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What James Gunn Has Teased About The DCU So Far
As formed by the previous regime, the remainder of the DCU's current slate begins with Shazam! Fury of the Gods in March 2023. The summer will consist of Ezra Miller's The Flash and the Blue Beetle movie in June and August, respectively. The year will then end with Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom featuring Jason Momoa as the iconic Justice League hero in December 2023. Outside of those films, DC Studios have yet to unveil their full slate of films that will be part of the vision that Gunn and Safran will soon present to Warner Bros. Discovery.
The only confirmed project that is under Gunn's management is a new Superman movie that he has been penning a screenplay for over the last few months. The story will focus on a younger Clark Kent during an earlier part of his career, hence why Henry Cavill is not returning for the project or any DCU installments. However, Gunn has cryptically teased various DC characters that may or may not be getting their due in the DCU across TV and film. Those characters include Dean, Lobo, Mister Terrific, and Jonah Hex, who are not necessarily considered A-list players. Gunn has also implied that the DCU may or may not do something with the iconic DC Comics graphic novel Kingdom Come.
While the transition period for DC Studios hasn't been an easy one, to say the least, it's still too early to tell how this will affect the DCU in a larger sense. Despite it signaling the farewell of various popular versions of DC characters, a reboot of some kind is perhaps what Gunn and Safran need in order to accomplish their mission of running a cohesive DCU. Whether that includes a project directed by Ben Affleck without him playing Batman anymore to Gunn reimagining Superman, time will tell where DC Studios will go with the DCU as their plans start to emerge.
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