Matthew Orton screenplay
The rumor is that he’s penning a screenplay about Deathstroke and Bane. Neither Gunn or Safran would confirm. Still they’re waiting on Orton’s draft.
The Authority feature, which was announced two years ago, is set to follow a group of antiheroes, who take matters into their own hands despite what governments advise. The Authority was created after StormWatch, a planetary defense force against aliens, was destroyed. The former member of that group, Jenny Sparks, created the Authority with her StormWatch Black teammates Swift and Jack Hawksmoor. The team includes The Engineer (Angela Spica), Jeroen Thornedike (the latest Doctor), Apollo and Midnighter. Slow go for the project, but Gunn and Safran still believe in it. Gunn says “it’s not the furthest along.” Adds Safran, “It is a very big movie, if you’re going to do it properly. Some of the story elements perhaps that are in
Superman and some of the other films we fast-tracked, step a little on the
Authority. Gunn further notes, “(It’s) the one that got messed with through all of the other things that were happening. The script had a harder time coming along.”
TV
Peacemaker season 2 — The Gunn penned show is premiering August.
Waller — the Viola Davis
Suicide Squad and
Peacemaker spinoff about the espionage director without scruples remains in the works despite a bumpy development road impacted by the strikes.
Lanterns — they can safely say it will premiere in early 2026.
Penguin season 2 — TBD. “There’s a lot of moving pieces, including Colin (Farrell) himself,” said Safran about the next phase of the hit Max series about
The Batman villain.
Paradise Lost HBO Max live action series which Safran billed as a “
Games of Thrones-ish story about Themyscira, the home of the Amazons and the birthplace of Wonder Woman” is still in the works. No writer was announced.
Booster Gold The series follows a loser from the future, who uses future technology to come back to today, and pretends to be a superhero. Updates Safran, “We love
Booster Gold. There was a particular showrunner/creator we were waiting on who expressed interest. We waited a really long time, ultimately he fell out of love. We pivoted. It’s still one that’s important to us. It’s moving forward with somebody else.”
Blue Beetle animated series. Deadline’s Rosy Cordero
first told you about this. Safran says that the
Angel Manuel Soto and
Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (the director and screenwriter of the 2023 film) is “getting to a place and they’re going to present for a greenlight really soon. It follows on the events of that movie.”
