DC Extended Universe

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The DC Comics film franchise, popularly referred to as the DC Extended Universe^[1]^[2] (DCEU), and the DC Cinematic Universe (DCCU), is a collection of interconnected films based on characters that appear in publications by DC. The universe largely spans films, though many tie-in media have been produced.

Films

Released films

Film	US release date	Director(s)	Written by
Man of Steel	June 14, 2013	Zack Snyder	David S. Goyer and Christopher Nolan
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	March 25, 2016	Zack Snyder	David S. Goyer and Chris Terrio
Suicide Squad	August 5, 2016	David Ayer
Wonder Woman	June 2, 2017	Patty Jenkins	Geoff Johns and Allan Heinberg
Justice League	November 17, 2017	Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon	Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon
Aquaman	December 21, 2018	James Wan	Will Beall and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (screenplay) James Wan and Geoff Johns (story)
Shazam!	April 5, 2019	David F. Sandberg	Henry Gayden and Darren Lemke
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)	February 7, 2020	Cathy Yan	Christina Hodson

Future films

Film	US release date	Director(s)	Written by	Status
Wonder Woman 1984	December 25, 2020^[3]	Patty Jenkins^[4]	Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns^[5] and Dave Callaham^[6]	Post Production
The Suicide Squad	August 6, 2021^[7]	James Gunn ^[7]		Post Production
The Flash	November 4, 2022^[8]	Andy Muschietti	Christina Hodson	Pre-Production
Aquaman 2 ^[9]	December 16, 2022^[9]	James Wan^[9]	David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Jason Momoa^[9]^[10]	In Development
Shazam! Fury of the Gods ^[11]	June 2, 2023^[8]	David F. Sandberg	Henry Gayden
Black Adam	TBA^[8]	Jaume Collet-Serra	Adam Sztykiel

Other films in development

Film	US release date	Director(s)	Written by
Untitled Amazons film	TBA^[12]
Batgirl	TBA		Christina Hodson ^[13]
Blue Beetle	TBA		Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer ^[14]
Cyborg	TBA
Deadshot	TBA
Deathstroke	TBA
Gotham City Sirens	TBA	David Ayer^[15]	Geneva Robertson-Dworet ^[15]
Green Lantern Corps	TBA		Geoff Johns
Harley Quinn vs The Joker	TBA	Glenn Ficarra and John Requa^[16]	Glenn Ficarra and John Requa^[16]
Untitled Justice League sequel	TBA
Justice League Dark	TBA		Michael Gillo, Jon Spaihts, Guillermo del Toro, and Gerard Johnstone^[17]
Lobo	TBA		Jason Fuchs ^[18]
Untitled Man of Steel sequel	TBA
The New Gods	TBA	Ava DuVernay ^[19]	Kario Salem,^[20] Tom King, and Ava DuVernay
Nightwing	TBA	Chris McKay ^[21]	Bill Dubuque ^[22]
Plastic Man	TBA		Amanda Idoko ^[23]
Untitled Supergirl film	TBA		Oren Uziel ^[24]
The Trench	TBA		Noah Gardner and Aidan Fitzgerald^[25]
Untitled Wonder Woman 1984 sequel	TBA^[26]

TV series

Future TV series

TV series	US release date	Season(s)	Episodes	Status
Zack Snyder's Justice League	2021^[27]	1	4	Post Production
Peacemaker	TBA	1	8	Pre-Production

Short films

Etta's Mission (2017)
Black Adam precursor (2020)

Comics

Man of Steel Prequel (2013)
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
General Mills Presents Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
- "Playground Heroes"
- "Field Trip"
- "Picture Proof"
- "Lights Out"
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Upstairs/Downstairs (2016)
Suicide Blonde (2016)
Mercedes-Benz Presents: Justice League (2017)
- Joyride
- Guiding Lights
- Fast Food
- Shifting Gears
- Pit Stop
- Winner Drives
Shazam!: Superhero Hooky (2019)
Wonder Woman 1984 #1 (2020)

