Fashionable horror grasp Mike Flanagan could possibly be in talks to make a movie within the DC Universe within the close to future. Flanagan was a little bit cryptic, however he teased the thought of collaborating in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s renewed model of the superhero franchise. Perhaps he might sort out one among DC’s horror-adjacent properties?
As reported by ScreenRant, Flanagan confirmed up at Fan Expo Canada 2024, the place he was requested a few latest assembly he had with producer Peter Safran in Paris, when he was on trip. It seems that Flanagan wasn’t solely taking a leisure journey along with his companion and frequent collaborator Kate Siegel. Flanagan was requested in regards to the assembly, and he stated the next:
“I’ll say that I’ve all the time been an enormous fan of James Gunn as an individual and filmmaker, and that could be a universe that I might like to be part of. And… Yeah, we had been having a great time.”
The alternate didn’t finish there. Flanagan was additionally requested what his favourite DC characters had been, and his reply was removed from clear. All the things is beneath wraps up to now, and he has no intention of unveiling a challenge that’s nonetheless theoretical. However, he gave ScreenRant an important clue:
“Who my favourite characters are? If I say this, it’s gonna be on ScreenRant. [Laughs] I can’t say something. Yeah, when you Google onerous sufficient… Simply to reply your query, I certain do love everyone over there.”
Flanagan’s subsequent challenge is much away from the superhero universe. The horror maestro is making a brand new movie in The Exorcist franchise, which remains to be untitled and scheduled for launch in March 2026. Flanagan’s involvement follows the cancellation of a brand new trilogy led by David Gordon Inexperienced after 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer did not seize critics and audiences. Particulars about Flanagan’s addition to the Exorcist-verse are nonetheless beneath wraps, however he has promised to make a really scary movie. Properly, duh.
What Would a Mike Flanagan Superhero Movie Look Like?
Mike Flanagan has a really distinct filmmaking and storytelling fashion. His movies normally have his fingerprints throughout them, primarily as a result of he has constructed a cinematic language, prefers to work with the identical group of actors, and has comfortably stayed inside the realm of horror. Although he doesn’t drift from the standard sub-genres, Flanagan’s execution of supernatural horror is excellent, incomes him a spot as one among fashionable horror’s most essential auteurs. Even Stephen King has stated that Flanagan is a grasp at adapting his works.
Adapting a darker superhero story is the straightforward reply to what Flanagan might do within the superhero style. IPs like Constantine, Swamp Factor, and Justice League Darkish are horror-themed tales within the DC universe that could possibly be revamped. Nevertheless, we did what Flanagan stated and Googled. What we found isn’t exactly a confirmation of what Flanagan will do subsequent, however again in November 2022, after a studio assembly, the filmmaker revealed his favourite superhero and the DC film he hoped to debate. That is an excerpt of his reply to a Tumblr query:
We had been meant to speak about DC Comics and see if there was something to do there. I used to be actually hoping to speak a few horror-slanted Clayface film, and about my favourite superhero: Superman.
Nobody has introduced Clayface to the large display screen in stay motion, and we’d love to see Flanagan’s tackle this unbelievable Batman villain.
Mike Flanagan’s newest movie,
The Lifetime of Chuck
, primarily based on a Stephen King novella, is ready to premiere on September 6 at TIFF.
