James Bond actor Daniel Craig is officially in talks to star in a DC Studios Sgt. Rock adaptation. James Gunn and Peter Safran"s DC Universe will open with a dozen projects across all genres, formats, tones, and eras, including live-action entries such as James Gunn"s Superman and the Lanterns miniseries, as well as animated series like Creature Commandos. Although the DCU"s "Gods and Monsters" chapter is already pretty crowded, more upcoming DC projects are yet to be officially announced.
As reported by Deadline, Queer director and star Luca Guadagnino and Daniel Craig will reunite for a Sgt. Rock movie. Justin Kuritzkes, who wrote Guadagnino"s Challengers and Queer, is also penning the script. Sgt. Rock will reportedly be the next film in the Guadagnino"s career.
What Daniel Craig's Sgt. Rock Movie Casting Means Sgt. Rock Will Be Daniel Craig's First Comic Book Movie Role Close In 2022, Daniel Craig almost played Balder the Brave in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" Illuminati scenes. However, Craig dropped out of the movie and Balder was swapped out of the MCU"s Illuminati team. Now, it seems like Daniel Craig"s comic book movie adaptation will take place in the DCU. DC"s Sgt. Rock comics follow the titular Army officer as he fights in WWII. Sgt. Rock doesn"t possess any superpowers, but his impressive combat skills made him a popular comic book hero in the 1970s.

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