Dark Universe Begins to Expand for DC
Fans of DC should be rather ecstatic at this latest announcement (then again, given the state of DC’s film universe, maybe you should be cringing), as Variety is reporting that Doug Liman is set to direct the Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment adaptation of Dark Universe, aka Justice League Dark.
Scott Rudin is producing. Michael Gilio is writing the script. Warner Bros. had no comment.
Sources also added that Liman has left the Channing Tatum film Gambit, which insiders say is a mutual split between him and the studio.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, the story revolves around a dark Justice League team that consists of John Constantine, Swamp Thing, Deadman, Zatanna, and Etrigan the Demon.
Constantine was played by Keanu Reeves in the 2005 movie, as well as by Matt Ryan in the NBC series “Constantine,” which was canceled in 2015 after one season. Swamp Thing has also had his own movie, with Dick Durock playing the creature in Wes Craven’s 1982 film.
Guillermo del Toro was originally attached to direct, but the project was shelved as the helmer was sidetracked by other projects. Rudin came on board as producer last year, giving new life to the property.
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