DC followers visiting San Diego Comedian-Con may need to hold their expectations in verify as there may not be any large DCU information or occasions, in line with Peter Safran.
Comedian-Con 2024 was seen as a giant return to kind for varied studios after the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes impacted the earlier 12 months. Whereas Marvel Studios notably had a major presence at Comedian-Con 2024, breaking the web with the announcement that Robert Doweny Jr. can be taking part in Physician Doom, DC Studios sat out the massive occasion. Apart from revealing the DC Studios brand and displaying the primary teaser for Creature Commandos, there was no vital Corridor H presence for Superman or different DCU titles.
That development will seemingly proceed in 2025. Throughout a press convention on the state of the DCU slate, Selection studies that DC Studios co-president Peter Safran stated that the studio won’t have a “vital presence” at San Diego Comedian-Con 2025, so followers shouldn’t maintain out hope for a giant Corridor H presence. James Gunn’s Superman opens two weeks earlier than Comedian-Con begins on July 24, 2025, which does not depart DC Studios with a lot to advertise.
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Safran’s assertion a couple of “vital presence” nonetheless implies there can be some smaller DCU-related bulletins, however as of this second nothing has been confirmed. Whereas this may rule out a casting announcement for Sgt. Rock or Clayface, there’s a probability audiences may get a sneak peek at one of many deliberate Krypto shorts or probably some extra particulars concerning the slew of animated sequence in growth.
This information additionally would not rule out non-DCU initiatives. The Penguin, a part of Matt Reeves’s The Batman franchise, appeared in Corridor H at San Diego Comedian-Con in 2024 to debut a trailer. There is also information concerning a brand new season of My Adventures With Superman or Harley Quinn.
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Whereas followers had been disillusioned by the shortage of Superman materials at San Diego Comedian-Con 2024, many additionally understood that it was nonetheless filming, and it might need been a bit a lot to cease manufacturing to advertise the film at Comedian-Con. Nevertheless, there are extra DC movies in manufacturing with promotional materials to tease followers with at Comedian-Con, ought to DC Studios need to take part. Peacemaker Season 2, Lanterns, and Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow doubtless all have materials that may very well be proven to an viewers at Comedian-Con.
DC Studios’ determination to largely forgo Comedian-Con speaks to a bigger business development of studios transferring away from the annual conference. Whereas it’s nonetheless a serious information supply, lately, Comedian-Con has primarily targeted on tv sequence. Marvel Studios nonetheless pulls out all of the stops for Comedian-Con, however many different studios have began to cut back their Comedian-Con presence for the reason that funding in advertising and marketing for the occasion would not all the time equate to field workplace success. For each Iron Man and The Avengers, there’s a Cowboys & Aliens, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, or Tron: Legacy, the place Comedian-Con enthusiasm would not all the time translate to field workplace gold.
DC initially appeared to pivot away from Comedian-Con in favor of DC FanDome, which took off throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the second try did not take off, and future plans had been scrapped. Now, DC Studios broadcasts and divulges initiatives the old style method, by means of press occasions. It may not be as showy as Marvel’s occasions, however there’s a clear plan for the movie’s advertising and marketing campaigns, as seen with the lead-up to the primary Superman trailer.
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Superman
- Launch Date
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July 11, 2025
- Director
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James Gunn
- Producers
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Lars P. Winther, Peter Safran