James Gunn and Peter Safran unveiled ten projects this week that promise two Batmen, a partial reboot and a mix of actors new and old, but plenty of questions remain.
. Shazam has no strong ties to the DCEU so could easily fit within a new continuity should Gunn and Safran decide to move forward with this take on the character. The same goes for Blue Beetle, which will introduce Jamie Reyes without the baggage of having belonged to a previous universe.
While Jason Momoa has teased his involvement in another DCU project, which is heavily rumored to be Lobo, it appears he may actually retain the role of Aquaman. Safran confirmed plans for a third Aquaman film — and Gunn said actor will not play two roles — so we can presume Momoa will remain the DCU’s Aquaman for the foreseeable future . As for others?
As it stands at the moment, Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck are out of the DCU, though Affleck has had discussions with Gunn and Safran about directing a project. Zachary Levi and the rest of the Shazamily’s continuation in the DCU will likely depend on the reception to. Ezra Miller, said to be in a much better place than they were a year ago following a stretch of legal troubles, also has a chance of continuing as the Flash in the DCU.
Basically, Gunn and Safran will be retaining what worked, rather than throwing the baby out with the bathwater so to speak. As much as I enjoyed Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck’s take on Superman and Batman, they, along with Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor and Jared Leto’s Joker were easily the most controversial aspects of the DCEU for critics and audiences. As such, it makes sense from a business perspective to move on from those depictions of the characters.
Despite the goal for a cohesive DCU, there is, thankfully, room for filmmakers to explore DC’s most iconic characters outside of the confines of continuity with Elseworlds. Named after the DC Comics imprint that allowed comic creators to tell stories outside of continuity and reimagine the characters of DC as they saw fit, Elseworlds allowed for some of comics greatest stories to told:
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