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Draft:Booster Gold (TV series)

Booster Gold
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Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
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Production companyDC Studios
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NetworkMax
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Booster Gold is an upcoming American television series based on the DC Comics featuring the character Booster Gold. Produced by DC Studios, it will be the fifth television series in the DC Universe (DCU). Booster Gold is a "loser" from the future who travels back in time to pose as a superhero using basic future technology.

A series based on Booster Gold was ordered by Syfy in November 2011, before being reworked into a planned feature film in 2016. After James Gunn and Peter Safran became co-CEOs of DC Studios in October 2022, they announced a new Booster Gold television series with a comedic tone to take place within their new DCU.

Booster Gold will be released on the streaming service Max. It will be part of the DCU's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.

Cast and characters edit

  • Mike Carter / Booster Gold: A disgraced former football star in the 25th century who travels back in time to pose as a superhero using basic future technology[1]

Production edit

Background edit

After the DC Comics character Booster Gold appeared in the 2011 Smallville episode "Booster", portrayed by Eric Martsolf,[2] development on a Booster Gold series began. A pilot script for the series was ordered by Syfy in November 2011, from writer Andrew Kreisberg and executive producer Greg Berlanti.[3] Kreisberg submitted the script to Syfy in early June 2013.[4] Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the second film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU)—a DC Comics-based shared universe of films—was released in March 2016 and received negative responses from fans and critics for its dark tone.[5] Warner Bros. Pictures reorganized future DC projects under the new DC Films division,[6] led by executive Jon Berg and comic book writer Geoff Johns who wanted to make future films more optimistic and hopeful.[6][7] In May, a Booster Gold film was reported to be in development as a much lighter addition to the DC Films slate. Zack Stentz was writing the film for producer Berlanti, who was also interested in directing it.[8] Berlanti explained in September that he and Kreisberg had met with Johns after their planned series did not move forward and the possibility of making a Booster Gold film came up. The pair had worked with Stentz to flesh out the story, which did not have any connections to the DCEU films.[9] There was no public movement on the film until March 2018, when Berlanti confirmed that the script had been written and said he was waiting for Warner Bros. to find room in their film slate for it.[10] Stentz reiterated this status in May 2019.[11]

In April 2022, Discovery, Inc. and Warner Bros.' parent company WarnerMedia merged to become Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), led by president and CEO David Zaslav. The new company was expected to restructure DC Entertainment and Zaslav began searching for an equivalent to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige to lead the new subsidiary.[12] Writer/director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran were announced as the co-CEOs of the newly formed DC Studios at the end of October 2022.[13] A week after starting their new roles, the pair were developing an eight-to-ten-year plan for a new DC Universe (DCU) that would be a "soft reboot" of the DCEU.[14][15][16]

Development edit

On January 31, Gunn and Safran unveiled the first projects from their DCU slate, which begins with Chapter One: Gods and Monsters. The fifth television series in the slate was Booster Gold, a new take on the character that they described as an "outright comedy" series set in the DCU.[1]

Release edit

Booster Gold is scheduled to be released on the streaming service Max, the successor to HBO Max. It will be part of the DCU's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.[1][additional citation(s) needed]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Vary, Adam B. (January 31, 2023). "New DC Universe Unveils First 10 Projects: Superman: Legacy in 2025, Batman & Robin Movie, Green Lantern Series, Wonder Woman Prequel and More". Variety. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Abrams, Natalie (January 21, 2011). "Smallville Exclusive: Sebastian Spence Cast as Ted Kord". TV Guide. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Kit, Borys (November 22, 2011). "Syfy Orders Script Based on DC Comics' Booster Gold (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Kreisberg, Andrew [@AJKreisberg] (May 28, 2013). "@UniversoDC1 Not sure about the comic. The script is going to SyFy next week!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2016 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Kit, Borys (May 6, 2016). "Ben Affleck Elevated to Justice League Executive Producer". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Kit, Borys (May 17, 2016). "Batman v. Superman Fallout: Warner Bros. Shakes Up Executive Roles (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  7. ^ Fritz, Ben (November 6, 2017). "The Quest to Save Justice League". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  8. ^ Faraci, Devin (May 11, 2016). "Zack Stentz Is Writing A Booster Gold Movie". Birth.Movies.Death. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  9. ^ Riesman, Abraham (September 7, 2016). "Greg Berlanti's Booster Gold Movie Won't Be in DC Cinematic Universe". Vulture. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  10. ^ Donnelly, Matt (March 9, 2018). "Greg Berlanti Says DC Films' Booster Gold Movie Still in the Works at Warner Bros". TheWrap. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  11. ^ Robles, Mario-Francisco (May 23, 2019). "Zack Stentz Tells MFR That Booster Gold Is 'Ready To Go', Says Ball Is In Studio's Court". Revenge of The Fans. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  12. ^ Lang, Brent; Donnelly, Matt (April 14, 2022). "Warner Bros. Discovery Exploring Overhaul of DC Entertainment (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  13. ^ Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron (October 25, 2022). "DC Shocker: James Gunn, Peter Safran to Lead Film, TV and Animation Division (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  14. ^ Couch, Aaron (November 10, 2022). "James Gunn, Peter Safran Are Mapping Out 'Eight- to 10-Year Plan' for DC". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  15. ^ Outlaw, Kofi (October 25, 2022). "Warner Bros. Confirms 'DC Universe' As Official Name of DCEU". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  16. ^ Newby, Richard (February 3, 2023). "6 Burning Questions About DC Studios' New Slate". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.

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