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‘Man of Steel’ will hint at DC Universe

- April 12th, 2013

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After months of speculation, Warner Bros. boss Jeff Robinov has confirmed that Man of Steel will be laying the building blocks for future films featuring heroes from the DC Universe.

Speaking in an interview with Entertainment Weekly for an upcoming cover story, Robinov says this summer’s Superman reboot is: “Setting the tone for what the movies are going to be like going forward. In that, it’s definitely a first step.”

In an interview with the New York Post last year, Man of Steel director Zack Snyder said that Warner Bros. expected him to “keep them on course” for a Justice League movie.

“I don’t know how Justice League is going to be handled. Honestly, I don’t. But The Man of Steel exists, and Superman is in it. I don’t know how you’d move forward without acknowledging that.”

Prior to last summer’s Avengers, Marvel cross-promoted its various heroes in Iron Man, Hulk, Thor and Captain America.

“I think you’ll see that, going forward, anything can live in this world,” Robinov says. “[Christopher Nolan’s] Batman was deliberately and smartly positioned as a standalone. The world they lived in was very isolated without any knowledge of any other superheroes. What Zack and Chris have done with this film is allow you to really introduce other characters into the same world.”

While Robinov confirms that Nolan’s Batman trilogy is a standalone series, he does hint that the films could be expanded into something bigger. “Where we go in the future is a whole other conversation,” he says.

The next step DC takes with its characters on film will be revealed soon. “We’ll announce something in the next several weeks that will hopefully position the DC characters and the movies we’re going to be making,” Robinov says.

However, when it comes to the rumours that Nolan would exec-produce a JLA feature with Christian Bale back as Batman, Robinov says that ain’t happening.

“No, no it’s not,” he replied when asked if a Nolan-produced Justice League was going to happen.

Earlier this month, Guillermo Del Toro revealed plans for Justice League Dark, which will focus on DC’s supernatural heroes.

Let us know which DC characters you’d like to see get their own stand-alone feature in the comments and check out the new TV spot for Man of Steel below.

Man of Steel is out June 14th.

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Guillermo Del Toro reveals plans for ‘Justice League Dark’

- April 1st, 2013

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While promoting Pacific Rim at WonderCon in Anaheim this weekend, director Guillermo Del Toro revealed plans for Justice League Dark.

Also known as Heaven Sent, JLD will be an adaptation of one of DC Comics’ New 52 titles that focuses on supernatural characters like John Constantine, Madame Xanadu, Deadman, Shade the Changing Man, Zatanna, Mindwarp, Enchantress, and Swamp Thing.

Since debuting in 2011, the Justice League Dark comics have been written by Peter Milligan and Canadian Jeff Lemire.

Justice League Dark will be separate from the proposed Justice League film that is rumoured to follow this summer’s Man of Steel.

When asked what his plans are following Pacific Rim, Del Toro said that he’ll do Crimson Peak before tackling JLD.

Del Toro says he has a “bible” for the film and will soon be looking for a screenwriter for the project. The film will revolve around John Constantine, who was played by Keanu Reeves in 2005′s Constantine. No word on whether he’d be back, but if he returns, he’ll have to dye his hair blonde.

“The lead character that guides us through is Constantine,” he said according to FirstShowing.net. “He is basically trying to recruit these guys… When I was a kid, my two favorite characters in the whole DC Universe were Etrigan and Swamp Thing, so I’m in heaven.”

From the looks of it now, JLD might actually hit theatres before Justice League. Let us know what you think about the proposed supernatural team-up film in the comments.

And if you haven’t already seen it, you can check out the trailer for Pacific Rim below. It looks stellar.

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Ryan Reynolds not interested in playing Green Lantern in ‘Justice League’

- March 23rd, 2013

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There are probably less than 20 people in the entire universe who were waiting for news of Ryan Reynolds and Green Lantern 2. But his involvement in a proposed Justice League movie was kind of a given.

There’s one problem with that thinking – the actor has no interest in reprising his role as the Emerald Gladiator.

Warner Bros. had earmarked 2015 as the year it will introduce a team-up film combining characters from the DC Comics universe including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern. Reports have been circulating that this summer’s Man of Steel will hint at a larger film, and earlier this month rumours started to surface that Christopher Nolan has taken over everything comic book-related at Warners, including the Justice League.

But in an interview with Empire, Reynolds said he isn’t keen on signing up.

“Working on ‘Green Lantern’ I saw how difficult it is to make that concept palatable, and how sort of confused it can all be when you don’t really know where you’re going with it or you don’t really know how to access that world that comic book fans have been accessing for decades and falling in love with. So at this point I have very little interest in joining (‘Justice League’).”

The actor hedged his bets, though.

“A great script and a good director can always turn that around… Joss Whedon is the guy that just nails it and Christopher Nolan obviously nails it. So if they were gonna do it like that, it would be an interesting thing to do.”

