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James Gunn and Peter Safran have shared the beginnings of their eight- to 10-year plan for a more coherent series of Superman, Batman and other superhero ...

Could that person play the same character in the upcoming “Supergirl” film? “These people dedicated the last few years of their lives to making something really special,” he said. DC is referring to its first “chapter” of stories as “Gods and Monsters.” There will still be room for films that exist outside the main DC franchise, like “Joker” and “The Batman.” Indeed, Reeves has pitched the studio “The Batman — Part II,” planned for Oct. “But every now and again, there will be something that lives up to that.” Before DC takes on its new form, the studio has several movies set for release that are holdovers from the old regime, including “Shazam! “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins posted a long note on social media after the studio turned down her pitch for the third installment. “A lot of people are thinking that this is going to be Marvel 2.0. Safran, a producer and talent manager who’s worked with Gunn for years, fortified his franchise-building bona fides with the “Conjuring” universe of horror movies. “The history of DC is pretty messed up,” Gunn said. Discovery is betting that the combined and complementary talents of Gunn and Safran can turn DC into an indomitable force in entertainment. They were hired during a tumultuous period for the studio following the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery as David Zaslav, CEO of the combined company, slashed costs and issued new corporate mandates to the film and TV studio.

Along with a slew of superhero films, DC Studios leaders James Gunn and Peter Safran announced a new creative vision on Monday.

[“The Flash” star Ezra Miller](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/ezra-miller-dc-future-the-flash-recover-james-gunn-1235507014/) and [“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” star Zachary Levi](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/zachary-levi-anti-vaxx-pfizer-tweet-james-gunn-responds-1235507013/). Fury of the Gods” and Jason Momoa’s “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” have their loyalists. This includes a sequel to Reeves’ “The Batman” with Robert Pattinson, a sequel to Todd Philips’ “Joker” which teams Joaquin Phoenix with Lady Gaga, and a possible spin on Superman from J.J. [called “DC Elseworlds,”](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-batman-2-release-date-october-2025-1235506926/) which aim to stretch the limits of what comic book adaptations can be. Perhaps the most striking point of difference between DC and Marvel was in Safran and Gunn themselves. “No one was minding the mint,” Gunn said. “It’s not the Gunn-verse,” Gunn said. Writers have been completely left out of the loop in favor of actors and directors, and making the writer more prominent and more important in this process is really important to us.” [the 10 DCU titles Gunn and Safran presented on Monday](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dc-universe-superman-legacy-batman-green-lantern-supergirl-booster-gold-1235507426/), only one has a release date: “Superman: Legacy,” which Gunn is writing, is set to open on July 11, 2025. “I’m a writer at my heart, and we’re not going to be making movies before the screenplay is finished.” 3,” which due to open in May, and the filmmaker frequently cited his past experiences with Marvel in general and the “Guardians” movies specifically when discussing his and Safran’s plans for the DCU.

James Gunn and Peter Safran are ready to start talking about their enormous DC slate deemed “Chapter 1,” which includes major and minor DC characters as ...

issues, and makes a statement that all the actors starring in those movies may possibly retain their roles for those characters in the future, despite the DCEU overall morphing into Gunn’s new vision. For projects outside the new DCU like Joker 2 and Reeves’ The Batman, that’s being called “Elseworlds” and will only feature very, very specialized projects. Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow – Supergirl may have seen her time in the Arrowverse end, but the character will love with a brand new project based on Tom King’s Supergirl miniseries which will give her more of an edge. It is not a full-on Clark origin story despite using a younger version of the hero, and there aren’t all that many details about it given other than this version not being as “dark” as Cavill’s. Paradise Lost – Described as a Game of Thrones-like “palace intrigue” series set on Themyscira, taking place before the events of the Wonder Woman movies. It’s scheduled for October 3, 2025 and will feature Pattinson returning for the role. It’s mean to be a departure from traditional bad guy versus good guy narratives and play into shades of gray. There will be another, new one, and this project will also feature Bruce Wayne’s troublemaking son and sometimes-Robin, Damian Wayne. “He is kindness in a world that thinks that kindness as old-fashioned,” Gunn says. James Gunn and Peter Safran are ready to start talking about their enormous DC slate deemed “Chapter 1,” which includes major and minor DC characters as they look to move on from the DCEU and Arrowverse alike across movies and TV. That’s a general theme, that any TV show actor will also play that role in films, whenever the character guest stars, similar to how the MCU has been working since Disney Plus series started airing. Creature Commandos – An animated series about classic monsters who once fought Nazis in the comics, but it’s being updated for present day.

