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	Originally planning to go right into filming the first two films back-to-back to begin releasing content in 2022, Goodwin decided to delay films until 2025 so that all the films were made properly and weren't rushed. Production officially restarted in February 2022, with Goodwin beginning filming ''Flashpoint Paradox'' by April 2023 which concluded that June, shortly before ''Worlds of Wonder'' which began filming in July 2023 and concluded in December 2023. Filming for ''The Atlantis Chronicles'' began in April 2024 and concluded in August 2024.		Originally planning to go right into filming the first two films back-to-back to begin releasing content in 2022, Goodwin decided to delay films until 2025 so that all the films were made properly and weren't rushed. Production officially restarted in February 2022, with Goodwin beginning filming ''Flashpoint Paradox'' by April 2023 which concluded that June, shortly before ''Worlds of Wonder'' which began filming in July 2023 and concluded in December 2023. Filming for ''The Atlantis Chronicles'' began in April 2024 and concluded in August 2024.

			During a interview in Setember 2024, Goodwin announced he plans to make sure posters and marketing pieces are made after the film is done filming to focus entirely on making the film before they make the required things to market the film.

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	{{Infobox media franchise\|title={{noitalic\|DC Universe}}\|italic_title=no\|image=DC Comics logo.svg\|image_size=150px\|caption=[[DC Comics]] logo, used since 2016\|creator={{Plainlist\|		{{Infobox media franchise\|title={{noitalic\|DC Universe}}\|italic_title=no\|image=DC Comics logo.svg\|image_size=150px\|caption=[[DC Comics]] logo, used since 2016\|creator={{Plainlist\|
	* [[DC Studios]]		* [[DC Studios]]
	* [[~~James Gunn]]~~		* [[Freddie Goodwin]]
	* [[Peter Safran]]
	}}\|owner=[[Warner Bros. Discovery]]\|years=<!-- Update once projects begin releasing -->\|films=<!-- [[WP:INFOBOX]] avoid links within the same page, not a table of contents -->\|tv_series=<!-- [[WP:INFOBOX]] avoid links within the same page, not a table of contents -->}}		}}\|owner=[[Warner Bros. Discovery]]\|years=<!-- Update once projects begin releasing -->\|films=<!-- [[WP:INFOBOX]] avoid links within the same page, not a table of contents -->\|tv_series=<!-- [[WP:INFOBOX]] avoid links within the same page, not a table of contents -->}}
	The '''DC Universe''' ('''DCU''') is an upcoming American [[media franchise]] and [[shared universe]] based on characters from [[DC Comics]] publications. It was created by [[Freddie Goodwin]]. The franchise is a [[Reboot (fiction)\|reboot]] of the [[DC Extended Universe]] (DCEU). In contrast with the previous state of DC Comics adaptations, the DCU features a united continuity and story across live-action films and television~~, animation, and video games~~. Concurrent DC adaptations that do not fit within this continuity are labeled "DC Elseworlds".		The '''DC Universe''' ('''DCU''') is an upcoming American [[media franchise]] and [[shared universe]] based on characters from [[DC Comics]] publications. It was created by [[Freddie Goodwin]]. The franchise is a [[Reboot (fiction)\|reboot]] of the [[DC Extended Universe]] (DCEU). In contrast with the previous state of DC Comics adaptations, the DCU features a united continuity and story across live-action films and television. Concurrent DC adaptations that do not fit within this continuity are labeled "DC Elseworlds".

