A married couple on the same team could be an interesting dynamic.
I would prefer Big Barda and Mr. Miracle at that point though. 
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What should be the Justice League movie roster?
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Zen_Arcade
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This guy nailed it. Sequels could add more members, but the first movie should have this roster.
Accept no substitutes.
(Swap Hal for John, tho)
God, no.
Hook Hand Aquaman fucking sucks.
Unspeakable Evil
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Aqualad cameo too. Booth Kaldur and Garth. Now I want an Aquaman movie.
Okay fair. Then they won't need to be introduced for the Justice League International movie!We gotta save Barda and Mr. M for the New Gods movies, tho.
I don't remember the bird-lady's name, or even the exact name of this cartoon, but when you say "Justice League", this cartoon is what I think of.
I want to say Batman and the Martian Manhunter were there too, but my memory is hazy... I think the bird-woman had a lightning mace. It was cool.
The problem with Hawkgirl is that Wonder Woman makes her redundant. Anything HG can do, WW does better. Even the DCAU had this problem, I feel.
The other female suggestions all offer their own flavor: Mera has aquatic powers and adds a husband//wife dynamic with Arthur, Zatanna has magic, Black Canary has a pretty unique power in the Canary cry.
Don't forget Aquagirl!
The other female suggestions all offer their own flavor: Mera has aquatic powers and adds a husband//wife dynamic with Arthur, Zatanna has magic, Black Canary has a pretty unique power in the Canary cry.
Don't forget Aquagirl!
Can't you see what I'm doing here? This is the Aquaman movie!
Hawkgirl. And the cartoon is just called Justice League. And yeah, that's my definitive seven too.
I don't remember the bird-lady's name, or even the exact name of this cartoon, but when you say "Justice League", this is what I think of.
slightconfuse
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Aqua man movie should be an adaptation of the Others
Angelus Errare
Banned
They already made an Aquaman movie, it was called Water World.
No kid dresses up as Aquaman for halloween, that's how lame he is. :3
Mera > Aquadude.
If it makes you feel any better, that's how the average person knows and sees Justice League.
If this movie doesn't have Jon Stewart for GL I'm not watching it.
No kid dresses up as Aquaman for halloween, that's how lame he is. :3
Mera > Aquadude.
I don't remember the bird-lady's name, or even the exact name of this cartoon, but when you say "Justice League", this cartoon is what I think of.
I want to say Batman and the Martian Manhunter were there too, but my memory is hazy... I think the bird-woman had a lightning mace. It was cool.
If it makes you feel any better, that's how the average person knows and sees Justice League.
If this movie doesn't have Jon Stewart for GL I'm not watching it.
Not yet, but they will. Mark my words!
Mera and Aquabrah are a package deal in my mind. They make each other better.
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Angelus Errare
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Mera by herself or bust. No one cares about Aquaman, not even his parents.
Unspeakable Evil
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Superblatt
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Green Lantern will be John, not Hal. It's the simplest way to disregard the terrible GL movie AND get a major African American character in the flick. Bank on it.
Zen_Arcade
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To be fair, 5 years ago we would have said the same thing about Iron Man.
His parents are dead!
Speaking of, I hope one of the subplots is the League bonding over the premature deaths of their parents. Just having one big cry-a-thon.
Dear god, I hope they don't push for Cyborg. Cram it down our throats even more already. Sorry Cy, but that's what you get when they don't create enough heroes of color and find themselves in a limited roster pool to get diversity. If anything they'll use John Stewart which I would love.
As for the team, it's probably going to be Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash (who knows which one), and John Stewart Green Lantern. Martian Manhunter would be a safe sixth choice. Amanda Waller would surely be in it too. I just know Wonder Woman will be the only female hero for now. Aquaman and Zatanna would probably be safe bets for the second movie.
You never know, they could add in some unexpected heroes to fill in some diversity: Vixen (token black chick of every roster), Katana (token Asian chick of every roster), and Mera (red-head diversity for future cosplay, would not be mocked like Aquaman, might make Aquaman cooler by extension).
And oh my, they could get crazy and introduce Green Arrow and Black Canary via CW's Arrow show if their canon story isn't too muddled. SYNERGY!
