Greg Berlanti’s BOOSTER GOLD Movie Won’t Take Place in the DC Extended Universe

Earlier this summer, Greg Berlanti confirmed that he was developing a movie starring DC’s Booster Gold, with the potential to direct. Berlanti is known for his work on all four of The CW’s DC television shows, which make up the Arrowverse. Booster Gold will mark his second DC movie, following 2011’s Green Lantern.

Unfortunately, it sounds like Booster Gold will be completely separate from the rest of Warner Bros.’ DC films. In an interview with Vulture, Berlanti confirmed that – for the time being at least – Booster Gold will not be set in the DC Extended Universe. “As of right now we have no connective tissue to those worlds. It’d be a separate thing.”

As for how the project came to be, Berlanti reveals that it emerged from a now dead television pilot for SyFy starring Booster Gold. Berlanti was developing that project with Andrew Kreisberg. But after talking with Geoff Johns, the two became attached to a film, written by Zack Stentz. The three have now “fleshed out” the storyline.

Booster Gold would be the first modern DC movie to not take place in the DCEU. All of the studio’s current films – even New Line’s Shazam – are set in the same universe. Of course, it’s still early days for this film, and anything could change. But for now, don’t expect Booster Gold to meet up with Batman and Superman anytime soon.

Stay tuned for more news as we have it.