	After [[wikipedia:Discovery,_Inc.\|Discovery, Inc.]] and [[wikipedia:WarnerMedia\|WarnerMedia]] merged to become [[wikipedia:Warner_Bros._Discovery\|Warner Bros. Discovery]] (WBD), CEO [[David Zaslav]] revealed a plan to revitalize the DC brand following the poor reception of most DCEU films. Goodwin ~~was~~ hired to lead the newly formed DC Studios in November 2022. ~~Goodwin~~ spent several months with a group of writers developing the overarching story for a new DC continuity, which features a combination of popular and obscure DC characters.		After [[wikipedia:Discovery,_Inc.\|Discovery, Inc.]] and [[wikipedia:WarnerMedia\|WarnerMedia]] merged to become [[wikipedia:Warner_Bros._Discovery\|Warner Bros. Discovery]] (WBD), CEO [[David Zaslav]] revealed a plan to revitalize the DC brand following the poor reception of most DCEU films. Goodwin, Gunn, and Safran were hired to lead the newly formed DC Studios in November 2022. The trio spent several months with a group of writers developing the overarching story for a new DC continuity, which features a combination of popular and obscure DC characters.

	~~== Background ==~~
	~~=== DC Extended Universe ===~~
	[[wikipedia:Warner_Bros._Pictures\|Warner Bros. Pictures]] was deemed to be "lagg[ing] behind" rival company [[wikipedia:Marvel_Studios\|Marvel Studios]] and their [[wikipedia:Shared_universe\|shared universe]] of superheroes, the [[wikipedia:Marvel_Cinematic_Universe\|Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU), by late 2012. Warner Bros. began planning for ''[[wikipedia:Man_of_Steel_(film)\|Man of Steel]]'' (2013), based on the [[wikipedia:DC_Comics\|DC Comics]] character [[wikipedia:Superman\|Superman]], to start their own shared universe, which became known as the "[[wikipedia:DC_Extended_Universe\|DC Extended Universe]]" (DCEU). They announced a full slate of DC films in October 2014. ''Man of Steel'' director [[wikipedia:Zack_Snyder\|Zack Snyder]] was set to return for ''[[wikipedia:Batman_v_Superman:_Dawn_of_Justice\|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]'' (2016) and ''[[wikipedia:Justice_League_(film)\|Justice League]]'' (2017), and spin-off films were planned for the [[wikipedia:Justice_League\|Justice League]] members and other DC characters.

	In 2016, it was confirmed they had began planning a backup plan to have a different approach and instead took the Arrowverse approach by doing multiple television series that are interconnected by yearly crossover events that normally have a single episode in each season per television series. However, they didn't want to do the exact same thing as the Arrowverse, so decided to bench the idea by June 2017. In June 2023, after the conclusion of the Arrowverse, the idea was revisited by Freddie Goodwin and James Gunn, who agreed to work together to create two series and have a crossover event planned for the 9th episode of both seasons.

	== Development ==		== Development ==

	=== DC Studios and initial developments ===		=== DC Studios and initial developments ===
	~~Freddie Goodwin~~, ~~James Gunn and Peter Safran were announced as~~ the ~~co-chairs and co-CEOs~~ of the ~~newly formed [[wikipedia:DC_Studios\|~~DC ~~Studios]] at~~ the ~~end~~ of October ~~2022~~ and were ~~set to take over~~ from ~~Hamada on November 1~~. ~~It was considered a shocking and unprecedented decision to have a high-profile director like Gunn move into a top executive position at a film studio~~. ~~Gunn was expected to focus~~ on ~~the creative side~~ of ~~the company while Safran focused on the business~~ and ~~production side~~, and ~~their deal was reportedly for four years~~. ~~Gunn~~ and ~~Safran~~ were ~~both expected~~ to ~~continue directing~~ and ~~producing projects, respectively, in addition~~ to their ~~new roles~~, ~~though other projects would be exclusively with WBD. They would report directly~~ to ~~Zaslav and work closely with De Luca and Abdy~~. ~~A week~~ after ~~starting their new roles~~, the ~~pair said they had begun working~~ with ~~a group of writers to develop an eight-to-ten-year plan for the new DC Universe (DCU)~~. ~~Zaslav said they had begun work on a [[wikipedia:Bible_(screenwriting)\|bible]]~~ for ~~future DC projects that would be finished soon~~. ~~He also said~~ the ~~new plan would emulate Marvel's model of having a single, unified~~ approach to ~~each character~~, ~~specifically highlighting new approaches to [[wikipedia:~~Batman~~\|Batman]] and Superman. By mid~~-~~November, Gunn had already begun writing the script for a new DC~~ film ~~while Safran had been "fixing" the then-upcoming~~ ''~~[[wikipedia:Aquaman_and_the_Lost_Kingdom\|Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom]]~~'' (~~2023~~).		Warner Bros. Pictures was deemed to be "lagg[ing] behind" rival company Marvel Studios and their shared universe of superheroes, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), by late 2012. Warner Bros. began planning for ''Man of Steel'' (2013), based on the DC Comics character Superman, to start their own shared universe, which became known as the "DC Extended Universe" (DCEU). They announced a full slate of DC films in October 2014. ''Man of Steel'' director Zack Snyder was set to return for ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (2016) and ''Justice League'' (2017), and spin-off films were planned for the Justice League members and other DC characters.

