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11:57 am - 01/11/2013

"Justice League" can't find a director, may be pushed to 2016; Ridley Scott passes

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As we all know a number of names have been associated with directing the Justice League movie, from Christopher Nolan to David Yates to Ben Affleck and Zack Snyder; however, they have all seemingly passed on the project. Our source gave us a name of another that has decided not to do the Justice League movie and it's Ridley Scott.

Our source also tells us that Warner Bros. has the director list down to a definite five list of names who would be interested. We're told they will be expected to pitch their version of the movie, and if everything goes according to plan, an announcement should be made anytime within the next three months with filming "expected" to begin by the end of the year.

However, if everything doesn't go smooth, and unless negotiations and formalities are sped up, the Justice League movie may get pushed back to 2016.

Will Beall is writing the script, with it rumored that Darkseid will play the Justice League movie villain, which currently has a 2015 release.

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Short version - this project is toxic and no one wants to touch it. Sounds like one of two things are happening - the script is shit, or DC/WB is being super stringent over creative control issues.
thelovehater 11th-Jan-2013 05:10 pm (UTC)
Actually maybe if JGL is Batman they'll just change things to make it plausible, add in scenes of Batman rushing home from crime fighting to update his Tumblr, some angst about how no one in Gotham really "gets" him, Zooey Deschanel playing a ukelele in the background and wearing lots of black eyeliner so you know she's the villain. IDK. Stuff like that.
hecubus 11th-Jan-2013 05:23 pm (UTC)
we need to find funding for your idea, like now.
ponpiri 11th-Jan-2013 05:26 pm (UTC)
l o l
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