Sgt. Rock, DC’s superhero flick to team Luca Guadagnino and The Penguin’s Colin Farrell, has halted production plans, sources have confirmed to Deadline. The film was supposed to enter production this summer. Whether the project will get off the ground at a later date or is dead is not yet clear, nor are the reasons for this development.

The World War II picture, which "Queer" and "Challengers" director Luca Guadagnino was aiming to direct with Colin Farrell, is no longer in development at the studio, Variety has confirmed. But the reasons aren't creative: According to a knowledgable source,

DC Studios is putting its adaptation of the comic 'Sgt. Rock," which Luca Guadagnino was meant to direct with Colin Farrell starring, on hold.