			''Batman v Superman'' did not meet Warner Bros.' box office expectations and received negative responses from fans and critics for its dark tone. Warner Bros. felt they could no longer give Snyder the "long leash" he had on ''Man of Steel'' and ''Batman v Superman'', and reorganized future DC projects under the new DC Films division. Executive Jon Berg and comic book writer Geoff Johns were set to run DC Films and wanted to make ''Justice League'' more optimistic and hopeful. When the studio was not satisfied with their efforts, Joss Whedon was hired to write reshoots for the film. Snyder left the film after the death of his daughter in March 2017, and Whedon completed the film with significant changes. ''Justice League'' was another critical and commercial disappointment for Warner Bros., and the studio was again rethinking its approach to DC in late 2017. Berg and Johns left DC Films, and a planned Batman spin-off film was reworked into director Matt Reeves's ''The Batman'' (2022), a film separate from the DCEU.

	~~In early December, Gunn and Safran were finalizing~~ their ~~plans ahead~~ of ~~a meeting with Zaslav~~. [[~~wikipedia:Patty_Jenkins\|Patty Jenkins~~]] was ~~no longer developing a sequel~~ to ~~her DCEU~~ films ''~~[[wikipedia:Wonder_Woman_(2017_film)\|Wonder Woman]]~~'' ~~(2017) and~~ ''~~[[wikipedia:Wonder_Woman_1984\|Wonder Woman 1984]]~~'' (~~2020~~) ~~after being told by Gunn and Safran that such a film did not fit within their new plans~~. ~~Various rumors about~~ the ~~plans were circulating~~, ~~including that the DCU would be a complete [[wikipedia:Reboot\|reboot]] of the~~ DCEU ~~that moved away from the actors cast by Snyder~~, ~~that Matt Reeves~~'s ''The ~~Batman~~'' films would be integrated with the DCU, and that [[wikipedia:Arthur_Curry_(DC_Extended_Universe)\|Aquaman]] actor [[wikipedia:Jason_Momoa\|Jason Momoa]] would be recast as the character [[wikipedia:Lobo_(~~DC_Comics~~)~~\|Lobo]]~~. ~~These reveals~~ and ~~rumors led~~ to ~~concerns within~~ the industry and among DC fans about the direction Gunn and Safran were taking the franchise, and Gunn put out a statement saying they "were coming into a fractious environment" and there would be an "unavoidable transitional period as we moved into telling a cohesive story across film~~, TV, animation and gaming". A week later, Gunn announced that he and Safran had a slate of~~ projects ~~"ready to go" and more details would be provided in 2023, but he did reveal that he was writing a new Superman film that would not star Cavill~~. [[wikipedia:Ben_Affleck\|Ben Affleck]] was also confirmed to not be reprising his DCEU [[wikipedia:Bruce_Wayne_(DC_Extended_Universe)\|Batman]] role moving forward. Gunn and Safran had discussions with Cavill and Affleck about returning to the ~~DCU to respectively portray a new character and direct a project~~, ~~but Affleck later said he~~ was ~~not interested~~ in ~~directing a DCU project~~.		Warner Bros. intended for future DCEU films to be more standalone than their previous interconnected plan. Walter Hamada was appointed the new president of DC Films in January 2018. That October, [[Freddie Goodwin]] was hired to write and direct multiple films. In May 2020, Warner Bros. and Snyder announced that his original vision for ''Justice League'' would be released on the streaming service HBO Max as ''Zack Snyder's Justice League'' (2021). By the end of 2020, Hamada was planning spin-off DCEU television series for HBO Max, including Gunn's ''The Suicide Squad'' spin-off ''Peacemaker'' (2022–present). At that point, there were around 25 other live-action and animated DC-based series in addition to the various film projects. Hamada planned to connect all of these using the multiverse, which was introduced in ''The Flash'' (2023).

