George Miller’s Justice League: Mortal is one of the great unmade DC movies, derailed in the late 2000s by the Hollywood writers strike and overlaps with Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Although a planned documentary about the film never came to light, we have seen a lot of concept art and behind-the-scenes stories from the production’s bold take on the Justice League, and for Batman Day last Saturday, we received a new look at Armie Hammer’s Batman suit, courtesy of designer Ryan Unicomb’s Instagram feed.
The suit design, which you can see below, is described by Unicomb as so:
“The costume was a mixture of Kevlar and chain mail with a kind-of robotic exo-skeleton under his arms, legs and back designed to help Bruce fight crime even when his body was in its most broken state. Reflective paint over the eyes and chest would catch any available light,...
The suit design, which you can see below, is described by Unicomb as so:
“The costume was a mixture of Kevlar and chain mail with a kind-of robotic exo-skeleton under his arms, legs and back designed to help Bruce fight crime even when his body was in its most broken state. Reflective paint over the eyes and chest would catch any available light,...
- 9/24/2019
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
For some time now, we’ve known which actor will be suiting up as the Dark Knight in Matt Reeves’ upcoming blockbuster, The Batman – and that’s Robert Pattinson. But with that out of the way, we’ve all been waiting to learn which actors will be orbiting him as Gotham City’s most familiar faces.
Before we proceed any further, we’d like to remind you that this bit of information is being regarded as rumor for the time being. But in case you’re wondering why we’re giving credence to a cryptic teaser dropped on Instagram, it’s because this comes by way of the same guy who originally said Pattinson was up for the part of Batman.
Earlier today, filmmaker Ryan Unicomb posted a picture of Pierce Brosnan accompanied by the caption “Pierce has entered the chat party.” What’s also worth mentioning is that two...
Before we proceed any further, we’d like to remind you that this bit of information is being regarded as rumor for the time being. But in case you’re wondering why we’re giving credence to a cryptic teaser dropped on Instagram, it’s because this comes by way of the same guy who originally said Pattinson was up for the part of Batman.
Earlier today, filmmaker Ryan Unicomb posted a picture of Pierce Brosnan accompanied by the caption “Pierce has entered the chat party.” What’s also worth mentioning is that two...
- 8/15/2019
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
It’s not often that you can remember what you were doing a decade ago, but in this case, I can. Ten years ago at this time, I was vehemently following the production of Justice League Mortal, looking for any news I could find online pertaining to it. After all, this was set to be the first live action meet up of DC’s premier superheroes on the big screen.
Set to have been directed by George Miller with a cast of up-and-coming actors featuring the likes of Armie Hammer as Batman, DJ Cotrona as Superman, Megan Gale as Wonder Woman, Common as Green Lantern and Adam Brody as The Flash, it certainly seemed like we were off to the races and the dream was about to be made a reality.
But, unfortunately, that was not the case as the plug was pulled on the blockbuster for a variety of reasons.
Set to have been directed by George Miller with a cast of up-and-coming actors featuring the likes of Armie Hammer as Batman, DJ Cotrona as Superman, Megan Gale as Wonder Woman, Common as Green Lantern and Adam Brody as The Flash, it certainly seemed like we were off to the races and the dream was about to be made a reality.
But, unfortunately, that was not the case as the plug was pulled on the blockbuster for a variety of reasons.
- 3/22/2018
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Following the official first photo the other day of "Teen Wolf" actor Tyler Hoechlin as Superman, new photos and video have arrived of the actor filming scenes for the second season of The CW's "Supergirl".
The first official photo was hit by some major criticisms as to the very obvious photoshopping that had been done on the character which gave him a rather awkward appearance. The photos and video of the filming however look better with the costume on full show and the normally very buff Hoechlin looking far healthier than his almost ill appearance in that previous still.
We'll see him in action when "Supergirl" returns in October.
#Supergirl Tyler Hoechlin pic.twitter.com/vsq3cqOHeY
— //łāwş^ (@montanaileana) July 30, 2016
@RapaportCasting @TylerL_Hoechlin so sick! I love this pic so much pic.twitter.com/5cLn094KdE
— Ryan Unicomb (@Ryan_M_Unicomb) July 29, 2016
Superman isn't the man of steel..he's the buns of steel pic.
