Unleash the Fanboy: "With the MASSIVE success of the ‘risky’ space epic Guardians of the Galaxy, Warner Brothers has begun moves to tap into the comic fan’s apparent cravings for intergalactic greatness. According to El Mayimbe of Latino Review, the DC movie makers have begun to pass around issues of Legion of Super-Heroes to different screen writers, looking for a chance to hit the skies and rocket into a whole new galaxy of cash cow goodness. Apparently, the plan is to have a whole herd of pitches to look through and pick the winner to become Warner Brothers/DC’s surprise hit."
This looks like a great collection for fans as the full set is coming to home video.
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Remember ages ago, when I said there was a Suicide Squad movie in the works. And I had a script? Well that was later made official, even if the script has been rewritten since then – they’re still keeping the codenames-as-callsigns-no-cost umes aspect though…
From LR:
With Guardians Of The Galaxy on the cusp of earning $300 million domestically and becoming this year's top box office hit, what is DC's counter-strategy? Do they have their own version of a hero team in space? The answer is YES!
According to sources, Warners is quietly sending out the DC comic book Legion Of Superheroes to screenwriters & their reps for takes. For non-industry folks, what that means is that screenwriters check out the comic book and come up for a movie idea involving the characters from that comic. Those writers then go to the studio to pitch their idea. The studio then hires the screenwriter they feel has the best idea or take for the film.
