Daniel Craig’s DC Comics debut will have to wait.
The actor is no longer attached to star in Sgt. Rock, the DC Studios feature project that would have reunited him with his Queer director Luca Guadagnino. The feature has a script from screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes, who penned Guadagnino’s Challengers and Queer.
Created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert, Sgt. Rock is a World War II soldier who first appeared in comics in 1959. He is the tough as nails leader of Easy Company, with the unit’s exploits delighting readers for decades as one of DC’s longest-running books.
Hollywood has long tried to bring him to the screen — Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis were circling at various points — but to no avail.
Reasons for Craig’s departure remain unclear. Some said the actor’s schedule ran into roadblocks with that of his wife, actress Rachel Weisz. Other sources said that the actor soured on the role after Queer failed to perform not only at the box office but also in the awards season race.
DC is hoping to shoot the feature this summer in its UK hub and is already out to other actors. One name making the rounds is Jeremy Allen White, among others.
DC had no comment.
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