Warner Bros. Confirms DC's WONDER TWINS Movie Is Not Moving Forward
A couple of weeks ago a report surfaced saying that Warner Bros. had canceled DC’s Wonder Twins movie. At the time it was said that the reason was due to the WB and Discovery merger. Well, it turns out that the real reason it was canceled was because of its high budget. This was recently confirmed by the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Zaslav's team is shutting down some of the projects that were in development under the old Warner Bros. regime. They are specifically targeting original movies that were being developed for HBO Max. Wonder Twins has and estimated budget of $75 million-plus and the was apparently too costly to make compared to a limited return for a made-for-streaming movie.
THR also reports that the studio is imposing a mandate that all DC movies should be developed for "theatrical-first" releases, and that Wonder Twins was "too niche.” It makes sense that all their big DC tentpole movies should go theatrical!
1883 actress Isabel May and Riverdale actor KJ Apa were set to co-star in the movie and Black Adam and Rampage co-writer Adam Sztykiel wrote the script and was going to direct.
May previously talked about the project during an interview with The Playlist's The Bingeworthy Podcast saying:
"I'm so excited to work with [director Adam Sztykiel] and Marty Bowen, who's a producer on it – this is his project just as much as Adam's, and it's just really cool to be a part of that world. I love learning about certain characters, so I've read all [of the comics]. I know they're kind of the butt of the joke, sort of thing, but that's what's so fun about it is you can kind of go anywhere with it. And so I've read all of the comic books that they're in and even watched the show ['Super Friends'], and it's not that, OK? It's a different era, and we're kind of doing a different thing.
"I'd never heard of them, to be honest," May continued. "And I'm someone who is more of a Japanese Anime/Manga lover myself. I could talk all day about that, but not necessarily Marvel or DC Comics. I don't want to lie – it's just the truth, but I have learned everything there is to know about the Wonder Twins now. What I'm thrilled about – I guess I can't really say anything, but I think [the approach] is really unique and fun."
I’m fine with the movie not happening, as I’ve never really been a fan of Wonder Twins. What do you think? Are you bummed that the movie isn’t moving forward?