No more Justice League movie news

It’s official, there will be no Justice League of America movie.

To me, this is great news. I mean, what are the odds of this project being done well in the best of conditions, never mind during a writer’s strike. Maybe the time will help the production team figure out what to do with Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and Green Lantern before throwing together a film that sounded half-thought-out to begin with.

My two cents is to base it on Justice by Krueger and Ross.

“JUSTICE LEAGUE” FILM OFFICIALLY SHUT DOWN
by Andy Khouri, Staff Writer
Posted: January 16, 2008 - More From This Author

Variety reported Wednesday evening news that the
Warner Bros. production of “Justice League,” based on
the hit DC Comics super-team, has been officially
shelved.

“Warner Bros. has let the options lapse on the young
cast that director George Miller chose to play DC
superhero staples. The move made it clear that the
project is no longer eyeing a spring start,” Variety
writes. Although cast options have been allowed to
lapse, would-be cast members have been told the studio
is determined to make the film eventually, and with
the same actors.

The shutdown follows numerous obstacles that have
plagued the George Miller-helmed production, including
uncertainty about tax breaks for filming in Australia
and questions about the script. Variety reports that
“Justice League” producers “like” the script written
by Kieran and Michele Mulroney, but that additional
work is needed — work the WGA strike makes
impossible.

No doubt compounding matters is the impending end-date
of the Screen Actors Guild contract, June 1, 2008.
Warner. Bros. would have to begin shooting “Justice
League” immediately in order to complete work with the
cast before they’d walk off set to strike in
solidarity with WGA, which SAG members may choose to
do. That producers have let the “Justice League”
cast’s options lapse is an indicator that the WGA
strike is likely to continue well into 2008.

With “Justice League” indefinitely delayed, Warner
Bros. has what Variety characterizes as a “superhero
gap” in its schedule for 2009, as the status of the
next Superman film is also uncertain.

Recommended:

Justice, Vol. 1
Justice, Vol. 2
Justice, Vol. 3