Justice League Dark Moving Forward, ‘Snatches’ Gambit Director

Director Doug Liman

‘They must just cancel the Gambit movie’ was my first thought after learning that Doug Liman who was gonna be the director for Gambit had jump-shipped to DC. He is taking an offer to direct one of the DC enterprise’s most iconic teams, the Justice League Dark, also referred to as the Dark Universe.

Gambit finds itself in another setback as the film has gone through numerous struggles to get off the ground. This is not the first time the film has lost a director as it previously lost Rupert Wyatt. The film also has had many production issues, including multiple script rewrites. It seems as this might be the final nail in the coffin.

As for The DC Universe, Warner Bros. keeps surprising us with the movies they keep adding to the already cluttered DC slate. It was recently confirmed that Man of Steel 2 was moving into production, and now comes Justice League Dark. It shows they have a lot of faith in their DC properties. That’s a good thing, considering some haters have been wanting the DC Universe to be scrapped, for whatever reasons they might have.

The plot details for JL Dark are still under wraps, and production start date has not been announced. Scott Rudin and Michael Gilio are respectively set to produce and write the epic.

No release date has been announced yet. Justice League Dark consists of an ensemble team of Constantine, Zatanna, Swap Thing, Deadman and Etrigan the Demon. It is unclear whether Matt Ryan who portrayed Constantine in the NBC show of the same name will reprise his role in the film.

 

‘DC Animation’ To Tackle ‘Justice League Dark’ Next

DC Animations much-anticipated DVD/Blu-Ray release of Batman: The Killing Joke, offers up fans an “exclusive sneak peek at the next DC Universe Original Movie.” And its going to get dark.

Sources close to Comicbook.com brought attention to a listing courtesy of the BBFC, which reveals bonus features on The Killing Joke includes “A Sneak Peek at Justice League Dark.“

Fans of the dark and macabre corner of the DC universe will be familiar with the title that sees mystic wielders like John Constantine, Zatanna, Deadman, and Swamp Thing deal with supernatural entities that The Justice League proper can’t.

A live action adaptation of Justice League Dark has long been in the works at Warner Bros. with Guillermo del Toro attached. But the Director step down late last year in order to produce the project alongside Oscar winner Scott Rudin, who was keen to push the project through with shooting possibly taking place this year.

Reports regarding the planned movie have been scarce since then however, with many believing that the rescheduling of DC’s Extended Universe in light of Dawn of Justice’s less than stellar performance at the box office. May have nixed Warner Bros. planned creation of a Dark Universe – of which Justice League Dark would be its headliner – in favour of more popular characters such as Harley Quinn and Batman receiving their own solo movies.

If this is the case, an animated film would be a great way to give fans of Justice League Dark comics something to look forward. While introducing these characters to a new audience with the prospect of a live action adaptation further down the line, should demand grow for it.

Batman: The Killing Joke will be available to purchase on Blu-Ray & DVD on August 2, with a Digital format premiering before then on July 26.

Until then enjoy the Trailer below:

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