DC Extended Universe
Shared fictional universe
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| 2025 | After the events of the Superman film, Peacemaker discovers an alternate universe where he is a beloved hero alongside his brother and father. |
| 2025 | Ezra Miller's appearance as The Flash is replaced by Isabela Merced playing Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl, who also reprises her role from the Superman film. |
| 2025 | Jason Momoa's appearance as Aquaman in the Peacemaker TV series is replaced by Nathan Fillion playing Guy Gardner / Green Lantern, who reprises his role from the Superman film. |
| October 9 2025 | Second season of Peacemaker concludes, with James Gunn announcing no plans for a third season. |
| August 21 2025 | Second season of Peacemaker premieres. |
| August 21 2025 | Second season premiered on HBO Max |
| August 2025 | The Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! comic concluded its monthly release |
| July 2025 | James Gunn announced Peacemaker: The Official Podcast, a companion podcast for the series that will feature Gunn and the cast rewatching the first season and discussing DCU canon. |
| 2025 | Superman film set to release, marking the start of the new DC Universe continuity. |
| May 2025 | Michael Rooker revealed to be appearing as an original character named Red St. Wild in the second season. |
| March 2025 | The Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! comic began monthly release |
| 2025 | Second season of Peacemaker TV series is set to follow the events of the DCU Superman film. |
| January 9 2025 | The first season of the Creature Commandos animated series concludes, having explored the aftermath of The Suicide Squad and established new narrative directions for the DC Universe. |
| January 2025 | Director Andy Muschietti reflects on the film's critical and commercial performance, claiming it failed to appeal to all audience quadrants and that many audiences, especially women, did not care about the Flash character. |
| 2024 | A tie-in non-canonical comic, Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature!, was announced |
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Amanda Waller
Appears in the animated series Creature Commandos.
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| 2024 | DC leadership confirms Momoa would 'always have a home at DC' and discusses his continued involvement following The Lost Kingdom. |
| 2024 | A new rebooted franchise, the DC Universe (DCU), was launched by James Gunn and Peter Safran. |
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Superman
Henry Cavill made a cameo appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Deadpool & Wolverine as a Wolverine variant, with Deadpool making a meta-reference to DC's cancellation of his Superman projects.
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Amanda Waller
Waller forms Task Force M, a new strike team of monsters and metahumans, to stop an invasion by Circe and the Sons of Themyscira in Pokolistan.
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| 2024 | The film was nominated for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature at the 22nd Visual Effects Society Awards, specifically for the character T.O.P.O. the Octopus. |
| 2024 | Jason Momoa and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom were nominated for Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Movie, respectively, at the Kids' Choice Awards. |
| December 5 2024 | The Creature Commandos animated series premieres with a two-episode launch, featuring cast members from The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker, including Viola Davis as Amanda Waller and Sean Gunn as Weasel and G.I. Robot. |
| November 2024 | 'Paradise Lost' was revealed to be part of the DCU's Chapter 1 – 'Gods and Monsters' slate, potentially laying the foundation for a new version of Wonder Woman. |
| November 2024 | Filming for the second season concludes at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| November 2024 | Second season of Peacemaker concludes filming. |
| June 2024 | Additional cast members added for second season: Sol Rodríguez as Sasha Bordeaux, David Denman, and Tim Meadows as Langston Fleury. |
| May 2024 | Frank Grillo joins the cast for the second season as Rick Flag Sr., reprising his role from the DCU animated series Creature Commandos |
| April 2024 | Filming for the second season begins at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| March 2024 | Gunn announced that filming for the second season would take place simultaneously with Superman, and he would no longer be able to direct all episodes. |
| March 2024 | Gunn clarified that the first season was mostly canon to the DCU, except for the Justice League appearance at the end of the season. |
| March 2024 | Gunn clarifies that the first season is not canon to the DCU, and the second season will continue from the events of Superman. He will direct three episodes, with Greg Mottola and Peter Sollett also directing. |
| March 12 2024 | Released on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD, including behind-the-scenes featurettes and special features. |
| March 3 2024 | Identified as the most-watched film on streaming for the week of February 26 - March 3, with 685 million minutes watched according to Nielsen Media Research. |
| February 27 2024 | Released on Warner Bros. streaming service Max. |
| January 31 2024 | James Gunn and Peter Safran unveiled their first DCU slate, Chapter One: Gods and Monsters, which included the Waller series with Viola Davis confirmed to return, and Christal Henry appointed as co-showrunner alongside Jeremy Carver. |
| January 23 2024 | Released on digital download by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. |
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DC Extended Universe cast members
New characters introduced across various films, including Aldis Hodge as Carter Hall in Black Adam, Rachel Zegler as Anthea in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes in Blue Beetle.
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DC Extended Universe cast members
Jason Momoa returns in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Ezra Miller stars in The Flash, Zachary Levi and Asher Angel return in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and Xolo Maridueña debuts as Blue Beetle.
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Characters of the DC Extended Universe
The DCEU was effectively rebooted and transitioned into the new DC Universe franchise under the management of DC Studios, concluding the original shared universe concept.
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| 2023 | The Flash film was released, receiving mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes reported 63% positive reviews with an average rating of 6.3/10, while Metacritic gave it a score of 55 out of 100. |
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Peacemaker
Appears as a DLC fighter in the video game Mortal Kombat 1, with John Cena reprising his role as Peacemaker.
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Diana Prince
Made cameo appearances in Shazam! Fury of the Gods and The Flash, continuing her presence in the DC Extended Universe.
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| 2023 | Director Zack Snyder reflected on the film's reception, explaining that audiences were expecting a traditional superhero movie but were instead presented with a complex, deconstructive narrative that required more engaged viewing. |
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Bruce Wayne
In The Flash: Fastest Man Alive comic, Batman helps train Barry Allen to become a hero and provides him with a new superhero suit, which is also featured in the film The Flash.
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Bruce Wayne
Reprises the role of Batman in The Flash, where multiple Batman variants appear, including George Clooney by the film's end.
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Superman
Superman is contacted by Alfred to help Batman stop Alberto Falcone in Gotham, but he is unable to assist due to simultaneously combating a volcanic eruption in Guatemala.
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Superman
Cavill's likeness is digitally recreated for an uncredited cameo in The Flash.
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| 2023 | The film won the Emerging Technology Award at the 22nd Visual Effects Society Awards for the development of 'Volumetric Capture' technology. |
| 2023 | At the 51st Saturn Awards, the film received nominations for Best Superhero Film and Michael Keaton was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Film. |
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