Joker
2017 has n’t just work with it two newDC moving picture - Wonder WomanandJustice League- but also the announcement of a peck of exciting projects from across the comic universe . Here ’s every unmarried one - and how far along development they in reality are . The DC Extended Universe has never been quite as validate as other shared universes , down to the fact thatit does n’t even have a proper name . Warner Bros and DC have also claim quite a unlike approaching to how rival Marvel Studios rolls out their various plastic film , with a kitchen range of semi - affiliated ideas . And , while there ’s no one elbow room to craft a shared macrocosm , it ’s fairish to say DC ’s cognitive process has lead to a sort of slipshod evolution process .
Every few months , it seems , a new project is herald as in some microscope stage of development from WB and DC , leading to confusion of the overall steering . To be clean , most of these have never been affirm by anyone within the studio apartment , rather revealed by trade . Still , script and even pre - production appear to be afoot for most a XII movies with no solidifying going escort . And though many of these projects have come to light over the past few years , 2017 has seen a surge in the number of potential DC movies that are in the works .
Deathstroke
The newest gain to the list of in - development DC motion picture isDeathstroke . This preceding hebdomad , word broke thatThe RaiddirectorGareth Evans is ferment on a flick about Deathstroke , DC ’s notorious mercenary and episodic anti - hero . The character has already made a splash on the small CRT screen thanks to a identification number of animated appearance and his enactment by Manu Bennett onArrow , and has been all jell to make the jump to the prominent filmdom since last yr when it was announce that Joe Manganiello would be make for the villain in Ben Affleck’sThe Batman . Test footage of the persona even arrived online , but things seemed to precipitate asunder after that . Manganiello got coy about the use , and Matt Reeves ' comer as the movie ’s raw director came with news that the old book was outand with it Deathstroke .
Whether a solo movie was the plan all along , it ’s not exculpated , but Manganiello looks set to still asterisk as the rogue . Not only does it show WB and DC ’s commitment to the actor and case , but it continues their thrust to separate themselves from Marvel by focusing on their villains as much as their hero .
Harley Quinn & the Joker
Much of the success ofSuicide Squadis the outcome of Harley Quinn and Joker ’s affaire . As two of DC ’s most pop characters , it makes sense the party would want to continue to milk the duo for all they ’re deserving . Quinn will return inSuicide Squad 2as well as the proposedGotham City Sirensfilms , and the Joker may also be along for the ride in both cases . Outside of those movies , however , fans were appall when we stop in former July that WB were work ona Harley / Joker make love story film .
Helming the project will beGlenn Ficarra and John Requa(This Is Us ) , an strange pair for an strange project . While some fans have it away the opprobrious relationship of Harley and the Joker , many obtain alove story ' movie about the two a troubling theme . And while there ’s certainly room for some instauration , it still comes off as an odd move considering how many other motion-picture show these two characters could potentially seem in . Even unusual is word that the movie is already well afoot , designate it could arrive short after the planned 2019 release ofSuicide Squad 2 .
The Joker Origin Film
Just a few days before the Harley / Joker movie got its theater director , intelligence arrived ofa Joker origin filmbeing worked on by Todd Phillips ( The Hangover ) . An interesting selection to say the least , the veteran comedy director was just one of the reasons the project raised an eyebrow . Balancing out the Phillips hire was word that Martin Scorsese will dish out as a manufacturer on the moving picture , make his first maraud into mirthful book movies . Even strange , but with Jared Leto just one twelvemonth into his role as the Clown Prince of Crime , the proposed origin motion picture for his fibre would actuallytake place in a separate universe .
dress in the 80s and project as a noir film , the Joker descent picture will see another actor don the look rouge as WB and DC endeavour to craft non - DCEU films regard their characters . There ’s case law for this in the comics , with DC ’s Elseworlds imprint furnish writer with a way of research substitute proceeds on character reference . And though that make signified for vivification or TV , it ’s backbreaking to imagine audiences not being confused with the embarrassment of Joker movies add up to theaters , with two different actors in the office .
Nightwing
It ’s not just Batman villains the DC is obsessed with . Like the comics , it seems just about every participant in the Batman pantheon will get a quip at a solo movie at some point . Shortly after the arriver ofThe LEGO Batman Movieearlier this yr , word broke that the film ’s director , Chris McKay , was making aNightwingmovie . Dick Grayson has a vast fanbase as both Robin and his late Nightwing persona , so it ’s not as farfetched as some of DC ’s other plotted films . Still , we ’ve only had hints of Batman ’s sidekicks in the DC films .
Though the idea of Robin is well - established amongst moviegoers , few will lie with who Nightwing is without the role being first introduced alongside Batman . That said , with Sony makinga Venom moving-picture show without Spider - Man , perhaps the old rule no longer apply . Throughout the year , we ’ve try minor updates aboutNightwingwhen it come to the stunt that will be involved . But with no thespian attached , the photographic film ’s output start particular date remains up in the breeze .
Batgirl
Back in the spring , news of theNightwingmovie was quickly come by another surprisal : thatJoss Whedon will save and direct aBatgirlfilm . Whedon has , of course , been finishing offJustice Leaguefor Zack Snyder , but before that he ’d been starting work on an outing for Barbara Gordon - something that was n’t even in the worksuntil Whedon pitched it .
LikeNightwing , we bed next to nothing about the film , but given Whedon ’s pedigree and relationship with WB and DC , it seems likelyBatgirlwill get made rather rather than later . Still , with no product or loss date , it ’s anyone ’s guess when the movie will go far and what it will fee-tail . And just like withNightwing , it ’s not clear how Batgirl could get a solo movie without being inclose alongside Batman first . Given how many DC sidekicks and villains are getting their own proposed films , it ’s decipherable the company is taking a different approach to origin fib and spinoffs . What is n’t clear yet is how it will all make for out .
Black Adam
While most of the solo films for villains and supporting character have come from their prior notoriety , the promulgation at the get-go of the twelvemonth that aBlack Adamsolo picture show was in the kit and caboodle is all about the star . Not long after aShazam!movie was announced , we memorise that Dwayne The Rock ' Johnson was set to take on the nominal zep ’s scourge , Black Adam . The move was an unusual one , given Johson rarely encounter scoundrel . It also became backbreaking to guess how he would partake second charge with someone else as the whiz of the film .
Word of Black Adam getting his own film , and afterwards being out ofShazam ! , at the same time made horse sense and had us scratching our heads . No one can deny Johnson ’s appeal as a moving picture ’s lead , butBlack Adamis yet another picture that will be hard to pull off without leaning heavily on another photographic film fictional character . In this case , at least , Shazam!now has a music director , star , and release date . So wheneverBlack Adamdoes arrive , at least some of the traditional knowledge will be established .
Flashpoint
The concluding new DC promulgation of this yr is n’t a unexampled film exactly , but it ’s definitely a variety to the expect plan . The Flashwas one of the former film ’s DC announced , but also one of the most riotous ; the pic has already lose two writers and as many managing director , with no name yet attached in that latter position . This year ’s San Diego Comic - Con , however , proved it ’s still very much a priority for WB and DC .
Though they have n’t announced a release day of the month yet , the title of the picture was switch toFlashpoint . This means that , through all the rewrites and reworks , the film has evolve from being a simple solo outing to a universe - bust escapade imply Barry Allen messing with metre . This early in the life of the DC cinematic cosmos , it ’s an odd alternative , but the validation of a Multiverse can only help when it comes to side universe write up .
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