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By Michileen Martin
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At a press event on Friday, DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran talked up their progress on their "Gods and Monsters" slate of releases, but not everything is going as planned. At least two of the planned TV series and two of the planned films have hit roadblocks.
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On the TV side of things, there are two potential casualties: "Waller" and "Booster Gold". The latter would be a time-traveling series featuring the titular hero. According to Safran, the showrunner they had planned for "Booster Gold" hasn't been active with the project. Safran speculated the creative may have either fallen "out of love" or "got busy" with other projects. Regardless, Safran and Gunn "had to pivot."
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With "Waller" - a spinoff of "The Suicide Squad" and "The Peacemaker" which would see Viola Davis reprise the role of Amanda Waller - the problem seems to be the script. Safran called "Waller" a "bumpy road," adding, "We've taken a couple of cracks at it but still haven't been able land."
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Also ailing from script problems is the announced "The Authority" film. Gunn said the movie about a more violent group of heroes "has had a harder time coming along" and that it "hasn't been much of a priority."
Likewise James Mangold's "Swamp Thing" seems to have found a place on the back burner. About it, Gunn said only, "We talk about it occasionally."
While officially no delay has been announced for it, there is some concern about "The Batman 2". The sequel to the 2022 hit "The Batman" is supposed to star filming later this year, but Safran revealed filmmaker Matt Reeves hasn't turned in a completed script: "He is yet to turn in a full script but what we have read so far is incredibly encouraging."
Assuming "The Batman 2" bows in the second half of 2027 as currently scheduled, it will make a five-and-a-half-year wait between films.
But not everything is delayed. "Superman" hits theaters in July and the following month will see "Peacemaker" Season 2 stream on Max. "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" is halfway done with production while the TV series "Lanterns" just began filming. "Clayface" shoots this summer and "Sgt. Rock" is looking for its lead.
In the meantime, DC has a number of animated projects in various stages of production, including the film "Dynamic Duo" and the series "Starfire" and "My Adventures with Green Lantern".
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