Future of DC's shared universe
The gist
James Gunn and Peter Safran are leaving as DC Studios co-CEOs, with Jeremy Latcham taking over Dec 1.
The change puts the studio's rebooted superhero roadmap and its Batman plans in question.
How it unfolded
- 2022James Gunn and Peter Safran are hired as co-CEOs of DC Studios to oversee a reboot of the superhero brand.
- Jan 2023Gunn announces the first chapter of the new DCU, Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters, including the Batman reboot The Brave and the Bold.
- 2024The DC Universe officially begins with the animated series "Creature Commandos."
Key terms
- DC Studios
- American film and television production company that makes DC Comics-based movies, shows, and games.
- cinematic universe
- A shared fictional world in which separate films or works fit together into one overall storyline and characters.
- DCU
- An American media franchise and shared universe based on DC Comics characters, created by James Gunn and Peter Safran.
Source: Wikipedia