Sunday, June 30, 2024

DCU Blog - June 2024 Edition: Superman Filming Reveals, Blue Beetle Goes Animated And Much More

Yes, it's been a very busy month for DC fans and there's a lot to cover, so let's get right into it, yeah?

First of all, outdoor filming in Cleveland revealed many things about Superman (2025). A better look at David Corenswet as the title character for starters as well as several cast members in downtown Metropolis.

It was also revealed that Beck Bennett, Mikaela Hoover and Christopher McDonald had been cast as Steve Lombard, Cat Grant and Ron Troupe respectively.

It also revealed that Frank Grillo will appear as Rick Flag Sr in the movie, working alongside The Engineer and an unidentified actor playing a black suited character. Speculation for said character has ranged from Bizarro, Ultraman and Ulysses. 

A wider release for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story will happen from September 25th.

A writing team for the Booster Gold series has been rumoured to have the showrunners of HBO series The Righteous Gemstones. This has not been confirmed or denied as of yet by James Gunn.


The Penguin will premiere on both Max and SkyAtlantic from September as Oswald finds himself going up against several crime families in order to take control of Gotham.

Filming for The Batman Part II will commence in early 2025, according to Andy Serkis. The movie will be released from October 2nd 2026.

Hamish Linklater will voice Batman in Batman: Caped Crusader, which will be released on Amazon from August 1st.

Deadline have confirmed that Andy Muschietti is still attached to direct The Brave And The Bold. 

The fifth season of Harley Quinn will be released on Max in late 2024.

Xolo Mariduena will reprise his DCU role in an animated series for Blue Beetle. The series will be headed up by Miguel Puga, Cristian Martinez, Angel Manuel-Soto, Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer and John Rickard.

Creature Commandos will premiere on Max from December. 

The upcoming Lanterns show will now premiere on HBO instead of Max and casting will have an older Hal Jordan paired with a younger John Stewart. It'll have eight episodes.

Kite Man: Hell Yeah! will premiere on Max from July 18th. 

Recent reveals from a Wonder Woman game had Circe as a main villain along with Cheetah and Medusa in prominent roles.

The first three episodes of Suicide Squad Isekai were released on Max and Hulu from June 27th. The anime series will have ten episodes overall.

My Adventures With Superman has been renewed for a third season. 

Superman And Lois fourth and final season will premiere on the CW with a double bill from October 17th.

Sol Rodriguez and Tim Meadows have been cast as Sasha Bordeaux and A.R.G.U.S. agent Langston Fleury for the second season of Peacemaker. David Denman has also been cast in an undisclosed role.

Chris Pratt has recently hinted about joining the DCU. Whether or not, he does remains to be seen.

Yep, another busy month for DC fans. This time next month, yeah? Let's see if SDCC gives us something good.

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