James Gunn clarifies how the DC Universe will deal with several DCEU plot points in DC Studios’ big reboot. While DC Universe Chapter 1: “Gods and Monsters” acts, for the most part, as a new entry in a new franchise, some elements from the DCEU will carry over into the reboot. A key example is Peacemaker Season 2, which features John Cena and several cast members from the Max TV show, but this time as part of the DC Universe.
At this year’s New York Comic Con, with Screen speech present, Gunn and the Creature Commands cast was present to promote the start of the new DC Universe. During the panel, Gunn addressed how the upcoming DC Universe franchise will handle the canon events of the DCEU in the new continuitysharing the following:
We learned that other things that happened in the past in other media still happened. There are references to things that happened in the past. And these references become canon in the DCU because we mention them.
Given that the DCEU was a very polarizing continuity, it doesn’t seem like much of the now-completed universe will play a major role in the DC Universe. That being said, someone like Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller in her Waller the spinoff series will likely keep most – if not all – of her DCEU history, as she was one of the best-working characters in that world. Gunn’s DC Universe is considered a blank slate, suggesting that the connections to previous DCEU events won’t be extensive and will likely be clarified sooner so that the new continuity can then build a new path forward.
It also appears that these events revolve around less famous DC figures like Weasel or Rick Flag Jr., meaning that the broader history of the DC Universe will likely be more or less completely revamped.
For example, it has already been clarified that none of the Justice League actors from the DCEU film timeline will be returning to the DC Universe. However, outside of the work of David Corenswet Superman film and direction The brave and the daring history, whether or not their DC Universe counterparts have similar stories to the previous universe remains to be seen.
Our opinion on the new DCU continuity
Time will tell how the new DC Universe continuity for DC Studios will work, but it seems safe to assume that only a few DCEU ideas will exist in this franchise. From everything Gunn has revealed so far, this will be a very different DC world than the one that operated between 2013 and 2023, as many heroes will already be established and operating in this universe. Hopefully, as Creature Commands premieres in December, plus Gunn’s recent comments about the DC Universe will become even clearer.
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Source: James Gunn (via New York Comic Con)