James Gunn Says SGT. ROCK Is Still Marching Forward and Teases Secret Project Project He Feared Would Be Ripped Off

Despite reports that Sgt. Rock had been shelved, James Gunn is here to clarify that Easy Company isn’t done just yet.In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, the DC Studios co-head gave an encouraging, though cautious, update on the war-themed project, originally set to be directed by Luca Guadagnino with Colin Farrell attached to star.“I feel like we're in a pretty good place. We're still moving forward, but it's not going to be...What would Peter want me to say here? ... So it's still moving forward, but, yeah, right now it wasn't exactly where I wanted it to be creatively, and so it needs to change a little bit.”So while the original vision may not survive the reshuffle, Gunn makes it clear that Sgt. Rock hasn’t been left for dead.That wasn’t all Gunn had to say. When asked if there were other projects cooking behind the scenes, he teased something far more mysterious, something he’s been keeping under wraps since the very beginning out of fear another studio (cough Marvel) might try to swipe the concept.“My favorite thing has not been announced at all. One of the scripts people kind of know about. My script people don't know about. The other script people don't know about. “So it's mostly stuff people don't know about.... A couple of those things [announced in January 2023] are in pretty good shape in terms of coming up, but there was one thing that I knew about from the very beginning, that when I pitched to David Zaslav what the DCU would be, I pitched to him, but we did not announce in that first meeting because I felt like it was too easy to rip off by another company. And so that's one of the main things.”That’s the kind of statement that’s going to fire up speculation across the fandom. A brand-new idea, so potent and original that it had to be kept hidden? Sounds like the kind of curveball that could define Gunn’s DCU if it delivers.For now, we’re left to wait and wonder. But between the resurrection of Sgt. Rock and the tease of a secret weapon still under wraps, Gunn’s DC universe is clearly still evolving.

Jun 19, 2025 - 23:10

James Gunn Says SGT. ROCK Is Still Marching Forward and Teases Secret Project Project He Feared Would Be Ripped Off

Despite reports that Sgt. Rock had been shelved, James Gunn is here to clarify that Easy Company isn’t done just yet.

In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, the DC Studios co-head gave an encouraging, though cautious, update on the war-themed project, originally set to be directed by Luca Guadagnino with Colin Farrell attached to star.

“I feel like we're in a pretty good place. We're still moving forward, but it's not going to be...What would Peter want me to say here? ... So it's still moving forward, but, yeah, right now it wasn't exactly where I wanted it to be creatively, and so it needs to change a little bit.”

So while the original vision may not survive the reshuffle, Gunn makes it clear that Sgt. Rock hasn’t been left for dead.

That wasn’t all Gunn had to say. When asked if there were other projects cooking behind the scenes, he teased something far more mysterious, something he’s been keeping under wraps since the very beginning out of fear another studio (cough Marvel) might try to swipe the concept.

“My favorite thing has not been announced at all. One of the scripts people kind of know about. My script people don't know about. The other script people don't know about.
“So it's mostly stuff people don't know about.... A couple of those things [announced in January 2023] are in pretty good shape in terms of coming up, but there was one thing that I knew about from the very beginning, that when I pitched to David Zaslav what the DCU would be, I pitched to him, but we did not announce in that first meeting because I felt like it was too easy to rip off by another company. And so that's one of the main things.”

That’s the kind of statement that’s going to fire up speculation across the fandom. A brand-new idea, so potent and original that it had to be kept hidden? Sounds like the kind of curveball that could define Gunn’s DCU if it delivers.

For now, we’re left to wait and wonder. But between the resurrection of Sgt. Rock and the tease of a secret weapon still under wraps, Gunn’s DC universe is clearly still evolving.