Every Superman Movie & TV Show In Development
It may seem at first that Superman is stuck in limbo, but there are actually a few projects centered around the Man of Steel currently happening. For a character as important to the world of comic books and pop culture in general, there is indeed a lack of Superman movies and shows, especially when compared to Batman and even previously lesser-known heroes from DC and Marvel. Nailing what should be the pinnacle of the superhero ideal is not an easy task, which helps explain why Superman projects often take longer than the usual to happen.
For example, after Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, the last of the Christopher Reeve Superman movies, it took 19 years for another live-action Superman movie to happen. Superman Returns, which was supposed to serve as a sequel to Superman II, had a budget of $204 million and did only $391 million at the box office, a clear sign that Superman was a challenging character, at least for the big screen. Sever years later, Zack Snyder's Man of Steel rebooted the character and brought Henry Cavill as Superman.
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Cavill reprised his role inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, and he is currently the DCEU's version of Superman despite his lack of appearances. As Henry Cavill's future in the role gets uncertain, so does the future of DCEU's Superman. That said, there are Superman movies and shows outside the DCEU at different stages of development, both live-action and animated. Here's a breakdown of all of them.
In February 2021, Warner Bros. announced that J.J. Abrams was producing a new standalone Superman movie that would not have any connections to the DCEU. Academic and novelist Ta-Nehisi Coates,
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