The DC Universe is at an interesting turning point, thanks to the merger of Warner Bros. Discovery and the hiring of James Gunn and Peter Safran as co-CEOs of DC Studios. There’s been a lot of speculation about what movies and HBO Max-exclusive television shows will come to fruition in this new era, both introducing new characters and following the adventures of established ones. Among them is Black Canary, a proposed HBO Max-exclusive spinoff movie focusing on Jurnee Smollett’s Dinah Lance / Black Canary, who first debuted in 2020’s Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). After Warner Bros. Discovery shelved its Batgirl HBO Max movie earlier this year, reports still indicated that Black Canary remained in development for the streaming service — but new comments from Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav might throw a wrinkle into that. During Warner Bros. Discovery’s Q3 earnings call on Thursday, Zaslav reiterated that the company does not plan to make movies exclusively for HBO Max.
