Justice League Dark’ Movie and TV Shows Coming from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot

*Autbot_Benz* · 01-21-2020, 07:53 PM

https://collider.com/justice-league-...source=twitter

With bright and shiny fare like Aquaman and Shazam! lighting up the rearview mirror, the DCEU is once again about to get a little bit…darker. According to Deadline, J.J. Abrams‘ production banner Bad Robot, as part of a new deal with Warner Media, will develop films and TV series based on DC Comics’ Justice League Dark. Talks are apparently at their earliest stages and word is still out if Abrams himself would be directly involved, but Bad Robot Head of Motion Pictures Hannah Minghella and Head of Television Ben Stephenson will reportedly soon start taking meetings to decide which characters from the JLD will anchor their own projects.

Justice League Dark is a relatively new addition to DC’s 86-year history, first popping up in 2011’s Justice League Dark #1 by writer Peter Milligan and artist Mikel Janin. The crew is made from the more occult corner of DC’s universe, taking on missions a little too overtly supernatural for the original Justice League. The team’s constantly-revolving line-up includes names like the mystical chain-smoker John Constantine, flora-creature Swamp Thing, fortune-teller Madame Xanadu, the actual ghost name Deadman, a vampire named Andrew Bennett, the magician Zatanna, and Frankenstein’s monster.

It’s an interesting choice coming off of Abrams’ divisive-but-billion-dollar-worthy Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, considering Warner Bros’ past dives into JLD characters haven’t proven fruitful. (Besides, of course, Constantine starring Keanu Reeves, which banked about $233 million worldwide all the way back in 2005. don't bring him back!) The attempt to adapt the John Constantine character to TV on NBC in 2014 was a one-season miss, although Matt Ryan‘s charming version of the character still shows up in the CW’s Arrowverse. The Swamp Thing series created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson also only lasted one season for DC Universe, despite favorable reviews.

A Justice League Dark live-action film written by Guillermo del Toro has also, in classic del Toro fashion, been floating around un-made at WB for years, although no word if that factors in at all.

~~Leo656~~ · 01-21-2020, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

A Justice League Dark live-action film written by Guillermo del Toro has also, in classic del Toro fashion, been floating around un-made at WB for years, although no word if that factors in at all.

When I saw the thread title I thought that's what this was about.

I'm a huge Zatanna fan so there's something to see there, but I never really looked at this book too much. Not too deep in the "occult" side of the DCU but I'm fine with it existing. Could be fun.

Could also be terrible, so I'm sticking to my general rule of not actually giving a sh*t until I see something of substance worth getting excited about.

*Autbot_Benz* · 01-21-2020, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

When I saw the thread title I thought that's what this was about.

I'm a huge Zatanna fan so there's something to see there, but I never really looked at this book too much. Not too deep in the "occult" side of the DCU but I'm fine with it existing. Could be fun.

Could also be terrible, so I'm sticking to my general rule of not actually giving a sh*t until I see something of substance worth getting excited about.

I agree. I also am a fan of Zatanna Swamp Thing Etrigan and John Constantine so if this is done right it could be good. but like you I will wait till something comes of it.

*Andrew NDB* · 01-21-2020, 09:05 PM

Ouch... JJ goes for this and not Superman or Green Lantern.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 01-21-2020, 09:12 PM

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Ouch... JJ goes for this and not Superman or Green Lantern.

I feel like directors would rather take lesser-known properties at DC than big names like Green Lantern and Superman, which "failed" previously at the box office.

I don't get it. Seems like a bigger risk, bigger reward situation to me. C'mon... who wouldn't want to be the next Chris Nolan, and get all the love for your reinterpretation of Batman? Green Lantern and Superman both have the power to be as big, if not bigger, as Batman, Iron Man, or Spiderman at the box office.

But no. JJ wants Zatanna and Constantine and frickin' Etrigan, and Gunn wants Ratcatcher and Crazy Quilt or whoever the fvck is in his Suicide Squad not-a-sequel.

