https://screenrant.com 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. Mon, 25 Dec 2023 20:00:18 GMT en-US hourly 60 New Batman: The Brave and The Bold fan art sees Smallville and Titans' Alan Ritchson suiting up as the Caped Crusader for James Gunn's DC Universe. While Matt Reeves' The Batman universe is still happening under the Elseworlds banner, Gunn and Peter Safran are working on their own version of the Dark Knight in the DC Universe. Batman: The Brave and The Bold was one of the first Chapter 1, "Gods and Monsters" films to be announced back in January 2023, although no casting announcements have happened yet.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 20:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/batman-dc-universe-smallville-titans-star-alan-ritchson/ What if Robert Downey Jr. crossed over to DC and stepped into the shoes of Lex Luthor opposite Superman? That possibility was almost a reality thanks to a high-profile canceled DC movie from the early 2000s. Just imagine the MCU's Iron Man, infusing Luthor's cold, calculating demeanor with his trademark theatrics and flair, transforming the arch-nemesis of Superman into a figure that is both dangerously genius and unexpectedly human.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 19:08:15 GMT https://screenrant.com/robert-downey-jr-superman-movie-canceled/ New DC Universe fan art imagines Gotham's Joker star Cameron Monaghan as The Flash in James Gunn's upcoming franchise. 2023 is marking the end of the DCEU timeline in order to make room for Gunn and Peter Safran's brand new DC Universe, which is currently in the works. With several heroes and villains getting reimagined for the big and small screens, there will be plenty of actors to cast for some of the iconic DC roles.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 18:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/gotham-joker-dc-universe-flash-art/ The events of Fast X prove the Fast & Furious franchise is a huge winner of the DC Extended Universe's failure and forthcoming reboot. The Fast & Furious movies have always had plenty of star power with links to other franchises, but the connections between Fast X and the DCEU took it to the next level. This is because there were 10 DC actors in Fast X, most of whom were from the most recent iteration of Warner Bros. cinematic universe for DC Comics characters. This ranged from Helen Mirren returning after her Shazam! Fury of the Gods villain role to Daniela Melchior joining after her breakout role in The Suicide Squad.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 17:35:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/fast-furious-win-dceu-failure/ DC TV shows have done numerous stories better than DC movies have. While the heroes of DC Comics have been a consistent presence on cinema screens, they have also been equally prominent on television screens around the world, in both live-action and animated TV shows. Meanwhile, the storytelling format of a TV show has often been quite advantageous for the titans of the DC Universe, sometimes even more so than a cinematic format has been.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 17:30:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/stories-dc-tv-did-better-than-movies/ Warning! This article contains spoilers for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 15:10:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/aquaman-2-lost-kingdom-magic-orichalcum-explained/ In modern cinema's constantly expanding and complicated reality, superhero movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the DC Universe have stirred a contentious debate: Do they qualify as "real" cinema? Will any upcoming Marvel movies or one of the rebooted DCU line-up break the culture of cynicism? There's an implied exclusivity to a question like that, as though a thing like art and cinema can only belong to one group or another when, in reality, art belongs to all of humanity.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 15:00:15 GMT https://screenrant.com/superhero-comic-book-movies-are-cinema-debate-pointless/ A tense Joker: Folie à Deux fan trailer spotlights Lady Gaga's transformation into Harley Quinn. Joker: Folie à Deux's cast will once again be led by the Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime, with the DC sequel seeing Gaga join the franchise as none other than Harley Quinn. While Margot Robbie played the character in the DCEU and is expected to continue doing so in the new DC Universe, Joker: Folie à Deux is one of DC's Elseworlds movies, allowing Gaga's Harley Quinn to thrive.

]]> Sun, 24 Dec 2023 21:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/joker-2-lady-gaga-harley-quinn-villain-trailer-fan/ Audiences have turned out for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom in international markets. The movie, which follows the continuing adventures of DC character Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa), is a direct sequel to 2018's Aquaman, which is the highest-grossing movie in the DC Extended Universe, having earned $1.15 billion. However, the new movie has not shown as much potential, having opened to an estimated $27.6 million at the domestic box office on the weekend before Christmas, marking the fourth-worst debut of the 15-movie franchise.

]]> Sun, 24 Dec 2023 19:20:36 GMT https://screenrant.com/aquaman-2-movie-box-office-global-opening-weekend-report/ Warning: This article contains spoilers for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

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