{"id":941227,"date":"2026-10-21T20:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/941227\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T20:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:34:13","slug":"poison-ivy-show-in-early-development-with-penguin-showrunner-in-talks-to-produce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/941227\/","title":{"rendered":"Poison Ivy Show in Early Development with Penguin Showrunner in Talks to Produce"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deadline<\/a> has confirmed that DC Comics\u2019 Poison Ivy is in the early stages of getting her own live-action TV show, and one of the minds that brought us the critically acclaimed Penguin series is in discussions to produce it.<\/p>\n

However, the outlet\u2019s sources state that this show won\u2019t be part of Matt Reeves\u2019 Batman universe, so don\u2019t get your hopes up for the chance of seeing Colin Farrell\u2019s Penguin or Battinson sharing the screen with Dr. Isley. <\/p>\n

Lauren LeFranc, showrunner and executive producer on HBO\u2019s The Penguin<\/a> series, is currently in talks to produce the Poison Ivy show. If it gets picked up, it\u2019ll also go to HBO for streaming, but it\u2019s still very early days for the project.<\/p>\n

The Batman: Part II – Who’s Who in Matt Reeves’ DC Sequel\"Robert<\/p>\n

Right now, there are no writers attached to the series, and no cast has been revealed, either. It\u2019s anyone\u2019s guess as to who will get the leading role (Uma Thurman is a hard act to follow), but there\u2019s plenty of freedom to be had, given that Poison Ivy is a character that hasn\u2019t yet been represented in newer DC projects.<\/p>\n

Thus far, she hasn\u2019t shown up in James Gunn\u2019s DC cinematic universe, and there\u2019s been no word on the character\u2019s involvement in the next Batman film<\/a>. It\u2019s worth noting that Scarlett Johansson is confirmed<\/a> as part of the movie\u2019s cast, sparking no end of fan theories as to who she\u2019ll be portraying. While rumors suggest she’s playing Harvey Dent’s wife, Gilda Dent, many fan theories are hoping against hope that she’ll be Poison Ivy. We have to admit that she would be a perfect fit for the DC anti-hero\/villainess, and it would be a smashing debut for the actress in the DCU, following Black Widow\u2019s exit from the MCU in Avengers: Endgame<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Poison Ivy\u2019s most prominent appearance as of late has been in DC Studios\u2019 animated Harley Quinn show<\/a>, where her romance with her fellow villain takes center stage. It\u2019d be exciting to see if this relationship is also included in the live-action series, and who will be cast as Harley Quinn if so. (Margot Robbie is most likely off the table with the new DCU reboot. Gunn himself has been rather coy about the whole thing, saying in August 2025 that Robbie’s potential future in the DCU “will be revealed down the line.”<\/a>)<\/p>\n

While they wait, fans can look forward to Clayface<\/a>, which hits theaters on October 23. IGN\u2019s Jim Vejvoda scored the film a 7 out of 10<\/a>, saying it\u2019s \u201ca fun body horror romp that realizes its nasty potential in its final act after a slow-burn set-up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Image Credits: Tristan Fewings\/Getty Images for BFI<\/p>\n

\"Virginia<\/p>\n

Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. Find her on Twitter at @TheeMissGlaze<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Deadline has confirmed that DC Comics\u2019 Poison Ivy is in the early stages of getting her own live-action…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":941228,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[49,48,75,337],"class_list":["post-941227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=941227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/941228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=941227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=941227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=941227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}