’t find this to be a good idea, because noone will have any idea what’s going on and there is no continuity. Besides, it seems like a bad idea to do a JL movie before each character has had their own movie (as opposed to what Marvel seems to be doing with all their movies leading up to an Avengers movie); there will just be too much going on trying to tell the origins of 7 different characters and tell a good team story.

Now, a World’s Finest movie with Routh and Bale? That would kick ass. (Or even make a good WW movie, then do a Trinity-type movie, I’d take that as well)

By: doubledumbassonyou

doubledumbassonyou — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:22:23 +0000

EXACTLY! Now that Marvel has control of their own productions, we’re finally getting to see hints of that (hopefully) this summer in Iron Mand & The Incredible Hulk that will pave the way for that Avengers flick.

By: Jacin B.

Jacin B. — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:38:22 +0000

I don’t get why, if they’re all Warner Bros. productions, they can’t just use Bale as Batman, rather than putting yet another actor under the cowl. Can’t we have just a little hint at continuity between movie franchises … ?!

By: doubledumbassonyou

doubledumbassonyou — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:04:34 +0000

Randallw: AICN reported the other day that Toe Cutter or whatever his name was will be Martian Manhunter.

What angers me the most is that they are still intent on including Batman … I can understand the need for Superman, and if they weren’t happy with Superman Returns so be it. But Batman?!? They are effectively shitting on Christopher Nolan’s inspired take on the Caped Crusader.

By: Randallw

Randallw — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:12:48 +0000

I’m Australian and I lost all interest when I heard Megan Gale is playing Wonder Woman, which would be fine if, in my opinion, she needed an IQ of 60.

As for Martian Manhunter I hear, and this may just be a runour, it will be the actor who played the big bad in Mad Max. I honestly thought he must have died because I haven’t seen a sign of him in more than 20 years. The last thing he was in, to my knowledge, was a childrens show that ended every episode with kids throwing pies and flour at each other.