Justice League Pt.1
Release Date: November 23rd, 2017
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What is the Justice League?: DC's greatest superheroes came together to form The Justice League in order to protect the Earth from threats that were too great to take on individually. Created in 1960 by Gardner Fox, the League has had many iconic tales told over it's 50 year history battling the likes of Darkseid and The Injustice Gang.
Director: Zack Snyder (Watchmen)
Why?:Snyder has done a hell of a job bringing graphic novels to life. Because of this he has captured several SATURN (The Academy of Sc-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Films) awards for his work in Watchmen and 300. He has a tendency to bring a certain darkness to the screen as well as being able to shed some light on the tradegy that is heroism. It ain't easy being a hero and stories about a hero's inner struggle are what make the best tales. If Snyder can take all these iconic characters and give with some type of inner terminal as well as pit them against a diabolical villain there, is no way this movie isn't an instant hit. Not to mention Snyder is know for producing kick ass action sequences in all his movies (300+Watchmen+Sucker Punch). Now picture one of these Snyder sequences with Batman putting his boot through some nameless henchmen's fucking face, I'm shitting myself because it's gonna be that cool when a scenario like this plays out on screen. Now with Man of Steel, the problems I believe were in dialogue and character development. David Goyer who wrote MOS will co-write this movie and Batman V Superman as well. But no need to fear because Chris Terrio who wrote the Academy award winning script for Argo will be rewriting both of Goyer's scripts. So expect better dialogue and story to accompany Snyder's amazing visuals and fight scenes.
Proposed Story: It's more or less certain that the main villain for this film is going to the ever classic Brainiac. So it turns out that Brianiac is the one responsible for destroying Krypton, he rolled onto the planet and fucked the place up. He was intent on killing everyone because he felt by eliminating the Kryptonians he could gain their knowledge and eventually become the most knowledgeable being in the universe. So after destroying Krypton he moves on to other planets that he can drain of knowledge and destroy. Years pass by when all of a sudden Brainiac's ship receives a signal from Kal-El's tracking decieve that he set off in Man Of Steel that also attracted Zod. Brainiac recognizes the signal because of it's Kryptonian origins and realizes that there is one Krptonian still left in the universe. Which leads him to Earth. Another planet that he can absorb and destroy. Having accidentally brought Brainiac to Earth leads Superman to being stricken with guilt as he believes if he had just been content with pretending to be a human he would never had endangered Earth twice from cosmic foes. But now he must team up with some of Earth's other heroes in an attempt to stop Brainiac from handing the same fate to Earth that he handed Krypton.
Inspired By: Superman: The Animated Series did a similar plot with Brainiac. He was a Krptonian's super computer that withheld knowledge that could have very well saved Krypton. But he decided to amass all of Krypton's knowledge, let it die, and save himself. I also took elements from Geoff John's run on Superman.
Lead Characters (Cast): Every member of the League except Green Lantern has been officially cast. So I will spend most of this section describing what each member can bring to the team. The villain will of course also be cast.
1. Superman/Clark Kent (Henry Cavill)
Director: Zack Snyder (Watchmen)
Why?:Snyder has done a hell of a job bringing graphic novels to life. Because of this he has captured several SATURN (The Academy of Sc-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Films) awards for his work in Watchmen and 300. He has a tendency to bring a certain darkness to the screen as well as being able to shed some light on the tradegy that is heroism. It ain't easy being a hero and stories about a hero's inner struggle are what make the best tales. If Snyder can take all these iconic characters and give with some type of inner terminal as well as pit them against a diabolical villain there, is no way this movie isn't an instant hit. Not to mention Snyder is know for producing kick ass action sequences in all his movies (300+Watchmen+Sucker Punch). Now picture one of these Snyder sequences with Batman putting his boot through some nameless henchmen's fucking face, I'm shitting myself because it's gonna be that cool when a scenario like this plays out on screen. Now with Man of Steel, the problems I believe were in dialogue and character development. David Goyer who wrote MOS will co-write this movie and Batman V Superman as well. But no need to fear because Chris Terrio who wrote the Academy award winning script for Argo will be rewriting both of Goyer's scripts. So expect better dialogue and story to accompany Snyder's amazing visuals and fight scenes.
Proposed Story: It's more or less certain that the main villain for this film is going to the ever classic Brainiac. So it turns out that Brianiac is the one responsible for destroying Krypton, he rolled onto the planet and fucked the place up. He was intent on killing everyone because he felt by eliminating the Kryptonians he could gain their knowledge and eventually become the most knowledgeable being in the universe. So after destroying Krypton he moves on to other planets that he can drain of knowledge and destroy. Years pass by when all of a sudden Brainiac's ship receives a signal from Kal-El's tracking decieve that he set off in Man Of Steel that also attracted Zod. Brainiac recognizes the signal because of it's Kryptonian origins and realizes that there is one Krptonian still left in the universe. Which leads him to Earth. Another planet that he can absorb and destroy. Having accidentally brought Brainiac to Earth leads Superman to being stricken with guilt as he believes if he had just been content with pretending to be a human he would never had endangered Earth twice from cosmic foes. But now he must team up with some of Earth's other heroes in an attempt to stop Brainiac from handing the same fate to Earth that he handed Krypton.
