Justice League??

Sigh... no matter how much we loved this movie aka The Avengers, I for one want to move on from it for now. But Marvel Studios will not let me. The latest tidbit thrown for The Avengers by Marvel is an alternate opening sequence that probably would be part of the special features section in the DVD/Blu-Ray versions. Then there are talks of a separate TV series spin-off for the S.H.I.E.L.D. While all this would no doubt please the comic fans (and stalkers) and make them gush-gush and blush-blush, I would prefer to simply keep the special memories of The Avengers intact and wait patiently for the next set of superhero movies to hit the screens from 2013 onwards. Till then, there are other movies to watch too, remember?

But what do we end up with!? Now Warner Bros wants to cash in further on the superhero craze and on the lines of The Avengers, it has been planning a Justice League film. For the ones totally unaware (and if you are, do not admit it in public), Justice League is the DC Comics' equivalent of Marvel Comics' Avengers and features the likes of childhood favourites Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman along with the lesser famous heroes Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash etc. forming a mighty tough group to take on the bigger evils of the world. The reasons that Warner Bros is adamant on making this feature film is obvious. It can cash in on the frenzy around the superhero flicks being seen in the recent times; it needs a new franchise to work on ever since Christopher Nolan wrapped up his Batman trilogy and the reboot of the Superman series still remains untested; and it needs to do something with its oh-so-famous Batman series given that the last one has grossed more than a $1 billion around the globe and no studio is content to simply live with the riches, A Justice League feature film could provide a beginning for a new Batman series, and possibly even a Green Lantern series after the last one went so terribly astray. The trick would however be to get the tone and the script of the film perfectly right after the seemingly new heights of awe and excellence created by the likes of The Avengers and The Dark Knight trilogy, Nolan has distanced himself from the Justice League movie; Ben Affleck was another one that Warner Bros negotiated with to direct the movie but he has also stepped away. There are a few other established names that could be roped in once the right script is in-place. For now, we can simply wait and watch as to how this movie shapes up! Rest assured, we will keep hearing about it and the voices would grow only louder, if the production work finally materialises. But what I want, I really really want for now, is simply a day's rest when no superhero comes to save my day! Sigh...