Warcraft's Duncan Jones Reportedly Not Working on DCEU Movie

Warcraftdirector Duncan Jones is reportedly not in air to helm an upcoming DC Extended Universe movie . The director get off the internet into a craze yesterday , when he revealedhis next project would be some sort of mirthful leger adaptationand detail would come shortly . With San Diego Comic - Con mightily around the nook ( and Warner Bros. dress to dominate Hall H with a monumental dialog box covering their slate ) , many justifiably assume Jones was going to call the shots on an approaching DC movie .

Jones ' taste for sci - fi / fantasy has made him a devotee - favourite filling for a superhero plastic film . He ’s even discussed howhe would make for a rubric likeGreen Lantern Corps.to sprightliness , indicating he has an interest in the genre . While he may eventually lend his talents to the share universe , it on the face of it wo n’t be anytime soon .

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Since DC is off the table , many will speculate about the Marvel Cinematic Universe , but that is almost unquestionably not going to fall out . Marvel Studios is bypassing Hall H this year , and they are n’t going to make any major Phase 4 announcements until afterAvengers 4next year . They clearly do n’t have anything big design for the convention . It ’s possible Jones could be working on a Marvel movie for either Fox ( Gambit ? ) or Sony ( whohas a Hall H presence this year ) , or it could be something else entirely . He has talked about a desireto helm a 2000 AD title(the party behind Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper ) , so perhaps he ’s adapting a relatively " smaller " comic book that is n’t tied down to a large , overarching enfranchisement . fourth dimension , of course , will tell .

Regardless of what comic Jones is take on to the liberal CRT screen , the Bob Hope is that it will be a overnice rejoinder vehicle for him . After build a name for himself with well - received moving-picture show likeMoonandSource Code , Jones has hit a second of a rough path . Warcraftdid little to terminate the video plot cuss , and the straight - to - Netflix offeringMutewas scourge by critics . Jones has prove great gift in the past , so ideally work in this realm ( a challenge that sex him ) will give his creative battery a recharge and re - establish Jones as a director to watch .