In the early days of the Zack Snyder-led DCEU, Warner Bros. was eager to launch as many projects as possible to compete with Marvel Studios. One of those projects included Guillermo del Toro’s Justice League Dark live-action film which never saw the light of day.
The director of Netflix’s Frankenstein spoke to John Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast (via Polygon) about the vision he had for the unproduced DC project. He confirmed the line-up with one actor in consideration and a surprise cameo by a certain Dark Knight.
“I was not casting yet. I knew I wanted Doug Jones to be Deadman, only because physically he could do the suit, and I knew his mannerisms. I loved that screenplay, I was in love with [it]. I thought it brought everyone in effortlessly. The plot made absolute perfect sense. I really loved how they got tangled. We had the Floronic Man as one of the villains. It was really great because Swamp Thing was very fleshed out.”
“There was a moment when Batman came in briefly. They said, ‘We need a plane,’ and ‘A friend of mine has a plane,’ and then you were in Bruce Wayne’s office. I would have loved to have done it. Now, I wouldn’t.”
Justice League Dark was in development from 2013 to 2015 while the Matt Ryan-led Constantine series was still on the air. At the time, del Toro planned to keep his version of the character separate from his small-screen interpretation. After del Toro left, Doug Liman was briefly attached before WB decided on a TV series from J.J. Abrams. The Abrams project never made it past the development stage.
The DC brand has moved on completely under James Gunn’s leadership at DC Studios with the recent hit, Superman. Though del Toro often has conversations with Gunn, it is unlikely Justice League Dark will come back to life.
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“We talk. Now and then I write him about something else he’s doing right. I think he’s really remarkably smart. I love Superman, and I really enjoy the way he’s viewing the universe, but no. I mean, the screenplay is there. It’s not chit-chat. It was a couple of years of development for that screenplay. We never got to the art, but it had great set pieces.”
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