At one point in time, the two-time Oscar-winningdirector (Guillermo del Toro) was set to be in full control of the fate of the long-awaitedJustice League Darkfilm. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way del Toro found himself no longer captain of the project at hand, with thousands of ideas forever lost at sea - until now.
The director recently revealed his previous plans and storylines for what he envisioned forJustice League Dark. Justice League Darkas a concept has been floating around Warner Brothers for years now, with multiple creatives signing on and simultaneously stepping down from the project.
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Back when Del Toro was at the helm of the film, he dreamt and planned on having a proper big-screen premiere forJustice League Dark.With J.J. Abrams now inthe driver’s seat of the movie,Justice League Darkwill be exclusively available through streaming on HBO Max. With highly anticipated, major block-blusters such asJustice League Darkare the backbone of the movie theater experience. These are films meant to be viewed collectively, paying homage to the indulgence of watching at the theater.
Del Toro was signed onto create a Hulk Tv series forMarvelin the past, but it also never came to fruition. When the filmmaker did share his ideas for the film, he really zeroed in on which specific characters that he felt were crucial for this line-up of superheroes.
In an interview with Josh Horowitz, Del Toro stated, “I took a little bit of the opening of the Alan Moore Constantine. And I took the dynamics between Abby Arcane and Swamp Thing, and I took the sort of revelatory moments when Deadman gets into a body, how he would experience the consciousness of that being. And one of my all time’s favorites is the demon Etrigan. I love that character. Zatanna is really, for me, another character that is really effortlessly powerful and interesting. I’m trying to mix that with Klarion the Witch Boy. I was always a DC guy.”
It’sclear from Del Toro’s ideasthatJustice League Darkis very dear to him, close to his chest with passion flowing over his words. He established a true vision of how he wanted to bring this film to life. It’s bittersweet for many fans to hear what could have been of Guillermo del Toro’sJustice League Dark.Hopefully Del Toro will officially make his mark in the Marvelor DC universes sooner ratherthan later.
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