George Miller was set to direct 2008’s Justice League: Mortal
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Filmmaker Ryan Unicomb has released a surprise look at George Miller’s unmade Justice League movie – featuring an underrated DC hero.
“The late, great Hugh Keays-Byrne as J’onn J’onzz Martian Manhunter for George Miller’s Justice League,” Unicomb wrote alongside the official production still.
Back in 2007, Miller was set to direct Justice League: Mortal. Alongside Keays-Byrne, the cast included Megan Gale as Wonder Woman, Teresa Palmer as Talia al Ghul, Adam Brody as Barry Allen aka The Flash, and Jay Baruchel as Maxwell Lord. The production was reportedly put on hold due to the 2007-08 WGA strike,before being canceled indefinitely after the success of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.
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The Martian Manhunter, created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa, made his comic book debut back in 1955. He’s one of the seven original members of the Justice League, and was played by Harry Lennix in Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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