Whereas James Gunn’s DC Universe is underway, one mission has already been axed in the meanwhile. Because the DCU’s Chapter 1: “Gods and Monsters” slate is continuous to work on varied films and TV reveals, different movies at DC Studios have been taking longer than others.
Throughout an look on the Comfortable, Unhappy, Confused podcast, The Batman star Colin Farrell, who performs the Penguin, lastly broke his silence on the Sgt. Rock mission that he was set to headline earlier than the movie received cancelled. The Oz Cobb star said first, “That was a incredible script. I’m wondering what’s taking place with it.”
He elaborated by sharing that “I do know nothing about it, brother,” including that he “was going to do it with Luca [Guadagnino.] We spoke about it a few instances and had some very nice chats.” Nonetheless, the Irish actor made it clear that “I do not know the place it’s now, nevertheless it must be made. It is actually, actually good. There’s some fantastic stuff it.”
Sgt. Rock was cancelled on April 30, 2025, because it was determined that DC Studios wouldn’t transfer ahead with the movie in the meanwhile. The script was penned by Justin Kuritzkes, who has labored with Guadagnino on Challengers.
One of many initiatives at DC Studios with Gunn and Peter Safran is that no mission strikes ahead until there’s a finalized script and imaginative and prescient for the property, no matter whether or not it’s within the DCU timeline or Elseworlds. The Sgt. Rock film was rumored, at one level, to be eying Mikey Madison for the feminine lead.
Gunn beforehand confirmed on the Comfortable, Unhappy, Confused podcast, on July 18, 2025, that Guadagnino is not concerned with the movie. He additionally careworn that he hopes to see Sgt. Rock coming again round, nevertheless it’s unclear at this level the place the struggle film stands at DC Studios.
Farrell is on the brink of reprise the position of the Penguin in Matt Reeves’ The Batman – Half II, which is slated to hit theaters on October 1, 2027. Principal pictures is slated to start in 2026.
The DCU resumes in 2026, with Supergirl on June 26, Clayface on September 11, in addition to the premiere of HBO’s Lanterns, which has but to get a premiere date.
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Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
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Man of Metal
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Peacemaker
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Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Cara Delevingne, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Zachary Levi, Dwayne Johnson, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Robust, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Djimon Hounsou, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett, Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong, Ewan McGregor, Idris Elba, John Cena, Michael Keaton, George Clooney, Xolo Mariduena
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Man of Metal, Batman v Superman: Daybreak of Justice, Suicide Squad, Surprise Lady, Justice League, Aquaman, Shazam!, Birds of Prey, Surprise Lady 1984, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, The Suicide Squad, Black Adam, Shazam! The Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle, Superman, The Courageous and the Daring
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Superman, Batman, Surprise Lady, Aquaman, The Flash, Cyborg, Harley Quinn, The Joker, Shazam, Darkseid, Amanda Waller, Lex Luthor, Doomsday, Deadshot, Deathstroke, Black Canary, Black Adam