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  • James Gunn unveils plans for the new DC universe

    Express News Service

    The co-CEO of the DC Studios James Gunn has announced his plans for the new DC universe. The director, along with producer Peter Safran, were recently brought on board by Warner Bros to restructure their DC-related content. The first part of Gunn and Safran’s plans for DC’s future, titled Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters, has finally been unveiled.

    Projects outside of DC’s upcoming mainstream cinematic universe like Matt Reeves’ The Batman, Todd Phillips’ Joker, and the animated series Teen Titans Go! will come under the label of DC Elseworlds from now on. The upcoming film, The Flash, scheduled to release on June 16, will reset the current DC storyline and usher in a new universe, The new DC universe slate for live-action films and series is as follows:

    James Gunn is currently writing a Superman film titled Superman: Legacy, scheduled for a theatrical release on July 11 2025. The film will focus on Superman struggling to come to terms with his Kryptonian origins while also trying to maintain his life on Earth.

    A series titled Paradise Lost will focus on events that take place on Wonder Woman’s island Themyscira. Gunn describes the island as DC’s version of Westeros. Viola Davis’ version of Amanda Waller, the tough-as-nails director of Suicide Squad, is also getting a solo series. A film based on the lesser-known DC superhero ensemble group The Authority is also in development. Billed as a subversive take on superheroes, The Authority will focus on the super-powered team who will go to any lengths to fix the issues that they think are crippling the Earth. The characters will interact with all the primary DC characters.

    A Green Lantern series titled Lanterns is also in development. The series will focus on the green lanterns John Stewart and Hal Jordan as they defend the Earth against cosmic forces. Gunn describes the series as, “True Detective with space cops.”

    The mainstream DC universe Batman will be introduced through a live-action film titled Batman:The Brave and the Bold. Based on Grant Morrison’s comic book series of the same name, the film will focus on the relationship between Bruce Wayne and his son Damian Wayne. Damian is a child assassin who later becomes Robin and is someoneBatman struggles to keep in line.

    The film will go on to build the Bat family. A Booster Gold series is also in the works. Gunn describes the series as a superhero story on imposter syndrome. The filmmaker describes his planned Supergirl film as an epic sci-fi adventure. Titled, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, the film revolves around Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El. A dark, horror film based on the origins of the superhero Swamp Thing has also been announced. According to the filmmaker, the film will be tonally different from other DC films and will explore the darker corners of the DC Universe while also being connected to other DC stories.

    The co-CEO of the DC Studios James Gunn has announced his plans for the new DC universe. The director, along with producer Peter Safran, were recently brought on board by Warner Bros to restructure their DC-related content. The first part of Gunn and Safran’s plans for DC’s future, titled Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters, has finally been unveiled.

    Projects outside of DC’s upcoming mainstream cinematic universe like Matt Reeves’ The Batman, Todd Phillips’ Joker, and the animated series Teen Titans Go! will come under the label of DC Elseworlds from now on. The upcoming film, The Flash, scheduled to release on June 16, will reset the current DC storyline and usher in a new universe, The new DC universe slate for live-action films and series is as follows:

    James Gunn is currently writing a Superman film titled Superman: Legacy, scheduled for a theatrical release on July 11 2025. The film will focus on Superman struggling to come to terms with his Kryptonian origins while also trying to maintain his life on Earth.

    A series titled Paradise Lost will focus on events that take place on Wonder Woman’s island Themyscira. Gunn describes the island as DC’s version of Westeros. Viola Davis’ version of Amanda Waller, the tough-as-nails director of Suicide Squad, is also getting a solo series. A film based on the lesser-known DC superhero ensemble group The Authority is also in development. Billed as a subversive take on superheroes, The Authority will focus on the super-powered team who will go to any lengths to fix the issues that they think are crippling the Earth. The characters will interact with all the primary DC characters.

    A Green Lantern series titled Lanterns is also in development. The series will focus on the green lanterns John Stewart and Hal Jordan as they defend the Earth against cosmic forces. Gunn describes the series as, “True Detective with space cops.”

    The mainstream DC universe Batman will be introduced through a live-action film titled Batman:The Brave and the Bold. Based on Grant Morrison’s comic book series of the same name, the film will focus on the relationship between Bruce Wayne and his son Damian Wayne. Damian is a child assassin who later becomes Robin and is someoneBatman struggles to keep in line.

    The film will go on to build the Bat family. A Booster Gold series is also in the works. Gunn describes the series as a superhero story on imposter syndrome. The filmmaker describes his planned Supergirl film as an epic sci-fi adventure. Titled, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, the film revolves around Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El. A dark, horror film based on the origins of the superhero Swamp Thing has also been announced. According to the filmmaker, the film will be tonally different from other DC films and will explore the darker corners of the DC Universe while also being connected to other DC stories.

