So after some big news surrounding DC last week, with The Batman villains going to be
getting new movies and Man of Steel 2 being in early development, we've now had some new
updates that are just as big as those.
There's a potential release date window for The Batman 2, news surrounding the showrunner
of the Arkham Asylum spin off series and a reveal of the two people who
will now be in charge of DC Studios.
In this video, I'm going to be discussing all the news surrounding The Batman and the
new executives at DC, alongside giving you my honest thoughts
towards all of it.
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But without further a do, lets dive into the new updates surrounding The Batman and DC.
So last night there was some big news surrounding the future of DC, and one of those updates
included the reveal that director James Gunn and producer Petter Safran would be the new
chiefs over at DC films.
This news came from both Deadline and Variety, and while I will be getting into that more
towards the back part of this video, the articles also gave some new information
surrounding Matt Reeves The Batman 2 and the Arkham Asylum spin-off series.
Variety shared that while James Gunn and Peter Safran will oversee the DC Film, TV and Animation
divisions, they won't be involved with Todd Phillips' upcoming
Joker sequel, nor Matt Reeves' follow-up to The Batman since neither of those projects
are set in the main DCEU.
They are seperate and Reeves will have control over his Batman world.
Which is of course exactly what we wanted to here.
Alongside that though, they also mention when we might see the sequel to Reeves 2022 film.
With the filmmaker and Mattson Tomlin currently
working on the script, it mentions in the article that a completed screenplay is still
a long way off, and that the sequel is not expected to hit
theaters until 2025 at the earliest.
Now I did predict a while back that based on what reeves has said and the timeframe
of other projects coming out, that we would likely see The Batman 2
between 2024 and 2025.
And this confirmation of 2025 at the earliest means that we're going to have to wait a while
before we finally get that sequel.
But although we'll have to wait a few years, it's clear that Reeves and co are working
hard on the universe as a whole, with updates on the Arkham Asylum show too.
This comes a week after reveals that they are looking at
adapting some of the rogues gallery into new movies, meaning that we're going to be getting
a sequel to The Batman, The Penguin Show, movies on famous and more obscure villains
and an Arkham Asylum series.
When it comes to that Arkham Series, the new updates from Deadline claim that HBO Max has
hired Antonio Campos as the new head writer.
If Arkham Asylum goes forward on HBO Max, Campos would be its showrunner
and one of the executive producers.
And Campos is no stranger to HBO, as he previously worked with the streaming service on the
critically-acclaimed true crime limited series The Staircase.
So with the penguin and Arkham Asylum, we have two shows being helmed by acclaimed writers
and directors, and as said before, this whole Batman universe is completely
seperate from Gunn's new DC universe, and it can have the full creative input from those
involved.
If Arkham Asylum comes to fruition on HBO Max, this could potentially be the first
horror-based series for DC, as Reeves has said in previous interviews that he envisioned
it as a "horror movie or a haunted house that is
Arkham."
Even though HBO Max has yet to give the spinoff a straight-to-series order, if they like the
script, then they will likely proceed with it sometime in 2023, following shooting on
The Penguin show.
So even if we have to wait a while for The Batman 2, it looks like we're going to be
getting plenty of content with the spin off shows to build up to that in 2025.
Alongside the updates on The Batman, we also got the massive news that Warner Bros Discovery
has hired Guardians of the Galaxy and Suicide Squad filmmaker James Gunn and DC films producer
Peter Safran as the new heads.
Both have the new titles of Co-Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers, overseeing the overall
creative direction of the DC Universe across film, TV and
animation under a single banner, which is titled DC Studios.
The both of them will apparently report to David Zaslav, but will also be in close communication
with Warner Bros Film Group co-chairs and CEOs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy
on issues such as marketing, distribution and capital spend, and they are due to start
as the heads of DC on November 1st.
According to the article, Safran didn’t want to run DC alone
unless there was a creative face leading it too, and that turned out to be his Peacemaker
and Suicide Squad partner James Gunn.
In his new role, Gunn is now exclusive to Warner Bros Discovery
and DC, which means that after Guardians Of The Galaxy 3, he won't be able to make films
with Marvel.
James Gunn and Peter Safran said in a statement, “We’re honored to be the stewards
of these DC characters we’ve loved since we were children.
We look forward to collaborating with the most talented writers, directors,
and actors in the world to create an integrated, multilayered universe that still allows for
the individual expression of the artists involved.
Our commitment to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Harley Quinn, and the rest
of the DC stable of characters is only equaled by our commitment to the wonder of human possibility
these characters represent.
We’re excited to invigorate the theatrical experience around
the world as we tell some of the biggest, most beautiful, and grandest stories ever
told.
