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JUSTICE Moving to New Zealand?

By: Jarrod Sarafin
Date: Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Source: Dominion Post

Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop seems to be attracting business for New Zealand by itself. The workshop is handling the superhero costumes for Miller's upcoming Justice League Mortal and it seems that their partnership may have the production moving to New Zealand instead of Canada should the Australia mess not be resolved.

Here's what producer Barrie Osborne had to say to the Stuff.


The decision had already had an impact on Wellington's Weta Workshop, which had been designing the costumes for the film. Some Weta staff had been hired specifically for the project. Osborne said it was likely some would lose their jobs.

"[Miller] was very impressed with the work that Weta Workshop did for us on the Justice League costumes...

"He admires what Peter Jackson's been able to do and the way he's organised. He would love to work here and if he did have to leave Australia, New Zealand is close. Where we end up it will depend on what we can make work budget-wise," Osborne said.




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WISEGUY562 • Apr 08, 2008, 01:16am •
Well according to the article it's still up in the air. It can be the US, Canada ,N.Z. or Australia still if their appeal is succesful. Either way there doesn't seem to be any talk of cancelling the project, which I think is a good thing cause I really want this film to get made. The only thing I hope is that they don't have to sacrifice anything to fit the budget as it seems they may have to do according to the article if they don't get that tax break.
Please WB don't keep stalling and let's get the ball rolling again on this. And just move the whole production to the US, there's no shortage of cities or the locales you'd need for this.
pony, I think most fans, even if they don't read comics won't have a problem distinguishing trhe JLA film from the other two franchises and understanding that they're separate storylines. As for the cast I concede they're young but this could be like an early JLA tale or when they first come together. At worst some should be early thirties and most probably in their twenties, which is what most of them appear to be. Not to mention that we could wait forever and never really have consensus on what the cast should lokk like.

ponyboy76 • Apr 08, 2008, 02:01am •
Well, Wise, I`d love to say that I was happy that this movie is still going on, but I can`t. I think this movie is a bad idea at this point in time. Of course if it comes out, I`ll go see it, but I just don`t agree with the WB`s decision to go through with a movie using 2 characters that already have their own continuity and franchise and not even use the same actors. Not only, not use the same actors but to bastardize the characters and reduce them to what is looking like the O.C. version of the JLA. It was cool in Smallville but I don`t know about the big screen. Now, this all may come out awesome and I`ll be eating my words while chopping on overpriced popcorn, but I just don`t think its a good idea.
I like the Teen Titans idea better.

WISEGUY562 • Apr 08, 2008, 02:41am •
Nver a huge fan of the Teen Titans. always read the book but still one of those things where I just couldn't buy a group of teens between maybe 14 and 16 in their own building, unsupervised and being trusted to carry on with adult responsibilities. The superpower stuff I can suspend my disbelief for but the other stuff I have problems with.

ponyboy76 • Apr 08, 2008, 03:16am •
well, to be honest, when I read the comic they were already in their late teens, so that wasn`t an issue. 18- 20 year olds.

hanso • Apr 08, 2008, 03:38am •
Are they recasting this film since it was put on stop?
I saw on EW, they had the guy from 21 as Superman. Don't know if it was a poll or what cause I think they mentioned 2 other guys. Has anyone heard anything on that?

By the way there is a video up with Maggie Gyllenhal as Rachel Dawes saying why she believes in Harvey Dent.

Dazzler • Apr 08, 2008, 04:27am •
Anything comics related is always a great idea whether it's DC or marvel even independent like 300. It new material that's not remake shit which has always been the #1 complaint anyway. I am more excited about a comic being made than a novel any day of the week! Keep coming JLA!

joeybaloney • Apr 08, 2008, 06:22am •
Hoping for the best. Expecting the worst. Will more than likely be there regardless but if you’re hoping for repeat business and franchise, once again, don't Dawson's OC, 90210 this.
And for the love of God change that freakin' title. Maybe Justice League's Magic Emporium?

monkeyfoot • Apr 08, 2008, 08:00am •
I would hope it would be done in NZ if not Australia. I think director George Miller would prefer it stay Downunder in order to employ his production crews.
I'm very cautiously positive about this film. With comic book movies the rage and three of the most well known fictional characters of the 20th cent. (Bats/Supes/WW) featured in the most famous superhero team of all, Warners would be stupid not to do it. But with DC/Warner almost never giving any official information on this movie they keep running into the inevitable speculation about what's going to end up on the screen: super 90210, comic spoof, or greatest superhero movie ever made.
Wiseguy, I do worry about the public getting confused with two Supes and two Bats being in theaters. As comic fans, we are used to multiple version of heroes in different books. But I think the general public are going to be confused about who is the "official" one. This will probably be the closest thing to Merin's idea for these characters to be in public domain with different interpretations.

Drstrangelove92 • Apr 08, 2008, 11:56am •
So might not be Canada huh? Is Canada on strike and they want more money.

Movie sounds so-so so far.

Filch • Apr 08, 2008, 04:36pm •
first off canada is not on strike, every ones working here(or at least vancouver) I live not far from bridge studios and there super busy.(stargate atlantis and I think Battlestar).
As for JLM, lame title by the way, this movie should not be made or at least not the way there going to go. I half to say i'm with ponyboy on this one. Could you imagine if Singer cast X-Men like this.....In my mind I cant take a young 20 somth'n playing Bats. As for people getting confused with two versions of the charicters, I dont think it will happen after all know one got confused between Singers Sup's and TV's Sup's.

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