Zach Cregger has finally clarified his DC Universe script with Batman and Gotham City.
What did Zach Cregger say about his Batman movie script?
Last month, The Hollywood Reporter ran a story about Cregger and his future projects, following his success with Weapons. One of the projects mentioned was Henchmen, a DC Universe story about low-level henchmen in Gotham City who gain notoriety after killing Batman “through a stroke of luck.” Batman, Joker, and Harley Quinn could all appear in Henchmen.
Years ago, while promoting Barbarian, Cregger teased the DC project as something he would make at the drop of a hat.
“If I got the call, I would drop everything and go make that movie in a heartbeat,” Cregger told Discussing Film. “It’s my favorite thing I’ve ever written. I love it, and I’m dying to make it.
With rumors swirling about the DC project, Cregger finally set the record straight about Henchmen on the Double Toasted podcast.
“This is funny. This has been blown out of proportion online. So, yeah, I wrote Henchmen, which is a story that takes place in the DC Universe, like years before I wrote Barbarian, and I really love it,” Cregger said. “But it’s not a Joker and Harley script. I’ve seen that online. And, no, I haven’t talked to James Gunn about it. I haven’t really talked to anyone at [DC Studios] about it.”
Cregger does not have the time to worry about Henchmen right now, as he’s currently prepping a Resident Evil movie. Sony won a hotly contested bidding war for Cregger’s Resident Evil movie, which he will write and direct. Austin Abrams, who appeared in Weapons, will star in Resident Evil.
Resident Evil will begin shooting this fall. It will be released in theaters on September 18, 2026.
