With the DCU steaming ahead and Clayface set for release next weekend, it’s not a surprise to hear that several projects in that world are still in various stages of production, including the Bane/Deathstroke villain team-up movie, which now has a title too.
As I first reported in 2024, James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU is setting its sights on a Bane and Deathstroke movie that would see the villains, Bane, a steroid-enhanced powerhouse who once broke Batman and almost ruled Gotham and Deathstroke, an assassin whose skill set matches that of the Batman himself, making him basically Batman’s dark flipside, teaming up with Captain America: Brave New World writer Matthew Orton developing the script with Gunn.
And now we can reveal that the movie’s current title is… Savage Hunters!
Tidbit:
After briefly playing Deathstroke in Justice League and being set up to be the main antagonist in Ben Affleck’s long-cancelled Batman movie, actor Joe Manganiello says that his time as Deathstroke, to the surprise of no one, is dead and gone and DCU boss James Gunn put the final nail in that coffin: “James [Gunn] is my buddy, and James and I had a conversation about it because Jim lee over at DC Comics wanted me to create a graphic novel series based on the screenplay that I wrote for the Deathstroke origin film that, when they were dismantling the DCEU, went to the wayside as well.
“Jim read it, and wanted it to be a graphic novel series, but no one could assure me that, if it garnered the attention of directors and producers, that I couldn’t be attached. So I had to let it go. James Gunn was just like, ‘Let it go.’”
The reveal came as the movie was on a list of movies in various stages of development and which now fall under the gaze of Skydance Pictures Co-Chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, fresh after the purchase of Warner Bros and all the movies that studio was developing.
The list has a Barbie sequel as a priority while under ‘almost’ greenlit; we find two Zach Creggar-related projects in the shape of his upcoming sci-fi epic, The Flood, and the prequel, which he’s not directing to Weapons, Aunt Gladys.
Interestingly, we also find Drew Goddard’s fourth fifth Matrix movie in there two.
In varying stages of development, we find Tim Burton’s Attack of the Fifty-Foot Woman, the long-rumoured Constantine sequel, Game of Thrones: Aegon’s Conquest, Gremlins 3, which is apparently ‘awaiting rewrites’, The Goonies 2, a new Live-action Flintstones reboot with Ryan Gosling’s Open Invite producing and interestingly, a Get Smart reboot (I still say the Steve Carrell one is a misunderstood gem).
Finally, of note, we have The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past with Stephen Colbert, Philippa Boyens and Peter McGee writing and a possibly live-action Powerpuff Girls.
The whole list contains several DCU projects at various stages of development too, ranging from complete with Clayface, to in production with Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Dynamic Duo, Live-action Teen Titans, Swamp Thing, which DCU co-runner Peter Safran confirmed is still being developed with James Mangold, saying: “We’re working on it. The script is being written as we speak.” And Wonder Woman. Non-DCU we have the aforementioned Constantine and the currently in production The Batman Part II.
Here’s the full list as published by Deadline:
Priority
Barbie 2
Ideally, Greta Gerwig returns to direct and co write with Noah Baumbach and Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling return to star in a sequel to Warner Bros’ highest-grossing movie ever at $1.44B.
