James Gunn and Peter Safran are in the middle of their third month as newly appointed co-boss of DC, with a strategy different from the Warner Bros. has finally revealed its plans for an interconnected universe. has ever been.
Part 1 of what unfolds between 2025 and 2027, titled “Gods and Monsters,” includes five films, including one written by Gunn. superman legacynew Batman and Robin titles, brave and brave, a Swamp Thing Feature films and films centered around Supergirl and the DC Rogue Squad of the Deeper Universe authorityOn the television side, there are anime series, creature commando Written by Gunn, peacemaker Spin-off live-action series Waller with Viola Davis paper lantern series, booster gold When Paradise Lost.
outside of Waller, I have part of the return cast of peacemaker, There are no talents or directors affiliated with these projects.
Safran and Gunn came up with their grand design in a constructed writer’s room that riffed on the basic ideas of the group, which included Christina Hodson, Jeremy Slater, Drew Goddard, Christal Henry and Tom King.
Jump below to read more about each project.
The overall game plan is an 8-10 year plan with two movies per year and two series on HBO Max.
It may all seem like something deep and deep in space, outside the core of Batman and Superman, but Gun and Saffron’s madness has a way.
“One of our strategies is to take diamond characters like Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman and use them to support other characters that people don’t know about. Like what happened in Guardian of the Galaxy) in some way.like taking a team like authority, I know this is just as great a grand idea for a movie that is a whole different take on superheroes. We’re trying to use these well-known properties to derive lesser-known properties,” says Gunn.
“We promise that everything will be integrated from the first project,” says Gunn.
“But we got very lucky with the next four projects,” added former DC boss Walter Hamada, adding the filmmakers he previously directed to the slate.
what is there Shazam!wrath of the gods (March 17), flash (June 16) The latter, which Gunn says will “reset everything.”
“Here I say flash It’s probably one of the greatest superhero movies of all time,” Gunn added.
And dispel any doubts about Gal Gadot’s future wonder womanby Jason Momoa AquamanZachary Levis shazam, Saffron emphasized: There’s no reason why the character or the actor playing that character isn’t in his DCU. Nothing prevents that from happening. ”
“We take characters from the past, but mostly we cast them anew,” the producer added. Aquaman When Suicide Squad.
The same goes for the authors of these recent projects. Gunn and Safran love re-teaming flash Film director Andy Muschietti.Now James Wan is concentrating on finishing Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
next, blue beetle “It has its own world and fits directly into our DCU,” continued on August 18. aquaman and the lost kingdom A Christmas day that leads to space that Gunn and Saffron are planning.
“As everyone here probably knows, DC’s history is pretty messed up. There’s the Arrowverse. DC split up as the EU and became Joss Whedon.” Justice League At one point it became Snyder’s poem at another. Superman and Lois, There is a poem by Reeves. There are all these different things,” Gunn said at the beginning of the session.
“Even we came in Suicide Squad and it became peacemaker And suddenly Bat-Mite was a real man that was never set up,” he said. guardian of the galaxy Filmmaker and veterinarian at Marvel Studios.
“Nobody cared about Mint,” Gunn criticized.
A sequel to Todd Phillips? Joker: Forri-a-Do and Matt Reeves Batman sequel and HBO Max penguin series? As previously reported, Saffron confirmed that such deviations from his and Gunn’s plans would be “clearly labeled as DC-Elseworlds, just like in the comics.” Still under construction? JJ Abrams’ Tanehishi Coates Black Superman project. A draft awaits.
“The hurdles for non-DCU projects will be very high,” asserts Safran.
Read David Ayer’s book while winking at the history of previous DC films. Suicide Squad and Snyder/Whedons Justice League, While the production was known for its reshoots, Gunn promised: After all, I’m a writer at heart and I’m not going to make a movie until the script is done. And if that means we have to change our plans a little bit, that’s going to happen, we know it’s going to happen…we’re making a movie and we only have two scripts We’re not going to put hundreds of millions of dollars into the movie – we’re a third done, so we have to finish it while the movie is being made. I’ve seen it happen many times, and it’s a mess. ” How does cancer Suicide Squad He didn’t reshoot. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 He made a day of pick up. I don’t want to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on reshoots. ”
Television and film projects for the first part of Gunn and Safran’s “Gods and Monsters” include:
Creature Commandos – TV animation series. “Animation will lead to live action and we’ll go back to animation,” Gunn said. “It’s a way to tell a really huge story without spending $50 million an episode. Gunn wrote this. Done. Creature Commandos has human leaders, werewolves, vampires, Franken. Consists of military superhumans such as Stein’s monster, Gorgon, etc. Gunn is a Weasel his Suicide Squad will perform. This band of misfits Strange war record #93 (November 1980), written by JM DeMatteis and Pat Broderick.
