The latest bombshell Justice League movie rumor to hit the internet from El Mayimbe of Latino Review concerns the possibility that Christian Bale might reprise his role as Batman for a team-up with Henry Cavill‘s Man of Steel.

The pieces of this puzzle begin and end with Christopher Nolan. El Mayimbe is reporting that Nolan has been given the reins of everything DC over at Warner Bros. and everything to do with DC comic characters now goes through him, making him the architect of the Warner Bros. DC Comics universe.

I can’t think of anyone more qualified to take over the herculean task that isn’t already tied up with a number of other franchises. Joss Whedon has Marvel, J.J. Abrams has Star Wars and Star Trek, who else has the talent and proven track record to match those two nerdy juggernauts? If you can name one put it in the comments section below because I couldn’t think of anyone that would be a serious second to Nolan. I’d love to see a World’s Finest and a decent Wonder Woman movie before a complete Justice League roster movie.

Check out the video below where El Mayimbe lays out his case to support his beliefs in this round of Justice League rumors.

El Mayimbe also included some thoughts not in the video:

Closing Thoughts that I didn’t include in video:

• If you honestly think that Warners, especially with what they’re up against, aren’t going to move Heaven and Earth to try to make what I mentioned above happen, then you’re insane. They almost have no other choice.
• David Goyer I couldn’t confirm his participation at press time, and it was holding up publishing the scoop. Hence, unconfirmed but my gut tells me most likely true. He is an important part of the equation and works quite well with this team. At the very least, he will most likely come up with a story. He has some other projects as a director he is trying to launch off the ground but like Michael Corleone once said, “Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in!“
• World’s Finest Again, unconfirmed. But certainly within the realm of possibility. Could we instead get just a team up between these two and then graduate to a Justice League movie? Anything is possible folks.
• Debunkers Our track record with DC is impeccable. We broke Routh/Superman, Ledger/The Joker, the opening of The Dark Knight, etc., just to name a few. Remember, when we first broke that Goyer & Nolan were involved with Man Of Steel and Thomas Tull made a call over here to debunk us? So, um, how did that end up turning out? False?

What do you think? Will we be getting some official announcements once the ink has dried on Nolan’s contract? The whole thing makes a lot of sense and I’m sure we’ll find out one way or another. I just hope they don’t rush through and screw up what could be an epic team up.

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We keep hearing a lot about the upcoming Justice League movie, and the problems it’s encountering as it tries to come to fruition. But there’s another Justice League movie on the table, one based on the DC Comics New 52 title Justice League Dark.

The book features the team-up of several of DC’s magic and supernatural-related characters like John Constantine, Zatana, Dead Man and Frankenstein, so naturally, you can see why it might appeal to Hellboy filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.

Despite his busy schedule, the Pacific Rim director is intent on making a Justice League Dark movie, and he recently talked to Total Film about the project:

It’s going really, really well. It’s like meeting old friends. I grew up with Demon Etrigan, with Swamp Thing, with Deadman, so these are characters that are near and dear to my heart. I’d love to use the origins that are proper to each character. I love the idea of Jason Blood as a paladin and a knight…I love the entire Constantine mythology, the Dead Man mythology, the Alec Holland Swamp Thing mythology. These are really rich things to well, and to dig.

So when can del Toro get started?

I am going to be presenting my storyline to DC and Warners of where I want to take this universe. We do have a writer, but until that is firmed up, I have to keep it a secret. I hope it happens.

We hope it happens to. It would be nice to know that we’re going to be seeing A Justice League movie even if it isn’t The Justice League movie.

More news as it develops.

Source: Geek Tyrant

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In a word: probably. That’s the rumor du jour from Batman-On-Film,which suggests something that’s been assumed for a while, that if Man of Steel doesn’t create a non-Batman box office sensation then a lot of Warner Bros’ plans for future comic book movies based on DC Comics characters are going to hit the back burner.