Finished (or nearing finish for release)
Clayface (Oct. 23) (DC)
The Cat in the Hat (Nov. 6)
Cut Off
Jonah Hill-directed comedy in which he stars with Kristin Wiig
Dune: Part Three (Dec. 18)
Animal Friends (Jan. 22, 2027)
Remain (Feb. 5, 2027)
M. Night Shyamalan’s latest just screened at BeyondFest
Panic Carefully (April 9, 2027)
F.A.S.T (May 14, 2027)
Post-production
The Revenge of La Llorona (Feb. 27, 2027)
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova (March 26, 2027)
Bad Fairies (May 21, 2027)
Man of Tomorrow (July 9, 2027)
James Gunn’s sequel to Superman
A Minecraft Movie Squared (July 23, 2027)
Jared Hess returns to direct
Shiver (Aug. 13)
The Conjuring: First Communion (Sept. 10, 2027)
The Great Beyond (Oct. 1, 2027)
J.J. Abrams’ original sci-fi film with Glen Powell and Jenna Ortega
Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (Dec. 17, 2027)
Directed by Andy Serkis off a screenplay by Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Phoebe Gittens and Arty Papageorgiou
Evil Dead Wrath (April 7, 2028)
In Production
Untitled Ocean’s Prequel (June 25, 2027)
Bradley Cooper co-wrote, directs, produces and stars alongside Robbie, who produces via LuckyChap
Margie Claus (Nov. 12, 2027)
Untitled Nancy Meyers Movie (Dec. 25, 2027)
Nancy Meyers directing from her own script with Owen Wilson, Jude Law, Kieran Culkin and Erin Doherty starring
The Batman Part II (Feb. 18, 2028) (DC)
Matt Reeves-directed production is paused.
The Lunar Chronicles (Nov. 3, 2028)
Animated
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (March 17, 2028)
Jon Chu’s animated feature take of the classic Dr. Seuss children’s book
Hello Kitty (July 21, 2028)
Animated
Dynamic Duo (Sept. 22, 2028) (DC)
Animation with puppets
Pre-production
Final Destination 7 (New Line) (May 12, 2028)
Michiel Blanchart directing
Nasty (Clockwork)
Mary Bronstein-directed pic with Jenna Ortega and Rose Byrne off an Isabella Jarosz screenplay. LuckyChap producing
Sean Baker’s Ti Amo! (Clockwork)
Jehanne d’Arc (Nov. 22, 2028)
Baz Luhrmann directing, Schuyler Weiss and Catherine Martin producing. Currently awaiting next draft
Greenlit (By previous administration)
Sean Penn’s Untitled January 6th Movie (Clockwork)
Penn writing, directing and producing; Bradley Cooper to star
The Brigands of Rattle Creek (Clockwork)
Park Chan-Wook domestic acquisition
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Greenlight Candidates (or nearing)
The Flood (Aug. 2028)
Zach Cregger’s next movie with New Line starring Jennifer Lawrence
Gladys (Weapons prequel set for Sept. 8, 2028)
In rewrites
The Jetsons live-action movie
Jim Carrey starring; Colin Trevorrow attached to direct
Matrix 5
Drew Goddard writing. (a 2029 release candidate)
Development
Attack of the Fifty-Foot Woman Reimagining
Tim Burton directing
Blow Up the Chat
Temple Hill producing
Care Bears
Josh Greenbaum directing; Good Fear, GoldDay producing
Constantine 2
Forbidden Planet
Emma Watts producing
Game of Thrones: Aegon’s Conquest (June 1, 2029)
Gremlins 3 (Oct. 6, 2028)
Chris Columbus directing; awaiting rewrites
The Goonies 2
Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Holly Bario and Chris Columbus producing
Live-Action Hot Wheels Movie
Bad Robot and Jon M. Chu’s Electric Somewhere producing
Last Friday
Ice Cube starring
Meerkat Manor (Warner Bros. Pictures Animation)
The Green Room producing
Space Invaders (New Line)
Weed Road Pictures, Safehouse Pictures producing
Them! remake
Michael Giacchino directing
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Early Development
Batman Brave and the Bold (DC)
Crazy Rich Asians 2
Savage Hunters aka Deathstroke & Bane Movie (DC)
Live-action Flintstones reboot
Ryan Gosling’s Open Invite producing
Free Willy reimagining
AGBO producing
Get Smart reboot
John Mulaney to star; Charles Roven and Andrew Lazar producing
The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past
Stephen Colbert, Philippa Boyens and Peter McGee writing
Prehistoria (Warner Bros. Pictures Animation)
Vivienne Medrano writing and directing
Powerpuff Girls
Live-action Teen Titans (DC)
Swamp Thing (DC)
Wonder Woman reboot (DC)
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