In what should again come as no surprise, James Gunn’s DCU appears to have quietly killed off another one of its earliest announced projects.
According to John Rocha, the planned Themyscira series, Paradise Lost, is no longer happening.
Recall how I recently said the same and even said that I doubt that Gunn will be doing a DCU Wonder Woman due to the impending sale of WBD.
Paradise Lost Reportedly Shut Down
Speaking on his show, Rocha said sources informed him that DC Studios had been meeting with writers and taking pitches for Paradise Lost, but those involved were later told the project was dead.
Rocha emphasized this was not a case of the show being paused or waiting on the right script.
Writers and creatives who pitched storylines were reportedly informed that Paradise Lost is no longer in active development and will not move forward as a TV series:
“Sources are telling me that DC was meeting with writers for Paradise Lost, was taking pitches for Paradise Lost, but they’ve been informed that the project is dead. Paradise Lost is dead. [It] will not be happening as a TV show. And not dead in the sense of like, well, they’re just going to wait for a script.”
“They’re being told, these writers and these people who’ve pitched storylines for Paradise Lost to be the showrunners or the writers on Paradise Lost, they’ve been told that this project is now dead, no longer an active development. Dead. And that is a massive bit of news because I think a lot of people felt that it was a little weird that you were going to do a Themyscira show but not have Wonder Woman in it.”
That news is significant given that Paradise Lost was positioned as a cornerstone of DCU’s television slate and one of the earliest projects announced by James Gunn. Now, joining lots of other DCU projects, it’s apparently not happening.
Gunn’s Shift To The Superman Family Saga
The cancellation lines up with what my insiders have been reporting for some time.
Sources previously indicated that Gunn has pivoted his long-term focus away from the overall DCU toward the “Superman Family Saga.” The trades backed me up.
This shift makes a Wonder Woman-centric future in the DCU increasingly unlikely (same with Batman), at least under Gunn’s leadership.
Insiders also recently informed us that WBD is now sending the message to Gunn to keep quiet to avoid major announcements that later turn into quiet walk-backs.
We’ve also been told Gunn is out as head of the DCU once WBD is sold.
