Green Lantern (2011)

Originally posted by the ninjak
And one WB producer is a notorious weirdo. It doesn't even need to be a JLA movie just a DC Universe film.

But you mentioned Aquaman and MM. They don't need to be in it, just Have your Holy Trinity. Bats, Supes and WW with GL and Cyborg and creative banter and recognition that the world is growing around them would be enough. Hopefully this new Batman/Superman movie will introduce the fact many other beings and races exist.

Marvel dishing out characters to other distributors got them out there but ultimately (sadly) limited them on a huge scale.

Aquaman and J'onn are founding members of the League.

They need to be in it, and especially more than Cyborg.

You need the original 7 imo. Bats, Supes, Wondie, GL, Aquaman, Flash and J'onn.

Originally posted by -Pr-
Aquaman and J'onn are founding members of the League.

They need to be in it, and especially more than Cyborg.

You mentioned they needed origin tales and I agree. The ones I mentioned can easily be written into a 2HR epic film.

Rules don't apply to film. They can be threats the team must face then become members later.

Originally posted by Nephthys
You need the original 7 imo. Bats, Supes, Wondie, GL, Aquaman, Flash and J'onn.

Not necessarily.

Originally posted by the ninjak
You mentioned they needed origin tales and I agree. The ones I mentioned can easily be written into a 2HR epic film.

Rules don't apply to film. They can be threats the team must face then become members later.

Not necessarily.

That would work too. They just need to be part of the Justice League or in the movie from the start. The league is more than the big 3-5.

Aquaman, for example, could be introduced in Justice League, then spinoff in to his own movie(s) later.

Of course, but then again that's the argument I introduced to begin with.

Originally posted by the ninjak
I don't need origin stories for characters when making a team film.
Comics back in the day used to just give us the goods then further down the track would give us an origin tale. It wasn't always the case but it was never necessary.
Just give us a JLA movie. And fill the blanks later.

I agree with that.

What I don't agree with is leaving Aquaman or J'onn (but mostly Aquaman) out of the movie/team.

I'd love to see the New 52 JLA meeting origin.

hmmm.. as long as Batman is kicking ass in a JLA film , I will be happy.. most likely anyway Batman, Kal and Diana will be the focal point of the film..

hmmm maybe I need to write it.. 🙂

I do think we need Wonder Woman on the big screen before a JL movie.

Originally posted by the ninjak
I meant it in regards to finally having a JLA movie. We don't need origin stories/films for each character.

Just give us an exciting film with interesting characters and later down the track tell us their stories.

Of course the origin of the team needs to be told but not that of the the individual members.

DC is moving ahead with Superman/Batman without an origin for the new Batman. It's a smart path to take but we have already seen so many origins for the guy we don't need one so it isn't a risk.

Just do the same for everybody else. Start big, then break it down later.

Marvel made a big risk in supplying films for all characters before the Avengers and good for them.

If this was a poker game DC have a great hand to play but is too scared to play it. They have a pair of Aces, but potentially have a Full house.

I completely agree

Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and Cyborg all need to appear for a proper JLA movie.

Wonder Woman is very deserving of her own film, IMO.

8 is a bit much for a team imo. Especially without all the prequel movies the Marvel movies had. Cyborg is the odd one out imo. If you really need a black technologically skilled hero then either drop Aquaman or Martian Manhunter for him (or both).

Personally I think the original 7 is the perfect team.

Arnold Vosloo would make an awesome Martian Manhunter.

As long as The Flash is in it. Though, we will be seeing Quicksilver in the next Avengers. I wonder how many people are gonna say DC is ripping off Marvel more then they already do lol.

Ryan Reynolds was just a lousy choice as Hal Jordan. If he HAD to be a Green lantern, he should have been Guy Gardner or, at the very least, Kyle Rayner.

I'll go one further and say that Ryan Reynolds would be perfect as Barry Allen's Flash.

Originally posted by Impediment
Arnold Vosloo would make an awesome Martian Manhunter.

See, I think that Oded Fehr would make an awesome Black Adam.

Vosloo just has that face and skull shape that screams MM.

Oded Fehr hmm... I can't actually think of any comic-book character that would suit him. At a stretch, maybe Hercules ... If Hercules was really puny.

Though I've always imagined Hercules as Oliver Reed without the sobriety or six-pack.

He's just about ready to wage war, right?

Originally posted by -Pr-
Aquaman and J'onn are founding members of the League.

So was Ant-Man.