DC Studios' "Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters" slate left us with plenty to discuss, but the fact we're getting a Booster Gold TV series on HBO Max was arguably among the most exciting announcements.
Fans have been waiting a long time to see the time-travelling superhero in live-action, and while Donald Faison briefly showed up in what would become Legends of Tomorrow's series finale after its cancellation, the character has yet to be given the chance to shine. Well, with that set to change in the new DCU, the question remains: who will play Booster Gold?
During an interview with Rolling Stone to discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Star-Lord actor Chris Pratt responded to fans who would like to see him make his DCU debut as Booster.
While he hasn't discussed the role with James Gunn, Pratt did respond: "If James thought I was right for it, then you know that would I would have to consider it."
The site also made sure to ask the filmmaker about his plans as DC Studios' co-CEO and the possibility of this leading to a new rivalry between Marvel and DC. "I think it’s the opposite," he stated. "To be frank, I think the better Marvel movies do, it’s better for DC, and the better DC movies do, it’s better for Marvel."
"When people see bad movies, they don’t want to spend more money on seeing more movies. So you want good movies to happen, especially since we’re making two or three movies a year at DC. So every movie that Marvel has is sort of an advertising for comic-book films, and vice versa. And you don’t want to scare off people from going to the theater."
"And if we’re both making good movies, that’s the best of all situations, which keeps the ball bouncing back and forth. At that point, we can talk about rivalries, and it’d be fun."
DC has a long way to go before being considered rivals to Marvel Studios, even after poor reviews for movies like Eternals and Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Gunn has a great attitude about the situation, though, and it will be fun to see how the success of each shared world informs the other in the years ahead.
Booster Gold doesn't currently have a premiere date.