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[ManaByte]

Found out that WB was doing Zatanna (either on HBO Max or in theaters) last year, and today WB accidentally confirmed it at the AT&T Investor's Day:

No idea what DMZ is. GCPD is the HBO Max series set in the Battison universe. Batgirl is going to be a movie on HBO Max (and Keaton might be in it too).

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

 

[mansoor1980]

who?

 

[Pejo]

I always get Zatanna confused with Tala. I wasn't a big DC reader back in the day.

 

[ManaByte]

who?

DC magic user, kind of like Doctor Strange (although Doctor Fate is more of the DC equivalent to Strange and he's in Black Adam). Casts her spells by speaking them backwards.

Major member of Justice League Dark (along with Constantine, who is also getting a HBO Max series). The two will then show up in the JJ Abrams produced JL Dark on HBO Max.

 

[The_Mighty_X]

 

[Reality Czar]

One for the tights thread, amiright?

 

[SJRB]

Solid potential, I'd love to see a proper movie, Dr Strange-style.

 

[BlackM1st]

Another case of inevitable porn parody having great chances for being a more enjoyable movie.

One for the tights thread, amiright?

Right.

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[infinitys_7th]

DC magic user, kind of like Doctor Strange (although Doctor Fate is more of the DC equivalent to Strange and he's in Black Adam). Casts her spells by speaking them backwards.

Major member of Justice League Dark (along with Constantine, who is also getting a HBO Max series). The two will then show up in the JJ Abrams produced JL Dark on HBO Max.

She won't have those stockings for sure, so hard pass.

 

[FunkMiller]

Not a fucking chance in hell they'll let her keep that costume.

 

[HoodWinked]

I've always dug her design, seems impossible for it to work in real life.

 

[AJUMP23]

Anna Taylor Joy as Zatanna. I think that would be good casting. Halie stifield could be another choice.

I don't know if it is an accident when they put it in their presentation.

 

[ManaByte]

I don't know if it is an accident when they put it in their presentation.

WB hasn't announced it yet though.

 

[AJUMP23]

This was the announcement.

 

[GeorgPrime]

DC magic user, kind of like Doctor Strange (although Doctor Fate is more of the DC equivalent to Strange and he's in Black Adam). Casts her spells by speaking them backwards.

Major member of Justice League Dark (along with Constantine, who is also getting a HBO Max series). The two will then show up in the JJ Abrams produced JL Dark on HBO Max.

"DC Heroes are as cool as Marvel Heroes. Just take Zatanna"
"Whats her super power?"
"She can casts her spells by speaking them backwards"
"........"

 

[DESTROYA]

M ManaByte

DMZ is

DMZ (comics) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The series is set in New York City, sometime in the near future and in the midst of a civil war that has turned the island of Manhattan into a demilitarized zone.[II]

The conflict concerns two primary forces: the federal government of the United States of America and the Free States armies

 

[Revolutionary]

Not a fucking chance in hell they'll let her keep that costume.

They'll probably just give her modesty shorts

 

[Mistershine.]

More Teen Titans Go? Nice.

 

[ManaByte]

More Teen Titans Go? Nice.

Still mad that they removed Teen Titans Go to the Movies from HBO Max. Were they worried the BvS part would scare off Snyder fans before Justice League debuted?

 

[Virt McPolygon]

Why do those all look like cartoon show or cereal box logos?

 

[PSYGN]

Never heard of her.

 

[FunkMiller]

They'll probably just give her modesty shorts

They'll certainly give her a costume which in no way will look like the classic magician's assistant, which is a major aspect of her character because of her relationship with her magician father. It'll be modernised, probably made of leather, and will look terrible.

 

[sol_bad]

DMZ is a comic by Brian Wood. Haven't read it yet. And can't say I'm excited about Zatanna, WB always have about 14 things in production and barely release anything.

 

[ManaByte]

WB always have about 14 things in production and barely release anything.

Zatanna is for HBO Max (along with Constantine) and is the lead up to Bad Robot's Justice League Dark. This is being made because it's part of the JJ Abrams $500M overall deal.

 

[Blade2.0]

I like zatanna

 

[Dacon]

DC magic user, kind of like Doctor Strange (although Doctor Fate is more of the DC equivalent to Strange and he's in Black Adam). Casts her spells by speaking them backwards.

Major member of Justice League Dark (along with Constantine, who is also getting a HBO Max series). The two will then show up in the JJ Abrams produced JL Dark on HBO Max.

Outside of the fact that she uses magic, Zatanna is nothing like Doctor Strange. Doctor Fate is the definitive DC analogue for Strange. His role as a Lord of Order is pretty much the same as Strange's role as Sorcerer Supreme.

who?

Never heard of her.

Zatanna is a stage magician known for her over the top and quirky performances, who secretly is a real magician who often gets called in by the Justice League or various magic affiliated heroes to deal with magic related threats.

She's an off and on again love interest of Batman, and was really popular back in the day with the geeks in the DC fandom in no small part thanks to her appearances in animated series. That all kind of fell off recently with the new 52 and subsequent Rebirth.

She's one of the characters that's in a bit of a weird place imo, the JL Dark book with her and all of the magic related heroes always felt kind of forced to me(especially with fucking Constantine involved, anyone who ever read Hellblazer knows how fucking weird it is to try and jam him into a superhero team). When they made Diana(WW) front and center in their big conflict with the Upside Down Man and the Lords of Order it was kind of cool I guess but this is all a different tangent. Zatanna herself became far less of a fun character and bit more of a dark gritty hero than her former flamboyant and sexy iteration.

Not a fucking chance in hell they'll let her keep that costume.

Dude she doesn't even use that costume in the comics anymore and hasn't for years. There's been various iterations of new designs that just look less iconic and much less fun. Last time I saw her in a book, which I think was the end of the last JLDark storyline, she was wearing something that looked like this:

I really don't see modern DC doing this character much justice, esp given the kind of drama the character went through in the comics and how it added more dimensions to her as a person. These productions are in just too much of a hurry to get somewhere for that.

 

[Rockondevil]

Never actually read her comics though I like the few times she's popped up in the animated movies and a couple of times in Batman comics, she's been a decent character so far.

I wouldn't mind Daddario playing her, but I'm sure plenty could.

Would love to see her comic outfit, but as many said it does seem super unlikely these days.