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A Justice League movie that should be made
Paresh Jha
Issue date: 3/17/09 Section: Focus
One of the most influential moments in comic book history was when all the famous superheroes came together in the pages of one issue to fight a common enemy.
"The Justice League of America" is one of the earliest examples of a group of superheroes saving the world and it was done with a lot of style. A good comparison would be "Ocean's 11," in terms of star power. That film had all the heavy hitters of Hollywood in one film and it was almost too much to bear. The Justice League similarly had the most famous heroes (from DC comics) of the time together in one comic book.
Over the years the team has changed, disbanded, reunited, disappeared and even died. But no matter how many changes, the team always existed to take on threats that were far too big for one hero alone.
For years, fans have been clamoring for a Justice League film. While the project has been in development hell over at Warner Bros. for a long time, it looks as though it may still be a while before the film ever gets made.
It is likely that Warner Bros. will set up individual films for all the heroes before they could ever cross-pollinate the characters. So while Batman has successfully been brought to the silver screen, the studio will bring out films with the likes of Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Arrow, Aquaman, and probably a reboot of Superman before the all-star team could take on a feature film together.
The movie is also a logistical nightmare for directing and casting. It is by no means an easy task for Studios to convince actors to commit to multiple films playing the same character. The problem of choosing a director also arises, because there are already so many different individuals helming the individual films. Provided that Warner Bros. could get past all that housekeeping, a "Justice League" film has all the makings to be a superhero epic.
In additon, there may not be a director in the world that would be able to handle a film of this scale but - as of now - there may only be one man for the job. That man is Zack Snyder, director of "300" and "Watchmen."
"The Justice League of America" is one of the earliest examples of a group of superheroes saving the world and it was done with a lot of style. A good comparison would be "Ocean's 11," in terms of star power. That film had all the heavy hitters of Hollywood in one film and it was almost too much to bear. The Justice League similarly had the most famous heroes (from DC comics) of the time together in one comic book.
Over the years the team has changed, disbanded, reunited, disappeared and even died. But no matter how many changes, the team always existed to take on threats that were far too big for one hero alone.
For years, fans have been clamoring for a Justice League film. While the project has been in development hell over at Warner Bros. for a long time, it looks as though it may still be a while before the film ever gets made.
It is likely that Warner Bros. will set up individual films for all the heroes before they could ever cross-pollinate the characters. So while Batman has successfully been brought to the silver screen, the studio will bring out films with the likes of Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Arrow, Aquaman, and probably a reboot of Superman before the all-star team could take on a feature film together.
The movie is also a logistical nightmare for directing and casting. It is by no means an easy task for Studios to convince actors to commit to multiple films playing the same character. The problem of choosing a director also arises, because there are already so many different individuals helming the individual films. Provided that Warner Bros. could get past all that housekeeping, a "Justice League" film has all the makings to be a superhero epic.
In additon, there may not be a director in the world that would be able to handle a film of this scale but - as of now - there may only be one man for the job. That man is Zack Snyder, director of "300" and "Watchmen."
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