That seems like a no-brainer, right? Not that there’s not enough pressure as it. Warners is trying to play catch-up ball with Marvel in trying to get their cinematic universe into a relatively similar creative space. Green Lantern ended up disappointing, and since Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight films have nothing to do with anything else, the whole thing needs to start with Man of Steel.

“If Superman is huge, then they’ve bought themselves some time and will have a franchise to hang their hat on for seven, eight years. The need for Batman won’t be as great, and [the reboot] of that franchise can wait until the Superman trilogy is done.”

Batman-on-Film’s source implies that a box office hit in Man of Steel will buy Warners some breathing room. They can take time to develop the stable of characters with hopefully more precision and fan satisfaction than if it fails, which means they’ll have to find another dock to moor the entire endeavor of the Justice League movie to. That might neciesitate putting another Batman movie into the fast track for development, just in order to keep the JLA brand alive, and we all know that the studo’s having enough problems with Justice League having this week learned that executives hated the Justice League script and maybe looking to start again from scratch.

But still, source says that regardless of how well any Superman or Justice League film will do at the box office, Batman is far too big an asset to leave off the big screen and will be back in a solo film sooner, rather than later:

“Don’t worry about the Batman [film] franchise…it’s [Warner Bros.’] most valuable [DC Comics-based] asset…I believe that they are now looking at introducing [the rebooted] Batman in a solo film, though that will likely take place later than they initially had planned. They are extremely worried how a [Batman film franchise] would be affected if Justice League bombs…and rightfully so.”

“The fact that what should be the core fanbase of a Justice League film isn’t on board is making them sweat as well.”

I imagine. After all, there isn’t just the usual billion dollar franchise on the line here, but bragging rights. The age-old struggle between Marvel and DC, taken off the comic book page and taken into the world of big box office. And Warners is under the gun here: Two years out from The Avengers, Marvel had the entire cast and a writer/director in place. As it stands now, Justice League has a script everybody hates, and maybe a leading man in current Superman Henry Cavill (assuming his movie doesn’t bomb). Currently, Justice League is scheduled for a Summer 2015 release date a mere two months after the release of The Avengers 2.

Yeah, I don’t know about you Bastards, but I’m not on board yet either.

More news as it develops.

Source: Screen Rant

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This time, on The Bastardcast: Jeremy and Jason talk about the possible death of the Justice League, the rise of the solo Star Wars films and how they relate to the cinema film Little Man, Godzilla‘s meth dealer, Bruce Willis and the power of words, GI Joe and the Patriot Act, and a porn star in S-P-A-C-E!!!

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Ben Affleck is currently riding a wave of success for his talented acting and directing of the Oscar Nominated Argo. It’s no surprise that Warner Brothers would approach him about taking the directors seat for the Justice League movie. What is unexpected is the rumor that Warner Brothers not only wanted Affleck to direct, but also play one of the central leads of the developing Justice League movie franchise, Batman.

Holy CinemaScope Ben Affleck, You’re Batman!?!?

Think about that for a moment. Ben Affleck as Batman. Warner Brothers wouldn’t just want him Justice League if he took the role, they’d want him for any follow-up Batman movies and cameos in other DC Comics movies for the next couple of years, if not longer.

The rumor of Batman Affleck comes to us from Elmayimbe of Latino Review. He’s also been the one to reveal the villain and team lineup of the movie so it’s a fairly safe bet he’s right on the money with this one too.

Neither Warner Brothers of Affleck have confirmed or denied either rumor to date, so we really just have rainbows, mermaid tears, and Elmayibe’s track record to back this up so far. Considering the recent lambasting the Justice League script has been taking on the internet, Affleck might have dodged a Batarang to the career here.

What do you think? Who else should play the role . . . besides Joseph Gordon Levitt? I still think that he’s the best choice to carry the legacy of Nolan’s Batman series, but Affleck in the director chair? That would be a good choice, Affleck has some directing skills, I’d rather see him continue developing those talents behind the screen.

