Comedian ebook films proceed to be wildly widespread, and the style goes by some large modifications due to DC’s new co-CEO James Gunn. He is been crafting a brand new DC shared universe, with the primary slate of initiatives titled Gods and Monsters. There are many rumors swirling about upcoming DC films, together with chatter that Weapons director Zach Cregger was involved in a venture about Joker and Harley Quinn. And now he is damaged his silence on that chatter.
This chatter dates again to 2022, when the Barbarian director talked about writing a DC-adjacent script. Since then rumors have swirled that Cregger’s writing a venture abut DC henchmen, as properly the continued chatter a couple of Joker/Harley film. He set the document straight on the podcast Double Toasted, saying:
That is getting blown out of proportion on-line. It’s not a Joker and Harley Quinn script. I’ve not talked to James Gunn about it. I’ve [two films] in entrance of me. Individuals have written so much about it on-line, and never a lot of it’s true.
That definitely cleared issues up. Whereas it is unclear if Cregger will finally work on a DC venture, nothing is at present set in stone; he hasn’t even talked to Gunn about engaged on his personal film. What’s extra, he hasn’t written something a script that targeted on The Joker and Harley Quinn. So we should not anticipate to see that sort of film coming to theaters anytime quickly.
Followers who spent years watching the DC films so as have seen the way in which these two characters have been dealt with just lately. Jared Leto and Margot Robbie debuted as Mr. J and Harley in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, with the latter reprising that function in The Suicide Squad and Birds of Prey.
Sadly, Leto’s function was severely minimize down in Suicide Squad‘s theatrical minimize. He would not get an opportunity to reprise that function in any important method, though he did shoot a quick scene for Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Alas, the DCEU (and particularly the Snyder-Verse) are donezo and a brand new DCU is on the town.
In fact, followers will marvel what two movie Cregger is referencing in these feedback. Whereas he’ll direct a Resident Evil film, I’ve to marvel if the second venture may find yourself being associated to DC. Whether it is, he’ll must get in contact with James Gunn sooner fairly than later if he expects to make it right into a actuality.
Some followers will little question be bummed that Cregger is not helming a venture about Harley Quinn and The Joker. A number of the greatest horror films from current years got here from him: Barbarian and Weapons. Cinephiles place confidence in him, and comedian ebook followers would like to see what sort of superhero flick he may cook dinner up.
Weapons remains to be in theaters now and the subsequent DC film hitting theaters is Supergirl on June twenty sixth of subsequent yr as a part of the 2026 film launch record. No matter films he works on subsequent, good cash says individuals are going to be paying consideration.