Emerald Fennell To Write DC’s Zatanna For Bad Robot & Warner Bros

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Now, this is exciting DC news!

Fresh off winning the WGA award last night for original screenplay, Promising Young Woman director and Academy Award nominee, Emerald Fennell is set to write the DC movie Zatanna for Bad Robot and Warner Bros. The news first reported by Deadline confirms that the deal has been done for a while.

For those unfamiliar, Zatana is a

magician was created by Gardner Fox and artist Murphy Anderson, making her debut in November 1964’s Hawkman. Like her father Zatara, she has many magical powers, and in that first issue, she’s on a journey to find him.  Zatanna has been involved with the Justice League, has had a childhood with Batman, and was romantically linked to character John Constantine. The character was played by Serinda Swan for three seasons on the CW’s Smallville. 

Fennell’s Promising Young Woman which stars Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan has been doing well during the Awards Season as it is nominated for five Oscars, including three for Fennell in the Best Picture, Directing, and Original screenplay categories.


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