While theDCuniverse continues to grow and expand on existing characters' stories, it’s also continuing to bring new characters to the big screen. A new report claims that the famed Wonder Twins are going to be one of the next additions to the DC Entertainment universe in what would be their first project where they will be front and center.
DC’s Wonder Twins, otherwise known as Jayna and Zan, were first introduced to audiences through Hanna-Barbera’sThe All-New Super Friends Hour.The pair are alien siblings who were teen companions to the more adult superheroes like Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman. They were then brought over to theSuper Friendscomics and eventually made appearances onlive-action shows likeSmallvilleandThe Flash.
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When next DCEU fans see the Wonder Twins, they’ll be joining what is afast-growing DC catalog on HBO Max. The Hollywood Reporter reveals they’ll be joined by Adam Sztykiel, who has been hired to write and direct theWonder Twinsmovie for the streaming platform. Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill, the production company behind theTwilight saga andMaze Runnermovies, are going to be behind this project as well.
Sztykiel has quite a few movie comedies on his resume, includingDue Date,Project X,Spy Guys,andWe’re the Millers. He’s also got some big-budget action flicks under his belt, including the Dwayne Johnson-led video-game-based monster movieRampage. Most recently, the writer and director earned his DC Comics reputation when he teamed up with Johnson yet again on this summer’sBlack Adamfilm.
Whenever the Wonder Twins have appeared on-screen and in theirDC Comics iteration, they would always activate their powers by touching hands and saying, “Wonder Twin powers activate.” Once those powers were activated, Jayna could turn into any animal that actually existed while Zan turned into any form of water he wanted. These powers were often made light of over the years and the Wonder Twins have become memes and jokes since they first appeared.
However, like many ofthe other DC heroeswho have appeared on screen, DC has made an effort to make the characters a bit darker over the last few years so that they can be taken a bit more seriously. As of now, it’s not clear whetherWonder Twinswill go the more comedic route or if it will be similar in tone toBlack Adam, as there aren’t any details on just what the plot for the DC Entertainment film will be.
Wonder Twinsis currently in development.
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