Published May 9, 2026, 11:49 AM EDT The director of Superbad may make a film starring two fan-favorite Batman villains The DCU’s next movie is a supervillain team-up with a director you'll never see coming Image: Francesco Mattina/DC Comics Sign in to your Polygon.com account A new report suggests that Greg Mottola, the director of Superbad, could direct a film for James Gunn's DC Studios . On May 8, Deadline reported that Greg Mottola is the frontrunner to direct a movie featuring Deathstroke and Bane, written by Matthew Orton. Mottola previously directed two episodes of Peacemaker's second season , but this report was still surprising for multiple reasons. Namely, we've yet to see much traction with The Brave and the Bold — the Batman movie set in the DCU — has yet to gain much traction, and Mottola is a director more commonly associated with comedy than with action.…