DC Could Be Gearing Up For Another Justice League Movie After Dan Lin’s Expected Arrival
gamerant.comWarner Bros.’ merger with Discovery has resulted in even more uncertainty regarding the studio’s primary franchise, DC. The DCEU, WB's response to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has had some ups and downs over the years and yet, remarkably, is approaching its tenth anniversary next year. After a start that was dark in tone and upped the dramatic gravitas of everything, two elements that were introduced by Zack Snyder, the universe was nearly all but abandoned after 2017’s failed Justice League movie. Everything eventually came together again, with The Flash set to be a semi-reboot of proceedings in 2023.
And yet, things seem to have gone off track from the plan that was initially put forth back in 2020. Walter Hamada, still the current head of DC, was the one to decide to reintroduce Michael Keaton’s Batman in a supporting role in order to keep Robert Pattinson’s hero separate and without the burden of a surrounding universe. But after Batgirl’s abrupt cancellation, that plan seems to have been scrapped by new CEO David Zaslav. Zaslav has since reportedly tapped producer Dan Lin to take over from Hamada and plan a future for the DCEU that is more akin to Marvel and leans heavily into interconnectivity.
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Lin has previous experience ona Justice League movie (thankfully for DC fans, not the 2017 one), and has spoken openly in the past of how big of a fan he is of the franchise and how he wants to see a team up movie, which perhaps lends a bit of an insight into the new head’s planning for the future. A new Justice League movie might be on the horizon.
Batgirl’s cancellation was so abrupt that it created an air of confusion around the DC franchise, particularly since it was
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