Waller HBO Max live-action series spin-off peacemaker. “We are using the same actor, which is peacemaker. It is working Superman, so i can’t peacemaker season two. Waller Meanwhile,” Gunn said into the room. Crystal Henry (watchmen) is writing the show with (creator of) Jeremy Carver doom patrol). There aren’t any features that aren’t R-rated, but the TV series could lean more toward adults.
superman legacy “This is where DCU started,” says Safran. The project had already been announced by the duo with Gunn writing.It doesn’t have a director attached, but Saffron said yesterday that he wanted Gunn to take the helm. July 11, 2025“This isn’t an origin story, it’s about Superman balancing his Kryptonian lineage with his human upbringing. He’s the embodiment of truth, justice, Americanism, and kindness.” Kindness in a world that considers the old fashioned.”
paper lantern HBO Max live-action series. “Our vision for this true detective,Safran said: This is a very important show for us. Safran specified that this version is different from the version he created by Greg Berlanti. The latter is a space opera.
authority Features. “We have great Storm characters that have been popular for a long time, and we’re incorporating them into his DCU,” Gunn says. He likes the property because it’s a mix of anti-heroes who take matters into their own hands despite government advice. A basic story is written. The Authority was created after Stormwatch, a planetary defense force against aliens, was destroyed. A former member of that group, Jenny Sparks, created the Authority along with StormWatch Black her teammates her Swift and Jack Hawksmoor. The team includes Engineer (Angela Spica), Jeroen Thornedike (latest Doctor), Apollo and Midnighter.
Paradise Lost — HBO Max live-action series. “It will be game of thronesA story about Themyscira, home of the Amazon and birthplace of Wonder Woman. This drama is about the political intrigue behind an all-female society. ’ says Saffron. “What’s the beautiful and ugly truth behind it all? What’s the conspiracy between all the powers in that society?” adds Gunn. The series takes place before the birth of Diana (aka Wonder Woman).
brave and brave Features. This will be Gunn and Saffron’s version of his DCU Batman, other than the one Matt Reeves has already created. The film features Batman and his son, Damian Wayne, as Robin, the “little son of a bitch,” and Bill Gunn. Batman’s actual son that he doesn’t know exists for the first 8-10 years….This is the story of two strange fathers and sons, based on the novel by Grant Morrison. Batman run.
gun is reeves Batman 2 A script is still in the works, and once it’s done, “it’s going to have to be balanced against this film.” Batman II Gunn and Saffron are looking for a new actor to play Batman while Robert Pattinson is Reeves’ Dark Knight Brave and brave. They re-floated Ben Affleck’s name as DCU’s director, but didn’t name him for the project.
booster gold The HBO Max TV series depicts a futuristic loser who uses futuristic technology to return to the present day, pretending to be a superhero. “Imposter syndrome as a superhero,” explains Gunn.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow Based on the Tom King comic book series released in 2022. Came to Earth when she was a young girl after leaving Krypton and watching everyone around her die and be killed in horrific ways for the first fourteen years of her life. is much more hardcore and not the Supergirl we are used to seeing. ”
Swamp Thing The feature explores the creature’s dark origins. Tonally different than Superman or Batman or Robin.The duo’s belief here is that darker characters interact with mainstream DC characters. Swamp Thing It was made into a movie in 1982, starring Adrian Barbeau, and a sequel was made in 1989. Then there was the 2019 CW series.
Some rules the duo adhere to when creating their universe:
――Those who are cast as characters on the DC TV side will play that character on the movie side as well.
– No two parts are played by one actor. So Momoa is the upcoming Aquaman, not Lobo.
What does Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav, a thrifty and cost-cutting man, think about the plan? Will he be cheaper in DC?
Not according to Saffron. “Their investment in content creation is huge,” says his DC co-boss.
“We will put these scripts together, get the directors together, and then we will discuss with Zaslav what the appropriate cost for each of these will be. I claimed. magic trick franchise producer.
Safran adds: