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Jan 31, 2024 · There are still many unanswered questions concerning the DC Universe reboot, even a year after James Gunn's original announcement. Over ten new projects are in development for the new DC Universe, including Superman: Legacy, The Brave and the Bold and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow .
- Kai Young
Oct 14, 2024 · Warner Bros. has a brand-new slate of movies and TV shows coming in the DCU under James Gunn, leading to curiosity about its confirmed release timeline. Following a varied slate of DC projects released in 2023 and 2024, the doors to Gunn's new DCU story will finally be opened by the end of the year.
- David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan
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Sep 27, 2023 · According to Gunn, the DCU will officially start with Creature Commandos, the upcoming animated series to air on streaming platforms, followed by Superman: Legacy, the first live-action film to hit cinemas as part of the first chapter of the new DCU titled “Gods and Monsters.”
Jan 4, 2023 · A new report hints at what existing franchises will remain part of the DC Universe's future as part of James Gunn and Peter Safran's franchise reboot. The co-CEOs of DC Studios are in the midst of formulating plans for what the DCU will look like for the next few years.
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- Superman: Legacy
- Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
- The Brave and The Bold
- Paradise Lost
- Booster Gold
- Creature Commandos
- Waller
- Lanterns
- Swamp Thing
- The Authority
DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran revealed that Superman: Legacy will mark "the start of the DCU," but he mentioned that "it's not an origin story." The upcoming Superman reboot is set to focus on the titular hero trying to balance his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. Safran described this Superman as "the embodiment of truth, justice, a...
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is set to take inspiration from Tom King's mini-series, with Gunn confirming that the movie will explore "a very different type of Supergirl" and be "much more hardcore:" It is unknown if Krypto the Superdog, who appeared in King's comic run, will appear in the movie.
The Brave and the Bold will exist alongside Robert Pattinson's Batman (an Elseworlds story set outside the DCU). However, what makes this project different is that it will introduce the Bat Family, with Gunn confirming that the version of Robin that will team up with the DCU's Batman is Damian Wayne, Bruce's biological son. Gunn described Damian as...
Paradise Lost is set to explore the Amazons of Themyscira before the birth of Diana (Wonder Woman), with Safran teasing that it has this "Game of Thrones-ish story." Safran noted that the HBO Max prequel series would expand on Themyscira's "political intrigue behind a society of all women." Gunn chimed in, saying that the show will look to answer q...
HBO Max's Booster Gold series will explore a new time-traveling hero for the DCU. Safran described the titular protagonist as a "loser from the future who uses basic future technology to come back to today and pretend to be a superhero.” Gunn then added that he has "imposter syndrome as a superhero." In the comics, Mike Carter is a disgraced former...
The Creature Commandosanimated series will explore a modern take on the characters who were first introduced from the pages of DC Comics. In the comics, it was originally a team of classic monsters, namely Frankenstein's monster, a werewolf, a vampire, and a gorgon, fighting Nazis in World War II. However, given that it is described as a modern tak...
While Peacemaker Season 2 is being put on hold, Gunn said that Waller would act as a "continuation" of that series since Team Peacemaker will appear alongside Viola Davis' Amanda Waller in the upcoming spin-off. At the end of PeacemakerSeason 1, Leota Adebayo managed to reveal her mother's (Waller) secret Task Force X group to the world. This serie...
Lanterns will revolve around the two best-known members of the Green Lantern Corps, Hal Jordan and Jon Stewart, as they investigate a mystery that is expected to play a big role in the"main story" of DCU's Chapter 1. Safran described Lanterns as "a huge HBO-quality event" that is "very much in the vein of True Detective." Lanterns is separate from ...
Swamp Thing is described as a horror film that will mark the end of DCU's Chapter 1. Safran revealed that Swamp Thing is set to"investigate the dark origins"of the titular monster through the perspective of horror. Meanwhile, Gunn said the"mashup quality" of seeing Rocket Racoon standing next to Thor in Avengers: Infinity War wound up being one of ...
Safran describesThe Authority as "kinda like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men," saying that "they know that you want them on the wall or at least they believe that." The movie will explore a team of superheroes that utilizes extreme methods of protecting the planet. Gunn explained the decision why they moved forward with The Authority: While confir...
- David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan
- Content Lead, Content Creator, Writer
Hopefully, as other DC Universe movies and TV shows go into filming next year, new updates on things like The Brave and The Bold, Paradise Lost, Booster Gold, The Authority, and more will arrive ...
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Dec 27, 2023 · These are questions which have both minor and major implications depending on how much time you spend mulling them over. However, they wouldn't need to be answered if the DCU had...
