Regardless of rumors that Daniel Craig would star in DC Studios’ Sgt. Rock, the actor is not connected to the challenge. Sgt. Rock was set to be a Queer reunion as Luca Guadagnino would reteam with former James Bond star Craig, and Justin Kuritzkes would pen the script. Nonetheless, Warner Bros., DC Studios, and director Luca Guadagnino might need their eyes set on the star of The Bear to guide their upcoming movie, which might enter manufacturing ahead of anticipated.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Craig is not connected to star in Sgt. Rock. No particulars got on why he seemingly departed the challenge, although the Hollywood Reporter notes it might need been scheduling conflicts, whereas sources have alleged Craig might need misplaced curiosity after Queer bombed on the field workplace and failed to attain an Academy Awards recognition. The search is on for a brand new actor, with Jeremy Allen White, the star of the hit Hulu sequence The Bear, reportedly being eyed for the lead function.
Sgt. Rock was created by author Robert Kanigher and artist Joe Kubert and debuted Our Military at Conflict #81 in April 1959. He’s the chief of Simple Firm, a WWII unit that was beforehand proven in Creature Commandos because the navy unit the character G.I. Robotic served. That sequence marked the primary look of Sgt. Rock within the DCU earlier than his upcoming function movie. Warner Bros. tried to make a Sgt. Rock motion pictures at numerous factors throughout the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis as soon as thought of for the lead function. Between Craig and now, Jeremy Allen White is taken into account to play Sgt. Rock suggests a really totally different depiction of the character.
‘Sgt. Rock’ is Being Quick-Tracked
The Hollywood Reporter additionally famous that Sgt. Rock is trying to start filming this summer time in the UK. This offers credibility to the rumor that Sgt. Rock is likely to be the Untitled DC Studios movie that Warner Bros. has slated for launch on Could 29, 2026. If that is so, that will make Sgt. Rock the second movie within the DCU, opening one month earlier than Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow. That might additionally give Sgt. Rock the shortest turnaround time between DC initiatives as Superman and Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow began filming over a yr earlier than their launch dates. Casting for Sgt. Rock will definitely be selecting up within the coming months if it plans to satisfy that summer time 2026 launch date.
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If Sgt. Rock is launched on Could 29, 2026, and Jeremy Allen White is forged within the lead function. The actor would have two movies launched back-to-back. The actor is presently set to voice Rotta the Hutt in The Mandalorian & Grogu, which opens on Could 22, 2026, and is the primary Star Wars movie to hit theaters since The Rise of Skywalker again in 2019. Allen has gained three Golden Globes and two Emmys for his function as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto on The Bear, and he’s subsequent set to seem as rocker Bruce Springsteen within the biographical Ship Me From Nowhere, so director Luca Guadagnino continues to be aiming for a critically acclaimed actor to anchor his DC World Conflict II-era film. As for Craig, he and Guadagnino’s movie Queer might be streaming on Max in March 2025.
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- Launch Date
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November 27, 2024
- Runtime
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135 Minutes
- Writers
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William S. Burroughs, Justin Kuritzkes