ROTTEN TOMATOES: Justice League of America Spoilers! Comments

Justice League of America Spoilers!

by Jeff Giles | September 26, 2007

Summary

George Miller's Justice League of America is on Warner Bros.' production fast track -- and so, apparently, is the film's rumor mill. Back to Article

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dracus writes:
on Sep 26 2007 06:19 AM

Yeah, I heard that Wonder Woman goes on a rampage in a hair salon and ***** slaps Robin after he experiments on her with a new hair style. This is going to be soooo lame!

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Cindy_Lou_Who writes:
on Sep 26 2007 06:42 AM

I'm thinking that it will only appeal to Power Ranger or fans. Everything that's been said about Justice League so far gives me the impression that it's going to be a rushed second rate production aimed at the fan going Ooooh and ahhhh over seeing all the superheroes on the screen at the same time. Just like the 'Not Very' Fantastic 4 movies.

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medicineman writes:
on Sep 26 2007 07:21 AM

Are they sure they really want to make JLA a live action instead of a cartoon?

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medicineman writes:
on Sep 26 2007 07:30 AM

Are they sure they really want to make JLA a live action instead of a cartoon?

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jasperoosterveld writes:
on Sep 26 2007 07:45 AM

That sounds really awefull, damn.

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Man_Of_Iron8905 writes:
on Sep 26 2007 08:11 AM

Wow, bust out the rotten mark for this movie right now. Why Hollywood, why this?

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evanset6 writes:
on Sep 26 2007 08:26 AM

Actually this story sounds like an adaptation of "Tower of Babel", which was one of the best JLA stories I've ever read... So far I'm excited... but this movie will be very VERY easy to screw up. So I hope they are careful.

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glhxckid writes:
on Sep 26 2007 08:59 AM

Justice League is my favorite... but this... this sounds more terrible everyday. Expect Shazam and Teen Titans to be better movies everyone.

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trpsomewhere writes:
on Sep 26 2007 09:03 AM

The plot that they've picked is one of the most interesting plots from the comics...! But, having said that, it's also one of the simplest to mess up! :-s They have to be on the ball to actually pull this one off! Especially considering that this is the FIRST movie!

And yes... If you read the comics, you know who's gone rogue! :-D But hey... I haven't watched the cartoons... I'd be interested in knowing if Maxwell Lord is involved in the script...!

All in all, if they pull it off, it'll be a humdinger! If they don't, then it'll be one of the worst super-hero movies ever! Forget Spider-Man 2/3 (take your pick), Ghost Rider or Fantastic Four (ouch!)!

I would really have loved to see Bale and Routh reprise their characters in this movie though! :-) And didn't I hear once that this was gonna be a mo-cap movie?! When was it confirmed that this was actually a live-action?!

Can someone confirm this?

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opTIMus Nerd writes:
on Sep 26 2007 09:05 AM

"Not Very" Fantastic 4?! Those were the best comic films I ever saw!!!

I also enjoy dipping my privates in sulfuric acid, poking my eyes with push-pins, shaving layers of my own skin off on the side of a cinder block! Therefore, I just can't freaking wait until JLA comes out...If I am lucky they will just make Transformers 2 and JLA together into one, four-hour festival of crappy quips and cheap explosions and I will weep in the audience and cut my thighs with razors.

God I love cinema!

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opTIMus Nerd writes:
on Sep 26 2007 09:06 AM

"Not Very" Fantastic 4?! Those were the best comic films I ever saw!!!

I also enjoy dipping my privates in sulfuric acid, poking my eyes with push-pins, shaving layers of my own skin off on the side of a cinder block! Therefore, I just can't freaking wait until JLA comes out...If I am lucky they will just make Transformers 2 and JLA together into one, four-hour festival of crappy quips and cheap explosions and I will weep in the audience and cut my thighs with razors.

God I love cinema!

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Weicher writes:
on Sep 26 2007 09:52 AM

Sorry to change the bad mood here, guys... but:

(i) Word is (interested or not) that the script is really good.

(ii) George Miller (one of the most talented guys working in Hollywood today, check Mad Max, The road warrior, Lorenzo's oil, The twilight zone... heck, I even enjoyed Babe 2 and Happy Feet -forget The witches of Eastwick, please-) is directing.

