James Gunn Says SUPERMAN: LEGACY Script Is "99.9%” Done; Debunks BATMAN: THE BRAVE & THE BOLD Rumors

James Gunn Says SUPERMAN: LEGACY Script Is "99.9%” Done; Debunks BATMAN: THE BRAVE & THE BOLD Rumors

Superman: Legacy director James Gunn has revealed that he is just about finished writing the script for his Man of Steel reboot, while also debunking some Batman: The Brave and the Bold rumors...

By MarkCassidy - Dec 04, 2023 09:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman: Legacy

Superman: Legacy is currently scheduled to begin shooting in January, but it sounds like James Gunn still has some work to do on the script.

In a Threads post, the filmmaker revealed that the screenplay for his Man of Steel reboot is now “99.9%” done, before adding, “I’m always changing small things but it’s been essentially done since well before the strike.”

Legacy will be the first movie of the revamped (though not entirely rebooted) DCU, and will be followed by several other high-profile projects that were announced as part of the Chapter 1 slate, "Gods and Monsters," including a new Batman movie based on The Brave and the Bold.

Gunn has previously indicated that it will be quite a while before he has a chance to turn his attention to this new take on The Dark Knight, but that hasn't stopped the rumors from doing the rounds online.

Supernatural and The Boys star Jensen Ackles has been a popular fan-pick to play Batman/Bruce Wayne for some time, so it was probably inevitable that he'd eventually be "rumored" to have landed the role. The same source also claimed that Javon Walton had been cast as Robin/Damian Wayne, Wolfgang Novogratz as Nightwing/Dick Grayson and Clancy Brown as Alfred Pennyworth.

The GOTG Vol. 3 director debunked these rumors outright, noting that The Brave and The Bold doesn't even have a completed script yet.

This doesn't mean that Ackles couldn't emerge as a legit contender for the part down the line. Here's what the actor had to say about potentially donning the cape and cowl in live-action (he's already voiced the hero in animation) during a recent interview.

"Look, right now nobody's talking about anything. There's a strike going on in the entertainment industry, and until that gets solved, nobody is having conversations about anything. Would I entertain the idea of playing my favorite superhero of all time? Nah, I'm good (laughs)...sounds like a lot of work. I would love it. Sign me up."

The Flash director Andy Muschietti has signed on to helm the DCU reboot, and the project is rumored to have enlisted John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator, Hugo, Skyfall) to pen the script.

Along with a new take on the Caped Crusader, The Brave and the Bold will introduce a very different Robin in the form of Damian Wayne, a "murderous tween raised by assassins who also happens to be the son Batman never knew he had."

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Matchesz
Matchesz - 12/4/2023, 9:52 AM
We havent even had a proper Dick Grayson on the big screen. Wtf is going on here
Origame
Origame - 12/4/2023, 9:56 AM
@Matchesz - the one from batman forever was actually pretty well done. Without a doubt the best part of that film. And only real issue with his role there was it didn't make sense a full grown adult was being adopted.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 12/4/2023, 9:59 AM
It is now DCs time to be the best in CBMs. In Gunn I trust.
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 12/4/2023, 10:27 AM
@vectorsigma - If The Suicide Squad is an example of what James Gunn has to offer the DCU, then I have no faith in what is to come.
TruePunishment
TruePunishment - 12/4/2023, 10:46 AM
@DarkeyeZ - why? The Suicide Squad is the best movie set in the Snyderverse.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 12/4/2023, 6:33 PM
@DarkeyeZ - dont let the box office results decide what a good film is.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 12/4/2023, 7:08 PM
@DarkeyeZ - then you have trash taste. that movie was incredible.
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/4/2023, 8:45 PM
@DarkeyeZ - I thought The Suicide Squad was a good movie, Peacemaker as well.

Gonna give Gunn a chance.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 12/4/2023, 10:00 AM
People just be fancasting people and spreading it as a “rumor” or fact now smh…

Anyway , I still haven’t seen The Flash but I’m 50/50 on Muschietti as a director (I liked IT Chapter 1 but 2 not so much) so we’ll see how he does here.

The guy can do heart well so if that works then that’s the most important thing imo , especially in regards to the father & son dynamic between Bruce & Damian.

GhostDog
GhostDog - 12/4/2023, 10:08 AM
Really hope Nightwing appears in The Brave and The Bold. His relationship with Damian is one of the best dynamics in DC comics
Usernametaken
Usernametaken - 12/4/2023, 10:09 AM
A finished script for a CBM before filming?

What kind of Hollywood blockbuster production is this?
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 12/4/2023, 10:17 AM
@Usernametaken - that is sarcastically hilarious
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 12/4/2023, 10:16 AM
Yeah, I guess I wish they'd go with Dick Grayson like others do, but I kinda get why they aren't. What was there, 5 different Robins? Grayson, Jason, Tim, Claire, and Damian are the ones I can think of. That's a LOT of Robins to go through back-story-wise and they'd at least need at most 1 to 2 films each for all their stories to flesh out. I believe most people know Grayson was the first, Jason could actually go after Damien, you could save Claire Kelly for an elseworld's The Dark Knight Returns, and I have no idea with Drake (of course, some of this could be fleshed out by tv shows and animated features) But to try to fit all 5 together in a span of, let's say, 10 films, way too much. Maybe they're planning on a Bat-family film? Can't remember if they are or not.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 12/4/2023, 10:23 AM
I am thrilled with the writer, if true... but after watching the Flash i have 0 trust in Andy as a director. Gunn needs to NAIL Supes to have any hope of the DCU working.. and if Supes and Batman fall flat, then just stop and give up as it won't work without those 2
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 12/4/2023, 10:25 AM
While I am interested to see how this pans out, these movies will likely be "stream at home" movies...the whole DCEU sucked. They cast a dufus as my favorite comic book hero (The Flash), They cast a Batman and hardly used him, They gave Harley Quinn waaaaay more screen time than she needed. They gave Aquaman the most exciting movie, and Shazam got 2 movies before Green Lantern got 1...also, no Batman solo movie...also, for those looking at the Box office numbers of The Marvels, look at the DCEU as a whole...Wonder Woman and Aquaman were the only real success...
also, James Gunn already did a DC movie, and it wasn't that great...I mean, it was probably in the middle if you were putting the DCEU in order, but it still wasn't great.
The Batman and Joker are quality movies, but not part of the DCU.
also, DC KILLS it in the animation department (at least did in everything up to and including "Justice League Dark: Apokolips War"), why do they fumble with the live-action movies so badly?
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 12/4/2023, 11:27 AM
@DarkeyeZ - I blame execs trying to make avengers level moneys in a short amount of time.
The1st
The1st - 12/4/2023, 1:01 PM
@slickrickdesigns - ...with Sony level live action effort no less
DocSpock
DocSpock - 12/4/2023, 10:56 AM


If they keep Andy MooseSh!tty as the director of Brave & Bold, it is doomed. Why would they do this???

Forthas
Forthas - 12/4/2023, 11:22 AM
I really don't care!
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 12/4/2023, 11:28 AM
Me personally....Im excited Brave and Bold. Love seeing these different Batman takes honestly. This one in particular will be interesting as well because I was told that WB would never have a child fight with Batman in films. This film will, for better or worse, possible remove such a stigma.
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