It seems that the DCU movie The Authority is facing some challenges, as DC Studios co-chief James Gunn has admitted that it has been put on the "back burner." Announced as part of Gunn and Peter Safran's Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters DC Universe reboot two years ago, The Authority was described by Gunn as a "big movie," but it appears to have encountered significant obstacles.

During a DC Studios presentation attended by IGN, Gunn revealed that The Authority is the "hardest" project among those announced in Chapter 1. He cited the success of Amazon's adaptation of The Boys as one of the contributing factors, explaining, “Honestly, Authority's been the one that's been the hardest, both because of the shifting overall story and because of getting it right in a world with The Boys and a world with all the things that The Authority influenced that came out after it.”

Gunn also mentioned the need to balance the project with other characters and stories that have already been filmed and are beloved by fans. He added, “And also having a lot of characters that we've fallen in love with that we've already filmed and have that we want to continue their stories and see them meet each other. So I will admittedly say it's a little bit more on the back burner right now.”

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38 ImagesOne character from The Authority, the electronics prodigy The Engineer / Angela Spica, is set to appear in the DCU kickstarter Superman. The Engineer is arguably the most powerful member of the group, with abilities like self-duplication, technopathy, genius-level intellect, and radio-induced telepathy. For more information on The Authority, check out IGN's article, Who Are the Authority: The WildStorm DCU Characters Explained.

The Authority isn't the only project facing challenges within Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters. Gunn mentioned that Waller, a spinoff of his own HBO Max hit series Peacemaker, has experienced "a couple of setbacks." However, he noted that the HBO Max series Booster Gold "is going pretty strong," and Paradise Lost is "totally, still important and we're working heavily on it." Gunn added, "It seems to be going pretty well," while Safran confirmed that "The pilot's being written right now."

Regarding Swamp Thing, Safran explained that DC Studios is willing to wait for director James Mangold, who is currently working on another project, A Complete Unknown. Safran said, "Our writer-director went off to make another little movie, A Complete Unknown, and we hope that he'll come back to Swamp Thing when he's ready, because again, that was one of those ones that we love him as a filmmaker, so we're happy to wait for him." Gunn added that Swamp Thing "is not integral to the larger story that we're telling," and it was brought to them by Mangold.