Justice League: To the silver screen!

ourchair said:
How fannish of you.
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What can I say? I'm a fan.

Timmverse is great. It's the greatest.

But I see nothing wrong with re-casting the voices.
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But why even bother going through all that trouble when you've already got a handful of terrific actors who've spent years making sure the voice for that specific character sounds real and mature and not corny?

The problem I foresee is that it would be so easy to resort to stunt casting for extra publicity. Adam Brody as the Flash! Brooke Shields as Wonder Woman! Jamie Foxx as Green Lantern! Who knows.

As as they're trying to make the movie the best it can be, I think they should start by considering Kevin Conroy and a few of the other Timmverse actors, if for no other reason than that they're talented and very experienced voice-actors in the first place.

Besides, those actors probably want to move on. They've had their fun and probably want to move on to other gigs.
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Meh. With things the way they are I don't see why they'd object to appearing in a huge summer blockbuster that's guaranteed to be an extremely big deal.

Random said:
Same reason they dont have Bale or Routh do it. The characters are different and he doesnt feel it would be right to just change the way these actors portray the character.
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Now this is a fair point, but what Ourchair seemed to say was that Adam Brody might work because he can suit the character just as well as Rosenbaum did. If that means the character would stay the same in this case, then why not just have Rosenbaum?

Also, Kevin Conroy is the perfect voice for every dark incarnation of Batman ever, with no exceptions.

FACT.

This doesn't mean that others can't be as good, but if you've already got him, and with an established fanbase then why not? It's already going to be odd to get thrown into this story in midstream, that would at least add another aspect of familiarity to the character.
 
Planet-man said:
But why even bother going through all that trouble when you've already got a handful of terrific actors who've spent years making sure the voice for that specific character sounds real and mature and not corny?
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To help distance it from anything you've seen Justice League and a to try and stand on it's own.

I say if they want to change the voices as long as they are good it's cool. If it's not connected story wise to timmverse IMO I don't want any Timmverse stuff. Will it be as good? Maybe not but diffrent and helps to set the franchise off in a new direction.
 
Both parties here have a point.

For instance...in PlanetMan's defense....Conroy's voice is the most perfect Batman/Bruce Wayne in the history of ever. Now I had long been of this opinion for some time now...but I was watching "Justice League - Season2" over the weekend and there was that episode "Maid of Honor" (where Wonder Woman is playing babysitter/bodyguard to the princess of Kasnia). Well there's a part in that episode where Batman foils a robbery and interogates a criminal. The criminal says "You can't understand a thing I'm saying....and even if you could I wouldn't talk!".

Batman's repsonse? "I can........and you will."

The most perfect response and threatening voice level I've ever heard. It was right there that he could've just said "I'm the God**** Batman!" and I would've agreed. Conroy was simply perfect.

So while I would love to see a hyper-realistic CGI JL film with the Timmverse cast.....Ourchair also has a point.

Just because you have a previous cast doesn't mean that they have to do it. Different projects...different feel...different cast. Just because you don't have to reinvent the wheel, doesn't mean you can't try something different to it.

And whose to say that mainstream celebrities can't handle voice acting? They do it all the time.


Anyways.....both are right.
 
Planet-man said:
Also, Kevin Conroy is the perfect voice for every dark incarnation of Batman ever, with no exceptions.

FACT.
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This fact is so important I must put it at the top of my reply.

FACT.

Planet-man said:
The problem I foresee is that it would be so easy to resort to stunt casting for extra publicity.
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That IS quite likely.

But I'm talking from a completely hypothetical perspective here.

Planet-man said:
As as they're trying to make the movie the best it can be, I think they should start by considering Kevin Conroy and a few of the other Timmverse actors, if for no other reason than that they're talented and very experienced voice-actors in the first place.
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Actually, I hope they cast experienced voice actors myself. The one thing I hate about a lot of animated movies right now is that a lot of them are populated by actors who are chosen because they suit the image of a character rather than their vocal quality.

Planet-man said:
Now this is a fair point, but what Ourchair seemed to say was that Adam Brody might work because he can suit the character just as well as Rosenbaum did. If that means the character would stay the same in this case, then why not just have Rosenbaum?
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First of all, I'm not pushing for Brody at all. I'm merely defending him.

I mean I love the Timmverse. I love it so much, I'm one of the few people who think Superman: The Animated Series is totally under-rated.

I just think we should get over our favorite voice actors, our fanatical love for the Timmverse and try to imagine someone else breathing life into these characters, instead of swearing by the Timmverse...

Why?

Simply because it's a moot point. We can talk out of the side of our faces all we want about how great those voices are, but at some point these media empires end up wanting to do away with the past. That's the nature of the pop culture beast.