When it comes to comic book movies, Reynolds has also appeared as Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. That character was slated for his own spinoff, but Reynolds isn’t so sure that it will happen.

He tells Empire: “I love ‘Deadpool’ and there is a script that’s in development. But it’s so, so far into the R-rated zone… it’s a nearly NC-17 world and I just don’t know if the studio would ever risk their reputation doing it.”

Hard-R comic book movies have had uneven success at the box office. While Kick Ass was a success, both Punisher films were a disaster.

Even though Green Lantern was a critical and financial disaster, do you think Reynolds should return to the character, or is he better off trying to get Deadpool off the ground? Let us know what you think in the comments.

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Christopher Nolan producing ‘Justice League’ with Christian Bale returning as ‘Batman’?

- March 4th, 2013

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Way back when, in July of last year, Batman star Christian Bale said he would be open to reprising his role as the Dark Knight even though director Christopher Nolan had publicly said he was done with the franchise.

“My understanding is that (Nolan) is pretty clear. In my conversations with him, this is it, this is how it was meant to be,” Bale told QMI Agency.

Still, the Oscar-winning actor held out a glimmer of hope for Bat-fans.

“I just want for Chris to tell me he’s got a story and I go read it and it’s: ‘Oh great, let’s go do it!…If he comes up with a great story … It’s all down to Chris… But there’s always the temptation: How far can you push it?”

And now it appears that both Bale and Nolan might not be done with the character yet.

According to Umberto “El Mayimbe” Gonzalez from Latino Review, Nolan has “taken over” anything and everything comic book-related at Warner Bros.

And first up on the docket – after this summer’s Superman reboot, which Nolan is exec producing – could be a Justice League movie with Christian Bale returning as Batman and Nolan producing.

Rumours have been circulating for months that director Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel will hint at a larger superhero team-up storyline like Marvel did with 2008′s Iron Man and last summer’s The Avengers.

Presumably, a Nolan-produced Justice League would focus on Bale’s Batman and Henry Cavill’s Superman character, with other members like Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash and Green Lantern playing supporting roles.

Incidentally, David Goyer had a Flash script written back in 2007 that could potentially be dusted off.

When Snyder was asked by the New York Post last fall whether Man of Steel would kickstart a more ambitious superhero film set in the DC Comics’ universe, he replied: “Um, how can I answer that? I can’t really say anything to that, because that’s a big spoiler. I will say, yeah, they trust me to keep them on course.”

After the release of The Dark Knight Rises, speculation mounted about a possible Superman/Batman movie or a spin-off with Joseph Gordon-Levitt donning the Bat Cowl.

The planned 2015 release date for Justice League (which would put it in competition with The Avengers 2 and Star Wars VII) is still questionable after reports last month that Will Beall’s script has been scrapped.

Of course, this is all (rather cool) speculation. So while we wait for Justice League confirmation, it looks like the time travel thriller Interstellar will be Nolan’s next feature.

That script – written by Chris’ brother Jonathan Nolan – is based on theories from Kip Thorne.

What do you think of this latest bit of Justice League news? Should Nolan and Bale get involved? Vote in our poll and sound off in the comments below.

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Is the ‘Justice League’ movie toast?

- February 10th, 2013

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If you’re a DC fan, you’ve no doubt been stewing as Marvel has seemingly ruled the cinematic landscape when it comes to superhero films.

Sure, Chris Nolan’s Batman movies were a critical and financial success, but The Green Lantern and 2006′s Superman Returns both underperformed.

With the Man of Steel reboot on the way, though, word was DC Comics was planning to use that film as a launch pad for a Justice League movie in 2015. You’ll remember, Marvel did something similar with Iron Man in 2008 that paved the way for The Avengers in 2012.

Director Zack Snyder confirmed as much in an interview with the New York Post last fall. When he was asked if his Superman film would be part of a larger Justice League movie, he answered: “I can’t really say anything to that, because that’s a big spoiler. I will say, yeah, they trust me to keep them on course.”

Well after all this, Badass Digest is reporting that Will Beall’s script for Justice League has been axed with execs looking to hire new writers.

To make matters worse, renowned comics scribe Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Wanted, Civil War) trashed the prospect of a JLA film in an interview with SciFi Now.

“The actual logistics of each member of the Justice League is disastrous,” he said. “You put them all together and I think you get an excellent way of losing $200 million.”

This isn’t the first time DC has eyed bringing the JLA to the big screen. In 2007, George Miller (Mad Max) had Justice League: Mortal ready to go with Armie Hammer as Batman, Adam Brody as The Flash, D.J. Cotrona as Superman and Megan Gale as Wonder Woman. That film was shelved in 2008.

If Man of Steel is a huge success, then a JLA movie could be fast-tracked. But if you were looking to pencil in a date on your 2015 calendar, don’t hold your breath.

With this latest news, do you think it’s likely we’ll ever see a Justice League movie? Let us know in the comments.

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