ROTTEN TOMATOES: Justice League Back On Hold

Justice League Back On Hold

Producer Osborne blames tax squabbles.

by Jeff Giles | April 08, 2008

George Miller's on-again, off-again Justice League of America adaptation is off again.

So says producer Barrie Osborne, who tells New Zealand's Dominion Post that haggling over an Australian tax break has put JLA (now being referred to as Justice League Mortal) back on hold pending an appeal -- or a new location. From the article:

Miller had hoped his film would qualify for Australia's Film Finance Corporation's 40 per cent tax offset -- meaning it would pay less tax. But to qualify a film had to have significant Australian content or be created and owned by Australians.

Osborne said Miller was still trying to get the tax break, but was seriously considering moving the production to New Zealand, or possibly to Canada or the United States.

Osborne also tells the Post that Justice League's return to limbo affects the Weta Workshop, where staff "had been hired specifically" to do costume design work for the project; the producer says it's "likely" that some will lose their jobs.

Source: The Dominion Post
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donatsu2000 writes:
on Apr 08 2008 05:52 AM

Just give up on this pathetic idea. Kingdom Come is an infinitely better idea and now that it has been announced I bet they will scrap this completely.

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Bob* writes:
on Apr 08 2008 06:37 AM

bring on the pathetic hatred comments from comic book geeks....

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fatmc writes:
on Apr 08 2008 06:42 AM

Kingdom come has been announced? I thought that was an April fool's joke.
I read about it here on RT on the same page Titanic 2 was announced...

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Dark Knight jr. writes:
on Apr 08 2008 07:42 AM

Best news I've heard all day... apart from some of the staff losin' their jobs. That's never good. x_X

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Shatter24 writes:
on Apr 08 2008 08:01 AM

I doubt this will be much of a problem, to keep them from continuing with the film. These problems come up in pre-production, its pretty commonplace (look at what The Hobbit has gone through to get made, and people WANT to see that).

It may be sidetracked but this won't kill it, only George Miller dropping out could do that at this point (since his passion and prestige is the strongest selling point).

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crystalwhiteeyes writes:
on Apr 08 2008 08:30 AM

They have a better chance at making Barney the Dinosaur into a movie than this. Give it up!

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rgallitan writes:
on Apr 08 2008 08:35 AM

Sadly, Barney the Dinosaur already has a movie.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Apr 08 2008 08:44 AM

This movie is never gonna happen. WHy cant MILLER jost got do MAD MAX 4?

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largely writes:
on Apr 08 2008 09:29 AM

Oh I'm sorry crystalwhiteeyes but I think this movie unfortunately has a huuuuge chance of getting made. Anytime Hollywood has the opportunity to churn out crap it will take it. I mean what could mean more potential $$$$$$ than flying super powered cast members of the O.C.?

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bat-fink writes:
on Apr 08 2008 09:39 AM

They should make it, but they should do a mocap version inted with kevin conroy as Bats.
Beowulf looked incredible, think how this film could look.

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Apr 08 2008 09:48 AM

In reply to this comment (#1676197)

Talking about 'pathetic' posts... Dude, if you're not a comic book geek, yourself, why the h#ll are you posting on here? And if you ARE a comic book geek, get the f#ck over yourself and contribute something.

Me, anything that reduces the likelihood that this ill-conceived exercise gets made makes me happy. -Again with the allowance that I'm sorry people may lose their jobs.

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duckmanx88 writes:
on Apr 08 2008 10:20 AM

bob just go eat your hot pockets and play warcraft.

i hope this movie is done. awful awful idea. some things just can't be mad into movies. i'd be a fun thing to see. but without real talent behind it, it's just be a big mess.

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crystalwhiteeyes writes:
on Apr 08 2008 10:20 AM

In reply to this comment (#1676442)
lol, now that you mention it, I think you might be right. My apologies. The movie will be made. I'd also like to happily say that I didn't know Barney the Dinosaur had a movie. What about that curly redheaded woman with the lamb? With the catchy, yet oh-so annoying theme song. Please tell me that wasn't made into a movie.

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thereign writes:
on Apr 08 2008 10:22 AM

Tombstone;

Bob* is just some freakjob who always feels a need to post on any forum comic related and insult folks for no reason. Pay him no attention, he's not worth it.

As for Kingdom Come: It was an April Fool's joke, folks. Unfortunately(or fortunately, looking at what's going on with JLA) there's no plans for it. Personally, I'd prefer for it to never get made, rather than have Warners totally f.uck it in the a$$ like they're doing with Justice League(Justice League Mortal: Dumbest Title EVER).

As for the JL movie itself: Sorry to hear about folks possibly losing their jobs, but since when is ANY other country a solid substitute for shooting a (primarily) American-themed movie in America?

Stay dead, Justice League Mortal, STAY DEAD!!!

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kissman24 writes:
on Apr 08 2008 10:24 AM

Imagine that... JLA is trying to do something on the cheap. LOL

I'm glad to see it on hold again. The only news that could be better is if it gets perminantly shelved.

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Floor Man writes:
on Apr 08 2008 10:46 AM

Good. Keep it that way.

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RawIsRamsey writes:
on Apr 08 2008 10:52 AM

**** this project...getting sick of all the delays. Just can it already. No movie has had this much pre-production on it before even a CAST and FILMING LOCATION was set...those costume designers are idiots and deserve to lose their jobs for signing onto something that isn't even set in stone...it would be like building a new stadium for a football franchise then, before the contract was even signed, they changed cities. This is just making everyone out to be foolish, and when the ax finally drops and this thing gets put out of it's misery once and for all, I'll say I told you so.

I do like the idea of doing to mocap like Beowulf...would solve any problems with casting (anyone with a mask gets a voice actor!) and could be done without any of the pre-production nightmares they've been dealing with (who in the hell cares where it's filmed? Cheap-asses trying to get a tax break...if you're IN for the movie, go ALL IN, budget included...jackasses).

Furthermore, does this **** even have a script yet? Just KILL the damn project already.

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AmericanEagleJRL writes:
on Apr 08 2008 11:05 AM

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Lambchop. LOL. Nope. No movie. Sherri Lewis, the curly red headed lady, died of cancer years ago. If she were still alive, it would probably be in production for a Summer '09 release. Oi.

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thereign writes:
on Apr 08 2008 11:22 AM

The delicious irony of this entire project is that with all the money they've wasted so far(scouting Australian locations, costume design, etc.) and the with all the $$$ they're about to waste by flying to New Zealand and other countries to negotiate and scout further locations, is all bucks they could have saved if they just had the brains to stay put in the U.S. and film here, thereby keeping their budget down overall.

Shoot U.S. set films IN the U.S.! The group is the Justice League of AMERICA, for goodness sakes(even though they've struck the America from the title--way to go, political correctness), not the Justice League Down Under!

Maybe whoever's cast as Superbrat will make a rousing speech about how the JL should stand for "Truth, Justice and all that other stuff".

Woo-hoo.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Apr 08 2008 11:41 AM

Yesterday, The Governor of Michigan,(I call her Governor Bambi) announced with little fanfare her plan to make Michigan the 2nd most unemployed state instead of #1 (Alaska #2).

40% tax cut if you film in Michigan. Period.

So, JL, come to Michigan. . .

Whenever people mention films they get giant doe eyes.

If I had a choice of where to film, I'd probably pick Vancouver. . .do the editing and cgi elsewhere.

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