Planet-man said:
Adam Brody as the Flash! Brooke Shields as Wonder Woman! Jamie Foxx as Green Lantern! Who knows.
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Isn't Brooke Shields dead? Or am I just thinking of her career?

And another thing... this is George Miller, who did Babe and Babe: Pig In The City. I trust him to a certain extent, simply because he's never really resorted to stunt casting voices in those films. And the success he experienced with those films probably gives him some clout in negotiating the cast.

True, there's probably some amount of studio pressure on such a high profile project, but I'm sure he's not just going to cave in just because a big marquee name walks in without good reason.
 
From IGN:
JLA's Superman Cast?
More plot details also surface.
by Stax

October 24, 2007 - British actor Rupert Evans has reportedly been cast as Superman in Warner Bros.' live-action Justice League of America movie. Evans, 30, is best known for his role as "John Myers" in Hellboy.

According to a scooper for DarkHorizons.com, "About three weeks ago some casting sessions took place in London's SoHo area for a movie called Justice League. ... Anyway after going through a whole bunch of British actors, I heard today that one of them has been cast as Superman. Anyway, the guy everyone is talking about is called Rupert Evans."

According to the IMDB, Evans stands at only 5'10", which would make him a rather short Man of Steel. Ain't It Cool News reports that they've heard Evans was "beefing up" for a role in JLA and adds that "Evans stepped up to give a very good reading as Superman when auditioning for Bryan Singer's Superman Returns."
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Click the above link for more.
 
DIrishB said:
Huh? So it is live action? Which is it? If its live action I can be rightly excited again!
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CGI , but I think they are using people to scan , do actions ect... to make it more realistic cgi
 
Planet-man said:
Also, Kevin Conroy is the perfect voice for every dark incarnation of Batman ever, with no exceptions.

FACT.
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This is very true.

I imagine Conroy's voice whenever I read a Batman comic.

But I think they should pick new voice actors. The Timmverse rocks, but this ain't the Timmverse.
ourchair said:
Actually, I hope they cast experienced voice actors myself. The one thing I hate about a lot of animated movies right now is that a lot of them are populated by actors who are chosen because they suit the image of a character rather than their vocal quality.
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Ugh, I know what you mean.

While I say avoid the Timmverse, casting celebrities just on name value is awful.

There are a lot of actors who can't voice act for ****.
DIrishB said:
As long as it involves live action actors in a larger capacity than just CGI models, I'll be interested. I know that sounds like a lame reason to be interested or not, but what can I say?
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I'm still hoping it's full CGI.

Have you seen the trailers for Beowulf? Because if they use that as a model for the Justice League movie, it should look something like this:

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And as I've said,


moonmaster said:
The idea of a CGI Justice League movie is perfect. Why? Because I think that a live-action Justice League movie is IMPOSSIBLE. Think about the scale of it, the budget, and the various casting choices that have to be made. They'd have to wait for god knows how long for the current franchises to finish and then spend years making a movie that would probably net them a fraction of what they could've made if they had continued or restarted aforementioned franchises. A live-action Justice League just doesn't work. I'm sorry to say it, but it's true.

CGI is the perfect alternative. First of all, let me stop and point out that they're not talking about Pixar-style CGI. Before anyone else starts groaning about the animation, take a look at the trailer for Beowulf.

I imagine that that's the kind of thing that they're talking about. A photo-realistically animated, motion-captured, action movie. Not a kid's movie. This sort of approach would kind of fix everything. Without the budgetary restraints of live-action, they'd be able to pull of exactly the kind of superhero epic that people want. The characters could be modeled to look closer to their comic book counterparts than anyone's ever seen (I'm imagining an Alex Ross comic come to life, basically) and they'd only have to worry about casting good voice actors and motion capture people. This just sounds perfect to me.

I think I'm actually more excited about the idea of a CGI Justice League movie than a live-action one.
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Holy crap! I honestly didn't realize Beowulf wasn't using live actors (well they are, just as bases for the CGI modeling). I'm amazed. That makes the Final Fantasy movie graphics look like it was done with Crayola. I'm impressed thoroughly, and withdraw my previous statements.
 
DIrishB said:
Holy crap! I honestly didn't realize Beowulf wasn't using live actors (well they are, just as bases for the CGI modeling). I'm amazed. That makes the Final Fantasy movie graphics look like it was done with Crayola. I'm impressed thoroughly, and withdraw my previous statements.
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Told ya! :p
 
I still would prefer it this style




to me that's what a comic book cgi film should look like , if you want it ultra-realistic then make it live action.




the other style is still cool though this is just what I wanted
 
SSJmole said:
I still would prefer it this style




to me that's what a comic book cgi film should look like , if you want it ultra-realistic then make it live action.




the other style is still cool though this is just what I wanted
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Bleh, just bleh.
 
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