James Gunn and Peter Safran explained why the DCU is going to have a shared universe, versus being a bunch of standalone movies.

Gunn has already done a great job with The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker, not to mention the Marvel trilogy of Guardians of the Galaxy, so he certainly has the public’s trust for what’s about to come in the DC superhero world. Safran underscored that one of the main goals for the next era of DC in movies and TV is to “minimize audience confusion” while maximizing the connectivity of the titles across all platforms, which includes TV, movies, and video games. The bar for Elseworlds tales is going to be higher than the bar for something within DCU.

James Gunn, the new head of the DC Universe, responded to Zachary Levi speaking out against Pfizer ahead of "Shazam 2" release.

Just how Levi’s anti-Pfizer tweet affects his “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” press tour remains to be seen. [James Gunn](https://variety.com/t/james-gunn/), the new co-head of [DC Studios](https://variety.com/t/dc-studios/), was asked to weigh in on Levi’s tweet during [a press event on the Warner Bros. It’s modern world and it’s a different place.” Gunn said there’s no reason previously-established DC Universe actors like Levi and Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) can’t continue to play their characters moving forward, but there’s also no concrete plans yet announced for them to do so. a potential press tour obstacle as “ [Shazam: Fury of the Gods](https://variety.com/t/shazam-fury-of-the-gods-2/)” gears up for its March release date. I don’t have a list of things that somebody should say because of what I think.

"I can't be changing my plans all the time because an actor says something that I don't agree with."

Levi is not the only comic book movie star to discuss the vaccine on social media and draw heat for it. I don't have a list of things that somebody should say because of what I think." He was eventually reinstated and then switched teams when he became the new co-head of DC Studios. Pfizer was also found to have paid kickbacks to health care providers to encourage them to prescribe certain drugs. Writer-director James Gunn has reacted to what Shazam star Zachary Levi had to say about the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, which makes one of the COVID-19 vaccines. "And that's going to happen.

Gunn addressed controversy over the "Shazam" actor, who appeared to endorse anti-Pfizer sentiment on Twitter over the weekend.

I don’t have a list of things somebody should say because of what I think, and I can’t be changing my plans all the time because an actor says something I don’t agree with.” [James Gunn](https://www.indiewire.com/t/james-gunn/), the co-heads and CEOs of DC Studios which backs the “Shazam” films, addressed the controversy during their DC presentation on the Warner Bros. It’s a different place.” If I’m at the mercy of actors,” Gunn said, “filmmakers that I work with are going to say things I agree with and I don’t agree with, that’s going to happen. It’s a balance. [Zachary Levi](https://www.indiewire.com/t/zachary-levi/) added another headache to the DC Universe over the weekend.

Asked about Zachary Levi's controversial tweet criticizing COVID-19 vaccine producer Pfizer, DC Films co-chair James Gunn said plans can't change 'because ...

[Marvel fired him](https://ew.com/movies/2018/07/20/james-gunn-dropped-guardians-of-the-galaxy-films/) from [Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3](https://ew.com/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-trailer/) over controversial jokes he had tweeted years earlier. It's a modern world and it's a different place." And you know, I can't be changing my plans all the time because an actor says something that I don't agree with." [a 2009 press release from the Department of Justice's website](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-largest-health-care-fraud-settlement-its-history) announcing a $2.3 billion settlement that Pfizer would pay as punishment for misbranding its anti-inflammatory drug Bextra, but has not otherwise provided any further elaboration for his comment. I don't have a list of things that somebody should say because of what I think.

The reboot will allow DC to directly compete (again) with the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

- Gunn said "Flash" will "reset the entire DC universe." What we're watching: DC already has a number of films coming out this year — including "Shazam! She is "a much more jaded character," he added. - "Storytelling is always king," Gunn said in the announcement video. "Lanterns" will be an HBO television series that focuses on Green Lantern heroes Hal Jordan and John Stewart. Fury of the Gods," "The Flash," "Blue Beetle," and "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" — that appear to have a subtle connection to the new DCU. He said "Blue Beetle" and the "Aquaman" sequel will then lead into the new slate of projects, he added. "Swamp Thing" will be "a very dark horror story" that takes place "outside of the rest of the DCU" but will feed into the rebooted DC universe story, Gunn said. He said characters could appear in both animated and live action projects. "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" is a new "science fiction epic film" that will focus on Supergirl, who grew up on a chunk of the planet Krypton and watched all of the people around her die, Gunn said. "Paradise Lost" will be a "Game of Thrones"-style television series that is based around the all-female island Themyscira, where Wonder Woman was born, Gunn said. "The Authority" will be a "big movie" based on characters who want to fix the world "by any means necessary," Gunn said, describing it as a "very different look at superheroes."