(iii) The story line (man, it's The OMAC project, for Pete's sake!) sounds pretty cool, much better plot than almost any other super hero movie recently made (with the exception of Watchmen and the Dark Knight).

(iv) And, honestly, geek to geek, who wouldn't like to see Batman and Superman together in one movie?

But please... Green Lantern is Hal Jordan, and Flash must be Barry Allen... let the latter die later, but put them on!

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andygates23 writes:
on Sep 26 2007 10:27 AM

Spider-Man 2 trpsomewhere??? That's just stupidity.

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elquberto writes:
on Sep 26 2007 10:48 AM

In reply to this comment (#1150048)
it's called money.

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balanceman writes:
on Sep 26 2007 11:04 AM

Personally, I would like to see the kindom come storyline for the JLA movie. The studio execs could create a whole new franchise out of Alex Ross and Mark Waid. Kind of like they are doing with Frank Miller, (300, Sin City)

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aknddon3 writes:
on Sep 26 2007 11:47 AM

This is not the JLA. Read the comics, JOHN STEWART IS NOT EVEN A MINOR CHARACTER, HELL HE IS THE SIXTH MOST IMPORTANT HUMAN GREEN LANTERN. You have Hal Jordan(best DC character by far) then Kyle Ryaner(sp), then Alan Scott, then Guy Gardner, then even though she is not a GL you have Jade, then John Stewart. NO ONE CARES ABOUT THAT MORONIC CHARACTER GET RID OF HIM AND USE HAL JORDAN, YOU KNOW THERE IS A BIG REASON WHY THE RETURN OF HAL JORDAN WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST POPULAR STORIES EVER AND WHY THEY BROUGHT HIM BACK BECAUSE HE IS GREEN LANTERN NOT John "i am only a green lantern because they need a black character" Stewart.

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Paul_Is_Drunk writes:
on Sep 26 2007 12:33 PM

Rah! Geek rage!

They need to have Hal Jordan be Green Lantern, go rogue and kill everyone, then Kyle Rayner get the ring, but Hal comes back, then Kyle almost dies in Infinity Crises, but instead becomes Ion! AND IT ALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN ONE MOVIE!!!!

Seriously, calm down. If you get weighed too down with continuity, it becomes completely unapproachable too anyone that doesn't have a PhD in dork.

The plot doesn't sound that bad. I just hope the acting, directing, F/X, and editing can keep up.

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blank blank writes:
on Sep 26 2007 12:40 PM

if they are going to go with the john stewart green lantern, i would suggest jamie foxx. stewart is supposed to be ex military and with foxx playing those roles in jarhead and the kingdom, he'd be a good fit.

even though aknddon3 is aknddon3 (aka insane), i agree with him in one respect. a Hal Jordan GL movie, if done correctly, could be mind blowingly awesome (thats why i dont mind them using stewart in JL, if it doesnt work out then there is still a chance for a hal jordan GL movie)...

i dont know about you guys, but the plot does sound kind of cool, although i can see how easily it can be messed up. its wait and see until they start casting, then we'll have a better idea of if they are going to go the fantastic four route (and cast actors and actresses like jessica alba) or the batman begins route (cast respectable, capable actors)

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Sep 26 2007 01:40 PM

I didn't read any of the spoilers, in case I actually want to see this film.

Just to get on record, I WOULD **LOVE** FOR THIS MOVIE NOT TO SUCK HAIRY RHINO CHUNKS.

..I don't, however, have much faith in the industry, as a whole. And this excercise feels an aweful lot like another soulless corporate money grab: Why *right* now!? What is the urgency, if not simply to cash in on the hero zeitgeist?

PROVE ME WRONG, HOLLYWOOD. I DARE YA. ..PLEASE?

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Sep 26 2007 01:42 PM

In reply to this comment (#1150275)
And it's spelled 'awful' ...I hate typos.

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largely writes:
on Sep 26 2007 02:18 PM

No Christian Bale and No Branden Routh, No service.

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AcE! writes:
on Sep 26 2007 02:25 PM

Which is perfect because if they were in this it would mess with the universes singer and nolan have created, which im sure will be 10 times better than this film.

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ManofStee1 writes:
on Sep 26 2007 02:38 PM

Sooooo it's Omac Project the movie?

