DC Studios Might Have Just Cancelled Its First Superhero Movie

DC Studios cancelled its first superhero movie after the new comic book universe was mapped out in late 2022.

According to a new report fromThe Wrap, Warner Bros. and DC Studios cancelled theirSgt.

Rockmovie fromChallengersandQueerfilmmaker Luca Guadagnino.

Sgt. Rock walking away from an explosion in DC Comics

Rockwas being developed by Luca Guadagnino and his longtime collaborator Justin Kuritzkes.

The film was reportedly eyeing a 2026 production start and sporting a lean $65-$70 million budget.

It would have followed the super-powered World War II soldier known for his impeccable and superhuman strength.

Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam sitting in a throne in Black Adam

That, however, has seemingly come to a screeching halt with the movie’s full-on cancellation.

The wartime DC action film joins several other big-name DC projects to ultimately get the boot.

Rockisn’t dead for good, but it certainly isn’t happening soon.

Leslie Grace in full her full Batgirl costume in Batgirl

However, that did not come to pass.

Batgirl

One of the most infamous cancellations in DC history was the 2022Batgirlfandango.

In a shocking turn of fate, though,Warner Bros. cancelledBatgirlin August 2022.

Zatanna throwing her arms in the air in DC Comics

The act was said to be a cost-cutting measure.

Discovery merger that was happening at the time.

The film was set to be directed byRenfieldfilmmaker Chris McKay and would have focused exclusively on the Batman-adjacent hero.

Nightwing holding on the side of a building in the rain in DC Comics

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