Even while the Justice League ship was sinking, Warner Bros. Pictures and DC continued to try and get their adaptation of Justice League Dark off the ground. While Guillermo del Toro was the perfect choice to helm the dark side of the DC universe, he exited the project back in 2016. Recently, IT director Andy Muschietti’s name has been connected to the project, which is still part of Warner Bros.’ forthcoming DC slate.
They must have extreme confidence in this property, being that it’s never ceased to be in development. In fact, Joseph Kahn (Detention, Torque) revealed that he pitched for the project after del Toro’s exit. In a series of tweets, Kahn shares several awesome pieces of concept art – courtesy of Justin Goby Fields and Ironklad Studios – that include Swamp Thing, Dan Stevens as Constantine, Natalie Dormer as Zatanna, Deadman, and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Jason Blood!
I pitched on JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK two years ago. Here are some designs. First, Swamp Thing. pic.twitter.com/lkPODPLCXG
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) December 16, 2017
Some of these have my wishlist for actors at the time. Here’s Constantine. pic.twitter.com/byFjYlhSus
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) December 16, 2017
Zatanna. She does wear a top hat with this. pic.twitter.com/v61rsS6QOM
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) December 16, 2017
Deadman. pic.twitter.com/EDQJSxD2rd
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) December 16, 2017
And Jason Blood. pic.twitter.com/wvdpjU0eNu
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) December 16, 2017
