With Justice League movie rumors floating around in abundance, it might be easy to overlook some older gossip surrounding the DC Universe. New information has surfaced that points to Justice League Dark being a go.
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The film will be helmed by Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pacific Rim) and is rumored to include a few of the more questionably good heroes in its lineup, as leaked by Latino Review.
The film may include John Constantine, Zatanna, Deadman, and Jason Blood. It's like a Goth Justice League lineup.
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Unlike the Justice League proper, these heroes, although they fight for the side of right, are a bit more morally ambiguous. They also tend to use a heavy dose of the arcane in their dealings with the wicked. Also their dealings with the wicked are sometimes less defeating and more just actually making a deal.
Not really a move sanctioned by Superman.
Fans will be familiar with Constantine from the NBC show of the same name, if not from the truly excellent comics. He uses the occult to fight demons and keep the world safer.
Zatanna is a magician. With real magic. Her character has appeared in a few episodes of Justice League Unlimited.
Deadman is an actual dead man. He's a ghost out for revenge against those who murdered him. Along the way, he's helping humanity.
Jason Blood is also known as the Demon Etrigan. He transforms into his demonic self and becomes a sort of hellfire wielding hulk beast. Don't worry though, he's one of the good guys.
Del Toro has been discussing making this film from way before the news of the Justice League movie was released. Featuring these characters would put a new spin on the DC Movie-Verse and add a nice lead in for the Shazam movie. After all, he's a fellow magic user, even if he's a little less morally gray.
