I hear you, but I think there are some directors that might do a good job with Static. I think Rick Famuyiwa showed some potential of nailing it with the film dope and stuff he did with Mandalorian. However, knowing hollywood they would most likely ruin it
James Gunn is the new CEO of DC Studios
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daemonova
hit it, & I didn't go Erykah Badu crazy, #yallmad
Warner brothers the same company that killed the Manta movie and they were looking for vehicles for Yahya
It's like he forgot that's how he got in trouble...twice
Dilltastic VolWon(derful)
All Star
Static would be a nice move for them (Michael B Jordan) has expressed interest in playing his role
Also, a black dude having a gay white best friend in this era (would take that movie to new heights)
Gizmo_Duck
blathering blatherskite!
Cool that he's interested, but in no way should he play him imo. Agreed that Static franchise can make a lot of money
daemonova
hit it, & I didn't go Erykah Badu crazy, #yallmad
@Basaglia The TV and film projects in the first portion of Gunn and Safran’s “Gods and Monsters” includes
Creature Commandos – animated TV series. “Animation will lead into live action and back into animation,” said Gunn. “It’s a way to tell stories that are gigantic and huge without spending $50M an episode. Gunn has written this, it’s done. Creature Commandos is comprised of military superhumans including a human leader, a werewolf, a vampire, Frankenstein’s monster and a gorgon. Gunn pointed out that Weasel from his Suicide Squad will be on the show. This band of misfits were introduced in Weird War Tales #93 (November 1980), created by J. M. DeMatteis and Pat Broderick.
SUICIDE SQUAD, Viola Davis, 2016. ph: Clay Enos / © Warner Bros. / courtesy Everett Collection
Waller HBO Max live action series, the spinoff of Peacemaker. “We’re using the same actors, this is a continuation of Peacemaker. I’m working on Superman, so we can’t do Peacemaker season 2. We’re working on Waller in between,” Gunn told the room. Christal Henry (Watchmen) is writing the show and Jeremy Carver (creator of Doom Patrol). While none of the features aren’t rated R, the TV series could lean into being more adult.
Superman Legacy feature “This is really the start of the DCU,” says Safran. The project was already announced by the duo Gunn writing. No director attached, but Safran was elbowing Gunn yesterday that he’d really like him to helm. The release date is July 11, 2025. “It’s not an origins story, it focuses on Superman’s balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. He’s the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, he’s kindness in a world that thinks of kindness as old fashioned.”
Lanterns HBO Max live action series. “Our vision for this is True Detective,” Safran says, “It’s terrestrial-based, it’s got two of our favorite Green Lanterns –Hal Jordan and John Stewart…it plays a really big role in the main story that we’re telling across our film and Television. This is a very important show for us.” Safran specified that this version is different from one that Greg Berlanti had in the works; the latter’s being a space opera.
The Authority feature. “There’s great wildstorm characters that were popular for a long-time and we’re incorporating them into the DCU,” says Gunn. He loves the property because it’s a mix of antiheroes, who take matters into their own hands despite what governments advise. A basic story is being written out. The Authority was created after StormWatch, a planetary defense force against aliens, was destroyed. The former member of that group, Jenny Sparks, created the Authority with her StormWatch Black teammates Swift and Jack Hawksmoor. The team includes The Engineer (Angela Spica), Jeroen Thornedike (the latest Doctor), Apollo and Midnighter.
Paradise Lost — HBO Max live action series. “It’s going to be a Games of Thrones-ish story about Themyscira, the home of the Amazons and the birthplace of Wonder Woman. This drama is really about the political intrigue behind the society of all women. How did that come about?” says Safran. “What’s the beautiful truths and the ugly truths behind all of that and what’s the scheming like between all the power players in that society?” adds Gunn. The series will take place before the birth of Diana (aka Wonder Woman).
The Brave and the Bold feature This will be Gunn and Safran’s version of the DCU Batman outside what Matt Reeves already created. The movie will feature Batman and his son, Damien Wayne, as Robin “who is a little son of a bytch,” bills Gunn. “Assassin, murderer who Batman takes on, who is Batman’s actual son that he doesn’t know exists for the first 8-10 years of his life….it’s a strange father and son story about the two of them and based on Grant Morrison’s run of the Batman.”
