JLA News

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA news: While George Miller(Happy Feet) was confirmed as director by the trades this week, Robert asked a few sources at Warner Bros. about Tom Welling still having the role of Supes. Disheartening though it may be for some fans, he's completely out of the running for the alter ego he portrays on the CW channel...Rob's confirmed that he's trying to find out the exact reasons this deal fell through.. Also mentioned is the fact that Brandon Routh has been in contact with WB in the past week. This doesn't mean that Routh will be putting on the outfit again for the JLA movie. The contact could have been from WB relaying the fact that SUPERMAN: MAN OF STEEL has been placed on an indefinite hold status for the foreseeable future. The studio could have been contacting Singer, Routh, Spacey (confirmed parties) to notify them of the decision rather then letting them find out from an impending Variety article. These are the confirmed facts for the upcoming JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA film: 1. Director: George Miller 2. Screenwriters: Kieran and Michele Mulroney 3. Warner Bros has confirmed that this film will not connect in the same universe as the seperate Batman and Superman franchises 4. Warner Bros has confirmed that Bale and Routh will not play the roles for Bats and Supes. 5. Warner Bros has confirmed they want JLA filmed before the impending strike in June 2008. Casting has begun already and filming will begin by early 2008. 6. Warner Bros has confirmed they want JLA in theaters by summer 2009. 7. Warner Bros has confirmed that the film will feature the following characters: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern. 8. Warner Bros has confirmed that they hope JLA will serve as a launching pad for seperate Wonder Woman & Flash film franchises. Just to put it in perspective, readers, these are the 8 points we know for sure in regards to the film. They are confirmed. As we have seen above, the Tom Welling bit has fallen through and we should probably treat any rumors of Ryan Gosling being on top of a short list of Bats contenders in the same respect until we have definitive confirmation. Most likely, this same attitude should be given with Ryan Reynolds as the Flash no matter how long he has been rumored to be in for the role..As Robert says in the link above, don't go shouting off your rooftops that Gosling is the next Bats no matter what the various sources at WB have said on the subject... But enough about what we have confirmations about, it's time to open this conversation to you readers. How would you like this film to be approached in respect to the other WB owned properties? Who do you see playing the roles of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash & Green Lantern even if you know we're probably getting unknowns. Which storylines do you see for the JLA movie? Are you excited? Are you hesitant? Share your thoughts...