“Justice League” & “Wonder Woman” Movies Get New Screenwriters Attached

So, the announcement we all knew was coming once Avengers made a billion plus dollars has finally arrived; Warner Brothers has announced that a screenwriter has been hired for a Justice League live action movie, and his name is…. (drumroll)  Will Beall.

Will who? Exactly.

Remember that moment two years ago when Joss Whedon was announced as the writer/director of Avengers, and fandom breathed a collective sigh of relief? Yeah, this is kind of the opposite. Well, maybe not the opposite (that news would be “they’ve hired Brett Ratner”) but certainly not the kind of announcement that would get anyone excited. Will Beall is, according to Variety who broke the story, a “hot” writer, who is attached to Lethal Weapon 5, the remake of Logan’s Run, and the upcoming movie Gangster Squad. Oh, and he’s written a bunch of episodes of Castle. Not a single one of these things is enough to get me, or probably anyone out there, very excited. I find it hard to believe Warners couldn’t find a single creative voice with some geek cred to get for a JLA movie. I can’t help but feel they are cheaping out on what is the most anticipated super hero movie ever after Avengers….the super hero team that inspired ALL super hero teams. Did you learn nothing from Green Lantern Warners?

Also buried in this news story is that Wonder Woman also is picking up steam (no doubt due to the success of Hunger Games and Snow White and the Huntsman) Warners has hired screenwriter Michael Goldenberg, who wrote and directed the 90’s Christian Slater chick flick Bed of Roses for this one. Color me uninspired…. again.

Note to Warner Brothers: You actually OWN a script for a Wonder Woman movie that Joss Whedon wrote; you’ll never get him to direct it now, but you can get someone else to  direct his script and still advertise the movie as “from the man who brought you Avengers.” This isn’t rocket science people. Of course, both movies could turn out great, but with Warner Brothers track record with their DC Comics properties, I’ll be surprised if they ever turn out, period.