The wait is finally over. James Gunn and Peter Safran have announced their first lot of projects for the new DC Universe. They have revealed the first lot of projects in Chapter 1 called ‘ Gods and Monsters’.
Creature Commandos
The first project of the new DC slate is Creature Commandos. This will be an animated series, most likely for HBO Max. James Gunn has written all the episodes already and this is already in production. The cast is yet to be announced however, Gunn did state that the talent doing the voices would also play the same characters in live action. This is expected 2024/ early 2025.
Waller
The next project in line is the Waller spinoff show. This will be a continuation of The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker season 1 storyline. Viola Davies will return and James Gunn also teased other characters from Peacemaker could also show up. This show has also already been written and will most likely come out in Late 2024. Gunn also teased a season 2 of Peacemaker but said he was busy writing Superman at the moment.
Superman: Legacy
This will be the first mainline project in the new DCU. It was announced a few months ago that James Gunn was writing a new Superman film based on a younger version of that character. No casting has been made yet but it will be released July 11 2025.
Lanterns
Finally a Green Lantern show May finally be being made. A Green Lantern show has been in the works since the very beginning of HBO Max but now we are finally getting one. This series has been described as being in the same vein as True Detective and will focus on the two most popular lanterns, Hal Jordan and Jon Stewart.
The Authority
James Gunn has stated this is a passion project for him. It will focus on a group of superhero’s that believe the world needs fixing at any cost. There are rumours that they could pop up again later down the line to fight Superman in another project.
Paradise Lost
Another series that has been talked about for a while is an Amazon spinoff. This show will focus on Themasicra before Wonder Woman was born and explore the origins of the amazons. This has been described as a prequel to the Wonder Woman films but nothing is concrete as of yet if it does directly link to Gal Gadots version of the character.
Batman: The Brave and The Bold
Another new Batman enters the arena. The new DCU Batman will be introduced here alongside Robin. This version of Robin will be Damian Wayne who is an assassin and obviously linked to the league of Asians through his mom. This will be completely separate from what Matt Reeves is doing with his Batman Universe.
Booster Gold
The next project revealed today was a series revolving around the character Booster Gold, who comes back from the future to become a superhero.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
A new Supergirl movie is in development based off the comic of the same name. This has been described as a much grittier version of the character then what we have seen before.
Swamp Thing
The final project announced today was Swamp Thing. This is being described as a horror movie. This character was attempted a few years ago but the show was cancelled after one episode due to behind the scene issues.
That’s it for now. What is your favourite project and are you excited about the new DC Universe forming.
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