The Authority's epic debut in March 1999 redefined the Wildstorm Universe. Bryan Hitch stepped up with introducing Apollo and Midnighter in Stormwatch #4, taking the art to a new level.

The Authority is the infamously brutal superhero team from the WildStorm Universe. At the time, Gunn described the project as a "big movie," but it appears to have run into significant issues since.

He decides that he still has things left to do in the universe, so he recruits the Authority to help him ... and Lightray — was built from DC and Wildstorm characters, and were instrumental ...

While the initial DCU slate revealed back in January of 2023 included a live-action adaptation of the Wildstorm-based The Authority, Gunn said during the presser that team movie is “on the back ...