Overview
- Multiple entertainment outlets report that HBO passed on the script Pete Jackson delivered, and that the Jackson-led iteration is no longer moving forward.
- Reporters say Jackson’s script was a period-themed take faithful to the graphic novel’s original setting while HBO reportedly wanted a more modern interpretation.
- An HBO insider told reporters the network’s decision does not rule out the property returning later in a reworked form under a new writer.
- The project had been announced in late 2025 with Pete Jackson attached to write and James Gunn and Peter Safran set as executive producers, but HBO and DC offered no official comment on the pass.
- The news follows a long adaptation history for V for Vendetta — including the 2005 film and earlier stalled TV efforts — and comes as studios reassess priorities for DC properties.