[image-1]A Justice League of America movie would seem like catnip to comic book aficionados, but the upcoming motion picture (scheduled for a 2010 release) has met with grumbling among some of the DC faithful. For starters, superhero movies have been hit-and-miss as of late (for every X-Men or Spider-Man, there's been a Fantastic Four or Elektra). For another, the timing seems odd, since both the long dormant Batman and Superman franchises were successfully jump-started in recent years, and having a competing movie also featuring the pair might result in viewer overload, especially since different actors will be playing the parts for JLA (Batman Begins' Christian Bale has stated he's not interested, while the studio reportedly isn't considering bringing Superman Returns' Brandon Routh on board). And finally, a movie of this magnitude will need to cost an outrageous sum — maybe more than the studio will pony up — given the glut of heroes and villains on display. Fortunately, director George Miller has experience with FX-heavy films, having helmed The Witches of Eastwick, Babe: Pig in the City and the Mad Max trilogy.

This week's related news flash is that Jessica Biel has turned down the part of Wonder Woman. So the search continues for all roles, including The Flash, Green Lantern and Aquaman.