Superman, Supergirl, Green Lantern, Peacemaker, Clayface—the list of characters 100% confirmed for James Gunn’s new DC Universe is already fairly robust. Eventually, names like Batman and Wonder Woman will join too and, in a world where superhero team-up movies are both expected and demanded, Gunn admitted that the Justice League is probably on the horizon.
“Of course, of course,” Gunn told Entertainment Weekly when asked if the Justice League was something he’d been thinking about. “But there is no Justice League in this world… not yet.”
“Not yet” implies that the movies coming now, and later, could be building to that—and when asked if the Justice League plays a role in what Gunn has planned for the overall DC Universe story, he simply replied, “Sure.”
Basically, a lot of things have to happen before we get to see the James Gunn-Peter Safran version of the Justice League. First is the release of Superman on July 11. If that’s not a hit, well, all bets are off. But assuming it is, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow would be next in 2026, with Batman and Wonder Woman projects announced over two years ago both still in development.
Gunn confirmed to EW that a Wonder Woman movie is “being written right now,” while the previously announced show about Themyscira is “slow moving, but it’s moving.” No updates on Gunn’s version of Batman but the Matt Reeves’ Batman Part II starring Robert Pattinson is still full steam ahead for a 2027 release. “What Matt’s doing is still really important, despite all stories to the contrary,” Gunn said. “We’re supposed to see that script shortly, and I can’t wait.”
Gunn was also asked about what’s next for him and Superman. The writer-director admitted earlier this year that his next film is something he was already in the process of writing. However, he would neither confirm nor deny that the film was a sequel or included Superman. In this new interview, he had an intriguing answer when asked if he had begun thinking about a Superman sequel. “What I’m working on is in some way… I mean, yes, yes, yes, yes. But is it a straight-up Superman sequel? I would not say necessarily.”
While all of this is going around in Gunn’s mind, one place it’s not is in star David Corenswet’s. When asked about potentially leading a Justice League movie, Superman himself said he’s choosing not to think about it. “I mean, that sounds awesome,” he said. “I don’t take it upon myself to think ahead in that kind of way, just because one would hate to get one’s hopes up about anything in particular and then have it go in another direction. What I like to do is stay blissfully ignorant, and then when James tells me what’s going to happen, I get to have a wonderful surprise. So if Justice League is in the back of his mind, that sounds great to me. I’ll put it at the back of my mind and we’ll see what happens.”
Read more from Gunn and the team over at Entertainment Weekly. Superman opens July 11 and we’ll have much more soon.
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