Justice League (Kids) Casting
Oct 15, 2007 by Vic Holtreman
IESB had a pithy comment regarding the actors who were called in for auditions for the Justice League movie: Is this casting for the Teen Titans or Justice League?
This weekend director George Miller held a casting session that included as many as 40 actors and actresses. Some of the more notable ones included:
28 year old Adam Brody (The O.C.)
35 year old rapper Common
19 year old Max Thieriot (Nancy Drew)
21 year old Teresa Palmer
21 year old Joseph Cross
22 year old Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Live Free or Die Hard and Grindhouse)
20 year old Michael Angarano (Sky High)
The word is that Miller is optimistically casting young actors with the idea that this will be the first of multiple Justice League films. I suppose that’s one way to look at it, but really I was hoping for an older cast. Brody and Common are ok as far as I’m concerned age-wise (Common looks much older than 35 IMO… rough life?) but if most of the actors that tested are in the 19-21 year old range that’s going to put the movie in a “beginner superhero” mode. In fact I don’t think it will make much sense.
I’ve always envisioned the Justice League as a group of seasoned superheroes who after years of going solo come to the conclusion that they can do more good as a combined force than they can on their own. A bunch of superheroes that are barely old enough to drink doesn’t fit that mold. At all.
If the script was written around such young superheroes, I’m already putting this in the “probably not going to be so great” category.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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Common is not 25 years of age…..more like 35.
Adam Brody isn’t right for the Flash, who I hear he’s rumored to play. I think he still looks like a 19 year old.
Great post, Vic.
heath
Tino, thanks for pointing that out. I’ve corrected it above.
Vic
Teen Titans is right,Vic! I hope to God that this ISN’T the cast,they’re just ridiculously too young. Anyone who knows anything about the JLA knows that each hero (with maybe the exception of the Wally West Flash) was at least 3 years into their career when they joined the team.
This is just….miserable. A JLA movie is a great idea and has tremendous potential at the box office,and it’s sad to see that the cast has been choosen so poorly. They may as well have just made a movie based on the Smallville JLA.
They’ve turned my dream into a nightmare. Hopefully all this will turn out to be false.
I heard that they would announce the “official” cast on November 18th of this year.
Adam Brody and Common are ok, the rest not so much. Sounds like typical WB too me. At least with this movie (JLA or JL) being made, we’ll have a even better Avengers movie!
Lets hope so. Hopefully this movie’s poor reception won’t affect the production of an Avengers movie.
I would never cast Brody as ANY Flash. Especially Barry Allen. 1,he looks too young,2,Barry has blonde hair,a roblem that they could probably fix. Wally has red hair,tho I’m sure they could fix that too. He would,however,not be a bad choice for Nightwing in a Teen Titans movie. If you look at some of George Perez’s Nightwing artwork,you can see a bit of a resmblence between the 2.
Why in the world would anyone even consider any of those actresses for the part of WW? If you remember,the actresses that previously auditioned for the part were comparatively older women. Victoria Hill,IMO,even tho I’ve never seen her act,was a good choice for WW. She certainly looked the part.
And to think that people actually complained that the cast of Superman Returns was too young…….
Tom Welling’s old enough to be these kids father…..
“Tom Welling’s old enough to be these kids father…..”
Not quite. Unless he became a father at about age 11 or so.
Vic
Ahh true. You’ve obviously done your homework,I was being sarcastic though. A father at 11,sheesh!
The superheroes in JLA are old at least in theyre late 30′s early 40′s.
That is the whole point of team up’s they have experience being a sperhero now the threat is greater that they can not do it alone they need each other to save the world (not go in dates with each other).
geez this and a rumored teen thor
does this stuff ever stop?
They want to appeal to their target audience. Thank goodness toddlers aren’t fans of superhero movies or we’d REALLY be in trouble.
Vic
Save money on established actors (or ones that may ask for too much money if they already played the character) and start a new franchise. THAT’s what’s it all about in this case. Not “fresh young faces”.
ZAR.
There are plenty of slightly older actors that are not well known.
Vic
Exactly,Vic.
“Thank goodness toddlers aren’t fans of superhero movies or we’d REALLY be in trouble.”
Good Gosh, I wish they were.
I’m pretty sure a JLA movie in the vein of “Tiny Toons” or “Baby Geniuses” is exactly what the studios need.
It would be so perfect. Discussing Lex Luthor’s premature baldness. Early on-set tights chaffing.
/Sarcasm.
Clearly, this movie should never be made unless they get a truly appropriate cast involved.
I would rather see Val Kilmer as Batman, yes, you heard me, than some kid actor with a pretty-boy face helming a movie with potential.
I’d hope it’s Christian Bale.
I’d hope it’s Tom Welling.
Heck, even the aging Lynda Carter.
Not teeny-boppers with a manager.
Common. Well, I hope he’s not playing the Green Lantern. After the damage that was “Smokin’ Aces,” I’d like to hope we’d see less of these ‘rapper-turned-actors’ in movies that I actually want to see.
Speaking of Smokin’ Aces, I heard someone mention Ryan Reynolds and The Flash in the same sentence.
And I’m not entirely against that.
I don’t know. I would rather it didn’t get made. Doesn’t really matter, I don’t like DC Comics all that much, anyhow. Although, if the movie is to be made, make it with actors who have an established fan-base as the characters they portray.
Don’t work against your fans, work with them, and you’ll have a hit.
You want proof?
Serenity.
Serenity was fantastic but it wasn’t a box office hit by any stretch (mainly due to a poor marketing effort).
Reynolds has been rumored to play the Flash for a very long time, even before all this JL movie nonsense.
Vic
You are correct.
It’s Box Office response was barely lukewarm.
But it’s DVD sales were phenomenal.
If you are going young like that maybe you should case Tyson B. from american top model
With the cast you have now, I think that Common would be to old. You need a man that has the look and body to feel the role. I think Tyson Beckford would feel the role perfect! And he’s in the age group too. What do you think? But if you want to target the “semi-rap” groupies, then he’s your MAN. Tell men what you think?? MB..out
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-9/1277291/tysonb.jpg
What do you think???
Batman – Christian Bale
Superman – Brandon Routh
Wonder Woman – Megan Fox
Flash (Wally West)- Shia LeBaouf, Drake Bell or someone like those
Green Lantern – Tyson B. (with or without hair)
Hawkgirl – Maria Kanellis (JAJA)
Martian Manhunter – Common (with make – up) (obviously)
Zatanna – Julie Andrews (from Enchanted) or someone young
Green Arrow or Aquaman – That guy of Pirates of the Caribbean (Will Turner)
I think that the justice league should have:
Superman: from Superman Returns
Batman: from The Dark Night
and all those guys up top except for Max Thieriot, seems like he could play robin from teen titans
what you guys think?
chyea ryan reynolds would b cool as flash
If Jim Carrey were only younger. He would make a perfect Wally West/Flash. He is super funny and can actually act quiet well. Maybe CGI to make him look younger.
Lucy Lawless looks the part for Wonder Woman-WW is a tough girl. But if only Lucy were younger.
If 50 cent can actually act-he could play John Stewart. But I doubt it-he just wants to blow someone up. Will Smith is my prefered John Stewart-has the build, tough guy acting chops and the height, plus the experience to make Green Lanturn a character of realism, but most people tend to disagree.
Hey, I think that the cast is O.K. I would REALLY wanna be in this movies because I’m a HUGS SUPER-HERO FAN!!!!!!!!!!! I would love to be Super-Girl, and I also look like her. I wish there were auditions. It sucks, that you can’t audition for a movie because your not ” Famous”. I would be a beautiful, and great Super-Girl!