Zach Cregger’s Dream DC Film Would Take After a Nice ‘Batman’ Episode

Zach Cregger’s obtained Weapons out this weekend, however the man apparently by no means stops working. Not solely is he engaged on a new Resident Evil movie, however he’s additionally cooked up an thought for DC Studios that we now know somewhat bit extra about.

Based on the Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision newsletter, Cregger’s DC film is at the moment generally known as Henchman. The pitch? The commerce’s sources say a low-level goon in Gotham Metropolis manages to take down Batman due to “a stroke of luck,” after which he turns into the speak of the supervillain city. It’s additionally mentioned that Batman may “briefly” present up within the film, as would Harley Quinn and Joker.

Though Cregger has vaguely talked a few “Batman-adjacent” venture he’s wanted to do for years at this level, it needs to be clear that Henchman just isn’t within the works in any capability simply but. The venture hasn’t been formally pitched but, in keeping with THR, however James Gunn and Peter Safran reportedly know he’s concerned with working with them.

However let’s return to that premise. It’ll sound acquainted to some Bat-fans: it was the plot of “The Man Who Killed Batman,” a Batman: The Animated Sequence episode about a small-time gang member, Sid, who turns into chargeable for the Darkish Knight’s seeming demise, propelling him to felony stardom. Joker and Harley featured prominently in that episode, which additional connects the episode to Henchman. The one actual challenges are that proper now, WB doesn’t have a Batman or Joker solid but, and whereas Harley may presumably be performed once more by Margot Robbie, it will stay to be seen if the venture acted as an Elseworlds-type story or can be thought of as a part of the DC Studios continuity. There might even be a restrict to what villains Cregger can use, since some may pop up in The Batman Part II or its eventual sequel, and WB doesn’t wish to trigger confusion by doubling up between its imaginative and prescient of Gotham and what the DCU has in retailer for The Courageous and the Daring.

Ought to Cregger and DC Studios meet up, we may get one other Batman-adjacent film within the close to future, becoming a member of the ranks of Clayface, Dynamic Duo, and Teen Titans.

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