{"id":60984,"date":"2026-06-15T22:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=60984"},"modified":"2026-06-15T22:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:05:09","slug":"dc-studios-co-ceo-says-gorilla-grodd-jimmy-olsen-hbo-tv-show-starts-shooting-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=60984","title":{"rendered":"DC Studios Co-CEO Says Gorilla Grodd \/ Jimmy Olsen HBO TV Show Starts Shooting This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran has said the Gorilla Grodd \/ Jimmy Olsen HBO show starts shooting later this year.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking to Brazilian content creator Good Nerd while promoting the upcoming Supergirl movie, Safran teased the future for the DCU, mentioning plans to introduce Batman into the rebooted universe with The Brave and the Bold, and a Justice League movie to tie everything together.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We know eventually, you head in that direction,&#8221; Safran said of Justice League. &#8220;But we really are just talking about those movies that we&#8217;ve announced and those projects we&#8217;ve announced. Supergirl, Lanterns for HBO, Clayface this fall, Man of Tomorrow, Batman Part 2. You know we&#8217;re going to do Brave and the Bold, which brings Batman into the DCU.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWe&#8217;ve talked about the Gorilla Grodd show for HBO that we&#8217;ll start shooting this year. That&#8217;s big news, by the way. I probably shouldn&#8217;t have said that!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">DC Universe: Every Upcoming Movie and TV Show<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"A lot is changing for DC's lineup of movies and shows in the years ahead. James Gunn and Peter Safran, co-CEOs of DC Studios, have a strategy for a more cohesive and interconnected lineup of content moving forward. It all starts with Chapter 1, dubbed &quot;Gods and Monsters.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;&#10;It can be very difficult to keep track of all the big changes at DC these days. That's why we've put together this comprehensive list of everything currently in the works, as well as the major projects that have either been officially canceled or gone dormant. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;&#10;Click on through the slideshow for all the details!\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Late last year, it was reported that DC Studios and HBO Max were developing a fictional true crime series set in the DCU called DC Crime. According to Variety, it would look and feel like a true crime docuseries presented by Jimmy Olsen, and the first season would focus on Gorilla Grodd.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Jimmy Olsen, played by Skyler Gisondo, was one of the breakout characters in last year\u2019s Superman. Created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino, Gorilla Grodd debuted in The Flash #106 back in May 1959. He is a super-intelligent ape who possesses super strength and speed as well as the powers of telepathy and telekinesis (<u>Gorilla Grodd ranked 35th on IGN&#8217;s Top 100 Comic Book Villains of all time<\/u>). Will DC Crime show us a fully CG Gorilla Grodd running around Metropolis?<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Grodd has been adapted from the comics before. He was <u>in the animated movie Batman Ninja<\/u> and was <u>a villain in NetherRealm&#8217;s Injustice 2 fighting game<\/u>. Grodd made his live-action debut in the Arrowverse\u2019s The Flash as a major antagonist, then was a supporting antagonist in Season 3 of its 2016 spinoff, DC&#8217;s Legends of Tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There is a degree of uncertainty about the DCU beyond next year\u2019s Man of Tomorrow, which is currently filming for a summer 2027 release. Co-CEO James Gunn recently confirmed the Booster Gold and Paradise Lost TV shows are still alive, but The Authority movie has fallen by the wayside.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Authority was one of the surprise projects announced as part of <u>Gunn and Safran\u2019s overarching Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters DC Universe reboot three years ago<\/u>. At the time, Gunn described The Authority, which revolves around the infamously brutal superhero team of the same name from the WildStorm Universe, as a &#8220;big movie,&#8221; but it ran into significant issues.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The question is, when will Booster Gold and Paradise Lost \u2014 and now Gorilla Grodd \/ Jimmy Olsen \u2014 come out? Given Safran mentioned Gorilla Grodd actually filming this year, it seems closest to release. Right now, we have confirmed release dates for HBO show <u>Lanterns<\/u>, movies <u>Supergirl<\/u> and <u>Clayface<\/u>, and the aforementioned Man of Tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/dc-studios-co-ceo-says-gorilla-grodd-jimmy-olsen-hbo-tv-show-starts-shooting-this-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran has said the Gorilla Grodd \/ Jimmy Olsen HBO show starts shooting later this year. 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