The Authority was published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint in 1999. Created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, they're a team that gets the job done by any means necessary (their extreme methods care little for politics and law).
DC Studios is developing a feature film about The Authority and while rumours they were set to appear in Superman: Legacy ended up being a misdirect, James Gunn is thought to have big plans for the relatively obscure heroes.
Now, John Rocha has shared a rumour he says is only "60%" correct regarding the possible cast for this DCU movie.
While he advises taking these details with a pinch of salt, the podcaster has been told the lineup will feature Sam Worthington as Midnighter, Alexander Skarsgård as Apollo, Kiera Knightley as Jenny Sparks, Gerard Butler as Jack Hawksmoor, Keke Palmer as the Engineer, and Riz Ahmed as the Doctor.
As for The Authority's villain, Rocha believes Ken Watanabe is being eyed to play Kaizen Gamorra. The dictator of the island nation of Gamorra, which he named after himself, Kaizen often came into conflict with StormWatch (a precursor to The Authority).
Drew Goddard (Bad Times at the El Royale) is the rumoured writer, while Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman) was once again named as the project's likely director.
If these actors have signed up for The Authority, then it was likely right before the SAG-AFTRA strike began. Again, Rocha cautions this is just a rumour and not any sort of confirmation, but the actors listed here would definitely increase interest in the team among causal fans.
"The Authority are a group of superheroes who think the world is broken, and they want to fix it by any means necessary," Gunn previously explained. "I think it’s a very different look at superheroes."
He'd add that The Authority "will interact with all of our primary DCU characters," suggesting they'll be front and centre in future stories.
The Authority doesn't currently have a release date but is part of DC Studios' "Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters."