@sethysquare said:
The very fact that Superman and Batman are larger than life goes to show that any movie they're in would be getting any buzz. Be it a world's finest movie or a JLA movie.
Um... that's what I said and the point is it would be (in the public eye) a Batman/Superman movie with a bunch of other guys.
Is that good enough for you as a JLA fan? Because the production will reflect that as the studios and producers attempt to minimize risk and maximize cash cows.
Most John Q Publics think Aquaman is a spoof character made up for the TV show Entourage ffs...
You need to think about this from the point of view of a) producers who want to make box office, b) a comic book fan (the vocal minority audience) and c) the regular public (the majority money...).
As a member of above mentioned category B, would you rather see a World's Finest with Superman and Bats getting equal screentime and dialogue, good casting etc, or a JLA movie where Supes and Bats dominate the screen with the rest of the roster merely supporting cast because the producers want the box office from category C and don't want take a risk with 40 million dollars worth of production moolah?
Not to mention the casting would suck because they don't have a nice preamble of movies and cast already set up and contracted like Avengers.
It's all academic at this point because I promise you, there is never going to be a triple A hollywood JLA movie and anyone who understands that movies are a business knows this deep down (believe me I'll be happy to come back and eat those words in 2020 if it happens... but I don't think so).
To give you an idea of how producers think, let's go back to the Green Lantern movie... You're still thinking like a comic book reader, not like a producer or a JQP.
The plot had little to do with it's failure (some, but not much) after all Transformers was a massive hit and that plot... well, come on.
JQP knows what the Transformers are, it was a massive craze in the 80s, it's carved into the publics mind as a franchise.
Green Lantern? Do you know how many people asked me "isn't that already out?" and I realize they meant Green Hornet... Hell why do you think the Green Arrow tv show is called merely "Arrow"?
Plot had little to do with it, the wasn't enough of an audience to see the damn plot in the first place, the entire production was second tier, the CG was sup-par, the acting was "safe".
The entire movie screamed "we believe this is a risk, so we're going to do this as cheaply as possible".
You may have enjoyed it and consider the only real issue to be a few plot problems, but come on, from the public POV, it BOMBED... there is more to that tragic tale than a few plot issues... like I said, Transformers was a hit... plot has little to do with it.
Producers man,money, marketing and public perception/awareness... Honestly, the only way you'll see a JLA movie before the next century is if you get into film school and become the next Nolan yourself.
That's why, as a fan I believe the best move in terms of making good box office from the public is a World's Finest movie.
I'd love to see a 3 hour multimillion triple A JLA movie just as much as you... but not at the expense of characters I love being relegated to support for the Super/Bat money train.
Stop thinking like a fan for one minute... realize the truth... Movies are a business and it's all about this ---> $$$$
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