Only with Brother I renamed Redeye?

Interesting.

Would be better mo-cap though.

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blank blank writes:
on Sep 26 2007 02:39 PM

suggested cast (because im at work and bored):

superman: i think superman being the leader of the crew, should be a little bit older than the rest of the cast. definately not as young as brandon routh. i cant actually think of anyone right now. matthew fox is popping into my head because i just watched 3 straight lost episodes, but he's not the right choice. suggestions?

batman: like superman, i think batman should be an older batman, because 1) that wouldnt mess up the current continuity and 2) given the plot line, it would seem better if batman were a bit more savvy and wise) that in mind, i'd go with someone like joaquin phoenix (assuming that its only batman and there are no bruce wayne scenes)... the rumored choice, ryan gosling, is a great actor but he seems too young to play this particular batman

wonder woman: many actresses can take this role, i dont mind biel though... jennifer garner maybe? catherine zeta jones would have been perfect back in the mask of zorro days

flash (wally west?): ryan reynolds (Shia lebouf? if they wanted a younger guy?)

GL (stewart): Jamie foxx/derek luke (if they go with tyrese then just flush the whole movie down the drain)

martian manhunter: voiceover: lawrence fishburne is the obvious choice, but i'd go with ving rhames or james earl jones

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ComicCONartist writes:
on Sep 26 2007 05:28 PM

if they get christian bale to be batman, this movie would go up 10 notches. but only if they would just have hal jordan be the green lantern and have aquaman and green arrow those are two of the original members, but i understand the need to keep the roster a little smaller for production purposes.

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kingsmartarse writes:
on Sep 26 2007 06:40 PM

the what i've read, the story comes from "tower of babel", a story arc from when grant morrison was writing JLA. the ultimate bad guy was ra's al ghul who distracted batman enough to attack the rest of the JLA separately, thus dismantling the league. it doesnt seem to stem from any OMAC-related story arcs, though you cant be certain.

agreed that this could be a really bad idea... i hope they get the vibe and the script right, cause this was one of my favorite story arcs.

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damvbat writes:
on Sep 26 2007 06:53 PM

how about a superfriends jla,, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm wonder twins activate

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Young Turk writes:
on Sep 26 2007 06:56 PM

Our source told us that the best way to describe how she is written in the script is to %u201Cthink of Angelina Jolie and her relations with foreign countries.%u201D

Wow...whenever a superhero is likened to Angelina Jolie it's bad news...think, the Tomb Raider movies...

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I Am Remote writes:
on Sep 26 2007 08:09 PM

wow. I can't believe they're really going through with this.

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balanceman writes:
on Sep 26 2007 09:24 PM

In reply to this comment (#1150313)
blank blank,
read Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross, It is a graphic novel that tells the story of the JLA reuniting after being broken up for many years to handle the new breed of superheroes whose vigilante style has gotten way out of control.
I would have the studios adapt this storyline for the movie and use more mature actors to play the older superheroes like
Bruce Willis as older Superman
Tommy Lee Jones as older Batman
Wonder Woman = ?
Flash doesn't matter since he decided not to entirely exsist in one dimension in the future and his body is in a constant state of flux or vibration so you always see him as a blur or fuzzy.
I also like to see some actors like Lance Henerickson, Tom Cruise, Sylvestor Stallone, Robert Patrick, Micheal Beign, Harvey Keitel, Alec Baldwin, Daniel Craig involved in the project.
Basically, it would have the old vs the young feel to it with a lot of the supers having to choose sides.
You could have so many cool casting possibilities with this story line.
And the twist in the story line is that the ultimate threat to the earth is the superheroes themselves and the potential damage the final show down between them could ultimately cause "armaggedon"

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aknddon3 writes:
on Sep 26 2007 10:07 PM

These producers are insane, they want to make a spinoff of the other characters after the JLA movie is done yet instead of using the green lantern that can give you a solid background and could easily give you a trilogy but no they go with a character with no personality and no real backstory just so they can have a black character, hell why no use black lightning?

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Metafact writes:
on Sep 26 2007 10:31 PM

Wow, you're really worked up over this whole Jon Stewart thing aren't you?