The first official photo was hit by some major criticisms as to the very obvious photoshopping that had been done on the character which gave him a rather awkward appearance. The photos and video of the filming however look better with the costume on full show and the normally very buff Hoechlin looking far healthier than his almost ill appearance in that previous still.
We'll see him in action when "Supergirl" returns in October.
#Supergirl Tyler Hoechlin pic.twitter.com/vsq3cqOHeY
— //łāwş^ (@montanaileana) July 30, 2016
@RapaportCasting @TylerL_Hoechlin so sick! I love this pic so much pic.twitter.com/5cLn094KdE
— Ryan Unicomb (@Ryan_M_Unicomb) July 29, 2016
Superman isn't the man of steel..he's the buns of steel pic.
- 7/30/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
While the producers of the planned documentary on George Miller.s aborted superhero adventure Justice League Mortal await approval from Warner Bros., director Ryan Unicomb is pressing ahead with his first narrative feature.
A sci-fi thriller scripted by New York based J.E. (Janet) Clarke, Stream follows Dr Saul Aaron, who invents technology which makes telepathy possible. The key question: Is the invention a path into the world of the mind or a glimpse into something far stranger?
Unicomb and the producers, Purryburry Productions' Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell of Caldwell Entertainment, are keen for Rutger Hauer to play the lead but there is no deal yet.
David Breen has agreed to play a lab assistant to Dr Aaron, with whom there is a deep trust on a project most others deem a waste of time.
The plan is to shoot in Brisbane and the Gold Coat in the second...
A sci-fi thriller scripted by New York based J.E. (Janet) Clarke, Stream follows Dr Saul Aaron, who invents technology which makes telepathy possible. The key question: Is the invention a path into the world of the mind or a glimpse into something far stranger?
Unicomb and the producers, Purryburry Productions' Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell of Caldwell Entertainment, are keen for Rutger Hauer to play the lead but there is no deal yet.
David Breen has agreed to play a lab assistant to Dr Aaron, with whom there is a deep trust on a project most others deem a waste of time.
The plan is to shoot in Brisbane and the Gold Coat in the second...
- 9/27/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Back in May we heard about Ryan Unicomb and producers Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell's plans to get a documentary focusing on George Miler's defunct Justice League movie off the ground. Like the recent The Death of Superman Lives doc, it would take a behind-the-scenes look at the production and ultimately what led to it being shut down. The project already has producers, writers, and private investors on board, and recently Unicomb was able to secure the services of Indiegogo to help with a crowd funding campaign - but they still need the go ahead from Warner Bros. Though preliminary research has already begun (the doc's Twitter account has even shared some concept art), unless they get the studio's permission to use the various costume designs, Bts stills and shots of the cast - which included the likes of Armie Hammer as Batman, Megan Gale as Wonder Woman, D.J. Cotrona as Superman,...
- 8/20/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
One of the more anticipated unofficial projects in the works is budding Australian filmmaker Ryan Unicomb's upcoming "Miller's Justice League Mortal," a documentary about the rise and collapse of "Mad Max" helmer George Miller's "Justice League Mortal" project several years ago.
The film is still a long way from full production as various hurdles have to be cleared, and the chief one is about to hit. If Magazine reports that the filmmakers have formally pitched Warner Bros. Pictures in an effort to use characters and images from the project.
Unicomb says: "It's a nervous wait. George Miller and [his producing partner] Doug Mitchell know about the project, so now it all hangs on Warner Bros' involvement." It appears Miller and Mitchell's contributions will only come with a sign off from Warners.
Should it go ahead though, it's hoped some of the would have been film's stars like Armie Hammer (Batman), D.J. Cotrona...
The film is still a long way from full production as various hurdles have to be cleared, and the chief one is about to hit. If Magazine reports that the filmmakers have formally pitched Warner Bros. Pictures in an effort to use characters and images from the project.
Unicomb says: "It's a nervous wait. George Miller and [his producing partner] Doug Mitchell know about the project, so now it all hangs on Warner Bros' involvement." It appears Miller and Mitchell's contributions will only come with a sign off from Warners.
