The Justice League of America
A Justice League of America movie has been passed around from director to director for several years. At one point, George Miller and writers Kiernan and Michele Mulroney were connected to the project. Unfortunately, repeated attempts to bring the Justice League of America to the silver screen have consistently resulted in failure. Comic books are currently transitioning into highly successful movies and the time does seem right for a Justice League of America film, however, making the movie is easier said than done.
Spider-man 3 is a shining example of how throwing too many high profile characters into a single movie can actually hurt more than it can help. When this is done, character development is forced to suffer because so many back-stories need to be told within a limited amount of time. In order to do a Justice League of America movie right, it would have to include Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Aqua-man, Martian Manhunter, and Flash at the very least. That does not even include a villain. There is going to need to be a major antagonist in order to justify bringing in a group as powerful as the Justice League of America. The X-Men movies seem to be the exception to the multi-character case. They just stand to prove that a successful movie can be made.
Another problem involves the casting of the movie. Superman and Batman have recently had individual movies in the theater’s starring Brandon Routh and Christian Bale. If a Justice League of America movie were made, then fans would expect it to include the established Superman and Batman to which they have become accustomed. Would either Bryan Singer or Christopher Nolan have any input? Of course, audiences are also familiar with Tom Welling’s Superman from the television show “Smallville.” The television show “Smallville” has been around for eight years and the time is coming where young Clark Kent is going to have to become Superman. This could be the perfect opportunity. As for the other character’s hundreds of names have been cast about and it seems like the casting decisions change on an almost weekly basis. Ryan Reynolds, who played Deadpool in the Wolverine movie, has been rumored to play both Flash and Green Lantern at one point.
A shining light for the future could be the Avengers movie that Marvel is currently working on. DC is not going to want to be sitting on the bench while Marvel moves boldly forward. “Sherlock Holmes” producer Dan Lin has mentioned that an update on the status of a Justice League of America movie could come out as early as January. There is a very good chance that he will announce that DC intends to focus on individual comic book movies and build there way into an epic Justice League of America movie. Another possibility at the moment is making Wonder Woman into a television show as opposed to a movie. Currently development of a Justice League of America movie is officially on-hold.


