Colin Farrell in Talks to Enlist in “Sgt. Rock,” Luca Guadagnino’s DC Studios Film
Colin Farrell is no stranger to DC Studios—he has delivered hours and hours of scene-stealing work as Oz Cobb, first in Matt Reeves’ The Batman and then in Max’s critically acclaimed spinoff series The Penguin. His performance as Gotham’s most cunning criminal in The Penguin delivered Farrell a SAG Award, Golden Globe, Critics Choice Award, and Saturn Award. Now, he’s circling a different kind of project for DC as he’s in talks to star in Luca Guadagnino’s Sgt. Rock, a World War Two action film based on the comic book character.
Farrell’s involvement comes after the previous star circling the project, Daniel Craig, stepped out of contention in favor of potentially joining Greta Gerwig’s Narnia adaptation for Netflix.
Sgt. Rock will feature the titular, impossibly tough commander of Easy Company, a combat unit that faced off against the Nazis in Europe. The character was created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert in 1959 and went on to become one of the longest-running comics from DC. Sgt. Rock has almost been sent into cinematic duty several times over the years, with both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis as potential stars.
Guadagnino is a fascinating choice to lead the film, a well-respected auteur whose most recent reek is the Daniel Craig-led Queer and the Zendaya-starring tennis scorcher Challengers.
DC Studios is now being run, as you’re likely well aware, by James Gunn and Peter Safran. Gunn’s first film for his new studio, Superman, is due in theaters this July. By casting Farrell, the pair would once again redeploy an actor who portrayed one notable character in a DC Studios project into another role. Jason Momoa, who played Aquaman for years before Gunn and Safran came in a reconfigured and reimagined the studio, will be playing the antihero Lobo in the upcoming Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.
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Featured image: VENICE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Colin Farrell attends “The Banshees Of Inisherin” red carpet at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 05, 2022 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)