Books

Soundtracks

Man of Steel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2013)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2016)
Suicide Squad: The Album (2016)
Suicide Squad (Original Motion Picture Score) (2016)
Wonder Woman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2017)
Justice League (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2017)
Aquaman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2018)
Shazam! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2019)
Birds of Prey: The Album (2020)
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (Original Motion Picture Score) (2020)

Video Games

Man of Steel (2013)
Become the Man of Steel (2013)
Man of Steel: Hero's Flight (2013)
Man of Steel Experience (2013)
Batman v Superman: Who Will Win (2016)
Suicide Squad: Special Ops (2016)
Wonder Woman: Rise of the Warrior (2017)
Justice League VR: The Complete Experience (2017)

Newspapers

METROPOLIS UNDER CONSTANT ATTACK! (2013)
BATMAN OR SUPERMAN? (2016)
CORPORATE LOBBYING SCANDAL (2016)
A CITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS
ARCTIC ADVENTURE MYSTERY MAN

Theme Park Attractions

Suicide Squad: Six Flags Fright Fest Experience (2016, 2017)

Trivia

While DC Extended Universe films is not impacted by The CW's Arrowverse, Ezra Miller's version of Barry Allen did make a brief appearance during the fourth part of the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event.
Originally Green Lantern was to serve as the start of the DC Extended Universe, however due to the poor box office and critical reception the film was scrapped from canon.

References

[1] "This Week's Cover: First look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice's ultimate superhero showdown" - Entertainment Weekly

[2] "Warner Bros: “DC Extended Universe” isn’t official; term was made up by Entertainment Weekly" - Batman-News

[3] "'Wonder Woman 1984' Release Date Pushed to Christmas" - Variety

[4] "Patty Jenkins Confirms She’s Directing Wonder Woman 2 [Updated]" - Screenrant

[5] "Patty Jenkins Developing ‘Wonder Woman’ Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)" - Variety

[6] "'The Expendables' Writer Joins Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns to Write 'Wonder Woman 2' (Exclusive)" - The Hollywood Reporter

[The_Suicide_Squad-7] 7.0 ^7.1 As We Told You: James Gunn In Talks To Direct ‘Suicide Squad 2’ - Deadline

[date_shift-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ‘The Batman’ Delayed to 2022; Warner Bros. Shifts ‘The Matrix 4’, ‘The Flash’ and More

[Aquaman2-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 "‘Aquaman 2’ Gets December 2022 Release Date" - Variety

[10] "Jason Momoa has already pitched his plan for Aquaman 2 to Warner Bros." - Syfy Wire

[11] David F. Sandberg (@ponysmasher) - Twitter

[12] "Jenkins Developing Wonder Woman Spin-Off for the Amazons" - Newsarama

[13] "'Batgirl' Movie Back On, Now With 'Bumblebee' Writer (Exclusive)" - The Hollywood Reporter

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[GCS-15] 15.0 ^15.1 David Ayer, Margot Robbie Reteam for All-Female DC Villains Movie 'Gotham City Sirens' (Exclusive) - The Hollywood Reporter

[JokervHarley-16] 16.0 ^16.1 Joker and Harley Quinn Movie Coming from 'Crazy Stupid Love' Filmmakers (Exclusive) - The Hollywood Reporter

[17] "Doug Liman to Direct ‘Dark Universe’ for DC, Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)" - Variety

[18] ttps://www.thewrap.com/wbs-lobo-lands-wonder-woman-writer-jason-fuchs-exclusive/

[19] "Ava DuVernay to Direct DC’s Superhero Epic ‘New Gods’" - Variety

[20] "Ava DuVernay To Direct Jack Kirby Comic Creation ‘The New Gods’ For Warner Bros, DC" - Deadline Hollywood

[21] ttp://collider.com/nightwing-movie-director-chris-mckay

[22] Warner Bros. Plotting 'Nightwing' Movie With 'Lego Batman Movie' Director (Exclusive) - The Hollywood Reporter

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[24] "'Supergirl' Movie in the Works With '22 Jump Street' Writer" - The Hollywood Reporter

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[26] "Director Patty Jenkins: ‘Wonder Woman 3‘ Will Be a ‘Contemporary Story‘" - The Hollywood Reporter

[pressrelease-27] "HBO Max to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut" - WarnerMedia Pressroom

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