James Gunn Offers Rebooted DCU Timeline Clarification: ‘It's Basically as the Movies and Shows Come Out’

The rebooted DCU is successful afloat swing, with Superman waiting to get the main lawsuit underway successful July. So, tin fans a Disney+-style authoritative chronological timeline? James Gunn has responded.

As has go evident successful caller months, determination are a fig of characters acceptable to look successful Superman, Peacemaker Season 2, Supergirl, and Lanterns. It could get confusing, which begs the question: volition the DCU volition person a chronological timeline akin to what Marvel Studios' MCU has connected Disney+?

That’s a question that was enactment to DCU steward James Gunn connected societal media, and helium responded to accidental the DCU timeline is, for present astatine least, arsenic the films and TV shows travel out.

"As of present it's fundamentally arsenic the movies and shows travel retired — though of people immoderate of these diagnostic flashbacks — 'Creature Commandos,' 'Superman,' 'Peacemaker,' 'Lanterns,' 'Supergirl,' " Gunn explained.

That means this summer’s Superman is acceptable earlier Peacemaker Season 2, which premieres connected HBO Max (yes, they’ve changed the sanction back) connected August 21, 2025. Supergirl comes retired connected June 26, 2026, but we don’t person a merchandise day for Lanterns. Now we cognize some are acceptable in-universe aft Superman and Peacemaker Season 2. As for successful which order, that volition beryllium connected erstwhile they travel out, based connected Gunn's latest comments.

Disney+ has a conception that orders each the Marvel movies and TV shows successful chronological bid to make a truly adjuvant and canon timeline. While Gunn’s effect present makes it dependable similar HBO Max won’t person thing similar, possibly successful the aboriginal erstwhile determination are a batch of DCU projects to deliberation about, the clip volition come.

Other upcoming DCU projects known to beryllium successful the works see Clayface, which has a September 11, 2026 merchandise date. DCU movie The Authority, however, sounds similar it’s successful trouble. Gunn has said Waller, a spinoff of Peacemaker, “has had a mates of setbacks, frankly.” However, HBO Max bid Booster Gold “is going beauteous strong,” and Paradise Lost is "totally, inactive important and we're moving heavy connected it," Gunn has said.

As for Swamp Thing, Safran said DC Studios is consenting to hold for Logan and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny manager James Mangold to beryllium acceptable to marque it.

Speaking of cross-project characters, fans are wondering however the Superman movie is going to woody with each its broadside characters. The latest trailer showcased everyone from Mister Terrific to The Engineer, arsenic good arsenic newcomer The Hammer of Boravia and the mysterious Ultraman. Guy Gardner is besides successful Peacemaker Season 2, arsenic is Rick Flag Sr., Maxwell Lord, and Hawkgirl.

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