Dwayne Johnson reportedly pitched a multi-year plan for Black Adam to WarnerMedia CEO David Zaslav

The world of DC is in the midst of a massive shakeup with Wonder Woman 3 reportedly not moving forward and now Henry Cavill reveals he’s been fired as Superman. Below are some of the biggest revelations to emerge regarding the fates of the characters in the past week.

JAMES GUNN AND PETER SAFRAN APPOINTED AS NEW HEADS OF DC STUDIOS

The shakeup that started all the other shakeups happened at the end of October, when James Gunn and Peter Safran were revealed as the new heads of DC Studios, a new division that will replace the previous entity known as DC Films.

While it was no secret that Warner Bros. was looking for a successor to DC Films head Walter Hamada, no one saw Gunn, an in-demand studio head, and Safran, a respected producer, to take on one of the biggest jobs. challenging. in Hollywood

Gunn will reportedly focus on the creative side while Safran will handle the business side of the DC Extended Universe, with the pair beginning their roles on November 1, the start of a four-year deal with Warner Bros.

There were reports that both Gunn and Safran have holed up in Colorado, honing their massive plan for the next five years of DC Studios and beyond, which will feature Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.

WONDER WOMAN 3 AXIS

Warner Bros. is reportedly not moving forward with Wonder Woman 3 in a pretty shocking development.

As Gunn and Safran have been finalizing their plans in Aspen, a report surfaced that Wonder Woman 3 is not part of the plan.

The report ironically came just one day after Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot shared on social media that she “can’t wait to share her next chapter with you.”

After the initial report, other rumors surfaced claiming that director Patty Jenkins “walked away” from the project after she “rejected” the studio notes for the sequel, having recently delivered a treatment.

Director Patty Jenkins has since responded to claims that she is behind Warner Bros.’s decision to scrap the sequel, insisting that she “never walked away” from the film.

“When there began to be a backlash over the non-carrying out of World War 3, the attractive false story that I was the one who killed him or walked away began to spread,” Jenkins said in a statement on his social media channels.

This is simply not true. I never walked away. I was open to consider anything that was asked of me. He understood that there was nothing he could do to move forward at this time. DC is obviously buried in the changes that it has to make, so I understand that these decisions are difficult at this time,” he said.

AQUAMAN/WOLF

Buried in the original report on the disappearance of Wonder Woman 3, there was a rumor that Jason Momoa could be seen to play Lobo, leaving his future as Aquaman in doubt.

The 43-year-old actor will star in the upcoming sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which hits theaters on December 25, 2023, though The Hollywood Reporter claims it could be the last movie produced by the outgoing DC Studios regime.

The report claims that the character of Lobo has been mentioned in relation to Momoa and the character is said to be the type of character that new DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are focusing on.

Still, Momoa has not commented, and Gunn and Safran have not commented on whether or not this character will be included in the DC Extended Universe in the future.

ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE

Other unconfirmed reports have suggested that the heroes assembled by director Zack Snyder for his Justice League movie, including Ben Affleck’s Batman, Ezra Miller’s The Flash, Jason Momoa’s Aquaman, and Ray Fisher’s Cyborg, will be dropped and new heroes in their wake. place.

While those rumors have yet to be confirmed, the scrapping of Wonder Woman 3 and now the confirmation that Henry Cavill won’t be returning as Superman seems to give them more credibility.

Snyder said in January 2021 that he has “no plans” to continue making movies with DC, though that hasn’t stopped rabid fans from calling out Warner Bros. and DC to #RestoreTheSnyderVerse.

Still, that seems unlikely, as DC’s Jim Lee said at Comic-Con in July that they have no plans to restore said Snyderverse and even Snyder himself said in an interview last month that he hasn’t heard from DC since it was released. Gunn and Safran took over.

While Gunn and Safran haven’t specifically said that the Snyderverse is fully finished, it seems clear that it won’t be moving forward.

HENRY CAVILL FIRED AS SUPERMAN

Henry Cavill revealed Wednesday that he won’t be returning as Superman.

Cavill, 39, recently had a cameo appearance as Superman at the end of Warner Bros. Black Adam, sparking a showdown between Superman and Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam…although that was just days before James Gunn and Peter Safran went hired as the new heads of DC Films.

The actor took to Instagram to break the news to his 22.9 million followers that he will not return as the Man of Steel on the big screen.

“I just had a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran and this is sad news for everyone. After all, I’m not coming back as Superman,” Cavill began.

Just as the news of Wonder Woman 3’s demise came just a day after Gal Gadot shared her optimism about the franchise’s future, the Superman news comes months after Cavill revealed on Instagram that he was back as Superman. , after a cameo in Black Adam. .

While Cavill is away, Superman will return in the DCEU, and Gunn insisted in a tweet earlier this week that “Superman is a big priority, if not the biggest priority.”

He added in a tweet on Thursday, in response to Cavill’s statement: “In the early stages, our story will focus on an earlier part of Superman’s life, so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill.”

“But we just had a great meeting with Henry and we’re big fans and we talked about a number of exciting possibilities to work together in the future,” Gunn added.

NO BLACK ADAM 2…YET

Dwayne Johnson took to social media on Tuesday (December 20) to reveal that there won’t be an immediate sequel to his new DC movie, Black Adam.

The end of the film, which features a cameo by Henry Cavill returning as Superman, seemed to set up a showdown between these two powerful characters, though if that happens, it won’t be for many years.

Johnson, 50, said in a statement on Twitter that he recently met with the new head of DC Studios, James Gunn, and revealed that the sequel will not happen in “the first chapter” of Gunn and Peter Safran’s plans, but it could happen. at some point, probably many years later.

“My passionate friends, I wanted to give you a long-awaited update from Black Adam on the character’s future in the new DC Universe,” Johnson began.

‘James Gunn and I hooked up, and Black Adam won’t be in his first storytelling chapter. However, DC and Seven Bucks have agreed to continue exploring the more valuable ways Black Adam can be utilized in future chapters of DC’s multiverse,” Johnson added.

‘James and I have known each other for years and have always supported each other to succeed. It’s no different now, and I will always support DC (and Marvel) to win and WIN BIG,” The Rock continued.

“After 15 years of tireless hard work to finally make Black Adam, I am very proud of the film we delivered to fans around the world. I will always remember the fan reaction to Black Adam with tremendous gratitude, humility, and love. We did very well,’ Johnson said.

He then addressed his “very passionate and vocal fans of the Black Adam/Super Hero genre” adding: “I love you, THANK YOU, and I WILL ALWAYS LISTEN and do my best to deliver and entertain you.”

Black Adam opened in late October, debuted to $67 million, and has earned $167.7 million domestically and $391.1 million worldwide.