New Documentary To Examine George Miller’s Aborted ‘Justice League’ Movie
Way back in 2007,George Millerwas set to directJustice League Mortalfor Warner Bros. He got as far as casting, withArmie Hammer(Batman),D.J. Cotrona(Superman),Megan Gale(Wonder Woman),Adam Brody(The Flash), andCommon(Green Lantern) set for the main roles, before things fell apart.
Warner Bros. now has other plans forJustice League, as we’ve extensively covered here. But with the recent success ofMad Max: Fury Road, people are wondering once again about the George MillerJustice Leaguemovie that never was. Now a new documentary will shed some light on the aborted project.
Inside Filmbroke news of the George Miller Justice League documentary, from directorRyan Unicomband producersAaron CaterandSteven Caldwell. Writer/authorMaria Lewisis also on board to help develop the project.
Tentatively titledMiller’s Justice League Mortal, the feature-length doc aims to be “an unbiased account of the project’s development, preproduction and cancellation, as well as the impact on the Australian film industry.” The filmmakers plan to feature never-before-seen artwork and costumes, as well as interviews with the cast and crew. Miller and his producing partnerDoug Mitchellhave not yet been approached.
As of 2007,Justice League Mortalwas on track to open in 2009. To put things in perspective, this film was being developed beforeThe Dark Knightor the firstIron Manhit theaters. But a number of circumstances, including ballooning production costs, the 2007-2008 WGA strike, and the popularity ofthat other Batman franchise, led to Warner Bros. pulling the plug.
Justice League Mortalhad a script byKieranandMichele Muroney(Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows). In addition to the cast mentioned above,Santiago Cabrera(Aquaman),Teresa Palmer(Talia al Ghul),Zoe Kazan(Iris Allen),Hugh Keays-Byrne(Martian Manhunter), andJay Baruchel(Maxwell Lord) were all on board to star.
Unicomb and his team already have investors on board, but may look to crowdfunding for additional help. “We wanted to get the story out there to help us to gauge interest,” said Unicomb. “I have always been fascinated with project, which would be in the same vein as 2013’sJodorowsky’s Duneand this year’sThe Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?”
Miller’s Justice League joins a growing number of documentaries about unfinished feature films. Besides the two named above, there’s alsoDoomed!: The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four.
Unicomb didn’t say whenMiller’s Justice League Mortalwould be finished. In the meantime, though, we can look forward to theJustice Leaguemovies we’re actually getting.Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeopensMarch 25, 2016, to be followed byJustice League Part OneonNovember 17, 2017andJustice League Part TwoonJune 14, 2019.Zack Snyderis directing all three.
