The Justice Society of America is getting a big push in the DCEU. Not only will members of the team be showing up in Black Adam, but now we know that another of its roster, Hourman, has a film in the works.
Deadline reports Warner Bros., DC Films, and Chernin Entertainment are teaming up on a live-action Hourman film with Gavin James and Neil Widener writing the script. It’s unclear which version of the character the movie will focus on, because there have been three different people who have taken on the mantle.
James and Widener aren’t big names, but they’re currently working on a sequel to San Andreas and a Hot Wheels movie, so franchises they’re familiar with.
The first was Rex Tyler, first published in the pages of Adventure Comics in 1940, and used a formula called “Miraclo” to gain superhuman strength and speed for one hour a day. Next came his son, Rick Tyler, who was followed by Matthew Tyler, an android modeled after his DNA.
There was an attempt to launch an Hourman television series back in 2013 on The CW, but it never got off the ground. Instead, the character ended up appearing on episodes of Legends of Tomorrow.
Add this to the list of smaller DCEU projects in development such as Blue Beetle, Batgirl, and Zatanna. I like the way Warner Bros. are fleshing out the universe with more projects that won’t need to be gigantic blockbusters to find success.
