Justice League On Film

THE UNFILMED GREEN LANTERN

If everything goes according to plan, the Green Lantern movie will finally go before the cameras in the spring of 2009. This after about ten years of development and a number of false starts, thankfully in some cases (Jack Black as a Green Lantern?!). One of the aborted attempts to birng GL to the big screen came from Knight Rider executive producer Gary Scott Thompson. Our sister site, Green Lantern Film.net, has scored an interview with Thompson in which he discusses his efforts on the project. To check out that interview, click HERE.

MEDIA GEEK: SUPERMAN REBOOTS

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FROM THE WATCHTOWER: TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE?

One of the reasons George Miller's movie version of Justice League was derailed had to do with the fact that the Australian government denied the production an important tax break that would have made shooting there fiscally viable. As a result, Miller threatened to take JL, Happy Feet 2 and other productions out of country. Now, however, word has come out that the director will get said tax break for Happy Feet 2 and that production will start in January. Given how the situation has changed, however, odds are this won't make a difference in terms of Justice League gearing up. Due to the success of The Dark Knight, Warners has shifted gears to focus on solo superhero films with a potential Justice League further on in the horizon. No doubt Marvel's success with Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, and for the forthcoming Thor, Captain America and The Avengers has played some influence as well.

MEDIA GEEK: THE GRAYSONS & THE POWER OF PRAYER

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LYNDA CARTER GETS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

SOURCE: Lab Business Week
DATE: November 9, 2008
The National Museum of Women in the Arts will present a Lifetime Achievement Award to Lynda Carter Friday, November 7 at NMWA's Annual Fall Benefit. At the event, Lynda will perform a variety of pop and Broadway hits from her current Cabaret show.
   Before winning our hearts as Wonder Woman in the television series, Lynda was an accomplished singer performing in Las Vegas and clubs around the country. After the series ended, Lynda had the distinction of starring in five of her own network television specials, several of which were Emmy-nominated. She has performed onstage with many of the world's most popular singers, including Tom Jones, Kenny Rogers, Ray Charles and Ben Vereen.
   Lynda Carter made her professional singing debut at 14 in Tempe, Arizona. She studied classical dance for seven years at the School Ballet of Phoenix. She also studied piano, and had her dramatic training with Laura Zucker, Stella Adler, Charles Conrad, Milton Katselas, Lieux Dressler, and Greta and Sandra Seacat. In 1973, she won the Miss World-U.S.A. title and shortly thereafter outdistanced hundreds of other actresses for the part of "Wonder Woman."
   The iconic Wonder Woman character has been featured in contemporary art works such as Dara Birnbaum's 1978-79 video, Technology, Transformation: Wonder Woman. Birnbaum's work was part of the landmark exhibition WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, which was on view at NMWA in fall 2008.
   The 2008 NMWA Annual Fall Benefit celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Shenson Chamber Music Series. A portion of proceeds from the benefit goes to fund the series, which offers concerts featuring emerging and established composers and musicians from around the world.

MEGAN GALE VS. MEGAN FOX AS WONDER WOMAN?

SOURCE: The Daily Telegraph (Syndey Confidential)
DATE: November 7, 2008
AUTHOR: Holly Byrnes & Joel Christie
Megan Gale might want to keep the whip at the ready after fighting off an online challenge by comic geeks to lasso Transformers femme Megan Fox into her role as Wonder Woman.
   Warner Bros, the US studio behind the stalled production of Justice League of America, in which Gale is signed to star, has been forced to deny web reports and a convincing poster campaign which features Fox as the lycra-clad super-heroine.
   Fox, rated as one of the sexiest women in the world, was mocked up in the movie-style trailer which teased fans this week with political-type slogans, including ``it's time for a new `W''' and an Obama-esque ``A real change is coming''.
   But the rumor on Wonder-Who.com has been exposed as a fake produced by comic fans attempting to force studio executives to cast Fox over Gale.
   The campaign was deemed credible in movie gossip circles, given the trailer featured the company logos of Warner Bros, Legendary Pictures and DC Comics -- all with links to the Wonder Woman story.
   However, London's The Guardian newspaper exposed the fan fraud in a blog entitled: ``The week in geek.''
   Confidential yesterday sought Gale's comment over the cyber push to unseat her from her Wonder Woman role, but her publicist said her Justice League contract with Warner Bros prevented her from speaking on the controversy.
   “Megan has an agreement with Warner Bros that she cannot comment on details of film projects that she's been linked with and she has to respect that request,'' her publicist said.
   The movie's Australian director George Miller did not return calls, but has previously backed Gale as his first choose to debut as the alter ego of character Diana Prince.
   “She got the job because she blitzed her screen test. I had no idea she was so good. She was brilliant,'' Miller told Confidential in August.
   “Once she read we all looked around at each other and said, `Well, there's no question.''' The success of Batman movie The Dark Knight and issues over local film subsidies have contributed to the Justice League project being put on hold.
   While Warner Bros is still committed to making the all-superhero movie, Gale revealed last month it had to be put back.
   “Batman [the central character in The Dark Knight] is part of the Justice League and so there are a lot of other things that have to be taken into consideration before they shoot,'' she said.
   Gale, the brand ambassador for David Jones, is also planning to firm up her contacts with studio executives and directors with another trip to Los Angeles this year.