What DC isn’t bringing to SDCC, but could have
polygon.comAfter a disrupted 2023 edition, San Diego Comic-Con is back — maybe not with the full force of its glory days, but hey, there’s a Marvel panel! But while Kevin Feige promises to take Hall H by storm — not once, but twice, with a first-ever Thursday panel (dedicated to Deadpool & Wolverine) — one major outfit won’t be there to rumble. DC Studios, another comic book universe on the precipice of a major reboot, is giving Hall H a pass this year.
The decision to skip a major launchpad for comic book entertainment doesn’t appear to be motivated by a lack of confidence. In fact, DC might be too busy actually making stuff to show up for a hype circus. Currently, James Gunn, DC Studios’ co-CEO, who likely would have been the one holding court in Hall H during a theoretical DC-focused panel, just wrapped a six-week stint filming his 2025 film Superman in the great city of Cleveland. From the sound of it, there’s more to come. When asked if he would stop by Comic-Con, he told a fan, “I will be shooting.”
In January 2023, Gunn and his producing partner Peter Safran officially took over DC Studios, sunset the “Snyderverse” Justice League, and announced a full slate of movies and TV shows all set in a new, cohesive timeline called the DCU. (In the same breath, he explained how the upcoming Joker: Folie à Deux and The Batman: Part II were now part of Elseworlds canon, pure catnip to Gunn’s target audience.) Gunn has only shared a few updates since the grand call-my-shot announcement, the biggest of which was that he would personally write and direct the new Superman movie for release in 2025. He’s also tasked himself with being Fan-Responder-in-Chief, answering even the most bullish and anonymous DC fan questions via Threads. Who has time for Comic-Con when you’re running an entire universe?
The swell of DC activity has left fans champing at the bit for information. (Just look at Gunn’s mentions on social media.) The man is gracious about the confusion: Recently, he had to calm
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