James Gunn Confirms A “Very, Very, Very Well-known Film Actor” Has Pitched DC Film To DC Studios

One other DC film may very well be on its means from DC Studios as James Gunn teases {that a} new mission has been pitched. With Gunn’s Superman film lower than a month out from its theatrical launch, DC Studios is simply getting began, as they’ve a number of DC Universe tasks within the works. Nonetheless, there’ll nonetheless be a deal with standalone movies and TV exhibits that exist outdoors of the DCU timeline, as they may go beneath an “Elseworlds” umbrella.

It appears one other “Elseworlds” film may very well be within the works, as Gunn was lately requested by Leisure Weekly in a brand new interview about how he and his fellow co-CEO, Peter Safran, in regards to the standing of non-DCU tasks and the place they fall into the studios’ total plans. That’s when Gunn introduced up {that a} very huge Hollywood star has really pitched a DC film to him, as he shared the next intimately:

James Gunn: Properly, it will be principally DCU, after which sometimes there’s some Elseworlds tales. There are issues that naturally lend themselves to Elseworlds tales. We’ve lots of animated tasks and they’re form of a unique beast; they don’t seem to be all like Creature Commandos. The reality is, the DCU, we give folks lots of freedom to inform completely different tales, but in addition we now have to be actually concerned to be sure that, say, the ability set of Supergirl and Superman are the identical. There’s lots of actually foolish s— that we now have to offer notes on in screenplays, like powers or what cities exist within the DCU that do not exist in different places. We aren’t the common world; we are the DCU. There is not essentially Seattle, however there’s an Evergreen. There is not essentially a New York, however there is a Gotham. So all of that kind of stuff must be dialed in.

So there’s positively room for folks to inform different tales…And when it is any individual who’s necessary, like Matt Reeves — who I’ve had an admiration for a very long time as one of many very, only a few filmmakers who’s on the market making spectacle, industrial honest, that can also be an artist — then it’s important to get up and pay attention. The script nonetheless must be good. We’re not going to make it until we just like the script. However I believe that there are exceptions. I instructed it to 1 one that got here in and pitched one thing that was an Elseworlds story. It was a really, very, very well-known film actor. I mentioned, “It relies on how the screenplay comes out…If it is a masterpiece, I am going to make it, nevertheless it must be a masterpiece.” [Laughs] And he’s like, “I do not know if it is a masterpiece.” He bought all humorous. He is nonetheless engaged on it, although. He’s nonetheless making an attempt to do it, so we’ll see. Masterpiece is perhaps pushing it, nevertheless it’s bought to be actually nice.

If it is an Elseworlds story, then it is value telling one thing that may are inclined to confuse just a few folks. But in addition a part of our factor is absolutely being clear about what’s Elseworlds and what’s DCU. And the opposite factor isn’t just giving freely properties like they’re occasion favors to folks doing low-budget TV exhibits or stuff that we now have no high quality management over as a result of we’re making just a few thousand {dollars} on the rights. It’s having some sense of high quality management over every little thing.

Whereas Gunn could also be retaining the actor’s title beneath wraps in the intervening time, it is almost certainly as a result of he does not need to get followers’ hopes up but in case the mission does not go ahead at DC Studios. Because the DC filmmaker has been open about it earlier than, if a script does not work out, it merely does not get greenlit, together with how Gunn confirmed {that a} DC mission was lately killed, as a result of they could not get the screenplay to the place they wanted it. However the truth that actors are coming to DC Studios with Elseworlds concepts remains to be actually thrilling, exhibiting that Gunn is open to varied concepts.

That is additionally a very good reminder that whereas there are lots of thriller DC Universe tasks nonetheless within the works that they have not introduced, DC Studios does not need to get too untimely with revealing what the precise titles are, as they goal to finalize the inventive visions earlier than getting them totally revealed. That exact same method for Elseworlds motion pictures and TV exhibits is simply as necessary for DC Studios. Given how DC has had a monitor document previously in speeding tasks that result in poor outcomes, DC Studios desires to keep away from those self same errors.

Listening to Gunn confirming {that a} well-recognized actor has an concept for an Elseworlds film, that’s at present being written, it will likely be thrilling to see what character and story it may very well be, given how massive the DC canon is. It is even potential this might result in one thing just like the brand new Clayface spinoff film, which wasn’t initially a part of the DCU’s Chapter 1: “Gods and Monsters” slate. Hopefully, as 2025 progresses ahead, extra updates on this mysterious DC Elseworlds film shall be revealed over time.

Supply: Leisure Weekly