Colin Farrell Could Go From The Penguin ...

DC Studios might have discovered its Sgt. Rock on the soiled streets of Gotham Metropolis. Colin Farrell, at present basking within the accolades of playing another DC character on The Penguin, is at present circling the position of Sgt. Rock, a film that’ll be directed by Challengers helmer Luca Guadagnino.

Deadline broke the information of the potential casting and cleared up the query you will have proper now. No, it’s not a problem if Farrell is each Sgt. Rock and the Penguin. The previous will likely be a part of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Universe and the latter is a part of Matt Reeves’ Epic Crime Saga. So it’s two completely different DC worlds—and this casting information all however solidifies that these worlds won’t be crossing over. Sorry to anybody who thought Robert Pattinson would be the new DC Batman. That’s not occurring.

As for Sgt. Rock, the undertaking was a cheerful shock to Gunn and Safran who explained earlier this year that Guadagnino and Challengers author Justin Kuritzkes got here in with one thing distinctive and so they obtained on board. “[Guadagnino and Kuritzkes] had a very fascinating tackle how you can inform this story throughout the DCU,” Safran mentioned. It’s “a very compelling story about heroism in a time of armed battle…. we love the concept of having the ability to inform one thing that, it’s a struggle film.”

Unique rumors mentioned Daniel Craig would play the position however Gunn and Safran defined he was by no means formally in talks. This, nonetheless, appears far more actual. If Farrell can discover the time to do it in his busy schedule, that’s. io9 reached out to DC Studios for remark or clarification and can replace this story if or after we hear again.

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