No one was minding the mint, they were just giving away IP like they were party favors to any creators that smiled at them.'

we came in and did and that became Peacemaker and all of a sudden Bat-Mite is a real guy. There was Superman & Lois, there's the Reeves-verse. There is the DCEU which then split and became the Joss Whedon Justice League at one point, became the Snyder-verse at the other point. Gunn and Safran considered the chapter's first film, Superman: Legacy (2025), to be the true beginning of the DCU.

The story of the DCU is divided into chapters, starting with 'Gods and Monsters' which will begin in 2024 with the animated series Creature Commandos and the live-action series Waller. Gunn and Safran wanted to focus on storytelling needs rather than forcing creators to produce their projects before specific release dates. Some DCEU projects in development were abandoned in favor of new takes, while others (including Peacemaker) continued within the new franchise. The pair spent several months with a group of writers developing the overarching story for a new DC continuity, which features a combination of popular and obscure DC characters. Gunn and Safran were hired to lead the newly formed DC Studios in November 2022 after working on several DCEU projects, including the film The Suicide Squad (2021) and its spin-off series Peacemaker (2022–present). Discovery (WBD), CEO David Zaslav revealed a plan to revitalize the DC brand following the poor reception of some DCEU films. and WarnerMedia merged to become Warner Bros. Concurrent DC adaptations that do not fit within this continuity are labeled ' DC Elseworlds'.Īfter Discovery Inc. In contrast with the previous state of DC Comics adaptations, the DCU features a united continuity and story across live-action films and television, animation, and video games. The DCU retains certain cast members and narrative elements of the DCEU while replacing others. The franchise is a soft reboot of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), a film franchise featuring DC characters. It was created by James Gunn and Peter Safran, co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios. The DC Universe ( DCU) is an upcoming American media franchise and shared universe based on characters from DC Comics publications.

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