	=== Part One ===		=== Part One ===
			In January 2023, the DCU was reported to be a "broad but not blanket reset" of the DCEU. On January 31, Goodwin unvieled the first projects from the DCU slate. They revealed some of the projects regarding the first "Part"

	In January 2023, the DCU was reported to be a "broad but not blanket reset" of the DCEU. On January 31, Gunn and Safran unveiled the first projects from the DCU slate. They revealed the writers who had been working with them on the overall story for the DCU: [[wikipedia:Drew_Goddard\|Drew Goddard]], [[wikipedia:Jeremy_Slater\|Jeremy Slater]], ''The Flash'' writer [[wikipedia:Christina_Hodson\|Christina Hodson]], Christal Henry, and comic book writer [[wikipedia:Tom_King_(writer)\|Tom King]]. The group had planned two "chapters" of story for the eight-to-ten-year plan, with the potential for more chapters after that. The first chapter was titled "Gods and Monsters" and its first five films were ''Superman: Legacy'' (2025), ''The Authority'', ''The Brave and the Bold'', ''Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow'', and ''Swamp Thing''. Its first five television series were ''Creature Commandos'', ''Waller'', ''Lanterns'', ''Paradise Lost'', and ''Booster Gold''. Gunn noted that this slate combined DC's "diamond characters", such as Batman, Superman, and [[wikipedia:Wonder_Woman\|Wonder Woman]], with lesser known characters who they hoped would become just as popular. Any DC projects that did not fit within the shared universe would be labeled "DC Elseworlds". The writers took inspiration from the ''[[wikipedia:Star_Wars\|Star Wars]]'' franchise, which has "different times, different places, different things", as well as from the series ''[[wikipedia:Game_of_Thrones\|Game of Thrones]]'' (2011–2019) and its morally complex characters.		In January 2023, the DCU was reported to be a "broad but not blanket reset" of the DCEU. On January 31, Gunn and Safran unveiled the first projects from the DCU slate. They revealed the writers who had been working with them on the overall story for the DCU: [[wikipedia:Drew_Goddard\|Drew Goddard]], [[wikipedia:Jeremy_Slater\|Jeremy Slater]], ''The Flash'' writer [[wikipedia:Christina_Hodson\|Christina Hodson]], Christal Henry, and comic book writer [[wikipedia:Tom_King_(writer)\|Tom King]]. The group had planned two "chapters" of story for the eight-to-ten-year plan, with the potential for more chapters after that. The first chapter was titled "Gods and Monsters" and its first five films were ''Superman: Legacy'' (2025), ''The Authority'', ''The Brave and the Bold'', ''Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow'', and ''Swamp Thing''. Its first five television series were ''Creature Commandos'', ''Waller'', ''Lanterns'', ''Paradise Lost'', and ''Booster Gold''. Gunn noted that this slate combined DC's "diamond characters", such as Batman, Superman, and [[wikipedia:Wonder_Woman\|Wonder Woman]], with lesser known characters who they hoped would become just as popular. Any DC projects that did not fit within the shared universe would be labeled "DC Elseworlds". The writers took inspiration from the ''[[wikipedia:Star_Wars\|Star Wars]]'' franchise, which has "different times, different places, different things", as well as from the series ''[[wikipedia:Game_of_Thrones\|Game of Thrones]]'' (2011–2019) and its morally complex characters.

