Director Emerald Fennell to Write DC’s New Superhero Movie ‘Zatanna’
Director Emerald Fennell has been recruited to write “Zatanna” for the adaptation of the DC Comics character. Zatanna Zatara is a superhero, magician, and powerful sorcerer. She was created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson and first appeared in the comic Hawkman #4. The movie is being produced by Warner Bros.’ DC Films and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions.
Zatanna is best known for her role with the Justice League. Serinda Swan previously portrayed Zatanna on The CW’s series “Smallville.” However, this film will mark Zatanna’s first franchise appearance and the role has yet to be cast.
EMERALD FENNEL WRITINNG ZATANNA??? I’m finally at peace.
— meg lorich (@LorichMegan) March 22, 2021
Fennel was the director for the five-time Oscar-nominated film, “Promising Young Woman.” The movie was her first time directing and she was able to gather notice from the Golden Globes, BAFTA, Directors Guild of America, and the Writers Guild.
She also earned two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for being the showrunner for season two of the BBC’s drama-comedy spy thriller series Killing Eve. The director has also been involved in acting. Her most notable roles are in “Anna Karenina,” “The Danish Girl,” “Call the Midwife,” and “The Crown.”
Best news ever, as the brilliant #EmeraldFennel, director of the fantastic #PromisingYoungWoman & show runner of #KillingEve Season2, has been hired by WB/#DCFilms to be the writer of the 1st #Zatanna movie, set to be released theatrically & produced and #JJAbrams’s #BadRobot. pic.twitter.com/CiQdGiEb1u
— Luiz Fernando (@Luiz_Fernando_J) March 22, 2021
After Wonder Woman, Zatanna will make history by being the second female DC superhero to star in her movie. Though behind the scenes, Fennell’s role as the writer gives women another achievement. Many young women are represented through these important positions.
In other hands, I very happy DC and WB let a very great writer to handle her. Quick search show Emerald Fennel is an award winner and has experiences on thriller , dark, comedy which perfect for Zatanna versatility personality and gimmicks
— Mai Zen (@MaiZen26577789) March 22, 2021
Though a release date hasn’t been released, fans will be excitingly waiting for this film to hit theaters. You can follow the writer, director, and actress on Twitter at @emeraldfennell.
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