Summary

Spending too much prison term explore descent stories can often be detrimental to survive - activeness superhero franchises , but DC Studios ' newDC Universewill thankfully avoid this . After filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran were hired as co - CEOs of DC Studios in November 2022 , they immediately set plans in motion to boot the DCEU into a raw franchise based on the stories of DC Comics . Henry Cavill , Ben Affleck and the otherJustice Leagueactors were dropped , while ten projects were apace reassert for the new franchise , but the slate for theDCU ’s Chapter 1 , " God and Monsters " , proves that Gunn and Safran are trying to fend off typical superhero franchise mistakes .

James Gunn has announced the first chapter of his Modern DCU , which appears to argue the standing of several DCEU projects in his new canon .

The DCU’s Release Roster Builds Up Its World Without Origin Stories

Theten projects confirmed to be set in the newfangled DC Universeby James Gunn in January 2023 seem to try that the new enfranchisement will be looking to build up up the context of use of the wider world rather than focusing so much on its heroes ' backstories . There ’s no doubt blood line stories will still be explore , but many of the DCU ’s new characters are expected to be introduce as already - active Heron . For representative , Clark Kent will be depicted as a newsperson inSuperman : Legacy , already working for the Daily Planet alongside Rachel Brosnahan ’s Lois Lane , so his childhood and early experiences as Superman may not be the focus of the task .

Why The DCU Is Better Off Avoiding Using Too Many Origin Stories

TheDCEU arguably focalise too much on its Cuban sandwich , without providing enough linguistic context to the human beings they were inhabiting . This is something that Gunn and Safran are actively trying to avoid with the novel DC Universe , as positioning , events and supporting characters are expected to be developed before the superheroes appear . This will ensure that theDC Universefeels different to both theDCEU and the Marvel Cinematic Universe- which has done a fairly adept job of world - building - and obviate becoming a carbon copy of these other franchise . With superhero projects receiving more literary criticism now than ever before , DC Studios would be smart to essay something completely new .

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn in The Suicide Squad shouting, and Xolo Maridueña as Jamie reyes:Blue Beetle in Blue Beetle flying

Ben Affleck as Christian drumming his hand on the table while talking to Cynthia Addai-Robinson’s Marybeth in The Accountant 2

How Live-Action Snow White Used Dropped Storylines Explained By Director in New Featurette

David Corenswet’s Superman with images for Paradise Lost and The Brave and the Bold

Line up of the DCEU version of the Justice League

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