New Superman movie, The Batman sequel starring Robert Pattinson, Peacemaker spin-off with Viola Davis, and more HBO Max shows in DC Universe reboot

DC Studios has announced a 10 movies to give the DC Universe a Marvel-like boost, including Superman: Legacy, The Batman sequel and a Batman and Robin film

This new ‘chapter’ will create a long-term interwoven story with character crossovers, featuring DC icons like Supergirl, Green Lantern, Swamp Thing and more

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Superman: Legacy will be the movie that kicks off the DC Universe reboot, ahead of the release of The Batman sequel and more. Photo: DC Studios

Published: 1:49pm, 1 Feb 2023

The DC Comics superhero movie universe is under new management, and it’s coming out swinging with a new Superman movie, a Batman and Robin movie, as well as a sequel to the 2022 hit The Batman with Robert Pattinson.

DC Studios co-chairmen and chief executives James Gunn and Peter Safran just announced the first wave of 10 films and HBO Max TV shows – a “chapter” titled “Gods and Monsters” – that will create a Marvel-esque long-term interconnected story featuring iconic characters.

This first phase “tells cohesive stories that highlight love, compassion, and the innate goodness of the human spirit”, Safran said.

Here what’s to come in DC’s future.

James Gunn (left) and Peter Safran, the new co-chairmen of DC Studios, are behind the new superhero content. Photo: AP

The first film of this new slate is Superman: Legacy, which Gunn – the Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker who’s also behind recent DC projects The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker – is writing. A star is yet to be announced, but it won’t be the most recent guy in the red cape, Henry Cavill.

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