Via: /Film

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With a lot riding on the finished film, it should come as little surprise that Warner Bros doesn’t want to leave anything to chance when it comes to the Justice League film? Still, is the studio willing to throw out the script and start again from scratch with just two-and-a-half years till the release date? Well the latest rumor de jour answers that question with a possible maybe.

Badass Digest is reporting from its sources that initial reaction to Will Beall‘s script was surprise. Surprise that it was so terrible. Credit Beall’s inexperience (he has one season on Castle and the script for Gangster Squad as his sole credits), or the pounding studio pressure and what’s sure to be unhelpful develop process for a film this big, and you might be able to see how this project’s gone off track. Indeed, those same sources are saying that the nature of the script is what’s keeping the film from signing a director, and considering the movie in question is Justice League, that fact is doubling surprising.

So what’s going to happen? Two options are apparent, option one: the studio can start again from scratch immediately and try to keep the film on target for a 2015 release date with a possible miss; or option two: it can push ahead with the current script, hopefully get a good re-write in the next couple of months and stay the course for 2015. I guess they could always call the whole thing off until they get their ducks in a row (or more of a row), but that depends on how stubborn Warners wants to be in making sure Marvel doesn’t stay too far ahead of them. I doubt they’ll want to let The Avengers 2 come and go without having their own super-team in the bullpen. But all this may also be predicated on the success of Man of Steel. If that flick tanks, all bets are off.

Beall’s script will have seen Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and The Flash team-up to protect the Earth against Darkseid. No word on what, if anything, of Beall’s draft will survive.

More news as it develops.

Source: /Film

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Movie franchises these days are just like a large chain of dominoes, as long as each one falls just right and knocks down the next domino, everything is great. One little hiccup though and your left standing  in the middle of a big mess, trying to carefully restart that domino chain without knocking down others.

Jeff Robinov, the President of Warner Brothers Pictures knows all about keeping those domino’s in line and when to just scrap the whole thing when things go bad. Why should that matter, because at Warner Brothers, Robinov is responsible for over $2 billion in production and marketing budgeting and has held sole green-light authority over feature films since April 2011. In other words, Robinov is the Gandalf of Movie Balrogs.

A recent article in Variety discussed Robinov’s decision to remain at Warner Brothers and some of the projects he’s shepherding.

 ”Talent relationships have always been Jeff’s strongest suit,” one agent said. “He’s been able to get Ben Affleck to make movies for Warners, which is something every studio would like to have. There aren’t many better jobs.”

The article goes on to discuss Robinov’s tight relationship with Christopher Nolan, and the future plans for the D.C. Comics franchises.

“Further out, the studio’s planning a “Justice League” tentpole — encompassing DC Comics mainstays Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash and the Green Lantern — on the order of Marvel’s “The Avengers.” Will Beall is scripting but no director has been attached yet.

Stakes are high for “Man of Steel.” Other than Nolan’s Batpics, Warners has not been able to effectively exploit the DC library. Its 2011 “Green Lantern” underperformed, and a “Justice League” film wouldn’t likely be in theaters before 2015, as Warner’s top brass has indicated that they are awaiting the results of “Man of Steel,” which opens June 14, before moving further ahead.

It’s no shocking surprise that a Man of Steel failure to perform at the box office could seriously jeopardize the movie dominoes that make up the Justice League and it’s other future franchise comic book character movies. Hollywood executives aren’t known for taking second chances on big budget projects with poor or under performing box office results, but with the strong Man of Steel cast, the trailers, and clips we’ve seen so far lead me to believe the movie should perform well both at the box office and with fan boys and girls. The real question that Robinov will have to ask himself, does it perform well enough to launch a billion dollar ensemble movie franchise?

In this NerdBastards’ opinion all they need to do is put one scene at the end of  Man of Steel with Batman and Superman in the same room to make things happen, Fan boys and girls are gonna go nuts when that happens.

Have you got any thoughts on this? How badly do you want to see a Justice League movie, bad enough to drag everyone you know to see man of Steel a couple of times?

Via: Variety

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