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Sep 27 2007 12:51 AM

i hate to agree with that evil troll, but he's right on this one. not

having hal jordan as green lantern is unacceptable for all jla,green lantern and comic

book fans of all ages. its really a sad fact but what can ya do, folks. also, its

curious how no aquaman fans are giving a damn that one of the founding fathers of jla

is not going to be in this movie. hell, dc comics doesn't care, dc films don't care,

dc cartoons don't care BUT at least Entourage did. heck even spongebob squarepants

sorta of parody of the classic aquaman cartoon series, Mermaid man and barnacle boy,

did a fine job. god, no hal jordan AND no Arthur Curry.. King Orn.. King of the seven

seas( F#uck off Namor you bastard, he really is folks!) no aquaman!

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largely writes:
on Sep 27 2007 05:10 AM

All I can say is Bale and Routh have done good jobs as DC flagships why mess with DC continuity by putting someone else in there instead. We really won't know how bad this is going to be until we see the first teaser and even then things could change. As long as Bret Ratner is safely behind the camera of another mind numbing soul crushing Holywood franchise and not involved in this project we should all keep an open mind. Plus we will get to hear some great "I'm a Marvel and I'm a DC " comments with "Just Some Random Guy" on YouTube soon and that's always fun.

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jacog writes:
on Sep 27 2007 05:11 AM

It's a cold day in hell, but trollboy might be right. Studios tend to have this weird "let's put in a token black character" logic that I would find quite insulting if I were an African-American actor. Then on top of that they usually throw in the cliches like the fact that the token black character inevitably gets killed in the film. Even in Transformers, the token "black" Transformer gets killed.

I know bung-all about JLA or the Green Lantern, so I'm not qualified to comment on how good /bad a character choice it is though.

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talan7 writes:
on Sep 27 2007 08:35 AM

In reply to this comment (#1150195)
While I agree that using the John Stewart Green Lnatern smacks as politics just to get a black character, I must say, this is the main reason that I don't buy much DC comics. There are no black characters. The John Stewart Green Lantern wasn't very popular, probably because he was black. That's how black character, particularly black male characters are done. They are never well-rounded fully explored characters.
Look at 2 current tv shows, both of which contain people with super powers. On the 4400, they write the black guy out of the show. He was one the the first 4400 mentioned. On Heroes, the black guy was never fully explored like the other characters. I'm sure they'll bring a black woman on the show this season and fully explore her though, in love with a white character. It's like writers don't know what to do with black male characters.
Where have the really good black heroes gone? Or better yet, are thier any good black heroes. (Black Panther excluded)

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blank blank writes:
on Sep 27 2007 09:21 AM

balance man,

i have read kingdom come, and although its a really good comic (and although im against the majority when i say that i dont care much for the way alex ross drew it), to start off the JLA movie franchise with a kingdom come type story is just a bad idea, commercially and story line wise. (if it were a trilogy, i wouldnt mind a kingdom come type third movie).

as for casting kingdom come i'd go with:

superman: ian mcshane
batman: clint eastwood (or bruce willis)
wonder woman: i'd go catherine zeta jones here

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aknddon3 writes:
on Sep 27 2007 01:12 PM

It would be so easy to use Hal Jordan, the first movie would be him becoming Green Lantern and having to fight off Sinestro, the second film would be his fall from grace and turning into Pharalax(sp) then introducing John, Kyle and Guy. The third movie would be the rebirth movie. IT IS SO LOGICAL THAT IT IS NOT EVEN FUNNY.

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talan7 writes:
on Sep 27 2007 03:40 PM

In reply to this comment (#1151865)
If you were a African American actor who hadn't worked in a while because there weren't many role you probqly wouldn't be too offended. I agree with the politics though, and with the killing off of the black characters. It's like, let's put a black character there, then they don't develop them.

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talan7 writes:
on Sep 27 2007 03:41 PM

In reply to this comment (#1151865)
If you were a African American actor who hadn't worked in a while because there weren't many role you probqly wouldn't be too offended. I agree with the politics though, and with the killing off of the black characters. It's like, let's put a black character there, then they don't develop them.

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aknddon3 writes:
on Sep 27 2007 08:44 PM

Oh the poor black people argument, god it is just so old and not true anymore. Until i see a WET network blacks have nothing to cry about.

