Actor Jimmy Tatro in Talks for Gorilla Grodd Role in James Gunn’s Superman Spinoff
Actor Jimmy Tatro is in active negotiations to portray Gorilla Grodd, one of DC Comics' most formidable and unconventional antagonists, in a live-action spinoff connected to James Gunn's Superman film. The character is set to feature in "DC Crime," part of Gunn's broader vision for the Superman-linked cinematic universe.
The project currently remains in early developmental stages, with the spinoff series not yet receiving formal studio approval. Tatro's involvement represents a prospective casting rather than a finalized agreement—typical of pre-production negotiations where deals remain fluid. The project's preliminary status underscores the speculative nature of early-stage Hollywood negotiations, though the profile of both the actor and the villain character suggests meaningful creative ambitions for the potential series.
- Jimmy Tatro is in talks to play supervillain Gorilla Grodd in a Superman spinoff
- The project, titled "DC Crime," is part of James Gunn's Superman cinematic plans
- The series remains unapproved and has not yet received official studio greenlight
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Jimmy Tatro is best known for comedy roles, including the "American Vandal" series and the film "22 Jump Street," which makes his rumoured casting as a hulking, telepathic super-villain a notable change of direction. Gorilla Grodd is a long-running DC Comics character: a highly intelligent, telepathic gorilla who typically appears as an adversary to The Flash, though here he is being linked to a project connected to Superman.
The spinoff in question, reportedly called "DC Crime," would sit within the wider slate of films and shows that director and studio co-head James Gunn is building around his new Superman film, as part of an effort to relaunch DC's shared cinematic universe. Gunn's Superman marks the start of this rebooted universe, and any spinoffs are being watched closely as early signs of its direction and scope.
At this stage, nothing is confirmed: no studio has formally greenlit the spinoff, and Tatro's reported talks are simply negotiations rather than a signed deal, which is standard at this early point in a project's development.
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