Director Ryan Unicomb has released a surprise take on 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.
In 2007, Miller was set to direct Justice League: Mortal. Along with 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. Production was put on hold due to the 2007-08 WGA strike. before being canceled indefinitely following the success of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.
Joss Whedon and Zack Snyder’s Justice League wouldn’t hit theaters until a decade later – which ultimately bombed at the box office and was poorly received by fans and critics. Zack Snyder’s Justice League, also known as The Snyder Cut, was released on HBO in 2021 to a much more positive reception.
Martian Manhunter, created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa, made his comic book debut in 1955. He is one of the seven original members of the Justice League and was played by Harry Lennix in Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
A documentary about the photo, titled Seven Friends: George Miller’s Justice League, was announced in 2020 – although Unicomb posted in the comments below Keays-Byrne’s photo that they were no longer producing the doc.
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