James Gunn & Peter Safran announce 10 new films and TV shows for the new DC Slate, including Gunn’s Superman: Legacy.
DC Slate Announced By James Gunn
James Gunn and Peter Safran are co-CEOs of DC and with them comes a lot of change. They recently held a press event where they announced just a small taste of what they have in store for fans. There are 10 films and television series that will be kicking things off — although we know there will be much more to come.
“I want the world to be a better place than it is and I wish that I was a scientist or that I could go into politics. And I can’t do any of those things,” Gunn said. “The best thing I can do is to create stories about love and acceptance and everybody, no matter how diverse, being a part of one group.”
Chapter 1 of this DC Slate is titled “Gods and Monsters” and we cannot wait to see what they come up with.
Superman: Legacy (Movie)
This is the Superman film that James Gunn has been writing. It is due to arrive on July 11, 2025 and is about Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing.
“The true beginning of the DCU This is called Superman legacy. This is being written by me, I’m in the middle of it, I’m having a great time doing it” – James Gunn
DC Slate announcement continued…
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (Movie)
This is a science fiction adventure story.
“One of my favorite comic book series from last year was Tom kings run on Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. And so we’re going to turn that into a big science fiction epic film. Now Superman is a guy who was sent to Earth in raised by loving parents were a super girl in this story. She is a character who was raised on a chunk of Krypton, she watched everybody around her parish in some terrible way. So she’s a much more jaded character.” – James Gunn
DC Slate announcement continued…
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Movie)
This will tell the unusual story of Batman and Damian Wayne (Robin).
“The introduction of the DC us Batman is The Brave and the Bold. The Brave and The Bold is a story of Batman and his actual son Damian Wayne. This is based on Grant Morrison’s great comic book run. Damian Wayne is my favorite Robin. He’s a little assassin who Batman tries to get in line. And so this is the story of the two of them, and the beginning of sort of the bat family in the DCU.” – James Gunn
Paradise Lost: Wonder Woman (Series)
A Game of Thrones style show on Themsyicra.
“Paradise Lost is the story of Paradise Island, usually known as theme is Scarah, which is the birthplace of Wonder Woman. It’s almost like Game of Thrones with Westeros. But with all of the inhabitants of Paradise Island.” – James Gunn
DC Slate announcement continued…
Booster Gold (Series)
Booster Gold uses basic technology from the future to pretend to be a superhero in present day.
“Booster Gold is one of comics really popular cult heroes. He is a fascinating guy. He’s a loser from the future who uses future technology to come back the present day and become a superhero so that people will love him. It is basically the superhero story of imposter syndrome on an HBO Max series.” – James Gunn
DC Slate announcement continued…
Creature Commandos (Animated Series)
In this new animated series, Amanda Waller creates a black ops team out of monstrous prisoners.
“Creature commandos is an animated series, I’ve written all the episodes, something we’re going to do that’s a little bit different in DC, is we’re going to have characters move into animation out of animation, usually having the same actor play their voice as who plays them in live action.” – James Gunn
DC Slate announcement continued…
Waller (Series)
A new Waller TV show, starring Viola Davis, of course.
“This is a story of Amanda Waller, played by Viola Davis. Viola Davis is going to team up with members of Team Peacemaker. And this is a story that’s been created by Crystal Henry who did watchmen and Jeremy Carver who created the Doom Patrol. It is a fantastic story that’s out of this world and I can’t wait for people to see it.” – James Gunn
DC Slate announcement continued…
Lanterns (Series)
Lanterns, starring intergalactic cops John Stewart and Hal Jordan.
“a big premiere HBO television series called lanterns. This is a story of a couple of Green Lanterns, Jon Stewart, and Hal Jordan, and we have a few other lanterns peppered in there. But this is really a terrestrial based TV show, which is almost like true detective with a couple of Green Lanterns who are space cops watching over precinct Earth in it, they discover a terrifying mystery that ties into our largest story of the DCU. ” – James Gunn
DC Slate announcement continued…
The Authority (Movie)
To put it simply, the Authority is a team of cynical, brutally pragmatic superheroes. The group first appeared in 1999’s The Authority, a title by writer Warren Ellis and artist Bryan Hitch. Some of the team members and concepts originated during Ellis’s run on Stormwatch. More here.
“Next is a big movie called The authority the authority is a passion project of mine. It’s based on the marvelous Wildstorm characters we are now bringing into the DCU and will interact with all of our primary DCU characters. The authority are a group of superheroes who think the world is broken, and they want to fix it by any means necessary. I think it’s a very different look at superheroes. ” – James Gunn
DC Slate announcement continued…
Swamp Thing (Movie)
This will tell the dark origins of Swamp Thing.
“The last thing we’re going to talk about a very dark horse story in the origins of the monster who is Swamp Thing. And although it’s totally outside of the rest of the DCU, it will still feed into the rest of the stories.” – James Gunn
As part of James Gunn’s plans for #DCStudios, Matt Reeves’ #TheBatman Part II will arrive on October 3, 2025.
