What Is DC's 10-Year Movie Plan? Confirmed Films & Predictions
The future of the DCEU is once again in limbo, with David Zaslav — president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery — promising the studio is pivoting to a 10-year plan, but what that entails is unclear. Envisioned as a rival to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the DCEU has struggled since its inception. It's been subject to numerous course-corrections, and conflict between directors and the studio has damaged many films in the eyes of critics and viewers alike.
The DCEU appears to be undergoing another reboot, and it's already off to a controversial start after the abrupt and disappointing cancelation of Batgirl. According to Variety, the film was "neither big enough to feel worthy of a major theatrical release nor small enough to make economic sense in an increasingly cutthroat streaming landscape." In the aftermath of this announcement, Warner Bros. Discovery president David Zaslav used an earnings call to explain the studio's new strategy. He promised DC would begin to take notes from Marvel Studios, with a 10-year plan coming into play.
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Naturally, this news has left views intensely curious and concerned about the DCEU's future. This isn't the first time bosses at Warner Bros. have claimed to be playing the long-game, and none of the previous attempts have paid off. Still, here's what can be deduced about the 10-year plan as it stands.
Although Batgirl has officially been canceled, the rest of DC's slate appears to stand. That means the much-anticipated Black Adam will still introduce Dwayne Johnson as the ultimate DCEU antihero in October, and there's some speculation he'll then be positioned as the franchise's answer to Thanos going forward. This will be followed
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