The DC cinematic universe is changing, and it will be confusing. But James Gunn is here to explain how the old DCU (Shazam, The Flash, Aquaman) connect to ...

(Interestingly, Gunn’s video breakdown shows artwork from Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s All-Star Superman when discussing the Superman film he plans to deliver in 2025.) Gunn also explains that the remaining DC movie slate, which draws on characters borne of the Zack Snyder-led era at DC, will lead directly into Gunn and Safran’s new projects. The first of Gunn’s new DCU projects is Creature Commandos, a team of monstrous misfits who will operate under Amanda Waller (played by Viola Davis in The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker). [outlined the duo’s plan for a new chapter of the DC Universe](https://www.polygon.com/23578415/new-dc-movies-james-gunn-release-date-superman-batman-schedule-calendar-upcoming) on Tuesday — a plan that will span eight to 10 years across 10 initial projects, and will attempt to unify DC’s comic properties across film, television, gaming, and animation. (That label is familiar to many DC fans, as it’s where creators tell alternate universe “What if...?” stories outside of the comics’ continuity.) Gunn explains how the ambitious plans are all going to work in the video above, and provides more color on newly revealed projects starring Supergirl, Green Lantern(s), and Booster Gold.

Film director James Gunn, until now mainly known for Guardians of the Galaxy at Marvel, unexpectedly popped up today in a six-minute video.

“A very dark horror story and the origins of the monster.” Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow: Described as a “big sci-fi epic film,” this is described as a different Supergirl who survived on a chunk of Krypton and “is a much more jaded character” because of what she went through. “The Authority are a group of superheroes who think the Earth is broken and want to fix it by any means necessary.” Perhaps this is where the Gunnverse will end. But if anyone has a real shot at making it happen, it’s Gunn — I have yet to see a superhero project from him that isn’t a delight, whether it’s Guardians, The Suicide Squad or Peacemaker for HBO Max. Film director James Gunn, until now mainly known for Guardians of the Galaxy at Marvel, unexpectedly popped up today in a six-minute video laying out his ENTIRE plans for the DC Cinematic Universe thus far.

James Gunn has delivered on his promise to update DC comics enthusiasts, film nerds and the world at large with his plans for the next phase of the DC ...

Fury of the Gods” and “The Flash” in June, as the way the entire superhero universe will be “reset,” thereby allowing for new content and new versions of celebrated characters. He cited the studio’s next films, starting with March’s “Shazam! Discovery.)

Image via Warner Bros. As we receive a deluge of information about what's coming in the next era of the new DC Universe today, there are a lot of questions ...

[The standalone Robert Pattinson trilogy and the new Batman](https://collider.com/new-batman-movie-the-brave-and-the-bold/) who will be introduced in The Brave and The Bold. However, Keaton is still slated to make an appearance in The Flash this year, [which the duo suggests will represent the transition point from the DCEU to the DCU era](https://collider.com/the-flash-movie-resets-dc-universe/). [back in August](https://collider.com/batgirl-cancellation-leslie-grace-comments/).

James Gunn et Peter Safran ont créé le buzz avec les premières annonces du chapitre 1 du DCU. Un DCU qui sera lancé en parti via The Flash d'Ezra Miller...

Suite à une année bien tumultueuse marquée par une série d’arrestations, Ezra Miller (qui joue Barry Allen) semblait sur la sellette, mais Peter Safran a déclaré que la porte lui était toujours ouverte pour d’autres collaborations après la sortie de The Flash en juin. Ce second volet avec Momoa débouchera alors sur le film [Superman: Legacy](https://www.dcplanet.fr/296504-dcu-chapitre-1-superman-legacy-2025) prévu pour 2025. Il n’y a aucune raison pour que les personnages et les acteurs qui les incarnent ne fassent pas partie du DCU. Gunn a refusé de préciser comment le film The Flash remettra tout en place, car il s’agit d’un événement lié à l’intrigue qui contient des spoilers importants. Le co-président de DC Studios, James Gunn, n’a pas tari d’éloges concernant le film « The Flash ». [ont créé le buzz avec les premières annonces](https://www.dcplanet.fr/296080-dc-studios-james-gunn-chapitre-1-dcu) du chapitre 1 du DCU « Gods and Monsters ».

