One of the biggest panels at San Diego Comic-Con this year was Warner Bros. massive Hall H presentation. Warner Bros. has always been a big time studio, but with the DC Extended Universe in their hands, they are one of the biggest games in town now. At the beginning of their presentation this year, they quietly announced their entire upcomingDCEU movie slateby revealing new logos for a bunch of titles. And then they didn’t say another word about it for the entire presentation.
TheDCEUtitles that were revealed at theSan Diego Comic-Conpresentation were a mixed bag of sure things and long-rumored projects, as well as a couple of huge surprises. The movies shown wereShazam,Suicide Squad 2,The Batman,Justice League Dark,Wonder Woman 2,Green Lantern Corps.,BatgirlandFlashpoint, which now appears to be the title of the troubledFlashsolo movie. Troubled no longer, as that particular reveal seems to have fans buzzing the most. Considering it is a beloved comic book storyline and one that has massive, universe shattering implications for the rest of the DCEU, that isn’t surprising.
In terms of titles that weren’t at all surprising,Suicide Squad 2,Green Lantern Corps.,BatgirlandJustice League Darkhave all been known to be in development, so no big surprises there. Though,Justice League Darkdid lose director Doug Liman recently, so all of these projects, save forBatgirlwhich has Joss Whedon attached, still need directors.Shazamalso isn’t much of a surprise, but that project has been in development for a very long time, so this is good to see. It is confirmed that the movie will go into production early next year under the direction of David. F Sandberg (Lights Out), who has been long rumored to be directing the movie.
The BatmanandWonder Woman 2also don’t come as big surprises, but there are some reasons the confirmation is important. For one,The Batmanhasn’t necessarily been confirmed as the official title in a capacity like this, so that matters. Matt Reeves is getting to work on that now and, hopefully, we will get to see it sooner rather than later. Geoff Johns and Patty Jenkins, who still isn’t confirmed to be returning to direct, have already been working onWonder Woman 2, but the project hadn’t been announced yet. At least not in an official capacity. So that is a big deal, considering how big of a hit the movie wound up being.
Without question,Flashpointis the biggest reveal here.The Flashmovie has been through several directors and recently had to undergo a page-one rewrite. But that all may have been worth it considering how excited this seems to have fans. We still don’t have a release date for it, but it does sort of give Warner Bros. the option to hit the reset button to some degree, which is whatFlashpointdid in the DC Comics universe. The storyline was a way for them to launch the New 52 initiative. Will this be how they get Ben Affleck’s Batman to “gracefully” say goodbye to the DCEU?
There aren’t a lot of titles here we haven’t heard about, but this does do a lot in firming up Warner Bros. future plans and gives us some idea of a direction that they are heading in. We did recently hear they are developing aHarley Quinn Vs. The Jokermovie, which isn’t mentioned here. The other curiously missing project isGotham City Sirens, which was rumored to be on the fast track when it was announced.Man of Steel 2andJustice League 2are also notably absent. We’ll have to see how that shakes out, but this gives DC fans a lot to look forward to in the future.
