Jay talks JLA and Seth

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by: Mike Sampson Aug. 4, 2008

Just yesterday I had the opportunity to talk with TROPIC THUNDER star Jay Baruchel on the phone. Yes, it was a beautifully sunny in New Jersey but I stayed inside to talk to Jay, who I think is one of the funniest guys around. We talked a lot about TROPIC THUNDER, Montreal and fighting Michael Cera but that'll all come in due time. For now I wanted to share some brief tidbits on some of Jay's upcoming projects - JUSTICE LEAGUE and JAY AND SETH VS. THE APOCALYPSE. If you'll remember, Jay had signed on to star as the lead villian, Max Lord, in George Miller's JUSTICE LEAGUE before the project was postponed by Warner Bros. Jay said that they movie they were going to make would be "the greatest f*cking superhero movie of all time," but where is it?

Well it's been postponed indefinitely. And it keeps getting postponed. And each time it gets postponed, the chances of it getting made seem to decrease...It's never been officially over. So there's always that. In a heartbeat I would drop whatever I had going on to do that. That movie and what I get to do in it is like nothing I've ever seen or would ever get a chance to do again.

Interesting. So it seems like the cast is still in place should the film ever bubble up out of development hell. Yet, Jay didn't sound too optimistic and while he looked back on that time fondly ("the most amount of fun I've ever had"), I got the impression he wasn't holding out hope.

As for JAY AND SETH, the film is based on a popular fake trailer, that Baruchel will adapt into a film with Seth Rogen. Unlike the trailer, which took place entirely inside an apartment, expect some "pretty crazy set pieces" that will "blow everyone's mind." Jay says the film, which he is executive producing, will be ready to shoot in the next year. Adds Jay, "I just can't believe people think the world wants to see the two of us sitting in an apartment during the apocalypse."

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solo the hut
9:12PM on 08/04/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile

good news ...

... that JL been postponed indefinitely. How on earth was this guy cast as Max Lord? It's like that "70s show guy" doing Eddie Brock/Venom. It just didnt work.

anomaly7
9:10PM on 08/04/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile

There is a God

and he stopped this awful justice league movie from being made. I'm not against a justice league movie (in the far future) but it had some the worst casting i've ever heard.

Muta
3:37PM on 08/04/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile

"The greatest f*cking superhero movie of all time."

I can smell the bullshit from here.

snoopmish
1:08PM on 08/04/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile

Whatever for the rest of it....doesn't bother me in the least.

But for JLA.....THIS is the guy they had playing Max Lord???? Have they ever even read a comic??? You have got to be kidding me. I have never been so glad to hear a film WASN'T being made and this just added to the list of why it should NEVER EVER see the light of day.

shaolinfunk
10:45AM on 08/04/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile

I like this kid. Something about him just cracks me the fuck up. He was great in Undeclared too.

But yeah, Justice League. That movie shouldn't happen. That's just too much superhero mumbo jumbo to put into ONE movie. The Movie studio is just trying to blow their "comic book into movie" wad in one clump of goo. CHA-CHING!

beatrixkiddo
10:40AM on 08/04/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile

I like the idea of a Jay and Seth movie. He was hilarious in Knocked up.

Oh, and as for the Justice League...good luck with that.

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