DC Studios is placing “Sgt. Rock,” a DC Comics adaptation that was meant to be directed by Luca Guadagnino and star Colin Farrell, on maintain in the meanwhile, a supply advised IndieWire.
The venture was within the midst of pre-production and casting and was plotting a shoot in England for this summer time, however the supply advised IndieWire {that a} summer time begin for “Sgt. Rock” would’ve been untenable. The movie hopes to shoot on location in England and would require summer time daylight, in keeping with the supply, so suspending to the winter wouldn’t have been supreme for solid or crew. The movie is hoping to discover a new begin date subsequent summer time.
It’s unclear if director Guadagnino or Farrell would nonetheless be concerned come summer time of 2026. Guadagnino particularly is busy with a number of different tasks, together with his upcoming movie for Amazon and MGM referred to as “After the Hunt” and a remake of “American Psycho” that may star Austin Butler within the Patrick Bateman function.
DC Studios had no remark.
Initially reported to be in improvement in November of final yr, DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran had been excessive on the script from “Challengers” and “Queer” author Justin Kuritzkes, regardless that the Sgt. Rock character wasn’t within the studio’s preliminary plans amongst its inaugural slate of interconnected movies and sequence.
THR moreover reported that alongside Farrell because the title character Sgt. Rock, “Challengers” actor Mike Faist was additionally meant to play a key function, and the a part of a feminine French resistance fighter had additionally been set, however the supply stated Faist was by no means provided an element. The story is claimed to revolve across the seek for the Spear of Future, which stabbed Jesus Christ on the cross throughout his crucifixion, and get their fingers on it earlier than the Nazis.
Daniel Craig was at one level reporting to be circling the half and had later dropped out, however Gunn and Safran in a gathering with press claimed they by no means met with him for the function and he was by no means given a proper provide.
First conceived in 1959, the Sgt. Rock character was a World Battle II soldier main Straightforward Firm who’s a crack shot and fight fighter with seemingly superhuman power and endurance, in addition to a “Fight Antenna” to sense hazard. The comedian sequence turned one of many longest operating in DC’s historical past, operating 1977 to 1988. Hollywood has been attempting to adapt it because the late ’80s, with everybody from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Bruce Willis fascinated by enjoying the half. Sgt. Rock has appeared in DC’s “Creature Commandos” sequence and different TV episodes.
The Wrap first reported the information.