Luca Guadagnino is probably best known for his horny movies with beautiful actors, so it was kind of a surprise when it was said that he would be directing Sgt. Rock for DC. After news of actors like Colin Farrell joining the film, it looks like the movie has caught another snag.
Reports have come out that the movie had been cancelled, but THR says that Sgt. Rock ‘was not going away, and would be reassessed at the end of the year for a possible summer shoot in 2026’. Originally the film was set to start shooting this year, but scheduling had become a conflict because the movie needed to shoot some sequences outdoors.
As far as we know, DC heads James Gunn and Peter Safran love the script, and the movie has a modest budget that won’t break the bank like any MCU project.
Besides Farrell, Mike Faist (Challengers) was said to have been cast in the movie. As far as story goes, it’s said to focus on Sgt. Rock and the men of Easy Company as they try to get to the Holy Spear before the Nazis do.
I’ll admit, I was already skeptical about the project based on the obscurity of the character, but I guess you can bet on James Gunn to want to give the spotlight to weirder heroes, seeing that he is the guy who put the Guardians of the Galaxy on the map.
I’m hoping that Sgt. Rock gets off the ground soon. No release date has been set, but the movie is now aiming to start shooting sometime next year.