  • James Gunn clarifies on rumours of ‘Green Lantern’ series being cancelled

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: American filmmaker James Gunn has shared a clarification about the fate of HBO Max’s ‘Green Lantern’ series which has been in development for years now.

    According to Deadline, a USA-based entertainment news outlet, after a publication said that the show had been cancelled and would no longer proceed, the new co-head of DC Studios refuted the story and labelled it “false”.

    Greg Berlanti, the producer of ‘Arrow’, has been working on the Green Lantern series since 2019. It was reported that the show’s focus had changed in October of this year.

    Guy Gardner and Alan Scott would have been the series’ main characters, and Finn Wittrock and Jeremy Irvine would have played those parts, respectively. However, the refocus would be on John Stewart, one of DC’s first Black superheroes and one of the longest-serving Green Lanterns, reported Deadline.

    Back in 2019, along with ‘Strange Adventures’, ‘Green Lantern’ was confirmed to be in development. The DC properties will be made just for the streaming service, according to Berlanti, and would be “unlike anything seen on television.”

    At the time, Berlanti said, “An anthology series of cautionary tales set in a world where superpowers exist, and, in what promises to be our biggest DC show ever made, we will be going to space with a Green Lantern television series, but I can’t reveal any more about that just yet.”

    It was revealed in August that ‘Stranger Adventures’ would not be moving forward at the streamer.

    HBO Max and DC have undergone numerous changes in 2022 as the Warner Bros. Discovery merger proceeds and the new co-presidents of DC Studios, Gunn and Peter Safran, lay forth a new era for the DC Universe, as per Deadline.

    WASHINGTON: American filmmaker James Gunn has shared a clarification about the fate of HBO Max’s ‘Green Lantern’ series which has been in development for years now.

    According to Deadline, a USA-based entertainment news outlet, after a publication said that the show had been cancelled and would no longer proceed, the new co-head of DC Studios refuted the story and labelled it “false”.

    Greg Berlanti, the producer of ‘Arrow’, has been working on the Green Lantern series since 2019. It was reported that the show’s focus had changed in October of this year.

    Guy Gardner and Alan Scott would have been the series’ main characters, and Finn Wittrock and Jeremy Irvine would have played those parts, respectively. However, the refocus would be on John Stewart, one of DC’s first Black superheroes and one of the longest-serving Green Lanterns, reported Deadline.

    Back in 2019, along with ‘Strange Adventures’, ‘Green Lantern’ was confirmed to be in development. The DC properties will be made just for the streaming service, according to Berlanti, and would be “unlike anything seen on television.”

    At the time, Berlanti said, “An anthology series of cautionary tales set in a world where superpowers exist, and, in what promises to be our biggest DC show ever made, we will be going to space with a Green Lantern television series, but I can’t reveal any more about that just yet.”

    It was revealed in August that ‘Stranger Adventures’ would not be moving forward at the streamer.

    HBO Max and DC have undergone numerous changes in 2022 as the Warner Bros. Discovery merger proceeds and the new co-presidents of DC Studios, Gunn and Peter Safran, lay forth a new era for the DC Universe, as per Deadline.

  • Warner Bros chooses to go ahead with ‘Green Lantern’ series 

    By Express News Service

    Reports state that the Green Lantern series is still alive, despite a flurry of project cancellations at Warner Bros. The live-action series was being developed for HBO Max. 

    Greg Berlanti was announced as the writer and showrunner for the Green Lantern show. He is most noted for being the showrunner for CW shows based on DC characters like Flash, Supergirl, and Green Arrow.

    David Zaslav was made the CEO of Warner Bros recently, and following that, a number of changes had been made to ongoing DC-related properties in the studio. 

    Batgirl starring Leslie Grace was reportedly axed while it was almost ready to hit the theatres. Strange Adventures, another DC project, developed by Clerks fame Kevin Smith, was also cancelled.

    James Gunn, who is known for handling both Marvel and DC projects, recently took to Twitter to dispel rumours about his Peacemaker series being cancelled. In the same breath, he announced that the second season of the show is well under development. 

    Reports state that the Green Lantern series is still alive, despite a flurry of project cancellations at Warner Bros. The live-action series was being developed for HBO Max. 

    Greg Berlanti was announced as the writer and showrunner for the Green Lantern show. He is most noted for being the showrunner for CW shows based on DC characters like Flash, Supergirl, and Green Arrow.

    David Zaslav was made the CEO of Warner Bros recently, and following that, a number of changes had been made to ongoing DC-related properties in the studio. 

    Batgirl starring Leslie Grace was reportedly axed while it was almost ready to hit the theatres. Strange Adventures, another DC project, developed by Clerks fame Kevin Smith, was also cancelled.

    James Gunn, who is known for handling both Marvel and DC projects, recently took to Twitter to dispel rumours about his Peacemaker series being cancelled. In the same breath, he announced that the second season of the show is well under development. 

