DCU Blog - September 2025 Edition: Superman Sequel Confirmed, Penguin Bags Emmys And More

As the third quarter of 2025 draws to a conclusion, there's some wins, sequel announcements and an upcoming animated series.

If Superman (2025) wasn't already a success, the sequel has been confirmed by James Gunn. Expect Man Of Tomorrow to be released from July 9th 2027. Filming will begin April 2026.

As for Superman (2025) itself, it's managed to clock in over 13 million viewers upon it's HBO Max debut over a week ago.

Filmimg for The Batman - Part II (October 1st 2027) will commence in the UK from May 2026. It'll feature a never done before villain.

James Gunn has clarified that aspects of The Brave And The Bold are in flux but also that the movie will be released before 2030.

We've been getting plenty of outdoor filming pics for Clayface (September 11th 2026), including a nod to Nosferatu and references to other DC characters.

Matthew Lilliard has expressed an interest in working with James Gunn in the DCU.

Matt Reeves has also admitted that he'd be open to directing a DCU movie in the future. The Batman remains Elseworlds (boo).

Michael Rosenbaum also revealed that there's a moment in Supergirl (2026) (June 26th 2026) that wowed him.

The Penguin came up good at the Emmys, including a win for Cristin Milioti. A second season is being considered. 

Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber have done rewrites for the upcoming Dynamic Duo (June 30th 2028) movie.

Isabel Merced has confirmed she'll be back for Man Of Tomorrow. I expect a lot of characters will be.

Lanterns will be an early 2026 release on HBO. It'll likely debut after A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms. 

While Peacemaker might not get a third season, James Gunn has confirmed that characters from the show will appear in other DCU projects. David Corenswet will not appear in the remaining episodes.

The Bat Family show will premiere on Amazon Prime in November.

There's rumours of Pom Klementieff being cast as Huntress for the DCU. 

DC have sadly cancelled both their Birds Of Prey and Green Arrow books. Meanwhile Absolute Wonder Woman is selling out. A Zatanna themed Halloween book is coming out on October 1st.

A good amount of rumours and confirmations this month. Expect the next few months to be crazier as two certain movies enter production.