Zach Cregger’s Saving His DC Movie ‘Henchman’ For the Proper Time

Final month, we discovered Zach Cregger had one other undertaking on his arms: Henchman for DC. As soon as once more written and directed by him, the film would star a low-level goon that strikes up within the crime world after apparently taking down Batman, just like the Batman: The Animated Collection episode “The Man Who Killed Batman.”

Henchman was only a script on the time, however you’ll be able to think about Cregger would get to really pitching it as soon as he had some free time. Now, it feels like we’ll be ready some time, as he advised ScreenRant he’d hold it to himself for now. His reasoning comes right down to the rising quantity of Batman initiatives, which incorporates The Batman Part II and Clayface. “I really like that script, however Gotham Metropolis IP is probably the most coveted,” he defined. “Proper now, there’s lots of people which have their very own form of taste. It’s a really form of crowded enjoying area, and my film, I don’t assume it actually suits into any of that.”

Cregger assured he’s not put out by fellow creators like Matt Reeves and James Gunn. However with so many “hurdles” round Batman for the time being, he’s going to “depart [things] to the universe” earlier than approaching Gunn and DC with Henchman. Optimistically, he referred to as the script “an ideal story, I believe it’s superior. When that door opens, I’ll fortunately step by it.” Simply perhaps don’t count on it for at the least two or three years.

Till then, we’ve bought Weapons, which just lately came to digital, and his Resident Evil film on September 18, 2026.

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