Gunn said that Reeves’ Batman 2 script is still in the works and once that comes to fruition “it’s something we’ll have to balance out with this movie.” The duo revealed that Reeves’ Batman II will be Oct. 3, 2025. While Robert Pattinson is the Dark Knight for Reeves, Gunn and Safran will be seeking a new actor to play Batman for The Brave and the Bold. While they floated Ben Affleck’s name again as a director in the DCU, they didn’t name him for a project.
Booster Gold HBO Max TV series is about a loser from the future, who uses future technology to come back to today, and pretend to be a superhero. “Imposter syndrome as a superhero,” describes Gunn.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow feature based on Tom King’s comic book series from 2022. “In our series we see the difference between Superman who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was an infant, versus Supergirl who was raised on a rock, a chip off Krypton, and watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life, and then came to Earth when she was a young girl. She’s much more hardcore, she’s not exactly the Supergirl we’re use to seeing.”
SWAMP THING, dikk Durock, 1982, ©Embassy Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection
Swamp Thing feature will investigate the dark origins of the creature. Tonally, different from Superman and Batman and Robin. The belief here from the duo is that darker character will interact with the mainstream DC characters. There was a Swamp Thing movie back in 1982 starring Adrienne Barbeau, which also spawned a 1989 sequel. Then there was a 2019 CW series.
Some rules that the duo will abide by in creating their universe:
–Anyone cast on the DC TV side as a character will also respectively play that character on the film side.
–No one actor will play two parts. Hence, Momoa is Aquaman going forward, not Lobo.
Creature Commandos – animated TV series. “Animation will lead into live action and back into animation,” said Gunn. “It’s a way to tell stories that are gigantic and huge without spending $50M an episode. Gunn has written this, it’s done. Creature Commandos is comprised of military superhumans including a human leader, a werewolf, a vampire, Frankenstein’s monster and a gorgon. Gunn pointed out that Weasel from his Suicide Squad will be on the show. This band of misfits were introduced in Weird War Tales #93 (November 1980), created by J. M. DeMatteis and Pat Broderick.
SUICIDE SQUAD, Viola Davis, 2016. ph: Clay Enos / © Warner Bros. / courtesy Everett Collection
Waller HBO Max live action series, the spinoff of Peacemaker. “We’re using the same actors, this is a continuation of Peacemaker. I’m working on Superman, so we can’t do Peacemaker season 2. We’re working on Waller in between,” Gunn told the room. Christal Henry (Watchmen) is writing the show and Jeremy Carver (creator of Doom Patrol). While none of the features aren’t rated R, the TV series could lean into being more adult.
Superman Legacy feature “This is really the start of the DCU,” says Safran. The project was already announced by the duo Gunn writing. No director attached, but Safran was elbowing Gunn yesterday that he’d really like him to helm. The release date is July 11, 2025. “It’s not an origins story, it focuses on Superman’s balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. He’s the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, he’s kindness in a world that thinks of kindness as old fashioned.”
Lanterns HBO Max live action series. “Our vision for this is True Detective,” Safran says, “It’s terrestrial-based, it’s got two of our favorite Green Lanterns –Hal Jordan and John Stewart…it plays a really big role in the main story that we’re telling across our film and Television. This is a very important show for us.” Safran specified that this version is different from one that Greg Berlanti had in the works; the latter’s being a space opera.
The Authority feature. “There’s great wildstorm characters that were popular for a long-time and we’re incorporating them into the DCU,” says Gunn. He loves the property because it’s a mix of antiheroes, who take matters into their own hands despite what governments advise. A basic story is being written out. The Authority was created after StormWatch, a planetary defense force against aliens, was destroyed. The former member of that group, Jenny Sparks, created the Authority with her StormWatch Black teammates Swift and Jack Hawksmoor. The team includes The Engineer (Angela Spica), Jeroen Thornedike (the latest Doctor), Apollo and Midnighter.