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	The '''DC Universe''' ('''DCU''') is an upcoming American [[~~wikipedia:Media_franchise\|~~media franchise]] and [[~~wikipedia:Shared_universe\|~~shared universe]] based on characters from [[~~wikipedia:DC_Comics\|~~DC Comics]] publications. It was created by [[~~wikipedia:James_Gunn\|James Gunn]] and [[wikipedia:Peter_Safran\|Peter Safran]], co-chairmen and co-CEOs of [[wikipedia:DC_Studios\|DC Studios~~]]. The franchise is a [[~~wikipedia:Soft_reboot_~~(fiction)\|~~soft~~ reboot]] of the [[~~wikipedia:DC_Extended_Universe\|~~DC Extended Universe]] (DCEU)~~, retaining certain cast members of the DCEU while replacing others~~. In contrast with the previous state of DC Comics adaptations, the DCU features a united continuity and story across live-action films and television, animation, and video games. Concurrent DC adaptations that do not fit within this continuity are labeled "~~[[wikipedia:DC_Universe_(franchise)#DC_Elseworlds\|~~DC Elseworlds]]".		The '''DC Universe''' ('''DCU''') is an upcoming American [[media franchise]] and [[shared universe]] based on characters from [[DC Comics]] publications. It was created by [[Freddie Goodwin]]. The franchise is a [[Reboot (fiction)\|reboot]] of the [[DC Extended Universe]] (DCEU). In contrast with the previous state of DC Comics adaptations, the DCU features a united continuity and story across live-action films and television, animation, and video games. Concurrent DC adaptations that do not fit within this continuity are labeled "DC Elseworlds".

	After [[wikipedia:Discovery,_Inc.\|Discovery, Inc.]] and [[wikipedia:WarnerMedia\|WarnerMedia]] merged to become [[wikipedia:Warner_Bros._Discovery\|Warner Bros. Discovery]] (WBD), CEO [[~~wikipedia:David_Zaslav\|~~David Zaslav]] revealed a plan to revitalize the DC brand following the poor reception of most DCEU films. ~~Gunn and Safran were~~ hired to lead the newly formed DC Studios in November 2022 after working on several DCEU projects, including the film ''[[wikipedia:The_Suicide_Squad_(film)\|The Suicide Squad]]'' (2021) and its spin-off series, ''[[wikipedia:Peacemaker_(TV_series)\|Peacemaker]]'' (2022–present). ~~The pair~~ spent several months with a group of writers developing the overarching story for a new DC continuity, which features a combination of popular and obscure DC characters. Some DCEU projects in development were abandoned in favor of new takes, while others (including ''Peacemaker'') continued within the new franchise. Gunn and Safran wanted to focus on storytelling needs rather than forcing creators to produce their projects before specific release dates.		After [[wikipedia:Discovery,_Inc.\|Discovery, Inc.]] and [[wikipedia:WarnerMedia\|WarnerMedia]] merged to become [[wikipedia:Warner_Bros._Discovery\|Warner Bros. Discovery]] (WBD), CEO [[David Zaslav]] revealed a plan to revitalize the DC brand following the poor reception of most DCEU films. Goodwin was hired to lead the newly formed DC Studios in November 2022. Goodwin spent several months with a group of writers developing the overarching story for a new DC continuity, which features a combination of popular and obscure DC characters.

	The story of the DCU is divided into chapters, starting with "Gods and Monsters", which will begin in 2024 with the animated series ''[[wikipedia:Creature_Commandos_(TV_series)\|Creature Commandos]]''. Gunn and Safran consider the chapter's first film, ''Superman: Legacy'' (2025), to be the true beginning of the DCU.

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