DC Studios' BOOSTER GOLD Will Move Forward with a New Creative Team After David Jenkins' Exit
Fans hoping to see David Jenkins bring his unique style to Booster Gold got some disappointing news last week. The Our Flag Means Death creator confirmed that his version of the long-awaited DC Studios series has officially been scrapped.
The good news? The project itself isn't going anywhere. While Jenkins' take has come to an end, DC Studios is pressing ahead with Booster Gold under a new creative team, giving one of DC's most entertaining heroes another chance to make his live-action debut.
Jenkins broke the news himself on Threads that his project was scrapped, responding to comments from Mahershala Ali, who recently reflected on Marvel Studios' troubled Blade reboot.
“My ‘Booster Gold’ won’t be moving forward. Can’t improve on Mahershala’s lovely statement so I’ll just apply it here as well.”
According to The Wrap, DC Studios hasn't abandoned the series. Instead, it's moving ahead with a fresh creative direction, and no actor has been cast as Booster Gold at this point.
The cancelation news arrived just a day after Marvel Studios shelved Wonder Man, despite the series previously receiving a second season renewal. Jenkins also reacted to that news on Threads, writing: “I’ve lost the thread. Don’t understand the objective of a streamer anymore I guess.”
The change comes as a surprise because Jenkins had recently sounded incredibly enthusiastic about the project. Back on June 15, he revealed that he'd finished the pilot script, calling it "one of my favorite pilot scripts."
Booster Gold has been on DC Studios' radar since the earliest days of the new DC Universe. When James Gunn unveiled the first wave of DCU projects as part of Chapter One: Gods and Monsters, the series was one of the headline announcements.
At the time, Peter Safran described the series by saying: “It’s about a loser from the future who uses basic future technology to come back to today and pretend to be a superhero.” Gunn then added: “It’s basically Imposter Syndrome as a superhero.”
That's a pretty perfect pitch for one of DC's most lovable screwups. Created by Dan Jurgens in 1986, Michael Carter, better known as Booster Gold, isn't your typical superhero.
He's usually portrayed as a washed-up football player from the future whose career falls apart after he's caught fixing games and gambling on them. After taking a security job at a museum in Metropolis, he steals advanced future technology, including his loyal floating robot companion Skeets, and travels back in time.
Armed with futuristic gadgets, he reinvents himself as a superhero alongside icons like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, while chasing fame almost as much as heroism.
It's an incredibly fun concept that mixes comedy, action, and surprisingly heartfelt character growth, which is one of the reasons fans have been excited to see the character finally get his own series.
It's definitely disappointing that Jenkins' version won't make it to the screen, especially after hearing how much he believed in the pilot he wrote. Given his work on Our Flag Means Death, it would've been fascinating to see his take on Booster's offbeat personality and comedic misadventures.
Still, the biggest takeaway here is that Booster Gold isn't dead. Projects change hands all the time during development, and while losing one creative vision always stings, it's far better than watching the entire series disappear into development limbo.
DC Studios clearly still believes the character deserves a place in the DCU, and hopefully the next creative team can deliver a series that captures everything fans love about this hilariously flawed time-traveling hero.