We’re especially enthusiastic about doing all of this
with Mike, Pam, Casey, Channing, and the whole Warner Bros. Discovery team, and are grateful
to David Zaslav, whose bold vision for the future of the franchise we share and allows
for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Most of all, we can’t wait to bring you all into the story of the DCU.”
So what do I think of all of this news surrounding The Batman and the new heads of DC.
Well when it comes to The Batman news, I think I couldn't happier with all the projects being
announced, and it really is great that Matt Reeves gets to build out his world, have different
filmmakers bring their artistic visions to that and we as fans get plenty of content
in different mediums.
Yes the news that we have to wait until 2025 to get a sequel to The Batman is quite a while,
but as long as Reeves and the people involved get to really make that the
way they want it to and have all the time to make it the best possible film they can,
then it leaves me with no complaints.
We had to wait between 3 and 4 years for each of the sequels to
Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, and look how great that turned out.
Nolan made his take on Batman to the fullest of capabilities and I expect that Reeves is
getting that same freedom as well.
The showrunner that has been attached to the Arkham Asylum show is also exciting too and
I'm just really looking forward to seeing how they build out this world, what
characters and villains they focus on and ultimately, the quality of storytelling this
poses.
With James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC studios being seperate, it gives them the full potential
to make this exactly how they want to.
And speaking of James Gunn, Peter Safran and the new DC Universe, what are my thoughts
on all of those updates.
Well it's key to stress that we really need to see what they
do in the 4 year contract they've benn given before we really judge if it was a good move
or not.
But if I'm going to give my opinion now before we see what they do, I actually quite like
this news.
One reason is that they have a creative filmmaker taking up one of the head roles of DC in James
Gunn, and it's not just a money man behind the decisions.
James Gunn's Guardians films, his Suicide Squad film and
even his earlier work on stuff like Zack Snyder's Dawn Of The Dead, shows that creatively he's
a great talent to have on board.
He's a fan of DC, he loves comic book movies and he even
noted in his statement, that with Safran, he aims to give filmmakers the chance to express
individual voices within the connected universe.
So essentially they are aiming to build a connected
universe but allow the directors behind the films to have more individual freedom.
This is one of the things I haven't loved about Marvel
as of late, and seeing that they are trying to bring the idea of a cinematic universe
to life with more creative control for the filmmakers involved, makes me really intrigued
to see how things will develop.
Again, I'm going to wait and see what and Gunn and Safran actually do before judging
whether this is good or not, but just from the outside, I'm actually quite excited
for it.
Again, having films like The Batman and Joker seperate of this allows DC to do something
that Marvel haven't done.
And that is that they can have a cinematic universe that tries to
build with inividual artistic voices, but then also seperate films that aren't brought
down by having to connect to visions of others, and can be looked at in terms of being much
more autuer driven.
For those of you who are Snyder fans and want to see his vision be completed, I would say
to keep in mind that James Gunn is actually friends with Snyder, he wrote one of
his first films, and like I mentioned above, he states that he wants to support individual
creative voices.
So to me that actually lines up with the sort of approach that the previous
Warner Bros restricted when it came to Snyder.
They interfered with his films and the films became weaker for it.
So with James Gunn and Safran wanting to support the artistic visions
behind films, I think that's a big win for DC fans, and it should also be a win for those
who supported Snyder and wanted to see his vision come to life.
Who knows, maybe even Gunn and Safran will allow Snyder to finish his film
on HBO Max as part of a seprate artistic thing.
I think basing on the categories they've outlined, whether it be DC Studios or the seperated
stuff, then there's still a possibility for that.
And if anything, this is probabaly the best chance of that actually happening now.
I'm probabaly one of the rare people on the internet
who likes the work of Zack Snyder, Matt Reeves and James Gunn, so I can understand if you
guys completely disagree.
But that's my thoughts on it and it does excite me because as Gunn said,
he wants to focus on the filmmaker driven stuff even if it is connected.
But that was my video discussing the new updates for Matt Reeves The Batman world and the news
on the future direction of DC under Warner Bros Discovery.
I'm interested to see how all of this develops in the coming years and what
other projects and announcements are made to really build out the future of DC.
Like I said there's potential for a creative new universe, yet the
room to bring the mort seperate and creative projects to screen, like with The Batman and
Joker.
They can essentially do something more then what Marvel have had success at and that to
me, is something to be excited about.
I will be keeping you updated on any news that comes out so make sure to stay tuned
for more DC and Batman news in the time ahead.
But let me know down below in the comments section what your thoughts
are towards this news on The Batman and DC, and what else would you like to see with future
projects from Matt Reeves and co.
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