Justice League

I think DC could learn from The Avengers and Sinestro the main villain for the JL movie. Like Loki, Sinestro is a powerful extra-terrestrial villain who used to be on relatively good terms with one of the heroes before his fall from grace. Plus, both of them have already undergone their Start of Darkness in Thor and Green Lantern.

That really screams avengers clone.

Also green lantern is most likely going to get rebooted.

edited 15th Jul '12 10:46:48 PM by warrior93

If it were me, I'd begin the movie showing the Justice Society invading Berlin during World War II, smacking the Nazis around, busting into Hitler's bunker, and working well together as a team. Flash forward to the present day, and Superman and Wonder Woman are the only heroes from the old Justice Society still alive, most of the others having died of old age decades ago. After 70 years of being superheroes, Supes and Wondy no longer maintain secret identities and have trouble connecting with ordinary people. So when a new global catastrophe arises, they jump at the chance to form a new superhero team, not just because they need the help, but because they're just that desperate to meet new people.

edited 15th Jul '12 11:16:30 PM by RavenWilder

I love the idea of having the J.S.A being involved

Honestly they need to start with a few J.S.A movies before doing any Justice League movies.

However I wouldn't have Superman part of the J.S.A or him revealing his secret identity.

They should do at least at three to six J.S.A movies and have the J.S.A disbanded and superheroes going underground due to the super registration act.

edited 15th Jul '12 11:23:35 PM by warrior93

3-6 Movies...Warrior this isn't Star Wars..one good JSA movie with a possible sequel would be cool in itself.

And i could see tha more in line of a JLA Prequel...

As for Darkseid coming into Avengers clone territory...isn't Thanos an Darkseid expy?

edited 16th Jul '12 12:14:09 AM by 3of4

Yes.

I wasn't thinking of it as Superman reveals his secret identity; more that Clark Kent tells everyone he's going on a long sabbatical, doesn't know where he'll go, how long he'll be gone, or whether he'll be able to keep in touch with anyone. Then Superman locks up the glasses and business suit somewhere in the Fortress of Solitude, and no one ever hears from Clark Kent again.

edited 16th Jul '12 12:58:48 AM by RavenWilder

@3of4

What do you have against multiple J.S.A movies and what does star wars have to do with anything because other franchises have 6 movies besides star wars.

@Raven

I think having superman being a member of the J.S.A is a bad idea.

edited 16th Jul '12 7:04:55 AM by warrior93

In my opinion DC should do the *reverse* of what Marvel did: start with the JLA movie and then do spinoffs. Why? First, because its less risky to do the teamup while the memory of The Avengers is still relatively recent to the audience; if they wait four or more years worth of movies to come out the interest might die away. Second, because most Leaguers (other than Superman and Batman) probably couldn't star on a movie of their own without the public seeing how they work out first. (Similarly, they really should have introduced Ant-Man and The Wasp in Avengers, even if only as scientists, before giving them their own movie.)

Oh, the villains should be the Legion of Doom/ Secret Society of Supervillains/ Injustice League/ whatever they want to call it. Just bring in all the major DC villains (who would make sense to include- Luthor yes, The Joker not so much.) Darkseid could be in the movie, but only as the behind-the-scenes manipulator (he's on a different level from the Earth villains.) He could be used directly in a sequel.

That's another good idea for a J.L.A movie idea.

So, trailer?

What trailer? They don't even have a cast yet.

Also, the Legion of Doom wouldn't work for an intro movie. Between them and the League, there would be far too many characters, and that's without counting the supporting cast.

Maybe Neron could work, but he's too 'out there'. I don't know... Felix Faust? Maybe Doctor Destiny, who has a cool motif, a solid gimmick, and has tackled the whole League (the big guns, even) solo before.

edited 16th Jul '12 12:10:09 PM by NapoleonDeCheese

@Sijo: Marvel Studios didn't know if Ant Man was going to be made during the production of the Avengers. That decision wasn't made, at least officially, until after the success of the Avengers. He was probably seen as a high risk property due to his less than desirable and almost entirely undeserved infamy in the comic book community.

edited 16th Jul '12 12:24:11 PM by Zeromaeus

Infamy which is absent in most of the community and exagerated in others.

I like to think that way, but these things appear to be more prevalent than all that.

Much like Guy Gardner and that punch, these things are hard to shake.

edited 16th Jul '12 12:31:50 PM by Zeromaeus

Going straight to a JLA movie would be extremely risky. You have to sell the entire cast from scratch, and if the movie fizzles, you taint any effort to use any of the characters in their own movies later on.

It kind of risky either way but a real good idea is for them to do a few J.S.A movies as prequels first before doing a league movie.

edited 16th Jul '12 3:31:26 PM by warrior93

First off, JSA would be a huge risk. Warner Brothers probably wouldn't even consider that property until well into some major non-Batman movie success. To the common man, the JSA is practically a non-entity. Marvel is making a move like this right now with Guardians of the Galaxy, but DC/WB doesn't have a successful set of movies to cushion the blow if it fails.

Second, an unsupported JL is an incredibly risky idea. If it succeeds, it can mean everything for all of the properties involved. However, if it bombs, and experience says it just might, it could be a death knell for anything not called Batman or Superman. It could potentially spell the end for Martian Manhunter, the Flash (AND I WANT A FLASH MOVIE), Wonder Woman and maybe even Green Lantern. Forget about Aquaman. A theatrical failure with him in it would just cement the "Aquaman sucks" image in the minds of the public.

The could make a Justice League movie right now. It could' work. They shouldn't though. Not until they've at least established half of the team sucessfully. Its just too risky otherwise.

I think that the fact that the J.S.A is unknown is a great reason to make movies about them because exceptions won't be that high and if J.S.A become a massive hit it becomes a great way to start the dc movie universe. If it doesn't become a hit it would be no worse for wear than Green Lantern, Jonah Hex, Steel, or Batman and Robin.

Also they would be doing something completely different from marvel and if don't start with the J.S.A they'll probably never get around to it.

But, conversely, if they try making a Flash movie or Wonder Woman movie and those bomb, then it would be that much harder to get a Justice League movie off the ground.

They always could bank on Superman and Batman's roles in the League to make up for that.

edited 17th Jul '12 5:14:44 AM by NapoleonDeCheese

As much as I want a good Justice League movie, let's be serious for a moment, folks: it ain't gonna happen. The best I'm hoping for is a "let's just get this over with and move on" scenario.

Eh, never say never. The same would have been said about Avengers back when Marvel was pulling out turds like Salinger's Captain America and Lundgren's Punisher.

Yeah, but DC has been stuck at Salinger's Captain America and Lundgren's Punisher for all their properties outside of Batman for decades now. It might not be an impossible after the current generation is dead and buried, but I just don't see them being able to pull it off well any time soon.

They should just let it happen if it happens. Stop making films that couldn't possibly be part of a shared universe, which I suspect the new Superman film is going to do, but also stop trying to force things.

So if they want to make a Flash film then they should make one. If it doesn't work it should be abandoned. If it does well enough then they should make a sequel which expands the universe a little, and at the same time start devolping another property into a film. And if both of those do well enough they can build up for a Justice League film.