DC Comics’ favourite lady magician, Zatanna Zatara is finally getting a movie. Variety reports that Emerald Fennell the woman behind Promising Young Woman will write the film. There are currently no producers or directors involved.
The Zatanna live-action movie will be produced by JJ Abrams’s Bad Robot production company through WarnerMedia.
A Little Background On Zatanna That Could Be Used In The Movie
In the comics and all other media, Zatanna is Giovanni “John” Zatara‘s daughter. She’s also known for her associations with John Constantine, Batman and Justice League Dark.
Zatara is a member of the Justice League and once served on the All-Star Squadron. During the animated series Young Justice, John becomes Doctor Fate, replacing Kent Nelson. For an hour per year, Nabu permits to remove the helmet to be with his daughter.
Like her father before her, Zatanna has served on several hero teams. These include Justice League Dark, Young Justice, and the Seven Soldiers of Victory.
In Young Justice, Zatanna had a relationship with Dick Grayson at some point.
As of the writing of this post, Zatanna will be the second female DC Character to get a solo film. The Diana Prince version of Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) currently has two under her tiara.
Additional Background On Emerald Fennell And Other Movies Zatanna Has Appeared In
If the Zatanna movie comes to fruition, it will be her second live-action appearance after debuting in the television series, Smallville. The character has also appeared in animated movies such as Justice League Dark: Apokolips Wars.
Emerald Fennell is a busy lady these days. While she is a writer and director, she’s also an actor. Concisely, her recent roles include playing young Camilla Parker-Bowles on The Crown. She has worked on Call of the Midwife and served as showrunner on the British spy thriller Killing Eve, which stars Sandra Oh.
Also, Emerald is working on a musical adaptation of Cinderella with Andrew Lloyd Webber. She has also starred in The Danish Girl with Eddie Redmayne.
No Current Updates
There is currently no other news on the Zatanna movie as of writing. When there is an update on the project, we’ll be sure to share it with you.
