Justice League: Mortal was a Warner Bros. film that was shelved back in 2008. Armie Hammer was so close to being our Bruce Wayne. According to Fandom, The Justice League would have fought Maxwell Lord’s and at the end of the film they would have went to space to fight Starro The Conqueror.
The site even listed the entire cast of the film.
- Armie Hammer as Batman/Bruce Wayne
- D.J. Cotrona as Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent
- Megan Gale as Wonder Woman/Princess Diana of Themyscira
- Adam Brody as The Flash/Barry Allen
- Hugh Keays-Byrne as Martian Manhunter/J’onn J’onzz
- Teresa Palmer as Talia al Ghul
- Zoe Kazan as Iris Allen
- Santiago Cabrera as Aquaman/Arthur Curry
- Jay Baruchel as Maxwell Lord
- Common as John Stewart/Green Lantern
- Anton Yelchin as The Flash/Wally West
Casting for the project began in October of 2007. Director George Miller flew to Los Angeles, where he met with several young actors. The list of actors auditioning included Adam Brody (Fox’s The O.C.), Joseph Cross (Running With Scissors), D.J. Cotrona (Windfall), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Grindhouse), Michael Angarano (Sky High), Teresa Palmer (Wolf Creek), Max Thieriot (Jumper) and rapper Common. Minka Kelly, Adrianne Palicki and Scott Porter from the television show “Friday Night Lights” also attended. Jessica Biel was originally offered the role of Wonder Woman, but turned the part down.
The actors ultimately chosen for the film were Megan Gale ( Wonder Woman), D.J. Cotrona (Superman), Armie Hammer (Batman), Adam Brody (Flash), Santiago Cabrera (Aquaman), Hugh Keays-Byrne (Martian Manhunter), & Common (Green Lantern).
In January 2008, Warner Bros. announced the film was on indefinite hold, allowing options lapse for the cast. The studio felt the script needed perfecting, which was impossible because of the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
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