"This Superman is not Henry, for a number of reasons."

James Gunn unveiled plans for the new DC Comics universe of films and TV series, including new Superman and Batman projects.

Gunn explained that the plan is to "usually" cast actors to play characters in both animation and live action. that resets the entire DC Universe"; "Blue Beetle" and "Aquaman 2," which he said will lead into the first chapter of Gunn and Safran's "eight- to 10-year plan." Gunn, noting that DC projects have been "disconnected" in the past, said, "It's one of our jobs to ...

DC Studios co-CEO and filmmaker James Gunn responds to accusations that Henry Cavill was fired from his gig as Superman after his 2022 return.

Henry was just not hired to be Superman in the Superman movie. Time will tell if Cavill will ever return to the superhero genre, as he is currently There was never a deal for Cavill to appear in another DC movie, as Gunn explained: Then there was the return of Cavill as Superman for a cameo in Black Adam. The plan from the studio was to get Cavill ready for Man of Steel 2, which was in early development. Last year was a controversial year for DC as Warner Bros.

James Gunn calls "The Flash" one of the greatest superhero movies ever made.

“The Flash” then segues into “Blue Beetle,” which flows into “Aquaman 2,” which will then lead into a new “Superman” film without Henry Cavill, the actor who most recently donned the red cape for the big screen. But Gunn quickly dispelled that notion by characterizing “The Flash” in the most laudatory terms possible. There’s nothing that prohibits that from happening.” (Miller identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.) Safran and DC co-head James Gunn laid out their vision for Phase 1 of the DC reset, which will kick off with a Superman movie in 2025. “And we are fully supportive of that journey that they’re on right now. But newly installed DC co-head Peter Safran said the door is open for further collaborations with Miller after “The Flash” stand-alone opens on June 16.

DC Studios co-head James Gunn praises The Flash and discusses Ezara Miller's future as the Scarlet Speedster.

[The Flash will reset the DCU](https://collider.com/the-flash-movie-resets-dc-universe/) and give DC Studios some breathing space to introduce its new slate of movies and TV shows. Discovery to scrap The Flash entirely, but things have been quieter since the star issued an apology and committed to rehab. Check our interview with Michael Keaton about his return to the role of Batman in The Flash: Gunn and Safran's first order of business was to clean the board and start fresh. Fury of the Gods, Blue Beetle, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. [DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran](https://collider.com/james-gunn-peter-safran-dc-studios-warner-bros/) presented [ten new movies and TV shows](https://collider.com/dcu-slate-movies-tv-shows/) for their new DCU storyline, they’ve also explained how the films set to premiere this year will fit with their unified storyline.

Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash in Zach Sydner's Justice League. James Gunn is sticking by The Flash's side. Despite a ...

He said he’s in the middle of writing the film, which will be “the true beginning of the DCU.” The series Lanterns will focus on two Green Lantern characters: Hal Jordan and John Stewart. Gunn said the series’s focus on Themyscira will be similar to the land of Westeros in Game of Thrones. It’s titled Paradise Lost, and it will focus on Themyscira, the island nation of Amazon warriors that Wonder Woman calls home. Gunn, who took over as co-CEO of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran in October, said on Tuesday that most DC films, television, video games, and animated features will be connected in the same world. It will show the high-ranking government official working with characters from the HBO Max show Peacemaker, which stars John Cena. Discovery, which owns DC Studios, also said at a quarterly earnings call last August that The Flash was one of the upcoming projects he was excited about. A date wasn’t announced for the film. “Shazam has always been off in his own part of the DCU [DC Universe], so he connects really well. [The Suicide Squad](https://www.buzzfeed.com/evelinamedina/suicide-squad-james-gunn-david-ayer) director doubled down on his support for The Flash on Tuesday while announcing DC Studios’ upcoming slate of films and TV shows. [multiple controversies involving Miller](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniesoteriou/ezra-miller-hawaii-arrest-history-concerning-behavior), including legal troubles in Hawaii and Vermont. James Gunn is sticking by The Flash’s side.

On Jan. 31, DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn unveiled the studio's ambitious upcoming slate, which includes a new Superman movie, a Wonder Woman prequel series ...

"I can't wait for people to see it." I want to be true to you guys and really give you something different than you've ever seen before." I want to be true to those stories. "This is being written by me," Gunn revealed. [Supergirl](https://www.eonline.com/news/supergirl) than fans are used to and Swamp Thing, which Gunn describes as "tonally outside of the rest of the DCU." I'm having a great time doing it.