J.J. Abrams Developing ‘Justice League Dark’ for Warner Bros.
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Justice League Dark, the B-team of magicians and practicers of the dark arts of the DC Universe is finally coming after a stalled start under the helm of Guillermo Del Toro a few years ago, now under JJ Abrams Bad Robot shingle in its new deal with Warner Bros.
Deadline reports, “I hear that Bad Robot, through its new deal at Warner Media, is exclusively developing both film and TV ideas based on DC’s Justice League Dark Universe at Warner Bros.”
Justice League Dark (or JLD team) first appeared in the September 2011 issue of Justice League Dark #1 featuring such superheros, mostly occult and offbeat, as John Constantine, mystic and fortune teller Madame Xanadu, Deadman, Shade, the Changing Man, and Zatanna. The roster is much larger, and members joined later on, with Swamp Thing being added in issue 19. Other members of JLD include Andrew Bennett (a centuries old vampire), Black Orchid (a shapeshifter), Doctor Mist (a spy who worked for villain Felix Faust), Frankenstein (a erudite creature), Pandora (based on the Greek character), Nightmare Nurse (a healer of supernatural wounds), among several others. Given their powers, they typically handled situations outside of the scope of the traditional Justice League, which includes Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, Aquaman and The Flash. The JLD title and team were created by Peter Milligan, with art by Mikel Janín.
As this deal is nascent we should hear more in the coming months and about whether Abrams himself will be helming the project.