Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Bros.’ motion picture group, has told The LA Times that the studio is warming up for a new attempt to bring The Justice League to the big screen.
Perhaps most surprisingly, they’ve tapped Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas to produce. One hugely profitable iteration of Batman isn’t enough from this team – Warners expect two, and in quick succession.
So, while the League film is apparently on the fast track and the studio are looking to get it out of the gates pretty soon – maybe even 2013 soon – they’re not planning to keep the same Batman. Instead they’ll let Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne step backwards into history – but note that Robinov says nothing of a rebooted Superman. It would seem possible, even likely, that the current intent is to have Henry Cavill appear as just the same version of Kal-El that he’s working up with Zack Snyder already.
And, of course, they have a Green Lantern already set up and ready to debut this June, with Ryan Reynolds’ contract probably tied up with “just in case” Justice League clauses.