Paradise Lost — HBO Max live action series. “It’s going to be a Games of Thrones-ish story about Themyscira, the home of the Amazons and the birthplace of Wonder Woman. This drama is really about the political intrigue behind the society of all women. How did that come about?” says Safran. “What’s the beautiful truths and the ugly truths behind all of that and what’s the scheming like between all the power players in that society?” adds Gunn. The series will take place before the birth of Diana (aka Wonder Woman).
The Brave and the Bold feature This will be Gunn and Safran’s version of the DCU Batman outside what Matt Reeves already created. The movie will feature Batman and his son, Damien Wayne, as Robin “who is a little son of a bytch,” bills Gunn. “Assassin, murderer who Batman takes on, who is Batman’s actual son that he doesn’t know exists for the first 8-10 years of his life….it’s a strange father and son story about the two of them and based on Grant Morrison’s run of the Batman.”
Gunn said that Reeves’ Batman 2 script is still in the works and once that comes to fruition “it’s something we’ll have to balance out with this movie.” The duo revealed that Reeves’ Batman II will be Oct. 3, 2025. While Robert Pattinson is the Dark Knight for Reeves, Gunn and Safran will be seeking a new actor to play Batman for The Brave and the Bold. While they floated Ben Affleck’s name again as a director in the DCU, they didn’t name him for a project.
Booster Gold HBO Max TV series is about a loser from the future, who uses future technology to come back to today, and pretend to be a superhero. “Imposter syndrome as a superhero,” describes Gunn.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow feature based on Tom King’s comic book series from 2022. “In our series we see the difference between Superman who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was an infant, versus Supergirl who was raised on a rock, a chip off Krypton, and watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life, and then came to Earth when she was a young girl. She’s much more hardcore, she’s not exactly the Supergirl we’re use to seeing.”
SWAMP THING, dikk Durock, 1982, ©Embassy Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection
Swamp Thing feature will investigate the dark origins of the creature. Tonally, different from Superman and Batman and Robin. The belief here from the duo is that darker character will interact with the mainstream DC characters. There was a Swamp Thing movie back in 1982 starring Adrienne Barbeau, which also spawned a 1989 sequel. Then there was a 2019 CW series.
Some rules that the duo will abide by in creating their universe:
–Anyone cast on the DC TV side as a character will also respectively play that character on the film side.
–No one actor will play two parts. Hence, Momoa is Aquaman going forward, not Lobo.
Gizmo_Duck
blathering blatherskite!
So two separate batman movies? 
They need to just kill battison, that shyt was trash and people will realize it when the sequel comes out. Not trying to see this 6’2 heroin junkie playing Bruce wayne again
They need to just kill battison, that shyt was trash and people will realize it when the sequel comes out. Not trying to see this 6’2 heroin junkie playing Bruce wayne again
humminbird
Veteran
I’m so amped
I’ve been asking for an actual established batman with the bat family for years
The fact that hes probably going to use some of the grant Morrison story where he discovers Damian too is
I’ve been asking for an actual established batman with the bat family for years
The fact that hes probably going to use some of the grant Morrison story where he discovers Damian too is
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AnonymityX1000
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If I'm Robert Pattinson I would be pissed there's going to be another Batman while I'm playing Batman. I don't think that's a good idea. Otherwise, slate seems cool. Green Lantern thing seems hard to pull off but if they do would be amazing.
EH, I don't think it is a big deal, we are smart enough to know what self contained means I think people just want good content at this point.
That said fi anything he may be annoyed as now he will be compared always, but I always took that Elseworld stuff to be for the more 'film purist' than casuals.
AnonymityX1000
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For the viewers hardcore comic book fans yes it's whatever, but you are inviting trouble/internal strife having to separate Batmans IMO. And for casuals it can cause confusion, cannibalize each other and oversaturate the character.
but if I understand the Elseworlds model they tend to be low budget which is why they yield great ROIs, and it exists outside so I don't see how 'internal' issues could occur.
The DCU Main Universe Batman is going to be the one that sells toys and stuff like that.
If this was two big budget batman properties they would have cut, but imo I think they are keeping the Elseworlds stuff because the ROI is too good.
