Guillermo del Toro Confirms DC Comics Project

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www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=98604

First rumored by Latino Review last fall, IGN has now confirmed with Guillermo del Toro that plans are underway for a DC Comics ensemble film that will star quite a few of the company's supernatural characters. Similar in lineup to the current "Justice League Dark" series, the film version is being developed with the title Dark Universe and has just hired a mystery writer.

"I'm working on it," del Toro says. "I'm writing the outline and we're already in talks with a writer. A very, very good writer. People are probably going to be happy with who we have chosen. He accepted. I've been courting this writer, who I think is the perfect guy for this job. We're doing it. Hopefully it will happen."

The Pacific Rim director goes on to hint that the lineup for the project includes Swamp Thing, The Demon, John Constantine, Deadman, The Spectre and the father/daughter pair of Zatara and Zatanna.

"The movement for this happened before [The Avengers]," del Toro adds about DC building its own cinematic universe. "They were already galvanized to launch 'Justice League' and they were galvanized to make their universe cohesive... They are really, really, with 'Superman', very, very confident with what they have. They are now feeling they have two pillars. Batman and Superman... There's a foundation that now they can build on."

Now THIS I am looking forward to much more then the actual Justice League movie.

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No Animal Man?

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Noooooo!! Screw all of those people Guillermo! Dr. Strange!!

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

.....Dr. Strange is Marvel.........

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Jan 8, 2013 4:03:46 GMT -5 Koda, Master Crunchyroller said:

.....Dr. Strange is Marvel.........

I'm very well aware thanks. Screw DC!

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I rather have Hellboy 3.

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And to think.......this all began because del Toro was mistakenly identified as a director candidate for the JL movie.

[Thaal Sinestro]

Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy!

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Didn't news on this already come out awhile ago? Anyway, could work, and I'm the kind of sucker who will probably see it, but I really don't have much faith with DC when it comes to non-Batman movies.

[Brood Lone Wolf Funker]

I want Dr. Fate to be involved with team somehow

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Jan 8, 2013 9:23:43 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Didn't news on this already come out awhile ago? Anyway, could work, and I'm the kind of sucker who will probably see it, but I really don't have much faith with DC when it comes to non-Batman movies.

There was an idea in development at some point with del Toro ("Heaven Sent" or something), but it wasn't really going anywhere.

Then he got involved with the JL movie rumors and it came back to life - and now (a) a major writer is attached, (b) it's going to be a movie set along the lines of the currently ongoing "Justice League Dark" series, and (c) del Toro is now apparently aware of a "cohesive groundwork" to the DC movie universe, which involves Nolan's Batman movies and the forthcoming MAN OF STEEL (and that they may be set in the same world...)

[mjolnir]

I'd rather have Hellboy 3 or Dr. Strange, but I'll happily accept this.

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SWAMP THING RULES THE WORLD

[EvenBaldobombHasAJob]

I gotta be honest I'm not very interested. I can't help but think "most of these characters work better on their own" (at least in theory).

[BoilerRoomBrawler]

Color me interested. I like to think that it may be like a proof of concept for a Justice League movie that introduces all the characters at once. I've said it before and I'll say it again: all a Justice League movie needs to introduce its characters is a five or so minute montage of moments a la Watchmen for the main characters and then jump straight to the action. Screw origin films.