Super Max
 

http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazi.../004194396.cfm

Maybe it was giving up the gig writing and directing “The Flash” for Warner Bros., but it seems like David Goyer’s a little bit more into villains these days.

Just weeks after he and Warners envisioned very different takes on the Flash, Goyer sold the studio on an idea that focused on the more villainous side of the DC Universe.

“Super Max” is Goyer’s take on supervillain incarceration in the DCU. Revolving around a wrongly convicted Green Arrow being whisked away to the super max prison for out-of-control heroes and villains (where he's forced to face a number of inmates he put there), Goyer says the flick—which he’s developing with writer Justin Marx—isn’t just a Green Arrow film.

“He’s Green Arrow for the first 10 minutes of the movie, and then he’s arrested and his secret identity is revealed,” says Goyer, who also has plans to do a graphic novel or miniseries that would tie in to the possible film. “They shave his goatee and they take his costume and send him to prison for life, and he has to escape. It’s like ‘Alcatraz,’ and he has to team up with, in some cases, some of the very same villains he is responsible for incarcerating in order to get out and clear his name. Of course, tons of people try to kill him while he’s in there. We’ve populated the prison with all sorts of B and C villains from the DC Universe. For the fans, there will be all sorts of characters the hardcore comic book junkies will know, but they’re all going to be there under their human names and no one is wearing a costume, but there will be a lot of characters with powers and things like that.”

Raph's Girl note: WTF?! And what B villians will they pick??

Matt Damon is currently in negotiations to play Oliver Queen/Green Arrow in Super Max. :dead:


http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/articles/3556.asp

Im really looking forward to this movie. I hope they do a good job on it, the concept is great.

There's now a plot review of the script for this film!

Accused of a crime he didn't commit at Checkmate HQ (yep...Checkmate! ). he's put in a Maximum security prison for Metahumans (where Amanda Waller is the warden!).

The movie also shows Green Arrow's origin story in flashbacks.

The villians tho...some are actually A listers. Riddler, Joker, and Lex Luthor appear in it briefly. But it's the B listers (Blockbuster, Pied Piper, Floronic Man, and many others) who run the show.

This prison is the Alcatraz for the DCU. Apperantly it changes shape every night to confuse the criminals so they can't escape.

http://www.latinoreview.com/news/sup...s-gallery-4673

Finally, some concrete news! This movie sounds amazing!

Man this movie is going on my "to see" list right now. The idea is one of the most original things I've heard in these past three years, and the line up sounds awesome.