Frequent Mike Flanagan Collaborator Reveals Curiosity in Enjoying Main DCU Villain

iZombie alum Rahul Kohli has rapidly grow to be considered one of Mike Flanagan’s most frequent collaborators, showing in his Netflix miniseries The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Membership, and The Fall of the Home of Usher, in addition to his upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Lifetime of Chuck. With considered one of Flanagan’s subsequent tasks being DC Studios’ Clayface, Kohli is able to observe the acclaimed filmmaker over to the DC Universe.

Nevertheless, Kohli just isn’t considering enjoying the DCU’s Clayface within the Flanagan-penned function, which is at present looking for a director. As an alternative, the actor has expressed curiosity in enjoying the enduring Kryptonian villain Normal Zod in a future Superman challenge. On his Instagram Tales (by way of X), Kohli posted a screenshot of a Reddit thread speaking about how he would make a superb “tactician model of Zod,” commenting, “I might eat this function up. No conceitedness, simply info.” He additionally posted fan artwork by @clements.ink of himself as Zod, together with the next quote from the 1978 Superman: “You alone will condemn us if you want… and also you alone will likely be held accountable by me.”

This is not the primary time that Kohli has expressed curiosity in becoming a member of the manufacturing of a comic book e-book film. Within the lead-up to Marvel Studios saying the solid of The Implausible 4: First Steps, Kohli was one of many extra common fancasts for Reed Richards/Mister Implausible, a job that finally went to Pedro Pascal. In Might 2024, Kohli clarified feedback he had made following the Implausible 4 casting announcement, revealing that he was by no means within the working for the function and that his “I did not get it” remark was merely “half of a bigger level about fancasting and psychological well being.”

May Normal Zod Seem within the DCU?

Normal Zod has to date been depicted twice on movie: first by Terence Stamp in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1981) then by Michael Shannon within the DC Prolonged Universe motion pictures Man of Metal (2013), Batman v Superman (2016), and The Flash (2023). On the time of writing, Zod has not been reported or rumored to look in James Gunn’s forthcoming Superman, which hits theaters this July. As an alternative, the principle antagonist of the reboot will likely be Lex Luthor, performed by Nicholas Hoult.

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As for Flanagan’s Clayface, it’s anticipated to be the third film launched below the DCU, following Superman and Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow. Warner Bros. and DC Studios have already dated the image for theatrical launch on Sept. 11, 2026. Though the trades solely discovered of the challenge in December 2024, Gunn shared shortly after that the film had really been within the works at DC for a while. “I didn’t plan on making a Clayface film,” Gunn admitted. “Mike got here in. He pitched this glorious thought. I used to be like, ‘Rattling, I can’t consider you bought me to wish to make a Clayface film.’ However he’s acquired to jot down the script and who is aware of how that’s going to work. He goes and he writes the script. First draft is nice. Second draft is even higher. After which I’m like, ‘Let’s do it.’ So we discovered a spot for it as a result of if there’s high quality stuff, we will discover a solution to work it in.”

The subsequent entry within the DCU, Superman, hits theaters on July 11.

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