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We're getting two very big updates on two very different upcoming DCU series coming out of DC Studios – courtesy of co-CEO James Gunn But first, a little background Back in 2022, Matt Reeves confirmed that his previously-announced spinoff series from his Robert Pattinson-starring The Batman focusing on Gotham City PD was on hold and[...]

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During a week that saw him defending the size of the Superman: Legacy cast, pushing back on what he described as "cameo porn," and explaining once again the difference between the DCU & DC Studios projects, DC Studios co-CEO & "Legacy" writer/director James Gunn found himself facing two major casting leaks on Friday – and[...]

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During the last go-around, Gunn was defending the size of the "Legacy" cast and pushed back on what he described as "cameo porn." This time around, the focus is on Gunn & DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran's overall new DCU. Image: DC Studios Screencap, DC Comics When it comes to Vertigo and other non-DC titles, Gunn reaffirmed[...]

Although Hunnam mentioned never speaking with Snyder about it, it's not clear if the offer was made during the "Snyderverse" era (Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice & Zack Snyder's Justice League) or for him to join DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn & Peter Safran's new DCU (which has been steadily growing[...]

The DCU films coming to the platform in 2024 include Aquaman, Black Adam, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2022), Green Lantern (2011), Suicide Squad (2016), The Batman, Wonder Woman, and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) Here is a list of FAST channels from WBD on Tubi. Warner Bros TV Chasing Criminals[...]

Noting that he couldn't be happier with the decision and that Lex was one of his favorite DCU characters, Gunn shared that he & Hoult had already started discussing the latter's take on the big bad "We went out to dinner last night to celebrate and discuss how we can create a Lex that will[...]

For this go-around, Gunn tackles one topic that keeps coming up with each casting announcement – that the cast of Superman: Legacy is getting too big & filled with too many cameos, with The Man of Steel's story being sacrificed for the sake of building out the new DCU It's an issue that he's tackled[...]

Following that, Gunn reaffirmed that the second season is set in his & DC Studios Co-CEO Peter Safran's new DCU (which has us curious about how the first season will be handled) But if you think it's "more freeing" writing the second season in a DCU of his own making as opposed to a pre-existing[...]

Along with the news that Nicholas Hoult (Hulu's The Great) is joining DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn & Peter Safran's new DCU as Lex Luthor for Gunn's upcoming Superman: Legacy, we had another reason to be excited Because whenever Gunn takes to social media for an announcement, we're almost certain to get some interesting updates from[...]

Last month, the news hit that Nicholas Hoult (Hulu's The Great) would be joining DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn & Peter Safran's new DCU as Lex Luthor Of course, it would make perfect sense that Hoult would be portraying the big bad first for Gunn's upcoming Superman: Legacy Superman Lex Luthor You know how their[...]

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Discovery Screencap For a quick recap, Harcourt & Economos are on their way to Amanda Waller (played by Viola Davis in the DCU)-arranged meeting in the woods – and guess who it's with? Yup, Zachary Levi's Shazam  – who's busy still delighting in his powers as he lights up an abandoned gas station[...]

On Friday, reports hit that DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn & Peter Safran had found their DCU's Maxwell Lord in Sean Gunn (Marvel Studios' "Guardians of the Galaxy" films) Created by Keith Giffen, J M DeMatteis & Kevin Maguire, the character first debuted in 1987's Justice League #1 and would go on to become one of[...]

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And while Gunn didn't officially confirm the news, the news could make things interesting when you consider what overall role Lord could play in the DCU – could we be looking at an evil version of the MCU's Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson), where he has storyline threads across the films and series? At the[...]

If reports are correct, then DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn & Peter Safran's DCU have found its Maxwell Lord – and it's someone very familiar with Gunn on a personal & professional level Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Sean Gunn (Marvel Studios' "Guardians of the Galaxy" films) has been cast in the role of the[...]

Here's the official trailer & look at the all-star cast for Warner Bros. Entertainment's Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One.

With the new year approaching in less than a month, we've been dumping more gasoline on our dumpster fires of random speculation when it comes to DC Studios co-CEOs/co-chairmen James Gunn & Peter Safran's first programming slate for their vision of a new DCU Because "Chapter 1 – Gods and Monsters" celebrates its one-year "birthday" on[...]

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Over the weekend, we speculated about whether or not January 31, 2024, will bring a day's worth of big updates on "Chapter 1 – Gods and Monsters," DC Studios co-CEOs/co-chairmen James Gunn & Peter Safran's first programming slate for their vision of a new DCU (more on that in a minute) On the film side, we[...]

On November 1, 2022, the DCU officially – and began That's when James Gunn & Peter Safran officially began their run as co-CEOs/co-chairmen of DC Studios – and that's when the speculation over what exactly a "new DCU" would mean shifted into overdrive Three months later, Gunn & Safran would off a whole lot of[...]

Entertainment's Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths: Watchmen, Justice League/"Crisis" Films Not New DCU: James Gunn In the first of three responses that you're about to see from back in August, Gunn clarified that neither animated film is a part of the new DCU that he & DC Studios' co-head Peter Safran are crafting and that it[...]

Photo Credit: Jonathan Olley/ © DC Comics The Penguin: Casey Bloys on DCU's Advantage Over MCU If you ask Bloys, it's not that viewers are having "superhero fatigue" as much as they're getting tired of the same old, same old "I don't know that it's necessarily tentpole fatigue as much as it is a sameness of storytelling,"[...]

When it comes to the streaming series side of DC Studios co-heads James Gunn & Peter Safran's upcoming slate of DCU programming ("Chapter 1 – Gods and Monsters"), we've been getting a pretty decent amount of updates on the animated Max series Creature Commandos over the past few months And then, last week, Gunn treated[...]

One of his stops was The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon – where the superstar & SNL host had some interesting things to say about his run as Aquaman – and what sounds like a very warm & cozy future home in DC Studios heads James Gunn & Peter Safran's new DCU. Image: Instagram Screencap/Warner Bros[...]

EPs Patrick Schumacker & Justin Halpern's Kaley Cuoco & Lake Bell-starring Harley Quinn will be returning to Max for a fifth season.

Normally, when we're covering what DC Studios co-head James Gunn has to say about his & Peter Safran's upcoming slate of DCU programming, it usually revolves around the live-action Superman: Legacy and Creature Commandos But for this go-around, another film and streaming series gets the spotlight Earlier, we learned that Ana Nogueira had been tapped[...]

James Gunn confirmed that DC Studios' Superman: Legacy will still meet its July 2025 premiere date; David Harbour talks Creature Commandos.