The possible leak for who will directThe Authorityand theBatmanmovie titledBrave and the Boldpresents fascinating choices that will excite fans and audiences familiar with those directors' filmography, especially as it pertains to upcoming DCEU releases.
Superman: Legacywill be directed by James Gunn, and it is the first official film that is part of his and Peter Safran’s DCU, slated for 2025, but fans are curious as to what exists beyond that for the DCU reboot.Brave and the Boldfeatures the bat familyand Damian Wayne, takingBatmanin exciting new directions, whileThe Authorityis a DC IP that has yet to debut on the big screen. Rumors suggest thatThe Authoritywill connect to Gunn’s Superman, which also connects to who could potentially direct that movie.
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r/DCEULeaksposted a presumed leak to Reddit stating that Mathew Vaughn is locked as director forThe Authority, and Andy Muschietti is set to directBrave and the Bold. If the positiveearly screenings ofThe Flashare any indication, Muschietti can handle multiple big characters at once, including two Batmans, two Flashs, Supergirl, and more. This would be preferable for a Batman movie involving multiple members of the Bat-family. Vaughn, the director behindKingsman, has been quite vocal in how he wanted to direct Superman with Henry Cavill, even going as far as to say that the direction Zack Snyder took Superman was “a mistake.”
Vaughn has claimed he doesn’t understand why the worlds of Batman and Superman would connect, despite Snyder’s adaptation taking clear inspiration from the comics, such asThe Dark Knight Returns,Earth One,The New 52 Justice League,Death of Superman, and many others. “I just think they’re two separate, they’re just not relatable in any way, in my mind. It should be fun,” Vaughn expressed in an interview withThe Wrap. This makes the director interesting forThe Authority, not only because it could connect to Superman, leading credence to Vaughn possibly directing Gunn’s Superman in a following sequel, but also becauseThe Authority is the polar opposite of Superman.
Either way, theDCU will include Batman and Supermanin the same universe, so Vaughn may want to expand on previous statements if he is to directThe Authority. Even so, it does provide some analysis on the adaptation of Superman that Gunn envisions if Vaughn is to have as big a role in the first chapter as the rumors describe.Brave and the BoldandThe Authorityare set to release afterSuperman: Legacy, so fans will better understand how the pieces fit together through the information that will presumably be released at the tail end of 2023 or sometime next year.
Brave and the BoldandThe Authorityare currently in development at DC Studios.
