Emerald Fennell, the Oscar-nominated director of “Promising Young Woman,” takes on another vigilance. She was typed to write ‘Zatanna’, a great adaptation of the DC Comics heroine.
The film, by Warner Bros. ‘DC Films and Bad Robot Productions by JJ Abrams are brought to the shelves.
The upcoming installment in the DC Extended Universe will be Zatanna’s first franchise appearance. She is known for her involvement in the Justice League, although the character has never appeared in a DC movie. Serinda Swan played Zatanna earlier in the later seasons of The CW show “Smallville” with the superhero’s live action debut. The role of Zatanna has not yet been played.
Zatanna, created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, is a wizard and is considered one of the most powerful wizards in the DC universe. Her magical abilities are genetic, as her father Giovanni Zatara was also an alchemist.
Following ‘Wonder Woman’ and the sequel ‘Wonder Woman 1984’, the Zatanna movie will only be the second female DC hero to have the title of a DC Films title. The studio recently cast ‘The Young and the Restless’ star Sasha Calle to play Supergirl before her debut in ‘The Flash’, but did not set up a standalone film.
Fennell’s dark comedy “Promising Young Woman”, her debut as a director, was a dazzling award. Along with five Oscar nods, including Best Picture, Screenplay and Actress for Carey Mulligan, the film has garnered attention from the Golden Globes, BAFTA, Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild.
Fennell was also a showrunner in Season 2 of ‘Killing Eve’, a British espionage thriller starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer. Her plays include ‘Anna Karenina’, ‘The Danish Girl’, ‘Call the Midwife’ and most recently on Netflix’s royal drama ‘The Crown’, in which she plays Camilla Bowles.