*Andrew NDB* · 01-21-2020, 10:44 PM

It's weird. And if JJ isn't going to be the one to give Superman or Green Lantern the push they've been waiting for... who the hell is?

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 01-21-2020, 10:53 PM

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It's weird. And if JJ isn't going to be the one to give Superman or Green Lantern the push they've been waiting for... who the hell is?

Yeah, even though I hate him, JJ Abrams is a director with a ton of cred. At this point, it's probably up to somebody like the Russo Brothers or some other big Marvel name. Sigh.

*Andrew NDB* · 01-21-2020, 11:04 PM

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Yeah, even though I hate him, JJ Abrams is a director with a ton of cred.

Yeah, there was still the off chance that he could be given a great script by somebody not named JJ Abrams.

And another thing... WB give him and Bad Robot a 250 million dollar deal just so he can dick around with the Justice League Dark? They wouldn't want him to reinvigorate Superman right off the bat, at least, if not GL?

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 01-22-2020, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Yeah, there was still the off chance that he could be given a great script by somebody not named JJ Abrams.

And another thing... WB give him and Bad Robot a 250 million dollar deal just so he can dick around with the Justice League Dark? They wouldn't want him to reinvigorate Superman right off the bat, at least, if not GL?

Yeah, good point. WB/DC is really a brand in trouble if they can't get someone to invest in their biggest selling points.

~~AquaParade~~ · 01-27-2020, 12:54 PM

Horror related content just keeps picking up steam over the last several years. This could be great in the right hands...like most things. And if it means another change for Swamp Thing to shine, I'm in.

*Autbot_Benz* · 04-16-2020, 04:51 PM

Its official its in development

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...duster-1290530

J.J. Abrams Sets 3 HBO Max Shows: Justice League Dark, 'The Shining' Spinoff, 'Duster'

All I ask is Matt Ryan as Constantine and Andy Bean/Derek Mears as Swamp Thing

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Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 9,193	Justice League Dark’ Movie and TV Shows Coming from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot https://collider.com/justice-league-...source=twitter With bright and shiny fare like Aquaman and Shazam! lighting up the rearview mirror, the DCEU is once again about to get a little bit…darker. According to Deadline, J.J. Abrams‘ production banner Bad Robot, as part of a new deal with Warner Media, will develop films and TV series based on DC Comics’ Justice League Dark. Talks are apparently at their earliest stages and word is still out if Abrams himself would be directly involved, but Bad Robot Head of Motion Pictures Hannah Minghella and Head of Television Ben Stephenson will reportedly soon start taking meetings to decide which characters from the JLD will anchor their own projects. Justice League Dark is a relatively new addition to DC’s 86-year history, first popping up in 2011’s Justice League Dark #1 by writer Peter Milligan and artist Mikel Janin. The crew is made from the more occult corner of DC’s universe, taking on missions a little too overtly supernatural for the original Justice League. The team’s constantly-revolving line-up includes names like the mystical chain-smoker John Constantine, flora-creature Swamp Thing, fortune-teller Madame Xanadu, the actual ghost name Deadman, a vampire named Andrew Bennett, the magician Zatanna, and Frankenstein’s monster. It’s an interesting choice coming off of Abrams’ divisive-but-billion-dollar-worthy Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, considering Warner Bros’ past dives into JLD characters haven’t proven fruitful. (Besides, of course, Constantine starring Keanu Reeves, which banked about $233 million worldwide all the way back in 2005. don't bring him back!) The attempt to adapt the John Constantine character to TV on NBC in 2014 was a one-season miss, although Matt Ryan‘s charming version of the character still shows up in the CW’s Arrowverse. The Swamp Thing series created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson also only lasted one season for DC Universe, despite favorable reviews. A Justice League Dark live-action film written by Guillermo del Toro has also, in classic del Toro fashion, been floating around un-made at WB for years, although no word if that factors in at all. __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons. Last edited by Autbot_Benz; 01-21-2020 at 09:25 PM.

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~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	Horror related content just keeps picking up steam over the last several years. This could be great in the right hands...like most things. And if it means another change for Swamp Thing to shine, I'm in.