Caffeinated Clint
Clint talks cast, Black talks being cast-off
First of all, to the dozens of you that are desperate to know what’s going on, I’ve no idea why the trades didn’t announce the “Justice League” cast this week – as planned. I can tell you that most of the film’s cast members, who are a lock, were informed that on Wednesday they’d know who they’d be sharing the screen with – believe it or not, none of them have been told who they’ll be co-starring opposite; seems Warner has kept them as much in the dark as they have us – but alas, that announcement never came.
Why? I haven’t the foggiest. Is it because the writer’s strike has taken precedence with the trades? Is it because a couple of the cast aren’t officially signed on yet? Is it because, as rumoured, there’s problems – problems that can’t be fixed, due to the WGA strike – with the script? Your guess is as good as mine. Believe me, some of the “Justice League” cast are just as anxious to hear whose playing their superhero counterparts….
The only ray of light for the film this week came with George Miller’s appearance, or rather non-appearance at the IF Awards in Queensland, to accept his ‘legend’ award. George couldn’t be there because he was “working on a new film” but he did record a special ‘thanks’ via video. And where was he sitting? In a creamy white set – and it definitely looked like a set – somewhere that wasn’t in Queensland. Was it the Hall of Justice? Quite possibly… but the camera didn’t pan around enough for one to see.
Today, Jack Black, who was originally going to play ‘The Green Lantern’ in a film (screw that!), told MTV Movies Blog that he’s disappointed that film never came to fruition.
“I really liked the script that a friend of mine wrote,” he remembered of the comedic take on the character. “But nobody wanted to make it; it was too weird.”
“I was going to be capturing bad guys with green, giant prophylactics,” Black remembered of one scene in the script. “Some funny stuff.”
“It would have been a comedy, and I don’t know, maybe they didn’t want to go that way with the character,” the “Margot at the Wedding” star sighed. “You don’t see a lot of the superheroes as comedies. Batman, Superman, Spiderman – they’re all pretty straight-up.”
Thank god DC and Warners came to their senses.
