Colin Farrell already has more than enough DC Comics media cred from his Golden Globe-winning performance as Oz Cobb in The Penguin, but in the last few month, we’ve learned he’s been making moves to join the new DC Universe franchise. Back in March, it was reported that Farrell was on deck to replace Daniel Craig in Sgt. Rock. However, word’s now come in that this upcoming DC movie is no longer moving forward, which arguably marks the first major setback for the DCU.
This update comes to us from THR, which reports that Sgt. Rock is no longer set to film this summer. No specific reasoning was officially provided for why the shoot has been scrapped, though one insider who spoke with the publication stated that it “came down to the project’s scheduling needs of shooting outdoors.” Another insider claimed that there was concern from the DC brass about director Luca Guadagnino’s ability to tackle an action-heavy movie like this.
More to come…