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NO there is not an "official" announcement of a new rebooted JUSTICE LEAGUE. "Official" & "confirmed" don& #39;t apply to fan sites & media sites reporting something w/o studio or artists saying it& #39;s true. This rumor& #39;s been around for a yr & every so often pops up again w/an "update."
The same game plays out every time. Fan sites repeat rumor, & 2 or 3 etc yrs later if anything resembling the rumor eventually happens, they claim they "broke" the news. They& #39;ll keep bringing this up & eventually since WB *will* make a new JL some day they& #39;ll say "we were right!"
I know that plenty of folks at various levels at studios or casting firms or PR offices hear rumors all the time a/b tentpole & franchise projects, so sites hear this stuff nonstop, while the sources know it& #39;s relatively safe bet to pass along that type of broad rumor.
Has WB talked a/b doing a new JL? Of course they have, constantly, since 2017. Have they talked a/b JJ Abrams possibly doing it? Probably, since they talk a/b him doing almost EVERY damn thing. Talk & "what if" etc happens all the time, it doesn& #39;t make it actually in development.
And w/something like JL, of COURSE WB wants to figure out a plan to get it up and running sooner rather than later, & talk & plan ways to achieve that. So is JL a priority? Generally speaking, sure, it& #39;s a huge IP & that makes it a priority. It doesn& #39;t mean there& #39;s true movement.
Has WB probably talked a/b doing another JL almost every time any other DC movie is being talked a/b & planned? Sure. Is it possible WB might right now have a newly started idea & plan to reboot JL? Sure. Might JJ Abrams wind up involved? Sure. It& #39;s all obvious "possible" stuff.
But it& #39;s stuff we& #39;ve all heard repeated endlessly by fans & all talked a/b precisely b/c it& #39;s obvious some day there will be another JL, & every other DC movies has inherent implications for future DCEU & JL, & Abrams has been on the DC radar before & now has a deal w/WB etc.
It& #39;s akin to predicting Marvel wants to make a new Avengers movie, with a new roster of heroes, facing a new villain" and that they are looking at some of their favorite filmmakers whom they have great relationships with. Also, Captain Marvel & Spider-Man will be in it.
DUH.
DUH.
Claiming it& #39;s "in development," "early stages," & "things can change" & "take w/a grain of salt" provide a buffer, since it& #39;s STILL likely that this stuff was indeed talked a/b by someone at some point at the studio, & sites can claim "they can& #39;t admit it now" to dismiss denials.
B/c often, all of those qualifiers & skepticism a/b denials are indeed true to varying degrees. But that& #39;s why it& #39;s so effective to promote rumors, get credit if something similar winds up happening, but easy excuses if the rumor turns out to be utter b.s.
Sometimes it& #39;s fan sites making shit up & pretending to have "sources." Other times it& #39;s sites getting fake info from obviously hoaxers seeking attention, but they run it anyway. Sometimes it& #39;s sites getting bogus info from actual studio/industry folks w/grudges or other motives.
So the source for such rumors varies, but the constant is sites & media so eager for anything to get readership clicks they& #39;ll run a story w/o critically assessing the claims. They know fans WANT this stuff & many fans don& #39;t care if it& #39;s FAKE they just enjoy the momentary thrill.
As long as fans eat it up, other sites report it too, & it generates ad revenue + attention, this cottage industry of rumor-mongering will continue. But it& #39;s also true that in this business, if you DO get a tip like "a new JL is in development" then it& #39;s hard NOT to run it...
...but too many sites run rumors w/o critical skeptical tone, & they say "look how often we reported correct things" (often/usually this is an exaggeration or an outright lie, for some sites) to lend credence to the rumor, even while posturing w/"grain of salt" references.
And I& #39;m not at all interested in stupid childish "beef" b/w sites or prominent personalities in fandom etc. I only care if shit& #39;s true or not, & whether artists/studios/characters/fandom are treated fairly & honestly. This isn& #39;t personal a/b anyone, it& #39;s just a widespread thing.
Let me add, to avoid being disingenuous: Yes I& #39;ve heard occasional rumors & word of conversations at WB, AT&T, & DC a/b doing a new JUSTICE LEAGUE & I know some of the info was definitely true. But I also know talking & spitballing & expressing ideas/preferences is common...
Most of this was pure speculative hypothetical stuff, sometimes there was seriousness to the discussions but nothing came of it, and a few times the ideas & discussions went beyond a single comment or moment. And I do know WB is actively getting several IP ready for announcement.
But there are many moving parts now b/c of the AT&T acquisition, b/c of HBO Max, b/c of the unexpected changing situation w/COVID-19, b/c of changes to leadership, b/c of the fact DCEU plans have been up in the air & are still evolving, etc etc etc.
So how long it takes for anything to get serious momentum & turn into a "real thing" -- the definition of which is getting harder to pin down nowadays due to the aforementioned factors -- is hard to say, & which projects survive depends on which conform best & fastest.
