Who Is Sgt. Rock? Daniel Craig"s DC Superhero"s Comics History & Powers Explained

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This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.It"s recently been reported that Daniel Craig is in talks to play Sgt. Rock in a movie by DC Studios. A classic DC Comics character, Sgt. Rock is certainly a lesser-known character as most of his stories are set in the 1940s, and his interactions with DC"s more popular superheroes are very limited. That said, a Sgt. Rock movie does have some promise considering the character"s comic book history and his ability as a legendary soldier.
Currently, the new DC Universe is set to begin with 2024"s Creature Commandos animated series and its first live-action movie with James Gunn"s Superman in 2025. While most movies and shows are expected to be part of the same interconnected cinematic universe, there are also "Elseworlds" projects like Matt Reeves" The Batman trilogy, its spin-off shows, or Todd Phillips" Joker movies that exist on their own. While it"s unknown what the case will be for this new DC movie, here"s everything we know about Sgt. Rock, his comic book history and powers, Daniel Craig"s involvement, and more.
Sgt. Rock Comics History Explained A WWII Hero Debuting In 1959

Created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert, Franklin John Rock first appeared in 1959"s G.I. Combat #68 before receiving an ongoing role in Our Army at War #81 the same year. He"d later receive a self-titled series that ran between 1977 and 1988. Originally a boxer, Rock enlisted in 1935 and eventually rose through the ranks to become the leader of Easy Company. Sgt. Rock and his men formed bonds as brothers during the heat of war, serving in several major conflicts during WWII. As such, Rock"s stories took the time to explore the moral complexities of warfare.
As such, Sgt. Rock is uniquely a non-superhero DC Comics character, though he has had interactions with those of the powered variety such as Batman and Superman. More recently, Sgt. Rock did have a small appearance in 2020"s Dark Nights: Death Metal crossover where he gave a pep talk to readers themselves, a meta-way for Scott Snyder to offer some encouragement during the global pandemic. Likewise, 2022 saw the publication of DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. the Army of the Dead, a 6-issue miniseries written by Bruce Campell with art by Eduardo Risso where Rock and Easy Company fought Nazi zombies.
Sgt. Rock Powers Explained An Effective Soldier And Leader of Easy Company

Despite not having powers in the traditional superhero sense, Sgt. Rock is an incredibly capable soldier and commander. As such, Rock is a legendary war hero capable of shooting down enemy fighters with a single submachine or having incredible accuracy with various firearms and explosives. Rock also had what he calls his "Combat Antenna" a sort of sixth sense where he was able to detect imminent enemy offensives, allowing him to prepare Easy Company for the firefights to come.
Sgt. Rock Comics Changes Explained Could His Story Be Modernized?

In the comics, Sgt. Rock is meant to have died on the field of battle during the last battle of WWII by the last enemy bullet that was fired. However, the character has received more than one fate from DC Comics with stories that go beyond WWII, which is mostly where the connections to the greater DC Universe start coming into play. As such, it"s unclear what direction this potential Sgt. Rock movie might, and whether his story might even be modernized in some form, allowing him to have greater connections to the DCU at large. That said, it"s just as possible that a Sgt. Rock movie could simply be set in its own isolated reality as an Elseworld project, effectively ignoring his connections to the greater DC Universe (which wouldn"t be hard to do).
Daniel Craig Is In Talks To Play Sgt. Rock This Would Be His First Superhero Role

As was first reported by Deadline, Daniel Craig is currently in talks to play Sgt. Rock in an upcoming project from DC Studios. Likewise, it"s also been reported that Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino is set to direct, meaning that the duo would be reuniting following their work on Queer which is set to release in February of 2025. The screenplay is coming from Justin Kuritzkes who also wrote the script for Queer as well as Challengers (which was also directed by Guadagnino).
How Sgt. Rock Fits Into The DC Universe Task Force X and Creature Commandos Are Big Comics Connections

In the comics, Sgt. Rock has notably saved the lives of Batman and Superman (and even served as President Lex Luthor"s Chief of Staff). However, he also led early iterations of Task Force X and the Suicide Squad. Likewise, he even had a leadership role among The Creature Commandos. To that end, this could easily be where Sgt. Rock might connect in the DCU, when and if his movie does end up part of the new cinematic universe. Likewise, Sgt. Rock could even be featured in a cameo role or receive a reference in the animated Creature Commandos series, seeing as how WWII"s G.I. Robot is part of the roster. Likewise, Rock could also be an early leader of the team, perhaps even being revealed as Amanda Waller or Rick Flag Sr"s predecessor in the DCU.
This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.

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