text: It was also reported that the project was looking for a new writer, with Jon and Josh Silberman instead co-producing the film alongside McKay, however, by December 2020, McKay departed the project while Jon and Josh Silberman left their roles as producers and resumed their screenwriting roles, with Samy Burch, Jeremy Slater, and James Gunn scheduled to write its screenplay.Gunn would've also co-produced the project alongside Chris DeFaria. It was later announced that the film was scheduled to be released on July 21, 2023. In February 2022, it was announced that professional wrestler John Cena would star in the film. In March 2022, Will Forte and Lana Condor were added to the cast. On April 26, 2022, it was taken off the release schedule with Barbie taking over its original release date. Despite its completion by November 9, 2023, it was announced that its theatrical and public release would be cancelled, with the company taking an approximately US$30 million tax write-off for the film. Consistent with its long-term production issues and delays, Green later expressed his views on the decision:
  However, four days later, the decision was reversed. 