After two long years of waiting for good news, December will be an exceptionally exciting month forDCfans. DC has been put under significant strain in recent years as its answer to the MCU, the DCEU, struggled to keep pace with its rival cinematic franchise. While that’s not to say the DCEU was not replete with big wins, including excellent casting decisions and incredible action sequences, several losses with critical and financial underperformers culminated in the franchisedeath knell that wasBlack Adam, after which it was announced that theDCEU would be coming to an end.
Fortunately, around this time two years ago, James Gunn and Peter Safran, the newly appointed Co-CEOs of DC Studios, announced the DC Universe reboot. While the exciting announcement was bittersweet following the revelation that Henry Cavill and his Justice League colleagues would not be reprising their roles, it spelled a new dawn for DC movies with the dependable James Gunn at the helm. After a year’s reprievesince the last DCEU movie, this exciting new direction will finally start to be unveiled next month.
James Gunn’s Superman Movie Trailer Releases
Reports Suggest That The Trailer Will Land Sometime In December
Supermanis the first live-action movieto kick off the new DCU and is slated for release on July 11. This will be one year after filming wrapped, suggesting that Gunn and his DC colleagues are keen for the DCU’s flagship movie to be as polished as possible. SinceSupermanwas announced in early 2023 asSuperman: Legacy, fans have been drip-fed images and information with which to piece together what to expect from thelatest iteration of Superman with David Corenswetin the cape. YetDecember will reportedly give DC fans a closer look than ever.
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According to a report byCollider,the first trailer for James Gunn’sSupermanis expected around mid-December. This should start the hype train rolling as it comprises the first official look at the new direction being taken by the DCU. While set photos ofSupermanhave been a cause for concern among some, the trailer will be the first time that prospective viewers can get to grips with the movie’s aesthetic and plot - sparking several months of excitement and further speculation in the lead-up to its release.
The DC Universe Officially Launches With Creature Commandos
Creature Commandos Is Part Of Official DCU Canon
Creature Commandosis due to be releasedon December 5 asthe first official release within the DCU. It follows yet another team of super-powered criminals under the purview of Amanda Waller, except this team comprises a host of non-human (according to Waller) misfits. The premise is familiar ground for Gunn, who directedThe Suicide Squad,one of theDCEU’s most acclaimed installments, which is a promising sign of its quality.
WhileSuicide SquadandThe Suicide Squadare ostensibly not DCU canon, James Gunn has revealed that certain cherry-picked events from DCEU installments will be canonized through references.
WhileSupermanwill be the first live-action movie of the DCU,Creature Commandoswill launch the franchise in earnest. In an off-piste move by DC Studios, certainanimations that do not fall under DC’s Elseworlds banner will be a part of the DCU’s mainline continuity. This means that Frank Grillo’s Rick Flag Sr. and Viola Davis' Amanda Waller will be portraying exactly the same character in both animated and live-action offerings from theDCU. Anyone truly invested in the future of this reboot should probably consider catchingCreature Commandos.
DC Universe
The DC Universe is one of the biggest comic book franchises and often competes with Marvel. DC Comics started as National Allied Publications, founded by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson in 1935. Since then, the franchise has exploded with thousands of comic books, movies, TV shows, and video games. 2013 marked the beginning of the most recent iteration of the superheroes, with Zack Snyder introducing Henry Cavill as Superman. After several movies with mixed reviews, DC underwent a soft reboot under the helm of James Gunn and Peter Safran.