Should it go ahead though, it's hoped some of the would have been film's stars like Armie Hammer (Batman), D.J. Cotrona...
- 8/19/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
George Miller.s Justice League: Mortal never saw the light of day, but there may still be an opportunity for fans to get an in-depth exploration of the film. Director Ryan Unicomb announced back in May that he is planning a documentary, titled Miller.s Justice League: Mortal, that would not only feature interviews with the cast and crew of the unproduced film, but also feature concept art and costumes to get a better sense of what this would have looked like. Unfortunately, there.s a slight problem: Warner Bros hasn't signed off on the project yet. Unicomb recently told If.com.au that he.s already contacted Warner Bros. executives about using characters and images from the movie and DC Comics in general, but he hasn.t heard back from them yet. As he put it: It.s a nervous wait. George Miller and Doug Mitchell know...
- 8/18/2015
- cinemablend.com
Ditched at the 11th hour, George Miller’s Justice League Mortal feature film held great promise. Marvel’s dominant multiplex presence governs the current comic book movie climate, yet we were so close to another studio leading the charge. Warner Bros. shut down Miller’s movie due to a complex web of reasons, and is in all likelihood kicking itself after the veteran director’s critical smash Mad Max: Fury Road. Nevertheless, director Ryan Unicomb intends to shed light on exactly what went down in his tell-all documentary Miller’s Justice League Mortal.
Announced in May 2015, the filmmaker intends to produce “an unbiased account of the project’s development, pre-production and cancellation, as well as the impact on the Australian film industry.” Much like Jon Schnepp’s account of Tim Burton’s Superman Lives, Unicomb plans to unveil what happened through exclusive interviews, never-before-seen artwork and possibly a batch of test footage.
Announced in May 2015, the filmmaker intends to produce “an unbiased account of the project’s development, pre-production and cancellation, as well as the impact on the Australian film industry.” Much like Jon Schnepp’s account of Tim Burton’s Superman Lives, Unicomb plans to unveil what happened through exclusive interviews, never-before-seen artwork and possibly a batch of test footage.
- 8/18/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Earlier this spring, comic book enthusiasts and fans of movie making got some pretty good news: director Ryan Unicomb revealed he was putting together the documentary "Miller's Justice League Mortal," which would explore George Miller's scrapped "Justice League Mortal." But there are still a lot of hurdles to clear, and there's one big one that seems could make or break the whole endeavor. If reports, that the filmmakers have formally pitched Warner Bros., hoping to gain permission to use the characters and images from Miller's movie. “It’s a nervous wait,” the director said. “George Miller and [his producing partner] Doug Mitchell know about the project, so now it all hangs on Warner Bros’ involvement.” Indeed, it seems Miller and Mitchell will only contribute to the documentary with the sign off from WB, and Unicomb hopes that the studio's blessing will also allow him to approach Armie Hammer (Batman), D.J. Cotrona (Superman) and Megan.
- 8/18/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Armie Hammer is actually relieved that George Miller's Justice League movie was cancelled.
The actor was poised to play Batman in the film, which would have also featured DJ Cotrona as Superman and Megan Gale as Wonder Woman.
The Justice League movie you'll never get to see: George Miller's lost superhero epic
Speaking to Yahoo Movies, Hammer said that he thinks he was too young to do the character of Bruce Wayne justice.
"I would have made a terrible Batman. Really terrible," he said. "It's too young. No-one wants to see a 19-year-old Batman. What can a 19-year-old do?"
Hammer's Man from Uncle co-star Henry Cavill, who is set to star in the new Justice League movie in 2017, agreed that it wasn't the right time for him to take the role.
"It'd be like [Bruce Wayne's] parents had just been shot last weekend, and so you became Batman," he said.
The actor was poised to play Batman in the film, which would have also featured DJ Cotrona as Superman and Megan Gale as Wonder Woman.
The Justice League movie you'll never get to see: George Miller's lost superhero epic
Speaking to Yahoo Movies, Hammer said that he thinks he was too young to do the character of Bruce Wayne justice.
"I would have made a terrible Batman. Really terrible," he said. "It's too young. No-one wants to see a 19-year-old Batman. What can a 19-year-old do?"
