Zatanna writes to Emerald Fennell about the possibility of making the DC film
That was confirmed last week Promising young woman Director Emerald Fennell was hired to write the script for the upcoming live action from DC Films and Bad Robot Productions Zatanna Film and in a recent interview with Variety, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker finally reported on her involvement in the new superhero project.
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When asked about the possibility of directing the film, which she believes is still in the early stages of development, Fennell confirms that she’s still not sure she’ll be leading the project as she and Prioritize the studio at the moment Before you start discussing potential directors and auditions, complete the script first.
“It’s so exciting. This is not a conversation that took place at all, so I have no insight and we are still in the early stages.” Said Fennell. “We’ve been working on that for a while. I spoke to Bad Robot [Productions]who are amazing. You want to get the first bit right, which is the script, before you think about anything else. It’s a very specific thing – the world of superhero films is incredibly exciting, but it’s also a new challenge. The main thing for me is to make sure it’s really, really good. I’m such a genre fanatic. I’m a fan of witchcraft, magic, and comics, and that’s scary and intense. “
Zatanna Zatara was first created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson and appeared in the 1964s Hawkman No. 4 as the daughter of the famous stage magician Giovanni Zatara, who inherited her father’s magical powers, including telekinesis, telepathy, teleportation, the ability to control the elements and manipulation of reality, and a career as a professional stage magician
The film adaptation was rumored for the first time last year and was recently confirmed on AT & T’s Investor Day along with the development of the film Batgirl Solo film, the former of which is from JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions and will mark the character’s live-action film and DC Extended Universe debut.
No actress is currently tied for the title role of the magical wielding hero, although this is based on our survey last year of five potential actresses, Golden Globe nominee Ana de Armas (Knife out, blade runner 2049) came out as a fan favorite for the role with 1,058 reader votes.
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Although Serinda Swan hadn’t previously appeared in a live-action movie, she made her live-action debut on Zatanna on the fan-favorite series Smallvillealthough the character is certainly better known for her appearances in various cartoon series such as Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Justice League Unlimited and Young justice as well as in the latest TV shows DC Super Hero Girls and Harley Quinn.
A Zatanna Solo film is just the latest project in the works between DC and Abrams’ Bad Robot. Both are currently working together to develop one Justice League Dark Series on HBO Max and a new one Superman The film by the writer Ta-Nehisi Coates is said to have centered around a black man who takes on the iconic coat.
