WB Reportedly Wants To Revitalize Superman's DCEU Future
Following the Warner Bros. merger with Discovery, the new studio heads reportedly want to revitalize Superman's DC Extended Universe future. It's been nearly a decade since Zack Snyder launched the DCEU with Man of Steel, starring Henry Cavill as Kal-El/Clark Kent. The movie went down as a box office hit but divisive solo Superman film, but audiences only had to wait a few years to see him again in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The movie shockingly ended with Superman's death, although he was resurrected a year later in Justice League. Through it all, there has been a great deal of interest from audiences to see more Superman on the big screen in some form.
Warner Bros.' plans for the DCEU have been constantly evolving, but Superman's future has been in a constant state of uncertainty. The studio never made any real progress on Man of Steel 2 despite Cavill's clear interest and directors, like Christopher McQuarrie, wanting to make the movie. It also became known that Henry Cavill and WB were entangled in a stand-off about his Superman contract. This is believed to be a factor in Cavill not having a proper cameo in Shazam!, and there has been no movement on cameos or another solo movie in recent years. Instead, WB has seemingly positioned The Flash to replace him by introducing Sasha Calle's Supergirl, while other Superman projects, like a Val-Zod HBO series from Michael B. Jordan and a Black Superman movie produced by J.J. Abrams, gained traction.
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Now, it appears that Superman's time in the shadow could be coming to an end. Warner Bros. and Discovery recently closed on a $43 billion merger, which combined the two companies under one roof, Warner Bros.
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