Hammer's Man from Uncle co-star Henry Cavill, who is set to star in the new Justice League movie in 2017, agreed that it wasn't the right time for him to take the role.
"It'd be like [Bruce Wayne's] parents had just been shot last weekend, and so you became Batman," he said.
- 8/18/2015
- Digital Spy
The producers of the planned documentary on George Miller.s aborted superhero adventure Justice League Mortal this week contacted Warner Bros. executives in Burbank to seek permission to use the characters and images.
Producers Kennedy Miller Mitchell advised the filmmakers to reach out to the studio, which owns the rights to the DC Comics characters.
.It.s a nervous wait,. director Ryan Unicomb tells If. .George Miller and Doug Mitchell know about the project, so now it all hangs on Warner Bros. involvement.. Unicomb has already filmed preliminary interviews with comic book artists on the enduring cultural influences of the characters including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and Green Lantern, that would have featured in Miller.s movie.
In 2008 Warner Bros. pulled the plug on Justice League Mortal, which the director wanted to shoot in Australia, after the Film Finance Corporation ruled it wasn.t eligible for the then-new 40 per cent producer offset.
Producers Kennedy Miller Mitchell advised the filmmakers to reach out to the studio, which owns the rights to the DC Comics characters.
.It.s a nervous wait,. director Ryan Unicomb tells If. .George Miller and Doug Mitchell know about the project, so now it all hangs on Warner Bros. involvement.. Unicomb has already filmed preliminary interviews with comic book artists on the enduring cultural influences of the characters including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and Green Lantern, that would have featured in Miller.s movie.
In 2008 Warner Bros. pulled the plug on Justice League Mortal, which the director wanted to shoot in Australia, after the Film Finance Corporation ruled it wasn.t eligible for the then-new 40 per cent producer offset.
- 8/18/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The release of this year’s Mad Max: Fury Road didn’t just re-spark interest in the long-dormant post-apocalyptic franchise, but in one of director George Miller’s failed past projects as well: The 2007 DC Comics adaptation Justice League Mortal.
With Fury Road‘s positive reviews came eulogies for the DC movie that could have been – and now Australian filmmaker Ryan Unicomb has taken it upon himself to make a documentary about the the failed production. Dubbed George Miller’s Justice League Mortal, the film will examine all aspects of the production, from interviews with the cast and crew to reveals of never-before-seen concept art and story details.
Purryburry Productions and Caldwell Entertainment are currently hard at work on prepping the film, and have released three new posters that tease the superhero team-up that could have been.
Check them out below, along with the official press release, and let us...
With Fury Road‘s positive reviews came eulogies for the DC movie that could have been – and now Australian filmmaker Ryan Unicomb has taken it upon himself to make a documentary about the the failed production. Dubbed George Miller’s Justice League Mortal, the film will examine all aspects of the production, from interviews with the cast and crew to reveals of never-before-seen concept art and story details.
Purryburry Productions and Caldwell Entertainment are currently hard at work on prepping the film, and have released three new posters that tease the superhero team-up that could have been.
Check them out below, along with the official press release, and let us...
- 7/17/2015
- by James Garcia
- We Got This Covered
Director Ryan Unicomb is heading to the Supanova Pop Culture Expo in Sydney later this week to shoot preliminary scenes for his proposed documentary on George Miller.s Justice League Mortal.
Unicomb plans to film interviews with comic book artists on the enduring cultural influences of the superhero characters including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and Green Lantern, that would have featured in Miller.s movie.
In 2008, Warner Bros. pulled the plug on Justice League Mortal, which the director wanted to shoot in Australia, after the Film Finance Corporation ruled it wasn.t eligible for the then-new 40% producer offset.
Since If broke the news on the feature doc, working title Miller.s Justice League Mortal, the story went global, reported in around 200 media outlets.
Unicomb is working with producers Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell (with whom he collaborated last year on Gifted, a short he co-directed with Jordan Bailey...
Unicomb plans to film interviews with comic book artists on the enduring cultural influences of the superhero characters including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and Green Lantern, that would have featured in Miller.s movie.
