Zatanna DC Movie Taps Promising Young Woman Director To Write

Zatanna DC Movie Taps Promising Young Woman Director To Write

Promising Young Woman writer/director Emerald Fennell has been tapped by Warner Bros. to write a live-action Zatanna movie for the DCEU.

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Zatanna DC Movie Taps Promising Young Woman Director To Write

A live-action Zatanna movie is being written by Promising Young Woman writer/director Emerald Fennell for the DCEU. Following the success of the Wonder Woman films and a positive critical response to 2020’s Birds of Prey, the Zatanna project would put another female superhero in the franchise’s spotlight. Interest in the core DCEU has spiked since the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, though it’s unclear how exactly the new movie will connect to past entries.

In the comics, Zatanna is a magician – an incredibly powerful sorceress who had worked at different times with the Justice League and Justice League Dark. She’s long been a popular hero among fans, frequently appearing in DC’s various animated series in films. Zatanna’s comics storylines have often involved Batman and John Constantine, among other characters throughout the franchise. She has previously been played in live-action by Serinda Swan on Smallville.

Now, it looks like Zatanna will be getting her very own feature film in the DCEU from DC Films and J.J. Abrams’s Bad Robot Productions. Per Variety, Emerald Fennell will write the script for Zatanna, following her rapid Hollywood ascendance after the massive critical and popular success of Promising Young Woman. No casting news or release date plans have been announced for Zatanna at this time.

The introduction of Zatanna to the DCEU could signal some of the comics’ more occult storylines, making the jump to live-action. Justice League Dark characters like Swamp Thing and John Constantine have featured prominently in recent DC Universe and Arrowverse shows, as well as a number of animated features, but they haven’t seen much attention in the franchise’s theatrical films. The potential for a new Constantine movie has been a matter of recent rumor, and with Zatanna coming to the big screen, it could become a reality.

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One of the bigger questions now hanging over the Zatanna film is how it will tie back to the broader DCEU. Since the critical and commercial failure of 2017’s Justice League, Warner Bros. has focused less on crossovers and more on solo films for its central characters like Wonder Woman and Aquaman. That model has also allowed for new films set outside the official DCEU canon, like Joker and the upcoming Robert Pattinson-led The Batman. Passion for the DCEU feels like it’s at a high right now in the wake of the Snyder Cut’s positive reception, but that doesn’t guarantee any major changes in the current franchise model. At the very least, with a script from one of Hollywood’s most exciting creators, Zatanna has the potential to be a fantastic solo film for DC.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/zatanna-dc-movie-writer-emerald-fennell/

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