DCEU Updates

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From the Hollywood Reporter.


>Patty Jenkins’ WONDER WOMAN 1984 features Cheetah (Kristen Wiig) as the main villain. She is Wonder Woman’s friend, but then attempts to usurp her and becomes a monster.

>James Wan's AQUAMAN and David F. Sandberg's SHAZAM! are both fun and lightheart and are being praised by Warner executives as a turning point for DC movies.

>Matt Reeves’ THE BATMAN is a reboot featuring a young Batman. Ben Affleck not expected to return. The Penguin rumored to appear.

>John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein’s THE FLASH is a “fun time travel adventure” featuring Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) and Iris West (Kiersey Clemons), in the same vein as BACK TO THE FUTURE.

>Cathy Yan’s BIRDS OF PREY features Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Batgirl, Huntress and Black Canary. Will lead to a standalone BATGIRL movie written by Christina Hodson.

>Gavin O’Connor’s SUICIDE SQUAD 2 could feature Deathstroke (Joe Manganiello) as the villain and lead into the standalone DEATHSTROKE movie which is eyeing Gareth Evans to direct.

>Geoff Johns will write GREEN LANTERN CORPS, which features a veteran Hal Jordan training a rookie John Stewart.

>Adam Sztykiel will write BLACK ADAM, starring Dwayne Johnson. There were plans to introduce him in SUICIDE SQUAD 2 that have been scrapped.

>Todd Phillips’ JOKER, starring Joaquin Phoenix, will launch a new line of adult-themed comic book movies called “DC Black”. It has a $55 million budget.

>Ava DuVernay's NEW GODS is in development. It won't be part of the DCEU continuity, but might also not be released under DC Black.

>Projects such as CYBORG and NIGHTWING have been put in the backburner.

>No plans for MAN OF STEEL 2 and JUSTICE LEAGUE 2 so far.