James Gunn reveals he’s unveiled ‘less than half’ of his initial slate of DC superhero projects
It’s been just over a month since James Gunn unveiled his DC Studios slate, and it looks like there’s a lot more to reveal.
Gunn, 56, and his partner Peter Safran, 57, were announced as the new heads of DC Studios in late October, with Gunn promising to submit his first slate of projects by February 1.
True to his word, the Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker unveiled the first projects on January 31, including Superman: Legacy, Booster Gold, The Brave and the Bold, and more.
Gunn unveiled 10 projects that will be part of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), along with a sequel to The Batman starring Robert Pattinson, one of the studio’s Elseworld projects outside of the DCEU.
While no more projects have been announced since then, Gunn teased that there’s a lot more in the works, when responding to a fan on Twitter.
More DC: It’s been a little over a month since James Gunn unveiled his list of DC Studios, and it looks like there’s a lot more to reveal
New heads: Gunn, 56, and his partner Peter Safran, 57, were announced as the new heads of DC Studios in late October, with Gunn promising to unveil his first slate of projects on February 1.
As Gunn continues to chart the future of the DCEU, he’s also putting the finishing touches on his seemingly final Marvel Studios movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
The filmmaker took to Twitter on Monday, sharing a picture of the new villain High Evolutionary, played by Chukwudi Iwuji, adding, “Can’t wait for everyone to meet this guy.”
One fan, @@Kr1s1s9302, responded: ‘What part of the Chapter 1 blackboard did you tell us about?’ Gunn replied: ‘Less than half.’
Chapter 1 of their slate, dubbed Gods and Monsters, begins with Creature Commandos, an animated series already in production, and a live-action Waller series, following Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller.
The first movie on the slate is Superman: Legacy, slated for a July 11, 2025 release, which Gunn has written and will follow, “Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing.”
The next project is a TV series called Lanterns, which follows various Green Lantern characters that are said to be similar to True Detective.
Next up is a movie called The Authority, which follows a set of superheroes going to extreme methods.
The Paradise Lost series will be set on the island of Themyscira, where the iconic heroine Wonder Woman was born.
Marvel: As Gunn continues to chart the future of the DCEU, he’s also putting the finishing touches on his seemingly final Marvel Studios movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Less Than Half: One fan, @@Kr1s1s9302, responded: ‘What part of the Chapter 1 whiteboard did you tell us about?’ Gunn replied: ‘Less than half’
The next project will be The Brave and the Bold, a new Batman movie starring Bruce Wayne’s son with supervillain Talia al-Ghul as Robin, which will not feature Robert Pattinson as Batman.
The Booster Gold TV series will follow, as Safran explained, “a loser from the future who uses basic future technology to come back to the present and pretend to be a superhero,” as Gunn added, “impostor syndrome as a superhero.”
The Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow film project is said to feature a “much more hardcore” Supergirl than has been portrayed in the past.
The horror film Swamp Thing will delve into the origins of the creature and close the first part of Chapter 1.
Of course, Gunn offered no indication as to which other projects would be part of Chapter 1, or when the other half of the slate would be announced.
Gunn revealed that he was working with a group of writers to create this slate, which included Drew Goddard (The Martian), Christina Hodson (The Flash), Jeremy Slater (Moon Knight), Christal Henry (Watchmen), and legendary DC writer Comics. tom king
There are still four more films from the previous regime at DC Films, which was eventually rebranded as the current DC Studios, headed by Walter Hamada.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods will be the first of these projects, hitting theaters on March 17, with The Flash starring the embattled Ezra Miller on June 16, with Gunn calling The Flash, “probably one of the best superhero movies ever.” that it has been done.”
Also scheduled for release this year is Blue Beetle on August 18 and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom on Christmas Day.
More Projects: Of course, Gunn didn’t offer any indication as to what other projects would be part of Chapter 1, or when the other half of the slate would be announced.
Old Slate: There are still four more movies from the previous regime at DC Films, which was eventually renamed to current DC Studios, headed by Walter Hamada.