Well, if this hasn't been the most volatile of months for DC fans, I don't know what has been. A lot happened this month and a lot of it, not so good.
Let's talk about Batgirl, shall we? In the space of this month, it got cancelled (despite being in post production) for a tax write-off by David Zaslav, the directors were locked out of access of their own movie, a funeral screening was held and now its confined to a vault, never to be released. Not exactly a great precedent there, Zaslav.
Speaking of Zaslav, he did go on to mention a potential DC Studios with a possible ten year plan and that movies won't get released until they are done and he only wants sure fire hits, so possibly expect less experimental stuff moving forward for now.
However rumours of a DC Studios has Dan Lin as a potential candidate to run it. Lin was a producer on the ill fated Justice League Mortal movie as well as credits such as The Lego Batman Movie and Aladdin.
Ezra Miller has also had a meeting with WBD about their recent scandals and it seems for now they still have a job. The Flash movie has tested positive in test screenings and will for now make it's June 23rd 2023 release date.
Joker: Folie A Deux has officially been confirmed for an October 4th 2024 release date with filming due to begin in December. Joaquin Phoenix will reprise the title role with Lady Gaga as the new female lead while Zasie Beetz will also return as Sophie Dummond. Todd Phillips will direct from a script co-written with Scott Silver.
Mattson Tomlin will co-write the sequel for The Batman with Matt Reeves. Expect further developments on this movie over the next few months.
Yet again there are rumours of Henry Cavill appearing in Black Adam as Superman. I'll believe it when I see it but thought I should mention it nonetheless.
Shazam! Fury Of The Gods will now be released on March 17th 2023 while Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom will now take the December 25th 2023 release date instead. Blue Beetle for now remains on August 18th 2023 but don't be shocked if that gets moved as well.
CW wise, The Flash TV series upcoming ninth season will be it's last and comprise of 13 episodes. It'll air in 2023.
Both The Penguin and John Constantine (rumoured title) shows are rumoured to start filming in early 2023 for HBO Max. The former is a definite but the latter, given the way JJ Abrams is losing WB projects, I wouldn't be too confident just yet.
The Sandman was the number one title for Netflix in it's first three weeks of release. A second season has yet to be confirmed but hopefully it'll get it.
The third season of Stargirl premieres tonight on the CW. Given the dearth of promotion for the show, I wouldn't be optimistic about it going beyond this season.
Jordan Elsass will not be returning for the third season of Superman And Lois as Jonathan Kent and the role will be recast. Filming is due to start next month on the CW series.
Pennyworth has been strangely retitled Pennyworth: The Origins Of Batman's Butler and will premiere in October on HBO Max.
HBO Max will not be releasing Batman: Caped Crusader but the show is being shopped around with Netflix, Hulu and AppleTV apparently interested in the show.
My Adventures With Superman is still being worked on, Harley Quinn has been renewed for a fourth season while the future of Young Justice has yet to be revealed.
Well, that was a jam packed month. What other hits can DC take? Will any rumoured projects go ahead? Here's hoping the next few months are more positive.
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