DCU Blog - September 2024 Edition: Lantern/Supergirl Castings, Movie Rumours, etc

As we head into the final quarter of the year, this last month certainly had a lot going on in terms of DC news.

Kyle Chandler has been cast as Hal Jordan for the upcoming Lanterns show for HBO. Aaron Pierre and Stephan James are in the running for John Stewart.

Matthias Schnoenaerts has been cast as Krem of the Yellow Hills for Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow. Filming will begin in January.

Alan Tudyk has been cast in an undisclosed role for Superman. He will also play Doctor Phosphorus in Creature Commandos. Krypto will also appear in Superman.

The Batman has another spin off series in development, though more details have yet to be revealed.

Prior to the release of Joker: Folie A Deux on October 4th, Lady Gaga released companion soundtrack, titled Harlequin. Harry Lawtey has been confirmed as Harvey Dent. 

The script for The Batman - Part II has been completed. Expect casting news fairly soon with filming slated for 2025 to make it's October 2nd 2026 release.

A script for the Keanu Reeves Constantine sequel has also been written. It has yet to be officially greenlit.

A longer roll out for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is expected to contend for the Oscars.

A movie featuring Bane and Deathstroke is in development and will be written by Matthew Orton. It's potentially a Secret Six movie. 

The opening episode for The Penguin managed to pull in 5.3 million on various platforms in its first four days.

Beast Boy Lone Wolf shorts will premiere on Cartoon Network from October 28th.

Creature Commandos will have a panel at NYCC in October while David Corenswet will promote Superman at CCXP in December.

A movie focusing on Sgt. Rock with Luca Guadagnino directing and Justin Kuritzkes writing is also in development. 

Mattel are releasing Barbie versions of Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy.

Jack Quaid has revealed that recording for Season 3 of My Adventures With Superman has begun.

Superman And Lois (airing from October 7th on the CW) will feature a character no other Superman show or movie has done in its final season.  

That's all for this month, folks. It's getting excited, isn't it?