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The DC Films shared universe franchise, popularly referred to as the DC Extended Universe[1][2] (DCEU), the DC Cinematic Universe (DCCU), and also as the Snyderverse, 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.
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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 | David S. Goyer and Chris Terrio | |
Suicide Squad | August 5, 2016 | David Ayer | |
Wonder Woman | June 2, 2017 | Patty Jenkins | Allan Heinberg, Jason Fuchs & Zack Snyder |
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 |
Wonder Woman 1984 | December 25, 2020 | Patty Jenkins | Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns, and Dave Callaham |
Future films
Film | US release date | Director(s) | Written by | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zack Snyder's Justice League | March 2021 | Zack Snyder | Post Production | |
The Suicide Squad | August 6, 2021[3] | James Gunn | ||
The Flash | November 4, 2022[4] | Andy Muschietti | Christina Hodson | Pre-Production |
Aquaman 2 | December 16, 2022[5] | James Wan[5] | David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Jason Momoa[5][6] | In Development |
Shazam! Fury of the Gods | June 2, 2023[4] | David F. Sandberg | Henry Gayden | |
Black Adam | TBA[4] | Jaume Collet-Serra | Adam Sztykiel |
Other films
Film | US release date | Director(s) | Written by |
---|---|---|---|
The Amazons[8] | TBA[9] | ||
Batgirl | TBA | Christina Hodson | |
Blue Beetle | TBA | Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer | |
Cyborg | TBA | ||
Deadshot | TBA | ||
Deathstroke | TBA | ||
Gotham City Sirens | TBA | David Ayer[12] | Geneva Robertson-Dworet |
Green Lantern Corps | TBA | Geoff Johns | |
Untitled Justice League sequel | TBA | ||
Justice League Dark | TBA | Michael Gillo, Jon Spaihts, Guillermo del Toro, and Gerard Johnstone[13] | |
Lobo | TBA | Jason Fuchs | |
Untitled Man of Steel sequel | TBA | ||
The New Gods | TBA | Ava DuVernay | Kario Salem,[16] Tom King, and Ava DuVernay |
Nightwing | TBA | Chris McKay | Bill Dubuque |
Plastic Man | TBA | Amanda Idoko | |
Supergirl | TBA | Oren Uziel | |
The Trench[21] | TBA | Noah Gardner and Aidan Fitzgerald[21] | |
Wonder Woman 3 | TBA[22] | Patty Jenkins[23] | Patty Jenkins |
TV series
Future TV series
TV series | US release date | Season(s) | Episodes | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Peacemaker | 2021 | 1 | 8 | Filming |
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)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Upstairs/Downstairs (2016)
- Suicide Blonde (2016)
- Mercedes-Benz Presents: Justice League (2017)
- Shazam!: Superhero Hooky (2019)
- Wonder Woman 1984 #1 (2020)
Books
Novels
- Man of Steel: The Early Years: Junior Novel (2013)
- Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization (2013)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Cross Fire (2016)
- Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization (2016)
- Wonder Woman: The Junior Novel (2017)
- Wonder Woman: The Official Movie Novelization (2017)
- Aquaman: The Junior Novel (2018)
- Aquaman: Undertow (2018)
- Shazam! The Junior Novel (2019)
- Wonder Woman 1984: The Junior Novel (2020)
Companion books
- Man of Steel: Friends and Foes (2013)
- Man of Steel: Reusable Sticker Book (2013)
- Man of Steel: Superman Saves Smallville (2013)
- Man of Steel: Superman's Superpowers (2013)
- Man of Steel: The Fate of Krypton (2013)
- Guide to the Caped Crusader/Guide to the Man of Steel (2016)
- Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis (2016)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Tech Manual (2016)
- Wonder Woman: I Am an Amazon Warrior (2017)
- Wonder Woman: Meet the Heroes (2017)
- Justice League: The Official Collector's Edition (2017)
- Aquaman: Arthur's Guide to Atlantis (2018)
- Shazam! A Shazam Showdown (2019)
- Shazam! Becoming Shazam (2019)
- Shazam! Freddy's Guide to Super Hero-ing (2019)
- Wonder Woman 1984: Destined for Greatness (2020)
- Wonder Woman 1984: Meet Wonder Woman (2020)
- Wonder Woman 1984: Truth, Love & Wonder (2020)
- Wonder Woman 1984: Colouring Adventures (2020)
- Wonder Woman 1984: Ultimate Colouring Book (2020)
- Wonder Woman 1984: Super Sticker Book (2020)
Art books
- Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman (2013)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: The Art of the Film (2016)
- Suicide Squad: Behind the Scenes with the Worst Heroes Ever (2016)
- Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of the Film (2017)
- Justice League: The Art of the Film (2017)
- The Art and Making of Aquaman (2018)
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.
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