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Justice League
Fans following all the updates on Justice League are probably not all that shocked to hear this, but the upcoming strike is really pushing Warner Bros. to the wall and, if things continue to go as they are (which is likely), the film will have to be delayed.
A disappointment to some, sure, but others should see this is a win-lose.
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IGN has pointed out a selection of contribution factors on why Justice League, though being super-fast-tracked, isn't getting anywhere. The WGA is about to pull a pen embargo and JLA still does not have a finished script.
To make matters worse, there aren't high-profile actors lining up to take on some of the heroic gigs. Jessica Biel was considered (very shortly), but she bounced on the project. Though I can't remember her ever making an official statement on why she felt JLA wasn't for her, but one can assume that she saw the upcoming train wreck that the production will likely become.
LA Times had this to say on the strike:
"The question at hand is whether writers, in the event no deal is reached, can inflict maximum damage on their bargaining opponents by striking immediately rather than continuing to work and letting the studios add those films to their strike stockpile."
The casting for Justice League is expected to remain especially difficult considering we already have a Batman, Christian Bale, and a Superman, Brandon Routh; both of whom will not be joining the film's production. Seriously, who wants to be the secondary Batman or Superman?
While the delay of JLA will likely be one of many disappointments during the strike, one has to appreciate the fact that this will at least give Warner Bros. some time to settle down on the production and try to deliver a production not rushed, but something well thought out and executed.
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