Warner Bros. Wants Another DC Movie To Shoot This Year, But Which One Will It Be?
As of now,Aquamanis the only DC Comics movie that’s set to go into production for Warner Bros. Pictures this year. However, with a full slate of films announced to be in development, the studio is hoping to get at least one more film in theDC Expanded Universegoing in 2017. SinceThe Batmanis now delayed, there are five other possibilities, but which one will get the green light? Let’s sort through our options.
This update comes from Variety reporterJustin Kroll on Twitter, who apparently didn’t feel like it was a big enough story to be turned into a real news item. Following the news thatAquamanhad its release date pushed backfrom August 19, 2025 toDecember 21, 2018(the release date that will not be met byAvatar 2), Kroll revealed that Warner Bros. wants one of five possible titles to go into production before the end of the year, and they’re all in various stages of development.
This has been one of the most troubled projects in the DCEU line-up, havinglost director Seth Grahame-Smithandreplacement director Rick Famuyiwa, with no director named yet. That doesn’t bode well for the continued development of the project, indicating that there is some clashing behind the scenes between filmmakers and the executives regarding the vision forThe Flash. However, there’s a completed script, so if the studio can find a director to go along with their plan, whatever that may be, this one could move forward easily.
Gotham City Sirens
This is a project that we didn’t even know was a possibility until itwas revealed towards the end of last yearfollowing the box office success ofSuicide Squad. Details on the film are scarce, but it’s meant showcase the top female villains from the DC stable, includingMargot Robbieas Harley Quinn. Other characters included are meant to be Poison Ivy and Catwoman, while there have also been rumors of Batgirl and Birds of Prey also being involved.
Suicide SquaddirectorDavid Ayeris attached to direct withTomb Raiderreboot andSherlock Holmes 3writerGeneva Robertson-Dworetbehind the script.Geoff JohnsandJon Bergare also producing along with Margot Robbie serving as executive producer. We don’t know how far along the script is, but enough pieces are in place that this one is a strong possibility to shoot this year.
Suicide Squad 2
Though the cast is almost completely in place after the first film, Warner Bros. is still looking for a director.Mel Gibsonwas being floated as a possibility, and discussions with theHacksaw Ridgefilmmakerhave been confirmed, but there’s been no indication of a deal being reached yet. Just recently, Legend of TarzanwriterAdam Cozadwas brought on board, so the script likely won’t be done for awhile. I wouldn’t anticipate the sequel moving forward in the immediate future.
Dark Universe
This movie has been in development in some form since even beforeMan of Steelhit theaters. Known asHeaven SentandJustice League Darkpreviously, Guillermo del Toro was attached to the project for a long time before ultimately falling away from it. A rumored shortlist pegged filmmakers like Fede Alvarez to replace him untilDoug Limanended up getting the job. That’s the last we heard about the project that will be produced byScott Rudinand written byMichael Gilio. This one seems like a longshot at this point with no established characters in the DCEU and a long road of unsuccessful attempts to get it off the ground.
Green Lantern Corps.
This is the project we know the least about at this point.David Goyer(Man of Steel, Batman v Superman) andJustin Rhodes(the in-developmentFantastic VoyageandMass Effectmovies)have been hired to write the movie, but there’s no director attached yet. In addition, there has been no confirmation of who will star in the movie. Rumors have had names such asRyan Reynolds, Tom CruiseandBradley Cooperon a shortlist, though no one has been listed as a frontrunner yet. Recently,Armie Hammerhas emerged as a possible contender, but again, only as a rumor.
The movie ismeant to have multipleGreen Lantern Corps.members appearing, andone of them is supposed to appearinJustice Leaguelater this year. That likely means we’ll find out who will star in this movie sometime in the near future, but that doesn’t mean the movie is anywhere near being in shape to shoot this year.
So those are our options. While Warner Bros. would like to get one of them off the ground this year, if none of those scripts are ready to get in front of a camera, they’ll hopefully be content to just letAquamanbe the only DC title that shoots in 2017 rather than rush something into production. For now, we’ll just have to keep our ear to the ground for any news on these projects.
