"Justice League of America" - Exclusive Details

[RebelMan]

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Source: Movie Blog UGO
Posted by Patrick on 09/25 at 04:54 AM

Justice Leage of America is one of the new flicks in development that’s getting a tremendous amount of attention. It’s a comic book lover’s dream come true: they’re not just seven of the most powerful superheroes from the DC universe that decide to team up to fight crime together, the JLA comprises several of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes of all-time. You could make the case that not everyone knows who The Flash or Green Lantern are, and that only those that venture into comic book stores will know who Martian Manhunter is, but show a kid anywhere in the world a drawing of Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman and s/he will know what their names are. The only guy in Marvel’s pantheon of heroes that can probably rank as well known as the holy trinity of DC is Spider-Man.

Ever since the JLA movie was announced people have been wondering what the storyline for the film will be about. What unites these diverse heroes to join together? Are there any villains from the Superman or Batman movies that will make their appearances? Finally we have some answers to give you today thanks to a deep cover source that’s read the script for Justice League of America and provided us with answers to some of our questions.

I know that you want to know. Make the jump and I promise to share the goodies with you but be warned that there be spoilers ahead!

Here’s what I’ve been told about the JLA movie:

• The characters of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash and Martian Manhunter comprise the League. One name that I did not hear mentioned was that of Aquaman. Where’d the fish guy go? Good question.
  
  
• Story elements from the screenplay have been adapted directly from DC’s JLA comic book series.
  
  
• The man wearing the Green Lantern ring in the JLA film is John Stewart and not Hal Jordan (Earth’s first Green Lantern) or Kyle Rayner (who followed after Stewart’s run in the comic book continuity.) It should be noted that in the Justice League cartoon series John Stewart is the same character serving as Earth’s Green Lantern.
  
  
• The Flash is the youngest member of the JLA. He has a crush on Wonder Woman.
  
  
• Wonder Woman is portrayed as the member that acts as defacto humanitarian and face for the League. Our source told us that the best way to describe how she is written in the script is to “think of Angelina Jolie and her relations with foreign countries.”
  
  
• Unbeknownst to the League Batman has a piece of technology that he developed called the “Redeye”, a cool piece of hardware that he can use to spy unbeknownst on the other League members. Want to know what the secret identity of Superman is? Not a problem. Want to find out what can cripple or kill each League member, their Achilles heel? It’s a snap with the Redeye. Batman files away the knowledge in case the day might ever come when he will need to use it to take down a member of the JLA that goes rogue or becomes a villain.
  
  
• The Redeye is a fulcrum to the events that transpire in the movie. A villain—and I’m not at liberty to say which specific one or ones—will gain control of the Redeye. Instead of serving as a means of protecting the planet’s populace from the threat of a superhuman out of control, this creation of Batman’s will come back to haunt him, threaten the lives of the League and the safety of everyone on the entire planet.
  
  
• During the course of the movie the day that Batman feared would come happens: a member of the League will, and we directly quote our source here, “go bad.”

It should also be said at this point that there is at least one major twist in the story that I’m not going to blow because I deem it an Empire spoiler. For those out there that don’t get my reference, imagine it’s 1979, the internet exists and you’re reading rumors about the new Star Wars sequel called The Empire Strikes Back. There’s some new guy called Lando, there’s a big battle on a snow planet, Luke meets up with another Jedi and Darth Vader says something to Luke near the end of the picture. Sure, those are all spoilers but if I came out and said what Vader told Luke? That’s an “Empire”. What’s in the box that Brad Pitt holds in the final ten minutes of Seven is an Empire. Kevin Spacey’s change of footwork at the end of The Usual Suspects is another Empire. Got it? Good.

My thanks to “A Friend 22,300 Miles Away”.

[Plastic Flute]

Man they better have Aquaman.I love him.

[i_survived_disturbia]

Do they know who's going to be in the movie, yet? Because wasn't Tom Welling rumored to be Superman?

[kitkatbaby611]

Jessica Biel is Wonder Woman. xD
I jsut read that on this website about movies. =)

[RebelMan]

Originally Posted by smallvilleisdabomb

Do they know who's going to be in the movie, yet? Because wasn't Tom Welling rumored to be Superman?

Welling & Ryan Reynolds have been the only 2 male actors that have been rumored to be attached to JLA, but no actors(male or female) have been confirmed of being cast, yet. The Main Cast List for JLA is still all speculation at this point & will be for a while.

Originally Posted by kitkatbaby611

Jessica Biel is Wonder Woman. xD
I just read that on this website about movies. =)

She is only in talks to take up the role of Wonder Woman in JLA. There has been no confirmation that she will be playing Wonder Woman at all.

Also she isn't the only one that has been looked at for this role \/

Aussie Wonder Woman?

Sep. 24, 2007
Source: Moviehole
by: Omar Aviles

Victoria Hill Now that the live action JUSTICE LEAGUE film is coming together in an official way, the rampant rumor mongering can now turn to the casting of all the major superhero roles to be featured in the film - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman and The Green Lantern. Considering the film will shoot in director George Miller's native Australia, it's no surprise that the first name to be thrown out for the golden lassoed Amazonian princess is Aussie Victoria Hill. According to Moviehole, she's only auditioned for the role so she doesn't exactly have the role in the bag. She does, however, fit the physical characteristics of the invisible jet flying warrior, in that she's a young smoking hottie and a brunette. What do you guys think?

[kitkatbaby611]

I know it's been 'talked' about, but I'm thinking Jessica Biel will MOST LIKELY sign on for the role..I mean come on..this movie will 'hopefully' be a hit. =]

[RebelMan]

Originally Posted by kitkatbaby611

I know it's been 'talked' about, but I'm thinking Jessica Biel will MOST LIKELY sign on for the role..I mean come on..this movie will 'hopefully' be a hit. =]

She didn't \/

Jessica Biel Passes on "Justice League"
Source: Lobo
September 28, 2007


Entertainment Weekly has learned that Jessica Biel has decided to pass on playing Wonder Woman in Warner Bros.' live-action Justice League. The former "7th Heaven" star had been in early talks to play the Amazonian princess.

George Miller (Happy Feet) will direct the big screen adaptation. Kieran and Michele Mulroney wrote the script.