Rom Superbad to the DCU: Greg Mottola Is the Frontrunner to Helm DC Studios’ Highly Anticipated Bane and Deathstroke Team-Up Movie
Greg Mottola is the frontrunner to direct the untitled villain team-up, with an initial screenplay reportedly written by Matthew Orton.
- DC Studios has identified Greg Mottola as the frontrunner to direct an untitled Bane and Deathstroke feature film. Mottola previously helmed episodes of the DC series Peacemaker.
- News of the project first surfaced in September 2024 under DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran, with Matthew Orton reportedly penning the initial screenplay.
- Deadline reports the film is "still very early days," with no completed script or signed contracts currently in place for the production.
- Bane last appeared in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises, while Deathstroke has featured in series including Arrow and Titans.
- Drawing from decades of source material including Deathstroke's 1980 debut and Bane's origin on Santa Prisca, the film's specific ties to the developing DCU remain unclear.
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rom Superbad to the DCU: Greg Mottola Is the Frontrunner to Helm DC Studios’ Highly Anticipated Bane and Deathstroke Team-Up Movie
DC Studios reportedly has its eye on Superbad and Peacemaker alum Greg Mottola to direct an untitled Bane and Deathstroke movie.While nothing is confirmed quite yet, Deadline reports that Mottola is the frontrunner but there are a few other potential directors in the mix. There is no release date set yet for the movie.The Hollywood Reporter first shared word of DC's interest in a Bane and Deathstroke movie back in 2024, when Moon Knight scribe M…
In the meantime The Batman 2, the film about the wicked Deathstroke and Bane continues to prepare and has almost found a director. Between Joker: Folie à deux, the recent Creature Commandos, Peacemaker, Thunderbolts* and the very bad Venom and Kraven the Hunter, the films and series on super-villains/anti-hero are a little everywhere, [...]
DC Studios continues to work on its new film universe, and now the planned film about Deathstroke and Bane could also take a step forward. Greg Mottola is said to be one of the candidates for the direction of the untitled project, according to current rumors. However, there is not yet a firm commitment. Mottola is apparently considered a favorite or a name, which is high on the list, while at the same time several filmmakers will continue to be …
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