Inspired By: Superman: The Animated Series did a similar plot with Brainiac. He was a Krptonian's super computer that withheld knowledge that could have very well saved Krypton. But he decided to amass all of Krypton's knowledge, let it die, and save himself. I also took elements from Geoff John's run on Superman.
Lead Characters (Cast): Every member of the League except Green Lantern has been officially cast. So I will spend most of this section describing what each member can bring to the team. The villain will of course also be cast.
1. Superman/Clark Kent (Henry Cavill)
Who?: Superman is the leader of the Justice League and their moral compass. Cavill was solid as Big Blue in Man of Steel, even though David Goyer wrote very crappy dialogue for him. With Chris Terrio on scripting duties for this flick, Superman is more likely to have interesting dialogue and character development.
2. Batman/Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck)
Who?: So many people have been worried about Affleck as Batman, but if we are being real here if Mr. Mom (Michael Keaton) can play a convincing Bruce Wayne, then why the hell can't Benny boy. Affleck can be a dark angry Batman that people are yearning for. I want him to be the strategist of the group, who in truthfulness does not really wanna be part of the team. (Ala Justice League Animated Series)
3. Wonder Woman/Diana Prince (Gal Gadot)
Why?: Smart, sexy, elegant, and most importantly BAD ASS!!! Gal Gadot has got all the tools to be a great Wonder Woman. Especially after seeing the way she handled herself in Fast Five. I am convinced that she is gonna take this role to the next level. Her character can be some sort of a love interest for Superman (Like in Geoff John's recent JL run) and maybe even a weakness cause Supes cares for her well being.
4. Flash/Barry Allen (Ezra Miller)
Why?: Gotta be real here, this casting call scares me a little. Miller seems too soft to play Flash. I hope to god that he does well. However, like we have said before Mr. Mom was Batman so maybe Miller can be a great Flash. The Scarlet Speedster is the youngster member of the team and I believe he will be the comic relief. Especially when Hal Jordan finally shows up.
5. Aquaman/Arthur Curry (Jason Mamoa)
Why?: Khal fuckin' Drago as Aquman! Are you shitting me? God I love it. I smile from ear to ear just thinking about this. He's going to be so bad ass and bring to life a version of Aquaman that has never been seen by mainstream audiences (Cause comic fans saw a BA Arthur in Geoff John's recent Aquaman run). I can't even contain my excitement, like I shit myself again because this guy is gonna make Aquman as bad ass as ever and shut upanyone whose ever called him out as soft or useless.
6. Cyborg/Victor Stone (Ray Fisher)
Why?: I prefer Martian Manhunter in his place, but that doesn't mean I think Cyborg isn't a cool character. Vic is the tech man of the group who occasionally hacks into alien technology. Ray Fisher recently played Muhammad Ali so he definitely fits the part to play a high school football star turned Cyborg.
7. Green Lantern/Hal Jordan (Jensen Ackles)
Why?: DC has been focusing on the Silver Age characters for Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) and Flash (Barry Allen) for the last few years and I don't see them using anybody but these versions in their movies. So Hal it is. Jensen Ackles has been half of the best bro duo on TV for the last ten years on Supernatural. With his stunning good looks and comedic and dramatic skills he deserves to finally make it onto a major movie's cast list.
Now For our Villain... Mr. Mxyzptlk (Larry David)
Why?: Everyone wants to see Mxyzptlk troll the Justice League for two hours. And I would love to see Larry David tell the Justice League to shut the fuck up!
Just Screwing With Ya! Now for the real threat...
8. Brainiac (Benedict Cumberbatch)
Why?: Brainiac has been the rumored villain of Justice League Pt.1 for the last few weeks. With hints of him in Man of Steel on Krypton's technology, it makes sense that the alien android would show up to cause problems for our favorite heroes. Cumberbatch is one of the best actors alive today. He has recently played a few iconic villains, Khan and Smaug, so why not add Brainiac to the resume.
Thanks for reading! Those are my thoughts on Justice League. Who is your big bad for the movie? Should Wonder Woman and Superman be together? Sound off in the comments.
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Always have had a soft spot for the Justice League cartoon theme. Hans Zimmer will probably be scoring this movie. I can only imagine the amazingness that man will come up with for DC's iconic superhero team.
This article was written By: Justin Mckinney
Good ideas but I think they should lead with Darkseid to beat Marvel to the punch before they do Thanos
ReplyDeleteJensen Ackles would made a great Hal Jordan. But they would probably for someone more like Chris Pine. Or they could go for someone younger... closer to Elza Millers age, someone like Zac Effon maybe.
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