In 2008, Warner Bros. pulled the plug on Justice League Mortal, which the director wanted to shoot in Australia, after the Film Finance Corporation ruled it wasn.t eligible for the then-new 40% producer offset.
Since If broke the news on the feature doc, working title Miller.s Justice League Mortal, the story went global, reported in around 200 media outlets.
Unicomb is working with producers Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell (with whom he collaborated last year on Gifted, a short he co-directed with Jordan Bailey...
- 6/16/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Well folks, after a rather long and brutal winter (at least for me here in Buffalo), we are finally heading into the wonderful warmth of summer, but with that blast of sunshine and steamy humidity comes the mid-year drought of major film fests. After the Sheffield Doc/Fest concludes on June 10th and AFI Docs wraps on June 21st, we likely won’t see any major influx in our charts until Locarno, Venice, Telluride and Tiff announce their line-ups in rapid succession. In the meantime, we can look forward to the intriguing onslaught of films making their debut in Sheffield, including Brian Hill’s intriguing examination of Sweden’s most notorious serial killer, The Confessions of Thomas Quick, and Sean McAllister’s film for which he himself was jailed in the process of making, A Syrian Love Story, the only two films world premiering in the festival’s main competition.
- 6/1/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Director Ryan Unicomb is directing the documentary with Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell on board as producers. Here's what he had to say about it in an interview with If.com. “We wanted to get the story out there to help us to gauge interest. I have always been fascinated with project, which would be in the same vein as 2013’s Jodorowsky’s Dune and this year’s The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?, about a Superman movie that Tim Burton was to direct in the 1990s.” Hopefully we'll get a look at the designs for some of the other members of the team, which would have included Armie Hammer as Batman, D.J. Cotrona as Superman, Adam Brody as The Flash and Common as Green Lantern.
- 5/31/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
Thanks to the Miller's Jl Doco Twitter account, we have the following pieces of concept art from the defunct Justice league: Mortal movie. The first provides a look at Wonder Woman, seemingly flying up to catch a falling car, and the second gives us a detailed idea of how the King of Atlantis might have been depicted. Apparently these were not the final designs, and are only one possible look out of many they could have went with for the characters. All going well, Ryan Unicomb will direct the documentary. Had Justice League: Mortal gone ahead, Megan Gale would have played Wonder Woman and Santiago Cabrera would have wielded the trident as Aquaman.
- 5/30/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
It would seem there's just as much interest in comic book movies that didn't happen, as the ones that have. Last year the excellent "Jodorowsky's Dune" dropped, this year we've already received “The Death of ‘Superman Lives’: What Happened?” about Tim Burton's failed attempt to bring the Man Of Steel to the big screen, and now, perhaps the granddaddy of aborted superhero flicks is getting the documentary treatment. Director Ryan Unicomb is putting together "Miller's Justice League Mortal," which as the title suggest, will profile George Miller's scrapped "Justice League Mortal." On paper it was certainly promising, with the script bringing together the comic book storylines from “Jla: Tower of Babel,” “Superman: Sacrifice” and “Crisis on Infinite Earth” #8 with a cast that would've seen Armie Hammer as Batman, D.J. Cotrona as Superman, Adam Brody as The Flash and Megan Gale as Wonder Woman. But the budget...
- 5/26/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
A documentary focusing on George Miller's ill-fated Justice League movie is in the works.
The film - titled Justice League Mortal - was aborted in 2008, and now Australian director Ryan Unicomb is to take a closer look at the scrapped project.
Unicomb said that he has drawn inspiration for Miller's Justice League Mortal from Jon Schnepp's The Death of Superman Lives, which focused on Tim Burton's aborted Superman film, and 2013 documentary Jodorowsky's Dune.
Speaking to Inside Film, Unicomb said: "We wanted to get the story out there to help us gauge interest.
"I have always been fascinated with the project, which would be in the same vein as Jodorowsky's Dune and this year's The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?."
Miller's Justice League film had been due to star Armie Hammer as Batman, DJ Cotrona as Superman and Megan Gale as Wonder Woman.
Warner Bros confirmed that...
The film - titled Justice League Mortal - was aborted in 2008, and now Australian director Ryan Unicomb is to take a closer look at the scrapped project.