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Uradik Smoke writes:
on Sep 27 2007 10:50 PM

The only way and I mean only way to make this now work with the details i just read would be to go older , as in late 30's maybe mid 40's for Superman and Batman . That is the only way DC and WB can save face and still keep the flagship eventual triliogies of Nolans Batman and Singers Superman on the same plain as the JLA movie . Explaining that the JLA movie is sort of in the future of the characters and that teh trilogies are sort of origins based and building up the characters of Batman and Superman then this could and i mean "could" work . Also i agree that if they keep Superman and Batman in superhero character and dont dwell or focus on Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent in anyway this movie stil co-exist with the seperate franchises tha are on going .

But with the spoiler news and the names being tossed about of Jessica Biel , Ryan Renyolds , Ryan Gossling and so I am worried they are making the charcters to young , hence causing mass over laps and contradictions to the Batman and Superman characters that have been set up in the new films ...

There are just so many what ifs , and coulds that i dont hold much hope for this movie ...

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talan7 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 08:08 AM

In reply to this comment (#1153151)
You're exactly the problem! All you've been talkking about is how they shouldn't use John Stewart, they shouldn't use John Stewart. Enough, we heard you the first time, stop crying. Yes they're using politics to try to appeal to a wider audience, that's the movie business.

And your crack about a WET network, try every other ntwork. The fact that a black Green Lantern character already existed makes perfect sense for the movie. It wasn't like there was never a black Green Lantern and they created one for the movie. Regarding John Stewarts popularity, I know he's not as popular as others, I bet you didn't even buy the John Stewart Green Lanterns. If they were using Black Lightning and not Green Lantern in the movie you'd be complaining, they're just using Black Lightning cause they need a black character. He was never a major character.
Your prejudice is apparent. Keep it to yourself.

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aknddon3 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 11:30 AM

JOHN STEWART WAS NEVER A MAJOR CHARACTER. HE IS A JOKE CHARACTER. Why are you being a hypocrite and not asking for a latino or asian character? See white television has to have blacks because of whiney racists like you that cry yet blacks are allowed to have a BET which does not have any whites on there. Go away you pile of crap, go cry about how racist people are. Until you have gone through what the Jews, who are white, have gone through then you can talk. 300 years of turmoil is nothing compared to 3000 years.

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blank blank writes:
on Sep 28 2007 01:25 PM

aknddon3 is probably just a self hating black jew, i think

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talan7 writes:
on Oct 01 2007 08:52 AM

In reply to this comment (#1153681)
Now I see, you are an idiot who doesn't deserve my time.

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skysaber26 writes:
on Oct 02 2007 08:59 PM

In reply to this comment (#1150530)
Okay, dude...seriously! If you're going to wax all intellectual like, then you need to make sure you bring the turtle wax. Green Arrow IS NOT, WAS NOT, WILL NEVER BE a member of the JLA. He is an honorary member. That is the way HE wants it. Not the JLA. They have invited him many times to join. Oliver does not want to join. He wants to stay the way it is so he doesn't have to answer to the likes of "The Big Three"! That's all!

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skysaber26 writes:
on Oct 02 2007 09:14 PM

Casting for me would be a cinch.

Superman-Tom Welling
Batman-Timothy Oliphant
Wonder Woman-Kate Beckinsale
Flash-Ryan Reynolds
Green Lantern-Leonard Roberts(D.L. from Heroes)
Martian Manhunter-John Cena (WWE Wrestler) Good actor, built, and mostly bald...LOL!!!

Welling for me would be a natural choice. But he would probably be a reach for most fans given his age and all. How young he is. Oliphant would be a NATURAL Batman! Beckinsale, they couldn't afford her. But you know she could pull off the stunts. Flash...if it's Wally then Reynolds is perfect. If it's anyone else, your guess is as good as mine. Leonard Roberts would be a good G.L. He has charisma, that on screen pizazz that superheroes need to have. And John Cena. Well, they did AMAZING things with Kelsey Grammar as Beast, so I'm sure they could pull off Cena as MM. He is a good actor. And he IS ripped like Jhonn is. Plus his voice is REALLY low, so he has that going for him too.

And to whomever suggested Fishburn as the voice of MM....dude, buy a freakin' clue! Do you NOT remember the debacle that IS Rise of the Silver Surfer? Honestly.

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