Things are changing among the big-screen DC superheroes.
In October,Guardians of the GalaxyandThe Suicide SquaddirectorJames Gunnand producer Peter Safran were announced as the new co-CEOs of DC Studios, formerly known as DC Films, at Warner Bros. With the new leadership has come startling changes and announcements about the future of the franchises.
The director added that the team is “giving these characters & the stories the time & attention they deserve & we ourselves still have a lot more questions to ask & answer.”
Prior to the new leadership, DC was undergoing a few alterations that caught fans and filmmakers off guard, includingcanceling the already-filmedBatgirlmovie.
Read on for what we know so far about the future of DC movies.
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Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot on the set ofWonder Woman 1984(2020).Clay Enos/ Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection
Wonder Woman 3Not Moving Forward as Planned
Gunn said on Twitter that “some of it is true, some of it is half-true, some of it is not true, & some of it we haven’t decided yet whether it’s true or not.”
The reports came days after Gal Gadot (who was cast as Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman, nine years ago) wrote on Instagram that she “can’t wait to share her next chapter” of the character with fans.
Gadot, 37, added, “I’ve been so grateful for the opportunity to play such an incredible, iconic character and more than anything I’m grateful for YOU. The fans. The most amazing, warm, loving fans in the world. I’m still pinching myself to see if I will wake up.”
Jenkinsbroke her silence on the reports, clarifying that she “never walked away” from the project and she was “open to considering anything asked of me.”
She added, “I do not want what has been a beautiful journey with WW to land on [a] negative note. I have loved and been so honored to be the person who got to make these last two Wonder Woman films. She is an incredible character. Living in and around her values makes one a better person every day. I wish her and her legacy an amazing future ahead, with or without me.”
Henry Cavill’s Superman days are behind him
Henry Cavill, who debuted as Superman in 2013’sMan of Steeland launched the subsequent DC movie series, showed up in a cameo during Dwayne Johnson’sBlack Adammovie in October. At the time, Cavilltold fans on Instagram he was making a comebackto the role, and said in an interview days later that there was a “bright future ahead” for him as the character.
He said he has “respect” for Gunn and Safran’s decision not to bring him back, writing, “The changing of the guard is something that happens. I respect that. James and Peter have a universe to build. I wish them and all involved with the new universe the best of luck, and the happiest of fortunes.”
Still, Gunnsaidthey are still open to collaborating with Cavill: “We’re big fans and we talked about a number of exciting possibilities to work together in the future.”
Ben Affleck as Batman.Warner Bros. Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection
Ben Affleck could be back — to direct
Ben Affleckreturns as Batman in the upcoming movieThe Flash, in theaters June 16, andpossiblyAquaman and the Lost Kingdom, out Dec. 25, 2023. But the future of his days as the Caped Crusader beyond that is unclear.
Gunn, though,tweetedthat he had met with Affleck, 50, “precisely because he wants to direct & we want him to direct; we just have to find the right project.”
Robert Pattinson inThe Batman(2022).Jonathan Olley/Warner Bros.
Robert Pattinson’s separate Batman won’t be woven into the larger universe
Gunn denied the report, though,callingit “entirely untrue.”
The upcomingJokersequel, with Joaquin Phoenix andLady Gaga,has begun filmingand seems to also remain separate from the extended universe.
source: people.com
