Caffeinated Clint
The first 14-pages of a totally different script reviewed
Patrick over at UGO has some good news: The real/new (apparently the one that we were sent was either a) fake or b) outdated) “Justice League” script is good –very good; fan boy creams in his pants good (sometimes you gotta get a little sticky to experience sheer fun – hey Gilbert?).
This script opens with a funeral (it’s not known who has died) that Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter are attending. Batman isn’t there, of course, because he’s not much for socialising, getting out in the day and has allergies to fresh flowers. ‘’For now, the rest of the League is under the media spotlight, each of them showing their respects for the deceased by wearing black. For example, instead of the his traditional red and blue costume Superman is wearing an alternative black-on-black costume. Maybe it will be like the black costume that Superman wore after returning from the dead in the comic books”, says Patrick.
The film will then rewind itself 6-days prior.
‘’Detective Barry Allen and his wife, Iris, are eating lunch at a superhero themed restaurant. The pair are watching a television showing Wonder Woman addressing the United Nations. Barry makes a comment clearly showing an infatuation for Wonder Woman to which Iris promptly shoots him down”, he continues. (As Patrick points out, why would The Flash be married? Aren’t they auditioning teenage-looking fellows for the part? Well, yes; but it all makes sense – apparently by the end of the script you’ll realise what the deal is here).
‘’From here we cut to the introduction of the Brother Eye satellite, a sleek, state-of-the-art surveillance satellite in orbit and owned by Wayne Industries. Batman sits in the Batcave, watching Barry and Iris enjoy their lunch. We see him adjust the controls and the image shifts to architect John Stewart (a.k.a. Green Lantern) sitting in his office unaware that he is being spied on. Batman flicks the dial and the image shifts again to show us Wonder Woman in the U.N., then to Aquaman and finally to the Martian Manhunter under his human disguise as Central City Detective John Jones. Batman hears a noise behind him and closes down the interface just before Alfred appears to speak with him about Bruce Wayne’s upcoming business meeting with business tycoon Maxwell Lord.
“As Batman and Alfred depart the Batcave they don’t see the computer switch itself back on or the override for the Brother Eye program accessed remotely. Whomever is using the device resumes spying on Detective Jones/Martian Manhunter.
‘’Jones is working police cases at the station when someone drops off a package on his desk. Upon opening the parcel a fine white powder explodes in his face. Zooming in we see that the powder are actually zillions of some kind of molecular-sized robots, nanobots. They settle on the Detective’s skin and the result is that the Manhunter loses control of his ability to change his shape. As shocked coworkers gaze on him we see Jones change his shape into a beautiful woman wearing a bikini and then into a mountain gorilla followed by a small child, a python and then into a ball of fire before he finally is able to regain some control and morph into the humanoid green guise we know as Martian Manhunter. Distraught and fearing for the safety of the others J’onn J’onzz flies off at great speed heading for a location in Colorado. Barry Allen manages to get a glimpse of the Manhunter streaking through the sky and has to excuse himself from Iris as The Flash rushes off after J’onn.’’
And that’s the first 14 pages of the script.
Now, what I find funny is that the fake/outdated script we were sent was 14 pages… and so is this new one that UGO has been sent…. So what’s the deal here? Is the bogus one something that Warner has put in circulation? And why would they do that? but apparently that is a possibility – one source has informed us. Do I care? Fuck no. I’m all for a good movie. If this is the real deal…. Grease me up, roll me over and jump on top. It sounds fun.
