Another announced Luca Guadagnino film Seems to suffer from shaking behind the scenes. According to several reports, Daniel Craig have lost by playing the title role in Guadagninos DC Comics Adaptation “SGT. Stone,” which was rumored to be one of the next Italian author’s next project.
Hollywood Reporter First, the news broke but did not give a specific reason for Craig’s departure and noted that other actors are being considered for the military comic book’s adaptation, with Jeremy Allen White listed as a potential challenger to replace him. Representatives of Craig and Guadagnino did not immediately respond to IndieWire’s request for comment.
“Sgt. Stone“Announced in November 2024 and was invoiced as a reunion between Guadagnino and Craig, as worked together on “queer.” Justin Kuritzkes, who wrote both “Queer” and “Challengers”, was also on board to write the script.
First was introduced in 1959 DC Comic “Our Army at War”, the nature of SGT. Rock anchored its own comic book from 1977 to 1988. The character was known for being an elite WWII soldier with strength, endurance and marking abilities bordering on Superhuman.
“Sgt. Rock ”would be far from the first high -profile Guadagnino project to hit development snails. AUTEUR has become known for announcing films that never saw the light of day, from a “call me by your name” sequence and a narrative adaptation of Bob Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks” album to a “American Psycho” recordingRumors were fast Tamped by Bret Easton Ellis.
Guadagnino is currently in post-production on Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield “After the Hunt” and is scheduled to direct Josh O’Connor and Léa Seydoux in a film pass by Pier Vittorio Tondelli’s novel “Separate Rooms.” Craig will then be seen in Rian Johnson’s third “knives out” Mystery “Wake up Dead Man”, which is expected to meet Netflix later this year.
“Sgt. Rock ”is part of a new slate of DC Studios films in development during Co-Ceos James Gunn and Peter Safran. The first film in the renewed DC universe will be the summer’s “Superman”, which is written and directed by Gunn.
