There’s no justice for the Justice Leaguein Hollywood. The film adaption of the DC Comics based superhero team has been put on back-burner.
Producers for Justice League, directed by George Miller (Mad Max, Happy Feet) and scheduled for 2009 release, agreed that the script required more work. Since writers Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney are part of the WGA, the strike puts them out of work for now and the Justice League out of luck.
Another problem with the script was the skyrocketing budget and actor retainers. Though the comic book Justice League of America takes place in America, obviously, George Miller hoped to shoot in his home country of Australia. Unfortunately, production didn’t get the tax benefits they were hoping for.
All actors scheduled to work on the film have been released from their contracts. If they hadn’t been released the studios would have ended up paying six figures to each main character even while the movie was not in production. Too bad no one has any Bruce Wayne money lying around.
Casting included:
- Adam Brody (O.C.) as Flash
- Hip Hop recording artist Common as Green Lantern
- Armie Hammer Jr. as Batman
- Megan Gale as Wonder Woman
Superman and Martian Manhunter, the other two main superheroes scheduled to comprise the Justice League roster, had not yet been officially cast.
This news is probably best for our heroic friends. It’s easy for superhero movies to suffer from the “cheeze factor.” Movies like Daredevil, Elektra, Fantastic Four and the Hulk were terrible due to poor scripting and casting. At least production on Justice League realized that the script was not ready to be made and slammed the brakes on it before making a poor movie. Granted their reasons were more financial, but hey we’ll take what we can get as long as the characters we know don’t get destroyed. With DC Comics’ recent success, it would be an attrocity to release anything less than “Batman Begins.”
