While DC's Justice League franchise is a massive pop culture icon, only one member of the team has a clear future in the greatly troubled DCEU. Since its inception, the DCEU has had an identity crisis, one that has persisted and put the DCEU on very shaky ground. This problem, along with several other issues, has severely harmed the reputation of the DCEU's core Justice League, messing up the future of every member — except one.
First coming together in 2017's Justice League, the DCEU's powerful team consists of Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, and the Flash. All of these heroes are immensely popular on their own, so a team-up film similar to The Avengers seemed like a surefire success. However, the film critically failed, and Justice League was later met with abuse claims, a fan campaign for a director's cut, and an entire change in direction for the DCEU. Sadly, this film was not the end of the DCEU's troubled development, as misstep after misstep has killed the future of almost every member of the Justice League.
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With the exception of one member, the future of every hero in the original Justice League lineup is uncertain. While Ben Affleck is confirmed to return as Batman in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, this is the character's only confirmed future appearance. With Ben Affleck only being one of three big-screen Batmans right now (with Robert Pattinson and Michael Keaton both playing the character in future films), he could easily be cut in favor of a more successful iteration. While The Flash is still set to release next year, Barry Allen actor Ezra Miller has been causing major problems, and their behavior could lead to their departure
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