"Justice League" a go for 2009; Dimension picks "Locke"

In need of a tentpole pic for 2009, WB is moving ahead on production of "Justice League of America," with scribes Kieran and Michele Mulroney polishing the script and pre-production proceeding. The cast remains the same, with Adam Brody as The Flash, rapper Common as Green Lantern, Armie Hammer Jr. as Batman and Megan Gale as Wonder Woman. 2009 is looking like a good year for comicbook pics, with release dates also set for "Will Eisner's The Spirit," "Watchmen" and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."

Dimension, meanwhile, picked up the rights to "Locke & Key" from IDW. Just-debuted horror comic is written by novelist Joe Hill, son of Stephen King.