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Adam Brody Is JLA's Flash?

by Jeff Giles | December 05, 2007

Summary

There's still no confirmation from Warner Bros. -- in fact, the studio says the movie hasn't even been greenlighted yet -- but the Justice League of America casting rumors continue to fly fast and furious. Back to Article

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Elixor writes:
on Dec 05 2007 07:00 AM

This is still sounding terrible. Didn't Biel reject the role of Wonder Woman (thankfully)? This article makes it sound like she wanted the role and was beat out.

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ComicCONartist writes:
on Dec 05 2007 07:09 AM

Besides maybe Megan Gale as wonder woman, none of these people should be playing super heroes in a movie, especially adam brody. and the only reason Megan Gale would get the the role is that she will look good in the costume

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GrumpySauce writes:
on Dec 05 2007 07:24 AM

Yikes. I misread that as Adrian Brody.

This movies is still shaping up terribly.

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Elixor writes:
on Dec 05 2007 07:27 AM

Saw some pictures of Megan Gale and she actually looks like she could fit the image, much more than Biel. She's also 5'11'', so at least she's not absurdly short (for Wonder Woman) like Sophia Bush. Definately sketptical of the casting as a whole so far. This project should've been killed when they couldn't get Bale and Routh.

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Gimy writes:
on Dec 05 2007 08:11 AM

bale is now gonna be busy doing T4, its already confirmed. woo hoo! second, brody as a superhero just seems hilarious. i don't see super, nor hero...coming from him. and i don't see "faaaastest man alive!" coming from his mouth and not laughing. honestly, i hope i'm right and this turns into a hilarious laughfest...like Ghost Rider.

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Creekboy writes:
on Dec 05 2007 08:18 AM

I still can't believe they are going young with this movie, it makes me wince everytime I hear it, the Justice League was always older, it was formed after the heroes established themselves in their own little city. This is simply another attempt to market a movie to the coveted 18-25 year old mostly male crowd, and as such we have a young group of beautiful television people playing characters that really should be older. I mean think about it, add some legitimacy to this project by adding some known stars and actors to these roles. Think about it...I wouldn't mind seeing Avery Brooks as the John Stewart Green Lantern, Morena Baccarin for Wonder Woman, Ryan Reynolds as the Wally West Flash, Phil Morris for Martian Manhunter (he does great on Smallville so why not?), maybe Cary Elwes for Aquaman, and yes Routh and Bale.

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Dec 05 2007 08:24 AM

They lost me at 'Batman may be played by [some F#CKING 20-year old].' Everything else is irrelevant. I hope a lot of really rich people are publicly and humiliatingly bankrupted or fired over this project.

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jeremyd4 writes:
on Dec 05 2007 08:25 AM

Why on earth do you people want Routh and Bale involved in this movie? It would totally ruin the continuity of their individual franchises. JLA should be a seperate universe, and absolutely nothing to do with what C. Nolan has got going for Batman. Therefore, it should have completely different actors and a completely different style to Superman Returns, BB and TDK.

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jeremyd4 writes:
on Dec 05 2007 08:32 AM

Megan Gale and Teresa Palmer both being Australian, kinda suggests they were probably picked because George Miller is also Australian, and not because they won out over actresses like Jessica Biel. Has Megan Gale ever acted before anyways? Since they're throwing in Australian supermodels though, why not make use of Jennifer Hawkins, she's much better looking imo.

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stevegilpin writes:
on Dec 05 2007 08:57 AM

Brandon Routh sucks.

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ucbluman writes:
on Dec 05 2007 11:07 AM

whadda fook happened to ryan reynolds?

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arendr writes:
on Dec 05 2007 11:07 AM

This movie is a joke before they've even started filming. This is the most negative buzz I've ever seen for a movie this early on in it's production. They should cancel it because it's going to bomb since they won't even get most of the DC fanboys to go.

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MarkusCominToGETCHA writes:
on Dec 05 2007 11:37 AM

i agree with the dude that said Brandon Routh sucks
pick a new superman

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lilheclou writes:
on Dec 05 2007 12:21 PM

this is got to be the first superhero movie i don't agree with because there casting nobodys and there toooooooooooooo yuong to be the Justice league

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talan7 writes:
on Dec 05 2007 12:32 PM

This movie will never get made!

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rgallitan writes:
on Dec 05 2007 01:06 PM

In reply to this comment (#1329660)
I also think Routh and Bale should stay away from this project, for continiuty's sake if nothing else, but otherwise I agree with Creekboy. And I can't believe I didn't think of Morena Baccarin - she'd be... wonderful!

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svna91 writes:
on Dec 05 2007 01:52 PM

In reply to this comment (#1329551)
lol, me too

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Azlam Orlandu writes:
on Dec 05 2007 02:28 PM

I have high hopes for this one. Hate all you want, I'd rather see this than a sequel to Superman Returns.

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ghostdog888 writes:
on Dec 05 2007 04:58 PM

I disagree that JLA and Batman/Superman are different universes. For continuity's sake they should use Routh (who I thought was a great Superman/ Clark Kent) and Bale(who as we know was a superb Batman) I would love to hear the banter between these two actors cause that it is a huge part of the Justice League, Batman vs. Superman....who doesn't want to see Bale pull out that tiny piece of Kryptonite from his utility belt when Superman starts throwing his weight and his holier than thou morals around? They should wait until those two have made a trilogy of movies in their respective superhero roles and then bring out the JLA to show the progression of these characters....bringing it out soon while other Batman and Superman (and Wonderwoman) movies are still coming out just seems absurd. It sounds like this movie is going to be a made for TV movie on the WB.....too bad

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BrianInSD writes:
on Dec 05 2007 08:39 PM

I think this movie is in good hands and people really need to relax or they're going to have aneurysms before the movie even comes out in 2010.

George Miller has a pretty stellar track record as a director: His Mad Max movies were among the most influential action movies ever made and he's yet to make a bad movie so he is at least entitled to the benefit of the doubt.

To read through these message boards you'd think McG, Brett Ratner or Uwe Boll was directing. My only caveat with Miller's directing this movie is that they've hired an Australian to make a movie called Justice League of America. That's outsourcing for you.

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CowboyMovieJunkie26 writes:
on Dec 05 2007 08:47 PM

First off Supermans a *****!!! Whats cool about a super hero that can't die!?!? Wooo one weakness. Second, any movie with Adam Brody should be laughed at. And thirdly, Batman could so kick the snot outta Superman if he wasnt made to be liked to the image of god. So this movie will blow harder than Superman Returns!

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thereign writes:
on Dec 05 2007 08:59 PM

While BrianInSD makes a good point about George Miller's record for good films(and how we all need to relax), the simple fact is that ALL of us are armchair movie jockeys to some degree. Warner Bros. is taking established characters which fans have loved for decades and RUSHING a film into production with a less-than-stellar cast of virtual nobodies(Armie Hammer???) to appease a twentysomething crowd, when a cast of veterans with known TALENT are clearly needed.

The thing is, no matter how good a director Miller might be--and for all we know, the script could actually be so awesome that just reading it might make one cream in their pants--if the ACTORS are not capable of delivering the dialogue earnestly, it all falls apart. Go rewatch 1st season episodes of the science fiction ensemble series Babylon 5 as an example: GREAT storylines, but in some cases the guest-stars(particularly the guy who plays "Jinxo" in the episode "Grail") suck so badly, it takes all of a viewers' good will and faith in the story itself to get past the bad acting.

Back on point: The cast is terrible. How can Batman be the skilled, razor-sharp martial artist, crime fighter and detective we know him to be, at the age of 21? It's not possible! Same thing with any of the other heroes--it takes TIME to hone powers and skills such as the ones these characters possess; in many cases, power enough to tear the planet apart. Could Superman really have mastered his powers by the age of 20? Could Barry Allen(or Wally West) really know all there is to know about how to UTILIZE his speed at such a young age? No.

Sad to say, the movie will make money--at least on opening weekend. Curiosity will prevail, no matter what(and we ALL know we're all going to be there)...but hopefully, JLA will die a rapid death shortly thereafter.

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arendr writes:
on Dec 05 2007 09:42 PM

Batman is named after baking soda in this film.

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BrianInSD writes:
on Dec 06 2007 12:16 AM

In reply to this comment (#1331450)
Your points are both pleasantly rational and very well said.

You are quite correct in your assertion that these characters should be played by older actors. One of the MAJOR problems with Superman Returns was that Clark/Superman and Lois were both played by actors who were in their early 20's. This, despite the fact that they were both supposed to be world-famous reporters who had a fling when they originally knew each other 5 years before the story began. It also didn't work because they were trying to insinuate that Superman Returns was the REAL Superman III, even though in the REAL Superman II, Lois and Clark were both in their 30's.

I will remain cautiously optimistic that, if anyone can pull this off, George Miller can.

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lpbreeze writes:
on Dec 06 2007 01:03 AM

Remember Wing Commander? Probably not but they made a huge mistake going with the young crew and the movie failed. But Miller is a top notch director so there is some hope.

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POPCORNLUMPY writes:
on Dec 06 2007 06:14 AM

OMG NO! PLEASE DONT CAST HIM AS FLASH!! PLEASE!!!

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Inmate Nagooyan writes:
on Dec 06 2007 07:09 AM

When news of this film first came out I was excited by it's prospects, now I'd just assume they play it on the WB so naive people aren't suckered into paying to watch it. Aside from Megan Gale (who's hot as hell) there is NO reason to get too excited about this movie. Adam Brody, and Scott Porter and Common? Come on!! I think I'll go vomit now. They seem to be holding off on announcing Batman's casting, maybe as a sign they got someone marketable? Seriously doubt it though. Christian Bale needs to stay thee hell away from this clusterf**k. Besides he's just been confirmed for T-4.

The way the casting seems to be going, my best guess is that either we're either going to end up with Matthew Fox, DMX, Frankie Muniz, Weird Al Yankovic or Stone Cold Steve Austin playing Batman. Actually, Steve Austin would be funny as hell, they may as well cheese it all the way at this point.

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tabascoman77 writes:
on Dec 07 2007 07:37 PM

Question:

If WB is saying the project has yet to be green-lit...then why is everyone treating this like it's absolutely 100 percent true?

C'mon, guys...

It's just a bunch of forum trolls and people starting rumors.

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