Editing Draft:Chapter One: Gods and Entities

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* [[James Gunn]]
* [[Peter Safran]]
* [[Barbara Muschietti]] (''[[The Brave and the Bold (film)|{{Abbr|TB&TB|The Brave and the Bold}}]]'')
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* [[Warner Bros. Animation]] (''[[Creature Commandos (TV series)|{{Abbr|CC|Creature Commandos}}]]'')
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* [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
* [[Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming]] ([[Max (streaming service)|Max]] series)
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'''Chapter One: Gods and Entities''' of the [[MC Universe (franchise)|MC Universe]] (MCU) is a group of American [[superhero film]]s and television series produced by [[Mob Productions]] based on characters that appear in publications by [[Squared Media]]. Chapter One features all of the MCU projects set to be released starting in late 2025, with [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] distributing the films, while the series release on the streaming service [[Max (streaming service)|Max]]. The first project in this chapter will be the film ''[[Minecraft (2025 film)|Minecraft]]'', scheduled to be released in June 2025. [[Freddie Goodwin]] [[Film producer|produces]] each and every project as well [[Executive producer (television)|executive produces]] every series in this chapter.

The first film ''Minecraft'' is scheduled to be released on June 18, 2025, as part of the first chapter.

The films of the chapter include ''Superman'' starring [[David Corenswet]], ''[[The Authority (film)|The Authority]]'', ''The Brave and the Bold'', ''[[Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow]]'' starring [[Milly Alcock]], and ''[[Swamp Thing (upcoming film)|Swamp Thing]]''.

The Max series of the chapter include the ensemble ''Creature Commandos'', ''[[Waller (TV series)|Waller]]'' starring [[Viola Davis]] as [[Amanda Waller (DC Extended Universe)|Amanda Waller]], ''[[Lanterns (TV series)|Lanterns]]'', ''[[Paradise Lost (upcoming TV series)|Paradise Lost]]'', ''[[Booster Gold (TV series)|Booster Gold]]'', and the second season of ''[[Peacemaker (TV series)|Peacemaker]]''.

== Background ==
{{Further|Development of the DC Extended Universe}}
In April 2022, [[Discovery, Inc.]] and [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]' parent company [[WarnerMedia]] merged to become [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] (WBD), led by president and CEO [[David Zaslav]]. The new company was expected to restructure [[DC Entertainment]] so the film, television, and video game divisions of the company could be aligned. Even before the merger was complete, Zaslav began meeting with candidates to take over [[DC Films]]—including film executive Emma Watts—with the hope of finding an equivalent to [[Marvel Studios]] president [[Kevin Feige]]. Despite some recent successes with DC films and series, Zaslav and WBD felt DC lacked a "coherent creative and brand strategy" and were underusing key characters such as [[Superman]]. DC Films president [[Walter Hamada]] was still contracted until 2023, and his supporters felt Zaslav was not giving him enough credit for his DC plans and successes. In June, Zaslav announced that DC Films would be separated from Warner Bros. within the WBD structure but would be overseen by Warner Bros. film chairs [[Michael De Luca]] and Pamela Abdy until a new DC head was appointed.