Is The Authority officially cooked? James Gunn gives fans an update on what may be the most troubled film in the DC Universe’s current slate.
There were a lot of incredibly interesting projects revealed when James Gunn first announced the slate for the new DC Universe. However, perhaps the most perplexing among them was the reveal that The Authority would be getting their own film. This wasn’t just shocking because of their obscure nature. But rather, their scale and mature subject matter made many wonder just how they’d fit into the ever-growing franchise.
Now, years out from the initial announcement, the questions about The Authority still linger. While some characters from the property have already made their debut in the DC Universe, such as James Gunn using The Engineer in Superman, there’s been almost no progress made in actually getting the movie off the ground. This has led some to worry that the project may ultimately get shelved.
Is The Authority Cancelled?
James Gunn recently spoke to The New Blerd Order about the place of certain properties in the DC Universe. While the page was mostly asking about Static Shock, Gunn managed to slip in a small update on The Authority. Sadly, it seems as though both projects are having trouble slotting into the current state of the franchise.
“It’s all about integrating [Static Shock] with the DC Universe because he’s not a character that’s traditionally part of the DC Universe. It’s kind of like ‘The Authority.’ So, like, ‘The Authority’s been a little bit of a challenge simply because integrating [them] with the DCU has been a difficult thing to do, and the same thing is true of the Static Shock…Hopefully, we’ll figure out a way to do that.”
Even though James Gunn may not have a place for projects like The Authority and Static Shock in the mainline DC Universe, that doesn’t mean they’re dead. The director has been open about wanting to tell Elseworlds stories for the franchise as long as they’re the right fit. So it’s possible that alternate universe projects may be the key forward for these properties.
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