Unicomb said that he has drawn inspiration for Miller's Justice League Mortal from Jon Schnepp's The Death of Superman Lives, which focused on Tim Burton's aborted Superman film, and 2013 documentary Jodorowsky's Dune.
Speaking to Inside Film, Unicomb said: "We wanted to get the story out there to help us gauge interest.
"I have always been fascinated with the project, which would be in the same vein as Jodorowsky's Dune and this year's The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?."
Miller's Justice League film had been due to star Armie Hammer as Batman, DJ Cotrona as Superman and Megan Gale as Wonder Woman.
Warner Bros confirmed that...
- 5/26/2015
- Digital Spy
George Miller's Justice League was one of the comic book movies that never was. A new documentary aims to chart what happened/
Whilst director Zack Snyder will be turning his attention to a pair of Justice League films for DC once he's done and dusted with Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice, another new movie project will be looking back at the Justice League film that never happened.
This was relatively recently too. Mad Max director George Miller had begun casting a Justice League film, and the plan was to shoot the movie in Australia. However, Warner Bros eventually pulled the plug on that particular project back in 2008, in the light of the success of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight films. A new documentary, from director Ryan Unicomb and producers Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell, wants to chart the story of what happened with the abandoned Justice League project.
Whilst director Zack Snyder will be turning his attention to a pair of Justice League films for DC once he's done and dusted with Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice, another new movie project will be looking back at the Justice League film that never happened.
This was relatively recently too. Mad Max director George Miller had begun casting a Justice League film, and the plan was to shoot the movie in Australia. However, Warner Bros eventually pulled the plug on that particular project back in 2008, in the light of the success of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight films. A new documentary, from director Ryan Unicomb and producers Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell, wants to chart the story of what happened with the abandoned Justice League project.
- 5/26/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Fate could have taken a dramatically different turn if one particular superhero project had worked out for Warner Bros. back in 2009. Presumably titled Justice League Mortal, it was to be directed by Mad Max mastermind George Miller. until it all fell apart. Now folks fascinated by the 86.d attempt are putting together a documentary illustrating what went wrong on this once-auspicious epic. According to Inside Film Magazine, Australian director Ryan Unicomb is planning a feature length documentary chronicling the nixed attempt to film the DC superhero mega-flick in Australia. Working under the title Miller.s Justice League Mortal, the documentary will feature interviews with cast and crew member from the ill-fated production, as well as reveal costumes and concept art, previously unseen by the public. At the moment, these plans are still very much in the hypothetical stages, since the project will rely upon the legal blessing of George Miller...
- 5/25/2015
- cinemablend.com
If you’ve had a chance to see Jodorowsky’s Dune or are fascinated by the approaching The Death Of Superman Lives: What Happened? about Tim Burton’s attempt to bring the Man Of Steel to screens, you’ll likely be happy to learn that a new documentary team plan to chronicle George Miller’s scrapped plan to make a Justice League film. Director Ryan Unicomb and producers Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell have announced the project, which is working titled Miller’s Justice League Mortal. Originally announced back in 2007 aiming at a 2009 release, the film represented Warner Bros.’ last big push to build the DC Comics cinematic universe, with Miller recruiting the likes of Armie Hammer, Adam Brody, Common, Teresa Palmer and Megan Gale to star. But although the film got close to shooting, it had problems with the Us writers’ strike and faced budget issues. “We wanted to...
- 5/25/2015
- EmpireOnline
Following in the wake of such films as "Jodorowsky's Dune" and "The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?," a new feature-length documentary is in the works about "Justice League Mortal," the DC Comics adaptation that "Mad Max: Fury Road" helmer George Miller was slated to direct before the project fell apart back in 2008.
Short film director Ryan Unicomb is teaming with producers Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell and Sydney-based writer/author Maria Lewis to develop the documentary which will reportedly be an unbiased account of the superhero ensemble project's gestation, development and ultimate disintegration.
Currently going by the working title of "Miller's Justice League Mortal," Unicomb is said to already have private investors lined up though he may augment that however with a crowd-funding campaign. The plan is to interview some of the cast and crew who would have been a part of the film along with showcasing some never-before-seen artwork and costumes.
