There have been no shortage of rumors forJustice League Dark, a.k.a.Dark Universe, this week. One report claimed thatColin Farrellis being eyed to playJohn Constantine, while yet another report claimedBen Mendelsohnis being eyed to play the main villain, Anton Arcane. None of these details have been confirmed just yet, but now we have another rumor to throw onto the pile.JoBloreports thatFede Alvarez(Evil Dead) and the Israeli filmmaking duo of Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (Big Bad Wolves) are considered the directorial front runners at this point.
Warner Bros. has been searching for a director ever sinceGuillermo del Torodropped out back in June. There didn’t seem to be much traction on the project in the intervening months, until we reported last month thatScott Rudincame aboard to produce, with the studio hoping to getproductionstarted sometime in 2016. This new report fromJoBloclaims that Warner Bros. thinksGuillermo del Toro’s script is “excellent,” which is why the studio is pushing to get production started next year.
Guillermo del Tororevealed last year that his script will includeDC Comicscharacters such as John Constantine, Swamp Thing, Deadman, Shade, Madame Xanadu, Etrigan The Demon and Zatanna. Aside fromColin Farrell,Ewan McGregoris being considered to play John Constantine. The report claims that whichever actor doesn’t land that role, could be cast as Jason Blood, the human version of Etrigan the Demon.Monica Bellucciis reportedly the top choice to play Madame Xanadu, andRon Perlmanis reportedly being eyed to play Swamp Thing.
JoBlo’s report also corroborates the previous rumor that Warner Bros. is looking for comedic actor to play Deadman, while they also want a young up and coming actress to play Zantanna. It isn’t known who the studio is considering for Shade at this time, but if a decision is made on the director soon, hopefully more casting details will come to light. The studio has yet to announce a release date forJustice League Darkquite yet.
Fede Alvarezmade his feature directorial debut with 2013’sEvil Deadremake, which he will follow up withA Man in the Dark. That film is currently in post-production and starsDylan Minnette,Jane LevyandStephen Lang. Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado made their directorial debut with Rabies, which they followed up withBig Bad Wolves. They also directed a segment of the horror anthologyABCs of Death 2. Which of these filmmakers do you think is right forJustice League Dark?
