I think WB/DC made a grave mistake by replacing Martian Manhunter with Cyborg; with Superman "in absentia" during most of the film (at least that's my understanding from what I've read in various places), Martian Manhunter would have been a good choice to act as "the observer" of the League, trying to understand human drives, weaknesses and ambitions and, since he is something of a powerhouse in his own right, he could have supplied the League with some much needed brawn. Yeah, with WW, it looks like they have someone close to Supe's power-level, but MM's abilities of telepathy and intangibility would been good additions to the brute strength. Plus, if we're talking about dealing with aliens, it would make sense to actually HAVE an alien as part of the team (not to mention the Oreo's endorsement they could get!).
When I see the group shot of the team assembled such as the one at the opening of this thread, I think not including Green Lantern was a mistake, as well. Heck, if they were scared off by the GL movie, then just use John Stewart's version and forget about the origin stuff; that could easily be summed up in a couple of lines. As Green Lantern of Sector 2814, if there is an extraterrestrial threat facing Earth, the Lantern should be there. Plus, the Green of his outfit and his powers would have definitely been a nice contrast to all the drab colors of the rest of the League.
Both posters are a "fail" IMHO as I showed them to a coworker last evening, a guy that doesn't really read comics, but enjoys comics-based films, who looked at them and asked what they were posters for and "who's the redneck looking guy with the big fork supposed to be?" Kinda sums it up in a nutshell.
When I see the group shot of the team assembled such as the one at the opening of this thread, I think not including Green Lantern was a mistake, as well. Heck, if they were scared off by the GL movie, then just use John Stewart's version and forget about the origin stuff; that could easily be summed up in a couple of lines. As Green Lantern of Sector 2814, if there is an extraterrestrial threat facing Earth, the Lantern should be there. Plus, the Green of his outfit and his powers would have definitely been a nice contrast to all the drab colors of the rest of the League.
Both posters are a "fail" IMHO as I showed them to a coworker last evening, a guy that doesn't really read comics, but enjoys comics-based films, who looked at them and asked what they were posters for and "who's the redneck looking guy with the big fork supposed to be?" Kinda sums it up in a nutshell.
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