  • Lee Toland Krieger to direct first two episodes of ‘Green Lantern’ series for HBO Max

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: “Riverdale” director Lee Toland Krieger has been roped in by streaming platform HBO Max to helm the first two episodes of “Green Lantern” series.

    The upcoming show is based on DC character Guy Gardner aka Green Lantern, who is described as a hulking mass of masculinity and an embodiment of 1980s hyper-patriotism.

    And yet, he is somehow likable.

    According to Deadline, the show was first announced in 2019 and received a series order last year.

    The story travels across decades and galaxies, beginning on Earth in 1941 with the very first Green Lantern, secretly gay FBI agent Alan Scott, and 1984, with arrogant alpha male Gardner and half-alien Bree Jarta.

    They’ll be joined by a multitude of other Lanterns — from comic book favourites to never-before-seen heroes.

    The 10-episode series is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Krieger recently directed the pilot and second episode of The CW’s “Superman & Lois”.

  • Jeremy Irvine in talks to join HBO Max’s ‘Green Lantern’ series

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Actor Jeremy Irvine, best known for the drama “Treadstone”, is in negotiations to star in the upcoming “Green Lantern” series set at HBO Max. The show is based on DC character Guy Gardner aka Green Lantern, who is described as a hulking mass of masculinity and an embodiment of 1980s hyper-patriotism.

    And yet, he is somehow likable. If the deal goes through, Irvine would play the gay superhero Alan Scott/Green Lantern opposite Finn Wittrock’s Guy Gardner/Green Lantern. Representatives for HBO Max and Warner Bros TV, which produces the series, declined to comment.

    The 10-episode series reinvents the DC characters through a story spanning decades and galaxies, beginning on Earth in 1941 with the very first Green Lantern, secretly gay FBI agent Alan Scott (Irvine), and 1984, with cocky alpha male Guy Gardner (Wittrock) and half-alien Bree Jarta.

    They will be joined by a multitude of other Lanterns — from comic book favorites to never-before-seen heroes. It is written by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Seth Grahame-Smith. The trio also executive produce with Geoff Johns, Sarah Schechter, David Madden and David Katzenberg.

    Elizabeth Hunter and Sara Saedi are serving as co-executive producers. The show is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros Television. The “Green Lantern” series was first announced in 2019 and received a series order last year.

  • Finn Wittrock to headline HBO Max’s Green Lantern

    By Express News Service
    HBO Max’s upcoming Green Lantern series has roped in actor Finn Wittrock to play a lead role.Based on characters from DC, the ten-episode series was first announced as being in development in 2019, with a series being ordered last year.

    According to Variety, Wittrock will star as Guy Gardner, who is described as a hulking mass of masculinity and an embodiment of 1980s hyper-patriotism. The show’s story will span decades and galaxies, featuring multiple Lanterns over the years. The story will begin from 1941, on Earth, with the first Green Lantern, FBI agent Alan Scott and 1984, with the Gardner and half-alien Bree Jarta.

    As of now, Wittrock is the only cast member announced. Created by John Broome and Gil Kane, Gardner will be remembered by comic-book fans for his appearances in Keith Giffen’s Justice League comics of the 1980s and 90s

    The Green Lantern series will be co-written and executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Seth Grahame-Smith and Marc Guggenheim, with Grahame-Smith serving as showrunner. Geoff Johns, Sarah Schechter, David Madden, and David Katzenberg also executive produce, with Elizabeth Hunter and Sara Saedi co-executive producing.

    Berlanti Productions will produce in association with Warner Bros. Television, where Berlanti is under a rich overall deal. Wittrock is known for featuring in films like The Big Short, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Unbroken. 

  • Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Green Lantern’ will not be part of Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’

    By ANI
    WASHINGTON: Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds has confirmed that his version of the 2011 ‘Green Lantern’ will not appear in the highly-anticipated Zack Snyder’s cut of ‘Justice League’.

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, on Monday, DC fans were struck with a blow when they learned that Reynolds will not have a cameo in the upcoming movie.

    There had been several rumours swirling that the ending of the new ‘Justice League’ movie would include a major cameo, and people speculated that Reynolds might appear as Hal Jordan, aka Green Lantern, reprising his role from the 2011 film.

    Replying to a Twitter user who suggested Reynolds’ Hal Jordan is the big surprise, he said, “It’s not me. But what a cool pirate flag to cameo as Hal. Maybe it’s another GL? But for me, the suit stays in the closet. I mean, computer.”

    Reynolds has been a good sport about the whole thing, even wondering if perhaps it is another Green Lantern who might cameo or even another actor as Hal Jordan. Green Lantern has traditionally been one of the founding members of the ‘Justice League’, so it was always odd that he is been mostly absent from the DCEU up to this point.

    A new trailer for ‘Justice League’ was released earlier this month, which did feature a new face: Jared Leto, who is reprising his role as The Joker. That moment was, by far, the most talked-about section of the nearly three-minute trailer.

    As per Variety, Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ will hit HBO Max on March 18, this year.