DC Entertainment is Still Developing a BOOSTER GOLD Movie
It's been a couple years since we've had any updated on Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment's feature film adaptation of Booster Gold. I wasn't sure if the movie was even still going to happen, especially after there was that big shake-up in DC film leadership at the studio.
Well, if you're a fan of Booster Gold, you'll be happy to learn that Greg Berlanti (Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow) is still developing it. While talking to The Wrap during an interview Berlanti said:
“It’s still in development with DC. They’re trying to figure out both the distance that we still have to travel and how we want to execute it.”
The studio is also still trying to figure out “how it’s going to fit into their greater landscape” which means the rest of the DC film slate, which they are also still trying to figure out. He goes on to say:
“That’s really on them, they’re still kind of determining their order of business on that end.
One of the last things we heard about the movie was that it would not be a part of the DC Cinematic universe. The movie will be its own separate film much like The Joker origin movie that's in development.
Berlanti went on to say that they have a draft of a script that they really like but he doesn't say who wrote it. However, Zack Stent (X-Men: First Class, Thor) was at one point working on the project. Berlanti is still open to directing the film, and says:
"If the studio is excited — it’s obviously their determination. We finished all the work we need to do on the draft, I would love to do something in that space. I’m still a little clueless on how movies come together. I show up to work every day and make the work as good as I can but then they call me and say, ‘We’re making it!'"
For those of you not familiar with Booster Gold here’s a description:
Booster Gold, AKA Michael Jon Carter, was a football hero and celebrity in the 25th Century who became publicly disgraced after he was caught gambling on his own games. With his reputation tarnished, Carter stole super-powered relics from the past and traveled back in time, with the plan to become a famous superhero. Though he began cocky, Booster eventually became a real hero.
Jamie Reyes is a teenager from El Paso, TX who, one night, fused with a piece of alien technology called the Scarab that was sent to Earth from an ancient cosmic race. The Scarab gives its host extraordinary powers and becomes a suit that equips the user with the ability to fly and a slew of other powers. The technology was sent under the guise of helping budding civilizations, but the Scarab’s true mission was to slowly overtake the host’s consciousness and take over the world. Due to damage from the journey, the technology and its powers fuse symbiotically with Reyes–with Reyes’ consciousness intact. Reyes then uses the suit to fight crime as the Blue Beetle.
Booster and Blue Beetle frequently partner up in the comics and are close allies, often pulled into more comedic shenanigans. The dynamic duo are also members of the Justice League and are being planted now to appear in a future JL movie down the road.”
Are you excited to hear that Booster Gold is still in development?