With a number of tasks within the pipeline for the newly constructed DCU, James Gunn is assuring followers that, amongst them, is a long-gestating collection targeted on Process Drive X chief Amanda Waller, originated onscreen by Oscar winner Viola Davis in 2016’s Suicide Squad.
Talking to Individuals in a current interview, the Superman helmer confirmed he and DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran are nonetheless “engaged on” the present.
He stated, “We’re engaged on it, so we’ll see what occurs. Some issues have moved quicker than others. Waller’s not been the quickest. However I can’t wait to see Viola placed on their Waller pants once more.”
Gunn is echoing sentiments each he and Safran expressed again in February, telling Deadline then that Waller — in regards to the amoral U.S. authorities espionage director who dispatches the felony misfit Suicide Squad group on missions — stays within the works, regardless of the undertaking remaining troublesome to interrupt.
“We’ve taken a few cracks at Waller, and we haven’t been in a position to land it,” Safran stated on the time.
“We’re nonetheless engaged on it,” Gunn added, additionally noting the duo needed to prioritize one other spinoff, Peacemaker. “Waller has been powerful, the strike was powerful on Waller, there was a certain quantity time that we wanted to do Peacemaker first.”
“We have been going to go along with Waller earlier than Peacemaker [Season 2], however I wrote Peacemaker shortly and we have been able to go,” Gunn concluded.
Davis performed Waller in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad and its sequel, 2021’s The Suicide Squad, from Gunn. Information of the Waller spinoff was first introduced again in 2022, revealed on the time to function Watchmen author Christal Henry as scribe and government producer alongside Davis. Whereas Peacemaker is a comedy, Waller would fall into the drama class; Davis reprised the character in Peacemaker Season 1.
A 12 months later, it was introduced Doom Patrol creator Jeremy Carver would be a part of Henry to co-write Waller.
Apart from Waller, Max will launch the forthcoming spinoff, Lanterns, aiming to debut in early 2026.
