It’s official, the DCEU is dead, with Warner Bros’ chief Kevin Tsujihara confirming the studio has moved away from the idea of a connected universe for its DC superhero properties – otherwise known as the DC Extended Universe.“The universe isn’t as connected as we thought it was going to be five years ago,” Tsujihara told The LA Times. “You’re seeing much more focus on individual experiences around individual characters. That’s not to say we won’t at some point come back to that notion of a more connected universe. But it feels like that’s the right strategy for us right now.”And who’s responsible for the death of the interconnected DCEU? Wonder Woman.“What Patty Jenkins did on Wonder Woman illustrated to us what you could do with these characters who are not Batman and Superman. Obviously, we want to get those two in the right place, and we want strong movies around Batman and Superman. But Aquaman is a perfect example of what we can do. They’re each unique and the tone’s different in each movie.”

Warner Bros. Rebooting The Entire DCEU Into Two Separate Universes

Following the failure of Justice League, it’s been obvious that Warner Bros. is trying to sweep the past of the DCEU under the rug, with recent movies like Aquaman and Shazam! referencing other heroes but not featuring any proper crossovers. In the near future, though, things will start to break away from established canon completely, with The Batman said to take place in its own universe.

And this could just be the start of some major reshaping of the shared franchise going forward. We Got This Covered has been told that WB is working on rebooting the entire DCEU. Essentially, there will be two separate universes from now on. First, we’ll have the franchises that have already begun and therefore are part of the DCEU. So that’d be Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Birds of Prey etc. From what we understand, though, there won’t be much connectivity anymore between sequels in these franchises and the early DCEU films.

Any new properties, meanwhile, without ties to what’s come before, will take place in an all-new continuity. It sounds like this approach will be kicked off with The Batman, with our source also telling us that the Supergirl movie will be set in this same world. As previously reported, that film will sow the seeds for a new Superman to arrive later down the line by rebooting the Kryptonian mythology.

We’ve also been informed that the two universes could be merged together one day, but this isn’t something the studio is actively looking to do at the moment. If we had to guess, it sounds like WB is still leaving the door open for a Flashpoint-type event at some point, after the Ezra Miller-led Flash film seems to have grounded to a halt. At present, though, the aim appears to be to get as far away from the bad press of the DCEU‘s early years as possible.

As for this October’s Joker, that’ll be yet another separate entity, not related to either of the new cinematic universes. If it all sounds a little confusing, that’s because it is, but if one thing’s for certain, it’s that it’ll be fascinating to see how this all works out.

Now that James Gunn has been secured as both writer and director for The Suicide Squad, it appears as though Warner Bros. are trying their best to lock him down for other DC-based projects. Believe it or not, our source is telling us that he’s being eyed for a Justice League reboot.

At the moment, here’s the team lineup being considered: Superman, Batman, Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Aquaman, Flash and Green Lantern. As you can see, some heroes are retained from the 2017 flick, but with some new additions. I don’t often associate Batgirl with the team, though it could be said the studio’s trying to diversify the lineup. Green Lantern, meanwhile, is long overdue.

Of course, the challenge presented is how to accomplish getting this reboot off the ground with DC films branching in so many different directions lately. Jason Momoa’s Aquaman and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman are both proven successes, and survived the original attempt at a DC cinematic universe. One would think teaming them up with Robert Pattinson’s Batman and other newcomers may confuse moviegoers, but it’s not up to us to deal with logistics.

When it comes to the villain, nothing’s been confirmed on that front, but our source is hearing that it’ll be Darkseid. Being a huge fan of the Lord of Apokolips myself, I’d wholeheartedly support his inclusion.

Getting back to Gunn’s attachment to the project, we’ve been told he’s sought to oversee the pic and may direct it as well. It’s fair to assume that his Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 shooting schedule could factor into his availability, but WB do want this to happen and it’s currently being discussed behind closed doors.

Naturally, this news could – and will likely – be met with denials by Gunn himself, but it’s not like anyone can publicly talk about the Justice League reboot at this point in time, so that’s to be expected. Regardless, our source remains confident in their intel.

Don’t forget, they’re the same person who was whispering in our ear when we reported on Wonder Woman wearing her Golden Eagle armor in the upcoming sequel, Robert Pattinson being confirmed as the next Dark Knight and both the Riddler and Two-Face appearing in The Batman, before anyone else broke those stories. That said, we could hear much more on this front before long. Stay tuned.

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