Note, this is a different part of the DC-verse, withThe Penguinattached to Matt ReevesThe Batmansphere, whereasSgt.
Rockis part of DC bosses James Gunn and Peter Safrans oversee.
The two worlds shall never overlap.
Colin Farrell and DC’s Sgt. RockGetty Images; DC Comics
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Farrell will play Sgt.
Franklin John Rock in the World War II-set movie.
Rocks talent includes shooting down German fighter planes with a single submachine gun and tossing grenades with great accuracy.
When hes without a gun, hes a great street fighter, and can survive gunshots.
There was also a toy series in the 1980s for Sgt.
Rock around the timeG.I.
Joewas soaring in comic books and on TV.
The project marks a reteaming of Guadagnino with hisChallengersandQueerscribe Justin Kuritzkes.
Among all the plates that Guadagnino has spinning,Sgt.
Next up forDC Studiosis GunnsSupermanon July 11.