As for the team, it's probably going to be Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash (who knows which one), and John Stewart Green Lantern. Martian Manhunter would be a safe sixth choice. Amanda Waller would surely be in it too. I just know Wonder Woman will be the only female hero for now. Aquaman and Zatanna would probably be safe bets for the second movie.
You never know, they could add in some unexpected heroes to fill in some diversity: Vixen (token black chick of every roster), Katana (token Asian chick of every roster), and Mera (red-head diversity for future cosplay, would not be mocked like Aquaman, might make Aquaman cooler by extension).
And oh my, they could get crazy and introduce Green Arrow and Black Canary via CW's Arrow show if their canon story isn't too muddled. SYNERGY!
TheDiabolical
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Wonder Twins...must have Wonder Twins.
Ephemeris
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I'll take WW and Zatanna . Canary/Oracle cameo with them running ops in the background at the end of the movie in a fast-forward scene showing how much the league has improved/established.
If Mera is in there and not Aquaman, he will take the L till the end of time. He could appear in JL movie 2 through 31 and it wouldn't matter. It'll be his own personal Ether.
If Mera is in there and not Aquaman, he will take the L till the end of time. He could appear in JL movie 2 through 31 and it wouldn't matter. It'll be his own personal Ether.
Naked Prime
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Actually had this conversation with friends yesterday. Sadly, the only thing we could agree was that Turbo Teen needs to be added to the DC Universe and made a pivotal member JL
Unspeakable Evil
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Nobody ever puts both Cyborg and John Stewart on their roster picks. Interesting.
TheDiabolical
I didn't read my own avatar and now everyone knows I'm not too bright. :(
Superman, hes the uber strong dude.
Batman, dark mysterious one
Wonder Woman, the boner factor
Cyborg will probably be in it, every crew needs the computer savvy character.
Guy Gardner as he would provide the Comic relief . (Bats and Gardners bickering filled with great one liners)
Aquaman, probably wouldn't refer to him by that name since its kind of cheesy, go with calling him "King Arthur." he would be the one adjusting to living among the humans, probably has beef with one they call the Gordon Fish Fillet man,
Batman, dark mysterious one
Wonder Woman, the boner factor
Cyborg will probably be in it, every crew needs the computer savvy character.
Guy Gardner as he would provide the Comic relief . (Bats and Gardners bickering filled with great one liners)
Aquaman, probably wouldn't refer to him by that name since its kind of cheesy, go with calling him "King Arthur." he would be the one adjusting to living among the humans, probably has beef with one they call the Gordon Fish Fillet man,
This, along with the ideas of Mera co-starring is the one true way to make an Aquaman movie. Plus; call it Throne of Atlantis or something and there you go. A blockbuster movie about the Atlantis legend that happens to include DC superheroes. I really hope DC is reading GAF.
Heck, this idea might work really well for all DC. Make "movies with superheroes" rather than "superhero movies". In fact, this kind of thinking may already be sort of evident with Superman/Batman.
The adjusting to humans has always been MM's thing, tho. It would be odd for Arthur, since his father is human and raised him on land. And the last thing Aquaman needs to be a fish advocate. lol I do agree that they probably shouldn't call him Aquaman. At least not till later in the movie.
Even in Man of Steel, they didn't call Clark Superman all that much until later.
Especially considering that Aquaman is mostly depicted as not having a double identity, it won't be hard to just go with King Arthur -- and also orthodox, since Mera is just "Mera". "Aquaman" can be an in-context joke/reference within the movie.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Difference is 5 years ago Iron Man still had potential. Talking to fish will NEVER be badass no matter how well it's drawn. You know why people like Namor but don't like Aquaman nearly as much? Because Namor can hold his own in a fight physically with some of the stronger villains without the need to call a school of salmon to help him out.
I'd laugh
I like this
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I can always count on you for pictorial references.
Accept no substitutes.
This, plus Green Arrow.
SpiderJerusalem
Banned
Aquaman
Wonder Woman
Martian Manhunter
Flash
Zatanna
Booster Gold
Blue Beetle
Batman watching them
Superman show up near the end
I'd be cool with just the JLA year one team also
Flash
Aquaman
Canary
Green Lantern
Martian Manhunter
or JLI but I know I'd never get that
Wonder Woman
Martian Manhunter
Flash
Zatanna
Booster Gold
Blue Beetle
Batman watching them
Superman show up near the end
I'd be cool with just the JLA year one team also
Flash
Aquaman
Canary
Green Lantern
Martian Manhunter
or JLI but I know I'd never get that
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There is only one Atlantean fish-man super hero, and he would wipe the fucking floor with Aquaman WHILE fuckin bitches and gettin money.