Short film director Ryan Unicomb is teaming with producers Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell and Sydney-based writer/author Maria Lewis to develop the documentary which will reportedly be an unbiased account of the superhero ensemble project's gestation, development and ultimate disintegration.
Currently going by the working title of "Miller's Justice League Mortal," Unicomb is said to already have private investors lined up though he may augment that however with a crowd-funding campaign. The plan is to interview some of the cast and crew who would have been a part of the film along with showcasing some never-before-seen artwork and costumes.
- 5/25/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Many of you will know that before he returned to the iconic Mad Max franchise with this year's immensely popular Fury Road, Aussie director George Miller was working on an even bigger project for Warner Bros. Miller's now-cancelled Justice League: Mortal once looked set to "unite the seven" as early as 2009, but production location issues and the writer's strike derailed the project. By 2013, Miller's superhero flick was but a mere memory, with WB opting instead to re-build the Dccu, beginning with Zack Snyder's Man Of Steel. However, there was a time that this project genuinely looked like it was going ahead, with a cast attached. Notable members of Miller's ensemble include The Lone Ranger's Armie Hammer as Batman and 'Immortan Joe' himself (Hugh Keays-Byrne) as the Martian Manhunter. So what really went wrong? A new documentary looking into the cancelled feature has been proposed by director Ryan Unicomb,...
- 5/25/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
When Warner Bros. pulled the plug in 2008 on Justice League Mortal, which George Miller wanted to shoot in Australia, the local industry lost a production that would have employed hundreds of crew and supporting actors.
Director Ryan Unicomb and producers Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell believe there is a fascinating story in the aborted superhero adventure, which they aim to chronicle in a feature-length documentary.
Announced today, the doc has the working title Miller.s Justice League Mortal. It will seek to give an unbiased account of the project.s development, preproduction and cancellation, as well as the impact on the Australian film industry.
The producers have enlisted film writer/author Maria Lewis to help develop the doc. The plan is to interview some of the cast and crew who would have worked on the film and gain access to never-before-seen artwork and costumes.
They have yet to approach Miller...
Director Ryan Unicomb and producers Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell believe there is a fascinating story in the aborted superhero adventure, which they aim to chronicle in a feature-length documentary.
Announced today, the doc has the working title Miller.s Justice League Mortal. It will seek to give an unbiased account of the project.s development, preproduction and cancellation, as well as the impact on the Australian film industry.
The producers have enlisted film writer/author Maria Lewis to help develop the doc. The plan is to interview some of the cast and crew who would have worked on the film and gain access to never-before-seen artwork and costumes.
They have yet to approach Miller...
- 5/25/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Short films director Ryan Unicomb plans to make his feature debut on Stream of Consciousness, a sci-fi thriller by American writer J.E. Clarke.
The plot revolves around Dr Saul Aaron, who invents technology which makes telepathy possible. The twist: Is the invention a path into the world of the mind or to a far stranger place?
Clarke.s screenplay Containment, a Zombie/horror pic about a band of teenagers who break into an isolated storage facility, has been optioned by Us-based Primestar Film Group.
Unicomb spotted the Stream of Consciousness script online and negotiated with the writer to buy an option. It will be produced by Purryburry Productions' Aaron Cater and David Breen and Steven Caldwell of Caldwell Entertainment.
The plan is to shoot in Queensland in September with Andrew Conder as the cinematographer. .I have a team of international investors that are interested in moving forward with a feature...
The plot revolves around Dr Saul Aaron, who invents technology which makes telepathy possible. The twist: Is the invention a path into the world of the mind or to a far stranger place?
Clarke.s screenplay Containment, a Zombie/horror pic about a band of teenagers who break into an isolated storage facility, has been optioned by Us-based Primestar Film Group.
Unicomb spotted the Stream of Consciousness script online and negotiated with the writer to buy an option. It will be produced by Purryburry Productions' Aaron Cater and David Breen and Steven Caldwell of Caldwell Entertainment.
The plan is to shoot in Queensland in September with Andrew Conder as the cinematographer. .I have a team of international investors that are interested in moving forward with a feature...
- 1/11/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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