JUSTICE LEAGUE movie

[karamazov80]

I'm not so sure about that. Nolan is a great filmmaker. But what work has he produced that suggests he understands the kinds of dynamics that would make the Justice League tick? Whedon understood ensemble pieces with guys with different egos and motivations doing fantastic things. And ultimately, he knew how to make a movie fun and exciting. That's just not Nolan's thing. He's a dramatic filmmaker who focuses on complex, often dark subject matter (Memento, Insomnia, Dark Knight, etc.).

I think he could make a successful Justice League movie--from a critical and commercial standpoint. But I don't think it would even remotely resemble the comic version of the team that many of us are familiar with. Would be more like a Vertigo version of the Justice League. Maybe closer to Warren Ellis's Authority than anything else.

 

[The Mike]

Given the intense conversation that was conducted here about The Avengers versus Nolan Batman films and the points brought up about Nolan taking things more "cerebral" theoretically he'd be the worst person to do this kind of ensemble looking back on that conversation.

 

[devilof76]

I liked Avengers a lot, but I don't want to see a JLA movie like that. Not at all.

If Nolan helmed Wonder Woman with Joss Whedon the way he's doing for Zack Snyder in Man of Steel, I think by the time things are nailed down, he could come up with a sick JLA. It wouldn't have to be anti-hero, but he could get away with it being dark as hell. Personally, that is the best context to backdrop the big three. Cerebral done successfully would be epic, period.

 

[Khev]

I for one am eager to see "the superhero team we need, but not the one we deserve."

 

[devilof76]

Fighting Brainiac?

 

[wofford29]

Everything Nolan has done is better than anything Marvel has put out so I'd be down for giving him the power to oversee production on all.

 

[The Mike]

I'm sure that's already there. His name and inclusion in the Justice League process has been out there for a bit now. The thing is when all of these going at the same time trying hard to rush to an opening of a team film it doesn't seem like it'll be done well no matter who is at the helm.

 

[devilof76]

They don't even need to rush. Finish Man of Steel. Do Wonder Woman (but not like Green Lantern). Do JLA. Launch Flash and whomever else from there. Just present new characters in a manner that makes people want to see more of them.

I don't think it needs to be so complicated.

 

[Nightwing]

Everything Nolan has done is better than anything Marvel has put out so I'd be down for giving him the power to oversee production on all.

Um, no

 

[wofford29]

I agree. The new Hulk will be launched do to the success of the Avengers Hulk and will more than likely do better than the two previous failed attempts so it's not outside the realm of possibility to launch or even re-launch a character in the JLA movie.

 

[thenammagazine]

I liked Avengers a lot, but I don't want to see a JLA movie like that. Not at all.

If Nolan helmed Wonder Woman with Joss Whedon the way he's doing for Zack Snyder in Man of Steel, I think by the time things are nailed down, he could come up with a sick JLA. It wouldn't have to be anti-hero, but he could get away with it being dark as hell. Personally, that is the best context to backdrop the big three. Cerebral done successfully would be epic, period.

Along those same lines, I don't want a bunch of superheroes sitting around a table, brooding and contemplating the meaning of life. I also don't want them taking on menial sub-standard tasks that any one of them could deal with single-handedly. Nolan's avoided any real "super human" aspects in his Batman trilogy and my fear would be him attempting to avoid them to infuse the same "real world" aspects in a JLA with characters who are the opposite. The only exception would be if they have Batman battling the JLA to discover their weaknesses. Something like that would be more suited to Nolan and his style.

 

[devilof76]

And he's now involved with Superman. Why ground the whole idea to Batman's limitations?

And cerebral does not necessarily equate to brooding.

I agree. The new Hulk will be launched do to the success of the Avengers Hulk and will more than likely do better than the two previous failed attempts so it's not outside the realm of possibility to launch or even re-launch a character in the JLA movie.

I think I'm going to mail you a box of cigars.

 

[SnakeDoctor]

I didn't think the Hulk in Avengers was a relaunch. It was a continuation of Ed Norton's Hulk ... just with a different actor. Pretty sure Incredible Hulk is in-continuity with Avengers. I liked Norton's Hulk.

SnakeDoc

 

[SnakeDoctor]

Along those same lines, I don't want a bunch of superheroes sitting around a table, brooding and contemplating the meaning of life. I also don't want them taking on menial sub-standard tasks that any one of them could deal with single-handedly. Nolan's avoided any real "super human" aspects in his Batman trilogy and my fear would be him attempting to avoid them to infuse the same "real world" aspects in a JLA with characters who are the opposite. The only exception would be if they have Batman battling the JLA to discover their weaknesses. Something like that would be more suited to Nolan and his style.

Nolan adopted a realistic take for Batman because that's the nature of the character ... not because he's married to realism in superheroes. Inception was hardly "realistic".

SnakeDoc

 

[devilof76]

And watching Bruce Wayne maintain that perspective in dealing with things so far outside of his expectations would be too awesome for words.

I would try, but I don't want to break the forum.

 

[wofford29]

I didn't think the Hulk in Avengers was a relaunch. It was a continuation of Ed Norton's Hulk ... just with a different actor. Pretty sure Incredible Hulk is in-continuity with Avengers. I liked Norton's Hulk.

SnakeDoc

I'm talking relaunch in the sense of a second life for the character and the opportunity for another film. He was the whole show in Avengers and if it was recieved poorly he wouldn't be getting a third shot anytime soon.

 

[Nightwing]

What if they just made it take place on Earth 2 and Bale Returned as a "younger" Bruce Wayne/Batman? He'd be the central character who is trying to find his place among people who can do things he never thought possible.

 

[wofford29]

I think I'm going to mail you a box of cigars.

Clean Robusto from Drew Estates

 

[thenammagazine]

I didn't think the Hulk in Avengers was a relaunch. It was a continuation of Ed Norton's Hulk ... just with a different actor. Pretty sure Incredible Hulk is in-continuity with Avengers. I liked Norton's Hulk.

SnakeDoc

Correct. While dismissing Ang Lee's Hulk, Norton's was and is considered continuity. It wasn't a "reboot," just a recast.

Nolan adopted a realistic take for Batman because that's the nature of the character ... not because he's married to realism in superheroes. Inception was hardly "realistic".

SnakeDoc

It might be the nature of the character, but his rogues gallery is full of superhuman villains and he avoided them like the plague. Killer Croc or Solomon Grundy would've been just as epic as Bane.

 

[karamazov80]

Everything Nolan has done is better than anything Marvel has put out so I'd be down for giving him the power to oversee production on all.

Yeah, but his style and orientation is completely wrong for the material. You would probably be thrilled to death if PT Anderson did JLA. But I think most fans of the comic would just as soon see a Schumacher take, considering how little the product would resemble the spirit of the JLA that folks know and care about.

Seriously, if you guys wanna know what a Nolan JLA would look like, read this:

https://nerdbastards.com/2012/03/04/comics-rewind-warren-ellis-the-authority/

Good stuff. But JLA? Hell no it ain't.