RUMOR: Brainiac The Big Baddie Of Zack Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE?

While on MeetTheMoviePress podcast LatinoReview scooper El Mayimbe revealed that Justice League screenwriter Chris Terrio (Argo, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice) has handed-in an outline/draft to Warner Bros. Adding, that Chris' work on Batman v Superman is actually a production polish, and not a complete page-one rewrite. Blogs and fans assumed that with another writer onboard David S. Goyer's work was getting completely tossed, not the actual case. It wouldn't have made sense to have Terrio rewrite an entire script weeks/months before production was set to begin.

The bigger news concerning Justice League is the film's possible villain. El Mayimbe names the long-waited Brainiac is going to be the big baddie of the DC team-up event flick. You might remember that Brainiac was going to be the villain of Tim Burton's Superman film with Nicholas Cage as the titular hero. That film was never made, but Brainiac has remained a fan-favorite to show-up in the films.

The cast is expected to be Ben Affleck (Batman), Henry Cavill (Superman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Ray Fisher (Cyborg), Jason Momoa (Aquaman) and others yet to be announced. A production start hasn't been mentioned, but it was rumored it was going be next for Zack Snyder. While other DC projects are also in-development such as solo installments for Wonder Woman and Aquaman.

The MeetTheMoviePress panel did make-fun of the suggestion of Benedict Cumberbatch, but the actor had been rumored for roles in Batman v Superman, that would setup Justice League. To be fair to them, Ben has been linked to all sorts of franchises including Star Wars and Doctor Strange. BBC was saying he was in the running for the Martian Manhunter part, along with a possible villain role. Brainiac anyone? Here is what Ben had to say about the Manhunter rumor.

"I'm going to let that rumour run."


SOURCE: LATINOREVIEW

MAN OF STEEL Sequel Coming As Early As 2014?

Warner Bros. must be having a collecting sigh of relief as Man of Steel is looking to become one of the biggest Summer blockbusters of the year. Zack Snyder's reboot was pegged as testing-waters for the studio moving forward with Justice League. If successful WB would move forward with Justice League otherwise it would have been scrapped. Man of Steel is likely to be a giant success when the final box office numbers roll in. That being said, there have been hints that a Man of Steel sequel could come before Justice League which may or may not already have a script in place.

Zack Snyder said during interviews he'd like to see a second Man of Steel before Justice League rolls out. Snyder has been linked as a strong candidate to direct Justice League. TheWallStreetJournal is fuelling the fire by stating that the studio is planning on fast tracking the sequel for a possible 2014 release date. No word on a villain but hints to both Brainiac and Lex are sprinkled in Man of Steel. The only problem with this news is that Henry Cavill is attached for the lead role in Guy Ritchie's The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

"Warners is already in development on a sequel to "Man of Steel" and is expected to fast track that for release as soon as 2014, said knowledgeable people close to the studio. In addition, it has long been developing a "Justice League" team-up movie featuring characters such as the Flash and Wonder Woman that could come out as soon as 2015." 

RUMOR: David S. Goyer Working On MAN OF STEEL 2 Script, Will Zack Snyder Direct?

ThinkMcFlyThink is reporting on a rumor that comic book screenwriting guru David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Blade) is already working on a script for Man of Steel 2. Nothing was confirmed but there was talk the studio was fast-tracking a sequel with the expectation Zack Snyder would return to direct. Considering Christopher Nolan is about to begin production on Interstellar it's unknown if he'll return to produce.

It was questioned recently if Snyder would be back for a sequel. As it was reported Zack met with LucasFilm to pitch a Star Wars standalone film inspired by the Japanese classic The Seven Samurai. Granted Snyder has been a loyal director for Warner Bros. taking on films such as 300 and The Watchmen. The only problem is there were rumors of conflict between the director and studio over Sucker Punch which led to a reluctant Snyder making Man of Steel. While it's unknown if he'll be back the recent screenings of the film have been extremely positive and should make a solid chunk of change in July. I'm sure during the press tour for Man of Steel more of this development could be revealed.