SGT. ROCK May Have Been Scrapped Due To Doubts About Director's Abilities; Could It Shoot Next Year Instead?

SGT. ROCK May Have Been Scrapped Due To Doubts About Director's Abilities; Could It Shoot Next Year Instead?

Following the news that DC Studios has halted production on Sgt. Rock, we have some additional updates about what went wrong with the upcoming DCU movie. However, it may begin production next year instead.

By JoshWilding - May 01, 2025 04:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Sgt. Rock

Yesterday, we learned that DC Studios has halted production on Sgt. Rock. The movie, written by Justin Kuritzkes and directed by Luca Guadagnino, was in the middle of pre-production in the UK and had started assembling its cast. 

We now have additional updates from the trades, starting with The Hollywood Reporter. One insider tells them that "it came down to the project's scheduling needs of shooting outdoors." Deadline, meanwhile, explains, "shooting this summer was untenable, as the team would have had to rush through prep to hit the right weather conditions at the right time."

The UK weather is inconsistent at best, but it's only May, and it's not really until late October/early November that the country starts looking particularly autumnal and then wintery. With that in mind, it's hard to buy into this explanation. 

The Hollywood Reporter shares another possible explanation by revealing, "Another source raised the possibility that Guadagnino remained untested in the realm of action movies, and even though the budget was in the $70 million range, a paltry sum for comic book movies, higher-ups may have wavered in their confidence."

Making this news all the more unusual is the fact that Deadline points out, "Guadagnino was scouting locations last week and that the studio was far down the line with Alien: Romulus breakout David Jonsson to join Farrell."

Are we really supposed to believe a movie this far down the line was essentially scrapped because DC Studios was concerned it wouldn't be sunny enough? Something isn't adding up, and James Gunn has yet to weigh in on the news. 

Shifting to a 2026 shoot won't be easy; Guadagnino has several projects in the works, including American PsychoSeparate Rooms, and Lord of the Flies. If The Batman Part II happens as planned, Colin Farrell will also need to shoot that at some point next year. 

It's not all bad news, though, as according to The Wrap, Clayface is still scheduled to start shooting in October. Fingers crossed it doesn't rain. 

As a reminder, Sgt. Rock was set to pair the title character up with a female French resistance fighter to find the mystical Spear of Destiny, the spear used to stab Jesus Christ during his crucifixion, which, in lore, is said to have supernatural properties. They have to find it before the Nazis. 

Do you think DC Studios' Sgt. Rock movie will eventually become a reality? As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

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bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 5/1/2025, 4:31 AM
Wanting to shoot in summer makes sense enough imo. I'm guessing they could shoot later in the year, but it's those conditions they don't expect the director to succeed in.

That said, it's interesting two trades come with different explanations. I only really see them as trust worthy sources, so think it's combination of explanations.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 5/1/2025, 4:33 AM
They were scheduling around weather conditions in the UK? lol...
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tRuckRogers46A
tRuckRogers46A - 5/1/2025, 4:43 AM
The UK can have four seasons in one day and frequently does.
tRuckRogers46A
tRuckRogers46A - 5/1/2025, 4:46 AM
It's a very pleasant 22°C at the moment, with rains forecast for next week.
Franshu
Franshu - 5/1/2025, 5:44 AM
Doubts about GUADAGNINO'S abilities as a director of all things??? I'm starting to have doubts about the producers' abilities to make their own brains function properly, honestly.
Pictilli
Pictilli - 5/1/2025, 5:46 AM
No thank you
BigPhilbowski
BigPhilbowski - 5/1/2025, 6:03 AM
Oh I didn't know it was focusing the spear of destiny. Damn, that could have been their way of bringing Constantine into the DCU too. Now I'm more interested in this than I was before it was cancelled

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