James Gunn has clarified one key way that the DCU’s announcement and release schedule will be different than the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Gunn and Peter Safran’s forthcoming DCU officially debuts next month with an animated Creature Commandos series. A number of other DCU projects have been announced; though many of them do not have release dates at this time.
What did James Gunn say about the DCU’s release schedule?
On Threads, Gunn was asked if he or DC Studios will ever do a release schedule similar to Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios or, alternatively, Gunn plans to “ just say another movie is in development when it starts.”
Gunn answered, “It won’t be exactly like Marvel because nothing is greenlit before we have a finished script.”
There have been many times in the past when Feige has announced massive slates of forthcoming MCU projects when attending or hosting various events. While this provides a map of movies and television series for fans to keep an eye out for, there are times when projects are delayed or canceled years after they were initially announced; for example, it was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019 that Mahershala Ali had been cast as Blade, yet the Blade movie does not have a release date at this time.
The first two episodes of Creature Commandos will premiere on Max on December 5, 2024. Gunn’s Superman movie currently has a July 11, 2025, release date, while Craig Gillespie’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow follows on June 26, 2026.
Peacemaker Season 2 is expected to premiere in August 2025, while Gunn recently said Lanterns will likely come “around the same time” as Supergirl.
Other forthcoming DCU projects that don’t have a release date at this time include The Authority, The Brave and the Bold, Swamp Thing, Teen Titans, Waller, Paradise Lost, Booster Gold, and more.
