BeforeJustice Leaguehit theaters in November, there had been reports that if the movie had tanked, it could very well alter the course of the DCEU as a whole, with one report from October claiming theFlashpoint moviewon’t happen ifJustice Leaguebombs.Justice Leaguedebuted with the lowest opening weekend in the DCEU’s short history, and with $212 million domestic and $613.3 million worldwide, it likely won’t surpass any of the threeDCEU moviesbefore in in either box office category. During Warner Bros. presentation at Comic Con Experience in Sao Paulo, Brazil this weekend, though, it seems that the studio’s slate is largely the same, with a few possible exceptions.
The Warner Bros. presentation at Comic Con Experience began with a presentation of the studio’s upcoming DCEU slate kicked off with a title card for theWonder Womansequel that showed theWonder Womanlogo “flanked by Roman columns.” Since there was no “2” in the title, it seems possible thatWonder Woman 2may not be the official title. SinceWonder Womanis by far the studio’s biggest hit, both critically and commercially, it’s not surprising that they lead their presentation with this project.
The studio then showed theAquamantitle card, which hits theaters nearly a year from now, along with theFlashpointtitle card, essentially confirming that this movie is still happening, despite earlier reports. It’s possible the studio changed their mind sinceEzra Miller’s Barry Allenwas considered one of the highlights of the movie by many critics, despite an overall lukewarm reception to the movie as a whole. What is interesting though is this presentation did not include aCyborgmovie title card, indicating that this project, which was being eyed for a spring 2020 release, may be dead. There had been talk that The Flash and Cyborg will team up in theFlashpointmovie, so perhaps his story is being shifted over to that project.
There was also a title card shown for theDCEU’s Justice League Dark movie, indicating that project is still in active development, along with title cards forSuicide Squad 2, Joss Whedon’sBatgirlmovie,Shazam,Green Lantern CorpsandThe Batman. Still, there were a few other notable absences as well, such asGotham City Sirens, theDeadshotsolo movie and theHarley Quinnsolo movie and a Harley Quinn and Joker team-up movie. There was also no mention of the studio’s soloBlack Adammovie with Dwayne Johnson or a rumored Deathstroke solo movie. Still, the absence of these title cards is by no means a confirmation of the project’s status.
While some of these missing projects are certainly intriguing, most of the initial slate set up by the DCEU remains intact, with the sole exception ofCyborg, it seems. There was also no mention of aJustice Leaguesequel, but a report from October revealed that script is already being written. This report from Comic Con Experience comes fromComicBook.combut hopefully we’ll find out official details about the impending DCEU slate soon.