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Batman
Superman
Wonder Woman (No flight, just Amazonian kick ass powers)
Plastic Man
Martian Manhunter (flight, density control, limited telepathy, shapeshifting)
Superman
Wonder Woman (No flight, just Amazonian kick ass powers)
Plastic Man
Martian Manhunter (flight, density control, limited telepathy, shapeshifting)
This and no other please.
I completely agree.
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There is only one Atlantean fish-man super hero, and he would wipe the fucking floor with Aquaman WHILE fuckin bitches and gettin money.
Namor is a fucking tool. His recent flooding of Wakanda (racist) only supports this view.
All hail Arthur, the True King of the Seas.
SpiderJerusalem
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yea, never liked him. He's a wife chasing piece of shit and after Wakanda fuck him forever
Would prefer the original JLA lineup at least for the first movie before changing things up in a sequel. Just worried how they would manage to execute it, half the characters aren't well known to the audience so I would hate for them to have to explain their origins having that take up a good portion of the movie. The outliers in this regard are Superman, Batman, and the Flash. (assuming he's getting a movie before JL)
I think establishing Wonder Woman is a must, she has to be shown to the audience that she is much different than just female Superman with a lasso. I think Green Lantern's origins should also be explained, yes he was in a movie, but it was a terrible movie that flopped and I think he needs to have his story retold not only because many don't know it, but to also wash away any lingering resentment towards that character and his association with that trainwreck.
It becomes much easier from there, because Martian Manhunter has a similar origin to Superman's and the same goes for Aquaman being similar to Wonder Woman's. The best way I can think of to establish all the origins already is to show all of them in an opening credits sequence, then have the movie start with all of these characters being established superheroes that come together for the first time. (barring Superman/Batman )
In terms of trying to fit the characters into earlier movies such as cameos, I don't think there should be any in the Man of Steel sequely, primarily because it is intended to be a Superman movie with Batman showing up as an additional character. In that sense the movie is already going to have to spend time to reintroduce a new Batman and his side of the DCU, I'd rather not have any more time that takes away from Superman. The Flash movie would probably be a good chance to introduce more characters, but we have no idea what direction they are taking with it. They could try and reference the other characters without outright showing them, such as a cable news channel saying that pilot Hal Jordan has gone missing, or maybe talks of an alien shapeshifter living amongst humans, the lost city of Atlantis, etc.
I think establishing Wonder Woman is a must, she has to be shown to the audience that she is much different than just female Superman with a lasso. I think Green Lantern's origins should also be explained, yes he was in a movie, but it was a terrible movie that flopped and I think he needs to have his story retold not only because many don't know it, but to also wash away any lingering resentment towards that character and his association with that trainwreck.
It becomes much easier from there, because Martian Manhunter has a similar origin to Superman's and the same goes for Aquaman being similar to Wonder Woman's. The best way I can think of to establish all the origins already is to show all of them in an opening credits sequence, then have the movie start with all of these characters being established superheroes that come together for the first time. (barring Superman/Batman )
In terms of trying to fit the characters into earlier movies such as cameos, I don't think there should be any in the Man of Steel sequely, primarily because it is intended to be a Superman movie with Batman showing up as an additional character. In that sense the movie is already going to have to spend time to reintroduce a new Batman and his side of the DCU, I'd rather not have any more time that takes away from Superman. The Flash movie would probably be a good chance to introduce more characters, but we have no idea what direction they are taking with it. They could try and reference the other characters without outright showing them, such as a cable news channel saying that pilot Hal Jordan has gone missing, or maybe talks of an alien shapeshifter living amongst humans, the lost city of Atlantis, etc.
MisterHero
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Morrison JLA
You got your strong guys
Superman
Wonder Woman
Ackwaman
The motherfucking Green Lantern Kyle Rayner
Your smart guys
Batman
Martian Manhunter
Your comedy relief
The Goddamn Fastest Flash Alive Wally West
Plastic Man
Jerk Billy Batson AKA Captain Marvel
The villains will be
Lex Luthor
Bizarro
Despero
Starro the Conqueror
Black Manta
Mongul
Giganta
Captain Boomerang
Sinestro, Black Hand, and/or Blake Lively Star Sapphire
That's a pretty lively and bombastic cast if I say so myself.
