Zach Cregger’s bought Weapons out this weekend, however the man apparently by no means stops working. Not solely is he engaged on a new Resident Evil movie, however he’s additionally cooked up an concept for DC Studios that we now know a little bit bit extra about.
In keeping with the Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision newsletter, Cregger’s DC film is at present generally known as Henchman. The pitch? The commerce’s sources say a low-level goon in Gotham Metropolis manages to take down Batman due to “a stroke of luck,” after which he turns into the speak of the supervillain city. It’s additionally mentioned that Batman might “briefly” present up within the film, as would Harley Quinn and Joker.
Though Cregger has vaguely talked a couple of “Batman-adjacent” undertaking he’s wanted to do for years at this level, it needs to be clear that Henchman will not be within the works in any capability simply but. The undertaking hasn’t been formally pitched but, in accordance with THR, however James Gunn and Peter Safran reportedly know he’s occupied with working with them.
However let’s return to that premise. It’ll sound acquainted to some Bat-fans: it was the plot of “The Man Who Killed Batman,” a Batman: The Animated Collection episode about a small-time gang member, Sid, who turns into liable for the Darkish Knight’s seeming loss of life, propelling him to prison stardom. Joker and Harley featured prominently in that episode, which additional connects the episode to Henchman. The one actual challenges are that proper now, WB doesn’t have a Batman or Joker solid but, and whereas Harley might probably be performed once more by Margot Robbie, it will stay to be seen if the undertaking acted as an Elseworlds-model story or could be thought-about as a part of the DC Studios continuity. There might even be a restrict to what villains Cregger can use, since some might pop up in The Batman Part II or its eventual sequel, and WB doesn’t wish to trigger confusion by doubling up between its imaginative and prescient of Gotham and what the DCU has in retailer for The Courageous and the Daring.
Ought to Cregger and DC Studios meet up, we might get one other Batman-adjacent film within the close to future, becoming a member of the ranks of Clayface, Dynamic Duo, and Teen Titans.
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