My biggest problem with this movie is, of course, Superman.
I loved Superman Returns and expect its sequel, The Man of Steele, to be bigger and better. I can’t wait. The Man of Steele script is supposedly close to finish, if not finished, and every indication was that Bryan Singer would start shooting it next year for a 2009 release. News of the Justice League production has cast doubt on that for many reasons. One, will Brandon Routh play Superman in Justice League and Man of Steele? If so, will the JLA film delay production on Man of Steele? And, my least favorite rumor of all time is that the Man of Steele movie has been canned by Warner Brothers because of the JLA film.The popular consensus seems to be that Routh is out as Superman in the JLA film because Christian Bale won’t reprise Batman for the JLA film, and Warner Brothers wants both or neither. Then there was the rumor that Smallville’s Tom Welling would make the leap from the small screen to play Superman in the JLA film. OK, sounds great, not that I believe for a minute it will ever happen. Welling has always said he never wanted to wear the actual suit, and now his reps and Smallville execs are denying the rumor. Casting calls have supposedly gone out for new faces to play the two most famous of the JLA, which really bothers me. I freaking loved Routh as Clark Kent/Superman. I loved Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman. If Warner Brothers had any sense, they’d try to keep its franchises together and offer boatloads of money to get Bale on board with the JLA project and snag Routh too. Everything I’ve heard indicates Routh is willing and just waiting on an offer. Of course, now that he's supposedly set to start filming "Dead at Night" any day now, WB might have missed the boat with him too. *Sigh* I really worry about having too many actors playing these characters at the same time. Why not keep it simple? Welling is the small-screen Clark Kent, and Routh is the film version.
Basically I love Superman more than I love any actor who has played him so far, so I’m sure I’ll be on board with whatever decision comes to fruition. Moving on...
That brings me to my next concern. Most of us have been long-awaiting the Woman Woman film franchise to start since Joss Whedon seemed to kick it into gear with his attachment a few years ago.
Then Whedon left and the project has lingered in limbo again. If a JLA movie comes out before an origin film for the other heroes, such as Wonder Woman, how will that affect those projects? Will audiences be confused by not having origin films to base a JLA film on? Let’s face it, some of our beloved superheroes aren’t that well known by the general public. When I was telling my friend about the movie, the first thing she asked was, “What’s Green Lantern?”Back to Wonder Woman. I have to admit I am not thrilled with the rumored casting so far for her either. I personally like Jessica Biel and think she’s a fine actress, but come on, they actually considered her for Wonder Woman? No way. Diana is an Amazon. Aside from the fact she looks nothing like Diana in any other way, Jessica Biel is way too short to play an Amazon, people! Sheesh.
The only casting I’ve heard so far that clicks with me has been Ryan Reynolds as The Flash. He’s a great actor and could totally pull it off. I hope that’s one rumor that turns out to be true. I’m also pretty comfortable with George Miller directing, since I haven’t seen anything he’s done that’s bad. I just hope Warner Brothers doesn’t just push this movie through too fast before next year’s strike and ruin what could be a pretty good franchise in itself.
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If you can't wait for the JLA movie, check out this DVD with film trailers for "World's Finest" featuring Superman and Batman; and "Grayson" about the 'death' of Batman. It will tide your appetite over until (if?) the release of the JLA movie!
www.BatmanDeadEndDVD.com
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