You got your strong guys
Superman
Wonder Woman
Ackwaman
The motherfucking Green Lantern Kyle Rayner
Your smart guys
Batman
Martian Manhunter
Your comedy relief
The Goddamn Fastest Flash Alive Wally West
Plastic Man
Jerk Billy Batson AKA Captain Marvel
The villains will be
Lex Luthor
Bizarro
Black Lantern General Zod
Starro the Conqueror
Black Manta
Mongul
Giganta
Captain Boomerang
Sinestro, Black Hand, and/or Blake Lively Star Sapphire
That's a pretty lively and bombastic cast if I say so myself.
I think the lineup should be relatively the same as the DCAU Justice League.
John Stewart Green Lantern is a given. Let's them ignore the godawful green lantern movie and have a black actor in the process. Idris Elba please.
I don't think Hawkgirl will make it even thought she was one of my favorites in the DCAU Justice League. I really liked the Shayera and John relationship. Aquaman or Green Arrow can replace her.
John Stewart Green Lantern is a given. Let's them ignore the godawful green lantern movie and have a black actor in the process. Idris Elba please.
I don't think Hawkgirl will make it even thought she was one of my favorites in the DCAU Justice League. I really liked the Shayera and John relationship. Aquaman or Green Arrow can replace her.
Flash is rumored to be getting a movie in 2016; Wonder Woman and Aquaman were sighted by DC's president as characters that were priorities to get on screen.
With Superman/Batman coming out, the way DC should do it is have Flash and Wonder Woman in 2016, JL in 2017, and Aquaman in 2018. Just have Aquaman and Manhunter introduced in JL, with Manhunter being the one whose origins are explained and tie into the plot. Aquaman could be played up as something of a mystery; he says he's from Atlantis, but no one thinks it exists. Essentially, everyone just thinks he's crazy. Then in his movie, he recounts his life prior to meeting the JLA.
I don't think GL needs his origin explained. Swapping out Hal for John should do enough to let audiences know this is a different take on GL. Just have him explain that he's part of an intergalactic police organization (maybe he's the one who finds J'onn).
With Superman/Batman coming out, the way DC should do it is have Flash and Wonder Woman in 2016, JL in 2017, and Aquaman in 2018. Just have Aquaman and Manhunter introduced in JL, with Manhunter being the one whose origins are explained and tie into the plot. Aquaman could be played up as something of a mystery; he says he's from Atlantis, but no one thinks it exists. Essentially, everyone just thinks he's crazy. Then in his movie, he recounts his life prior to meeting the JLA.
I don't think GL needs his origin explained. Swapping out Hal for John should do enough to let audiences know this is a different take on GL. Just have him explain that he's part of an intergalactic police organization (maybe he's the one who finds J'onn).
shadyspace
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How did i miss Namor flooding Wakanda? Why?
Idris Elba will outshine everyone.
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did Panther kill Namor? he should.
crimsonspider89
Banned
Aquaman/WW need to be shown as the more violent and arrogant members. Want to see them talk down to Supes and Bat.
Also I think them two need to be the physically strongest.
Also I think them two need to be the physically strongest.
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern. MAYBE introduce someone else (Aquaman, Martian Manhunter) as a side-character depending on the plot... like, they attempt to recruit Aquaman, he's too distrustful of surface dwellers, but in the final fight he shows up with reinforcements. Not a core member but involved.
I figure they'll use this movie to introduce Wonder Woman and reintroduce Green Lantern - definitely not Hal Jordan... not sure which they'll pick, though. So that's two origins to cover in one movie, essentially, even if they're pretty basic ("I'm an Amazon" and "I replaced that other asshole," essentially). But I think that five is iconic and varied enough to carry a film.
I figure they'll use this movie to introduce Wonder Woman and reintroduce Green Lantern - definitely not Hal Jordan... not sure which they'll pick, though. So that's two origins to cover in one movie, essentially, even if they're pretty basic ("I'm an Amazon" and "I replaced that other asshole," essentially). But I think that five is iconic and varied enough to carry a film.
Patrickv27
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Is that red guy with an arrow on his head Aang from the last air bender? lol
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