DC's BOOSTER GOLD Series Not Moving Forward
David Jenkins said the DC Studios series is not moving ahead after he turned in his pilot, though another report says development may continue with a new team.
- On Friday, writer David Jenkins announced on Threads that his HBO 'Booster Gold' series "won't be moving forward," confirming the project's cancellation.
- DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran announced the project in 2023, then hired Jenkins, creator of HBO's 'Our Flag Means Death,' in 2025 to write the pilot and serve as showrunner.
- Jenkins referenced actor Mahershala Ali's departure from Marvel's 'Blade' film, writing, "Can't improve on Mahershala's lovely statement so I'll just apply it here as well."
- Despite Jenkins' departure, The Wrap reported that development will continue with a new creative team, though the project remains without a lead actor or release date.
- The DCU slate remains active with the HBO series 'Lanterns' premiering in August and 'Clayface' arriving in October, maintaining the studio's expansion despite setbacks.
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DC's promising sci-fi superhero TV series is 'won't be moving forward,' writer says
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DC kills Our Flag Means Death creator's Booster Gold show
When James Gunn and Peter Safran announced that they were taking over Warner Bros.’ flagging DC Comics film and TV brands back in 2022, they followed it with what was, in hindsight, a pretty pie-in-the-sky slate of projects they were intending to pursue. True, some of those plans—which saw Gunn make some bold swings at demonstrating that his DC Studios could operate outside the rigid genre lines of “the superhero movie”—have since come to fruiti…
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