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In 2022, James Gunn and Peter Safran had been named co-biggest boys of DC Studios. Shortly thereafter, the pair introduced that that they had an “eight-to-ten-year” plan for a way the DCU could be related throughout films, TV, and video video games. In that preliminary press convention, the duo unveiled their Chapter One: Gods and Monsters, the massive keystone of which was Superman. Or because it was recognized then, Superman: Legacy. Different items set to observe included an Amanda Waller cartoon, some live-action Inexperienced Lantern shenanigans, and the movie debut of Damian Wayne. So how has James Gunn and Peter Safran’s 10- (or 😎 yr plan been going?
Listed here are only a few of our plans. Up, up, and away! #DCStudios #DCU @DCComics pic.twitter.com/8XNDNLUEPq
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 31, 2023
Earlier than Gunn and Safran might get their imaginative and prescient underway, they needed to end out the tasks already chugging alongside the Warner Bros. Discovery meeting line. Okay, not all of them. A 3rd Marvel Girl movie was axed in December 2022.
It was all the time unclear how a lot of the outdated DCEU could be making it into the Gunniverse. Viola Davis is taking part in Amanda Waller throughout the Suicide Squad films, however after the underperformance of Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom, Jason Momoa transitioned from Ocean Man to House Bounty Hunter. He’s taking part in Lobo within the upcoming Supergirl movie. Then there’s The Flash. In his preliminary rollout video, Gunn mentioned the movie would “resets the complete DC Universe.” However that reset ended with George Clooney as Batman, so how central to the continuity can or not it’s?
The primary official launch from the ten/8-year plan was the animated Creature Commandos. It was Gunn’s trial run of getting the identical actors play characters throughout animation and live-action. Frank Grillo performs Rick Flagg Sr. on the present and in Superman. The present launched animated Amanda Waller, voiced by Viola Davis, cementing her place within the nuDCU. It additionally means G.I. Robotic can battle Nazis in live-action, ought to the necessity come up.
However clearly crucial launch for this 10-year plan was Superman. And now that it’s breaking field workplace data, Gunn and firm can de-clench slightly. The movie units up the Inexperienced Lantern Corps, Supergirl, and even brings Hawkgirl from Peacemaker into moviedom.
Whereas the world waits for Supergirl, her cousin’s subsequent journey is already being labored on. James Gunn advised Collider that he’s “completely carried out with the therapy” for the Man of Metal sequel. “We’re scheduling it now,” he defined. “My therapies are extremely intense. They’re not common therapies. They’re 60-page therapies with dialogue and all the pieces. And so, now I’m simply turning that right into a script. We’re planning out after we’re going to shoot that. It’s going to be a lot sooner quite than later.” The folks need extra of the Every day Planet drama!
The ending of Superman units up Milly Alcock as Supergirl, a sizzling mess Kryptonian get together woman. Seems, Krypto is her canine and Clark was petsitting whereas she received shitfaced off-world. Gunn has already mentioned the movie will carefully observe the Girl of Tomorrow arc, with outer area hijinks along with her protege Ruthye (Eve Ridley) and the darkish’n’gritty Lobo (Jason Momoa). Supergirl lands in theaters June 26, 2026.
Man Gardner (Nathan Fillion) units up the Inexperienced Lantern Corps for HBO’s Lanterns. The present shall be a double hander between Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart, “very a lot within the vein of True Detective,” per Safran and Gunn. Kyle Chandler will play Jordan, reverse Aaron Pierre as Stewart, per Deadline. Created by Damon Lindelof and Tom King, the present will observe noob Lantern Stewart and veteran Jordan as they resolve a homicide in flyover America. And people boys can fly.
David Zaslav indicated that the Clayface film is immanent in his assertion celebrating Superman’s field workplace success obtained by THR. “Over the subsequent yr alone, DC Studios will introduce the movies Supergirl and Clayface in theaters and the sequence Lanterns on HBO Max, all a part of a daring ten-year plan,” he wrote. “The DC imaginative and prescient is evident, the momentum is actual, and I couldn’t be extra excited for what’s forward.” Final we heard, Clayface was searching for a director, with a script by Mike Flanagan. Who desires to shoot some tremendous monologues?
Gunn has been sharing some particulars about The Courageous and the Daring, the DCU’s introduction to the complete Batfam. It’s going to be a father-son flick about Bruce and his son, Damian Wayne. All we actually learn about this film’s casting, nonetheless, is that Robert Pattinson gained’t be BatDad.
James Gunn confirmed that Supergirl and Teen Titans author Ana Nogueira is engaged on the script for the upcoming Marvel Girl film. Gunn additionally denied the rumor that the film’s being quick tracked by the studio: “It’s a precedence however I wouldn’t name that fast-tracked. Nothing goes to be shot until we’re as positive as we may be that the script is nice.” Sorry Gal Gadot, DC Studios is eyeing a brand new Diana Prince for the subsequent era of supes. So we’re most likely nonetheless a couple of years away from revisiting Themyscira.
Some exhibits and flicks appear to have moved to the again burner, in the event that they’re occurring in any respect. We haven’t heard a lot in regards to the deliberate Waller animated present since November 2024 when Gunn bleeted that the present was nonetheless in growth. There’s additionally been little or no data about The Authority (a “by any means mandatory” various to the Justice League), Paradise Misplaced (a Sport of Thrones-alike set on Marvel Girl’s homeland), the Booster Gold HBO Max sequence, or no matter Gunn and Safran are/had been planning on doing with Swamp Factor. However hey, there are nonetheless 5 to seven years to go!
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