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Booster Gold: Production Listing Has Filming This July In Los Angeles

Based on an updated production list, it looks like DC Studios' Booster Gold will be filming in Los Angeles, California, in July.

Seen as the DCU's deep dive into comedy, DC Studios Co-CEO Peter Safran described legendary comic book writer & artist Dan Jurgens's Mike Carter/Booster Gold as "a loser from the future who uses basic future technology to come back to today and pretend to be a superhero" when he and Co-CEO James Gunn rolled out "Chapter 1 – Gods and Monsters" back in 2023 – the first wave of films & series comprising their New DCU. From a series perspective, we could be looking at a possible 25th-century setting, where Mike is a disgraced former football star who uses a time machine on display in the Metropolis Space Museum to gain fame and fortune… and maybe the desire to be a real superhero (if the sponsorship is right?). "Basically, "Booster Gold" is imposter syndrome as a superhero," Gunn added. A little more than a year later – and with Gunn previously teasing that there are more DC Studios projects in motion that folks might realize – it appears we have some filming news to pass along.

The following screencap from an updated Production List lists Booster Gold as filming in Los Angeles, California, on July 8th (along with a basic overview). Could that mean some official production news heading our way soon? Could we get some kind of DC Studios update on Wednesday during Warner Bros. Discovery's Upfronts presentation? Stay tuned…

Here's a look at the first of Jurgens's five tweets/xs from early in 2023, sharing how he pitched Booster to DC Comics Artist & Editor Dick Giordano and how Giordano had faith in his pitch to help him bring the character to life:

Really appreciate the reaction to the Booster Gold HBO Max news. Seems like just yesterday that I sat down with Dick Giordano (1984) to explain the idea of a time-traveling hero who played the celeb/media game, trying to make up for the crimes and mistakes he'd made.

Also went through the humorous aspects, explaining that unlike the rest of the DCU (where all the heroes were bland and perfect), that Booster would try to do the right thing along the way. But, if he happened to make a few bucks in the process…what's wrong with that?

And, while Booster would generally solve the problem, it'd be awkward. Superman catches a crashing plane and lands it at the airport. Booster clips a few buildings along the way, damaging them and the plane and puts it the middle of town, creating a three day traffic jam.

Everyone survives, but the results aren't perfect. It's the way things go for most of us, sometimes often, in our own lives, which is part of BG's charm. With the way social media and celebrity culture have grown, he's more relevant now than when issue #1 appeared in 1985.

I didn't have anything written up. Not even a sketch. Just a vision, and Dick went for it on the spot. Said, "Give me something on paper for legal so we can get contracts started," and with a handshake, told me I could start working.

Great man and glad he saw the potential!

And here's a look back at Jurgens' previous tweet/x, expressing his support for seeing Booster Gold make the leap from the pages of the comic book to the small screen:

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