DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran have set the document straight concerning Daniel Craig’s rumored involvement of their upcoming Sergeant Rock film, revealing the actor was by no means formally hooked up to the mission. The movie, which incorporates a screenplay by Challengers and Queer author Justin Kuritzkes, is at present within the casting section because the studio searches for its lead actor.
“Daniel was simply, for what it’s value, was by no means hooked up,” Safran defined throughout a press briefing. “He and Luca have an unbelievable relationship, and so Luca was speaking to him about it. However, you already know, we by no means met with Daniel, he was simply an thought.”
Reports have prompt varied causes for Craig’s potential involvement not shifting ahead, together with alleged scheduling conflicts along with his spouse Rachel Weisz’s initiatives and reportedly cooling curiosity following the efficiency of Queer. Nevertheless, these studies stay unconfirmed, and as Safran and Gunn clarified, Craig by no means signed on to play Sgt. Rock.
What we all know in regards to the Sgt. Rock film
The Sgt. Rock film goals to inform “a narrative about heroism in a time of battle in a compelling and distinctive means,” in accordance with Safran. Kuritzkes’ screenplay has been praised by the studio heads and was instrumental in shifting the mission ahead in DC’s improvement slate.
“We by no means actually even introduced Sergeant Rock,” Gunn famous, addressing the hypothesis. “That was by no means an actual factor. That was a dialogue.”
DC Studios is hoping to start manufacturing this summer time at their U.Okay. hub, with The Bear star Jeremy Allen White among the many actors at present being thought-about for the lead function. The studio’s method to casting stays methodical, with Safran emphasizing they may solely transfer ahead as soon as they discover “the right actor.”
“What we love about Sergeant Rock is simply a chance to inform a narrative about heroism in a time of battle in a compelling and distinctive means,” Safran added. “Justin Kuritzkes actually wrote an exquisite screenplay, and that’s what sort of catapulted that mission to the forefront.”
The Sgt. Rock film displays Gunn and Safran’s method to balancing completely different price range ranges and kinds throughout the new DC Universe. Like Clayface and Superman, every mission serves a particular goal within the studio’s broader imaginative and prescient. Whereas a summer time manufacturing begin stays doable, Gunn and Safran emphasised that discovering the proper lead actor takes precedence over assembly any particular timeline.
Keep tuned for the newest information concerning the Sgt. Rock film and the way forward for the DC Universe.
