No, the DC Universe has not been cancelled or rebooted, at least not yet. Nobody at Skydance or DC Studios has announced the end of the shared universe James Gunn and Peter Safran built, and the next Superman film, *Man of Tomorrow*, is still dated for July 9, 2027, according to Collider and Screen Rant. But almost everything after that now depends on one person: Jeremy Latcham, the former Marvel Studios executive who takes over DC Studios on December 1.
As Gizmodo and Collider both put it, it is unclear what the change means for the DC films and shows in production or development. If you missed the news itself, our piece on why James Gunn and Peter Safran are leaving DC Studios covers the announcement and Gunn’s statement.
What Gunn and Skydance have said about the future
Gunn’s farewell message, posted on social media and reported by TheWrap, offered one line fans have seized on: “the characters we set up will live on.” He also said he and Safran are not “immediately done with DC or superheroes,” and that they have been engaged on another DC project that he is writing. He gave no title or details.
Skydance’s own announcement, as reported by TheWrap, said the pair will go back to full-time creative work, including post-production on *Man of Tomorrow* and other DC projects. Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz said they look forward to building “the next generation of DC storytelling” with Latcham. That phrase does not say whether Gunn’s continuity carries on.
Latcham will run DC’s film, television and animation slate, reporting to Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, co-chairs of the Skydance Motion Picture Group, TheWrap reported. He has not said publicly what he plans to keep.
What looks safe
- *Man of Tomorrow*: The Superman sequel stars David Corenswet, with Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor and Lars Eidinger as Brainiac, and is set for July 9, 2027 (Collider). Gunn and Safran stay on to finish it. In his letter Gunn said it comes out “this summer”; the scheduled date is next summer.
- *The People v. Gorilla Grodd*: The mockumentary series with Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen has wrapped filming (Collider). Screen Rant lists it for HBO Max in 2027 (Screen Rant).
- *Creature Commandos* Season 2: Screen Rant says it is in post-production with no date (Screen Rant); TheWrap describes a second season as “supposedly” on the way (TheWrap).
- *Dynamic Duo*: The animated Robin film is in production for 2028, according to Screen Rant; it had earlier been dated June 30, 2028 (ComicBook.com).
- *Mister Miracle*: Screen Rant lists the animated project as in post-production for HBO Max in 2028. Nacionale could not confirm that date or network with a second source.
Batman is a separate case
*The Batman Part II*, Matt Reeves’s sequel with Robert Pattinson, is in production, Gizmodo reported. Gunn and Safran had said it would not connect to their DC Universe. Gizmodo raised the question of whether a new studio chief might change that, but nobody has announced any such plan. The DCU’s own Batman is meant to arrive in a separate film, *The Brave and the Bold*, which has no release date.
What is in doubt
Projects still in development, with no cameras rolling, are the ones a new boss can most easily drop, reshape or delay. None has been cancelled. These are the main ones:
- *The Brave and the Bold*, the planned film introducing the DCU’s Batman (ComicBook.com). Screen Rant thinks it could still happen, but perhaps not in its current form.
- *Swamp Thing*, in development (Gizmodo).
- *Wonder Woman* and *Teen Titans*, both written by Ana Nogueira, according to Screen Rant, which says neither is known to be far enough along to be certain.
- *Lanterns* Season 2, plus the planned *Waller* and *Booster Gold* series, all listed as unknown by Screen Rant.
- A Bane and Deathstroke film and a new Constantine film, which Screen Rant suggests may not go ahead.
Those last judgments are Screen Rant’s reading of the situation, not decisions from the studio.
Is the DCU being rebooted again?
Nobody has announced a reboot. Screen Rant says the DCU “isn’t officially dead just yet” and that a continuation without Gunn and Safran’s leadership “appears to be the plan, at least for now.” It adds that this does not mean their 10-year plan will stay intact. It treats a full reboot as possible but warns that another restart could damage DC’s brand. A reboot would be the second fresh start in a few years, since Gunn and Safran’s universe itself was a new start for DC on screen.
What has been released stays released. *Superman* earned $618 million worldwide, *Supergirl* $126.4 million and *Clayface* $109 million in its first three weekends, according to TheWrap. The studio also made the *Peacemaker*, *Creature Commandos* and *Lanterns* series under Gunn and Safran.
What we don’t know
- Whether Latcham will keep Gunn’s shared continuity, revise it or start again.
- Which in-development films and shows he will keep.
- What the new DC project Gunn is writing is, and whether it is set in the current DCU.
- When Latcham will lay out his plans. He starts on December 1.
