Following Superman, Warner Bros. Announces James Gunn Is Now Writing and Set to Direct the ‘Next Chapter in the Super Family’

Following the motorboat of Superman, DC Universe steward James Gunn is present penning and preparing to nonstop the adjacent movie successful the ‘Super-Family,’ Warner Bros. has announced.

Confirmation comes from CEO David Zaslav successful a fiscal telephone successful which helium said Superman marked “the opening of a caller epoch for DC Studios.”

"We're thrilled to stock that James Gunn is already penning and preparing to nonstop the adjacent installment wrong the 'Super-Family,'" Zaslav said.

But what is this enigma Superman follow-up? Gunn has spoken successful the past astir his adjacent writer / manager task for DC Studios, which sounds similar it's benignant of a Superman sequel, but isn't really.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Gunn confirmed helium has already begun moving connected Superman's adjacent DCU appearance, though helium wouldn't spell truthful acold arsenic to telephone it a sequel. "What I'm moving connected is successful immoderate way… I mean, yes, yes, yes, yes," was his effect to Superman getting a follow-up movie. "But is it a straight-up Superman sequel? I would not accidental necessarily."

Here's what we cognize truthful far: successful film, DC Studios has Supergirl and Clayface coming retired successful 2026, and the adjacent Wonder Woman, which doesn't person a merchandise window. The Batman II, from Matt Reeves’ self-contained the ‘Batman Epic Crime Saga.’ volition statesman shooting adjacent spring, with a merchandise day acceptable for 2027. Gunn has besides talked astir a Sgt. Rock adaptation, and a Justice League teamup starring Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. In February, Gunn and co-DC Studios CEO Peter Safran confirmed The Brave and the Bold volition present a caller Batman into the DCU, ruling retired existent Batman histrion Robert Pattinson successful the process.

In TV, the Batman Epic Crime Saga looks acceptable for The Penguin Season 2, with DCU introduction Peacemaker Season 2 retired soon and a Lanterns bid owed successful 2026. Gunn is reportedly considering TV spinoffs for characters specified arsenic Mister Terrific and Jimmy Olsen pursuing their well-received supporting roles successful Superman.

"In a precise and measured way, the DC franchise volition progressively overlay crossed the studio’s broader efforts: from movie and TV to user products, games, experiences and social," Warner Bros. said.

Superman present has a planetary container bureau instrumentality of $551.2 cardinal aft play four. Domestically, it added different $13.855 cardinal past weekend, marking a beardown clasp of 44%, to deed $316.211 million. Gunn has offered his thoughts connected wherefore Superman is doing amended concern successful North American theaters than internationally.

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