James Gunn gives disappointing update for The Brave and the Bold

The Brave and the Bold already has a director in The Flash's Andy Muschietti. However, the upcoming film has yet to hire a screenwriter. DC Studios cannot sign a screenwriter to the project while the Writers Guild of America strike is ongoing.

The development of the new Batman movie may also be delayed by a potential strike by the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

If the strike pushes through, it will be impossible for DC to cast an actor for the upcoming project. DC Studios may have to bide its time until the disputes blow over.

The Brave and the Bold will focus on Batman and Robin (Damian Wayne). Gunn and Safran have teased that the film will feature more characters from the Bat family.

"This is the introduction of the DCU's Batman," Gunn explained in an interview earlier this year. "This is the story of Damian Wayne, who is Batman's actual son who we didn't know existed for the first eight to 10 years of his life. He was raised as a little murderer and assassin. He's a little son of a b*tch. He's my favorite Robin. It's based on the Grant Morrison comic book's run, which is one of my favorite Batman runs, and we are putting that all together right now."

And this is obviously a feature film, and it's going to feature other members of the extended 'Bat-family', just because we feel like they've been left out of the Batman stories in the theater for far too long," Safran added.

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