'Justice League of America' Movie: Warner Bros. Must Establish Common Tone Between Superhero Universes, Says Damon Lindelof

"Justice League of America" has been nothing but a giant headache for Warner Bros. They've been toiling with the difficulties of getting the Justice League movie off the ground, and now Damon Lindelof may have identified the problem. The "Star Trek Into Darkeness" writier opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about the need for a consistent tone across individual DC comic characters' films before they proceed with "Justice League of America."

The Justice League includes the likes of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Green Lantern and the Flash, the majority of which already have their own dedicated films. To find a seamless bridge between the superhero universes previously established in prior movies is difficult, and according to Lindelof, that's the primary knot keeping the justice League movie tied down.

"The Justice League problem?" Lindelof said. "I think a lot of that depends on 'Man of Steel.' The Justice League problem is not a problem of, who is the bad guy that Wonder Woman and Green Lantern, Superman, whoever you decide to pit them against. The problem is: What's the tone of that movie? They've been struggling with launching their own tone. The tone of Green Lantern is very different from the tone of The Dark Knight. They clearly inhabit two entirely different worlds. You want to feel like someone is establishing a world where the Justice League can exist, maybe 'Man of Steel; is that movie. If 'Man of Steel' works, and it's great, I think it starts to make sense where Paradise Island is in that world. Because that's an entirely different world than the one Christopher Nolan introduced.

So while problems persist for Warner Bros. and DC comics concerning the Justice League movie, not all is lost. Lindelof believes that the film needs to establish its own tone, finding a balance between the previous movies that feature its characters. As he mentioned, "Green Lantern" and "The Dark Knight" saga have created drastically different universes, but perhaps "Man of Steel" will find a common ground, providing Warner Bros. with the tone necessary to proceed.