Justice Blog of America

I cannot describe to you how underwhelmed I am at this rumor.

Via MovieWeb:

We have a very trusted source fresh from the set of The Dark Knight, who has worked with Maggie Gyllenhaal doing live theater. As you know, Maggie stars as Rachel Dawes (replacing Katie Holmes) in the upcoming bat sequel. Our source confirms that Gyllenhaal has in fact been approached about appearing in the new Justice League of America film. Only, there is a catch. It would be a cameo, in which she would appear alongside her brother Jake.

That’s right. The Gyllenhaal siblings have been approached with the idea of playing Jayna and Zan, the Wonder Twins. One of them can turn into water. They other can turn into an animal (let the jokes commence). It’s not known whether they would be using their powers on screen, but they are being added as a source of humor to the film. George Miller, who recently added The Martian Manhunter to the current circulating script, is also a huge fan of the twins. Our source claims that Miller only wants the Twins in for a quick wink and nod reference, but will probably abandon the idea if the Gyllenhaals decline their current offer.

Wikipedia, God bless ‘em, have a page on the Wonder Twins.

I recall as a wee lad being very POed when they replaced Wendy and Marvin as the teen sidekicks on Super Friends. I thought theuir powers were lame, or at least treated in a very lame way. The first season of Super Friends was obviously geared for kids, but didn’t treat them like idiots. After than, it was idiot city.

So the Wonder Twins represent all that was wrong with superhero cartoons in the 1970s. One would think the characters would have vanish in the next Crisis. And drawing them with scowls and ripped muscles doesn’t help either: