James Gunn’s DCU is slowly taking form within the type of his animated collection Creature Commandos and the upcoming solo movie Superman, however one Caped Crusader stays comparatively absent from our screens. Introduced in early 2023, Andy Muschietti is ready to direct The Courageous and the Daring, the primary official undertaking from the rebooted DC Universe that includes Batman and, because the film’s title suggests, Robin (Damian Wayne). The highly-anticipated movie, separate from Matt Reeves’ The Batman franchise, has not had a significant improvement replace because it was revealed. Till now, that’s.
Throughout an interview with the California Secreta podcast (by way of EverythingDCU), Andy Muschietti mentioned his upcoming tasks after having directed The Flash and It for Warner Bros. Whereas he teased his subsequent manufacturing could possibly be a extra private, science fiction movie he is been creating for fairly a while, it appears it will likely be some time till followers are handled to a brand new Batman movie. DC Studios has been prepping The Courageous and the Daring because it was introduced a number of years in the past, however as director Muschietti reveals, “The Batman undertaking has been postponed a bit bit so I’d do one other movie earlier than that.” It is unclear why it has been delayed, however the replace coincides with Gunn not too long ago revealing {that a} script has but to be completed for the Batman and Robin-focused movie.
The primary have a look at the brand new model of Batman was truly revealed in an apocalyptic imaginative and prescient by Creature Commandos, however it was a far cry from what followers anticipated his DCU debut can be. The Courageous and the Daring continues to be anticipated to be the viewers’s actual glimpse on the Darkish Knight, which has been teased to cope with the extra “fantastical” facets of the supply materials in comparison with Reeves’ grounded crime saga. Irrespective of the case, there’s an argument to be made that, regardless of the delays, the DCU might do advantageous with out Batman within the highlight, at the least in the meanwhile.
The DCU is Already Off to a Promising Begin
Due to a record-breaking trailer debut, James Gunn’s Superman has given audiences loads of hope for the official launch of the rebooted DC Universe. Whereas Max’s Creature Commandos has been a critic darling and was not too long ago renewed for Season 2, Superman will probably make or break the brand new cinematic universe in a style that has misplaced a few of its grip on popular culture. Whereas DC Studios appears to be like to make an enormous splash with the self-proclaimed standalone Kryptonian movie, their upcoming tasks (in addition to The Courageous and the Daring) have been shifting rapidly as of late.
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The following live-action undertaking after Superman is a movie about his super-powered cousin, referred to as Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow. The Kryptonian synergy early on within the lifespan of the DCU was not deliberate, in accordance with Gunn, who not too long ago revealed that the movie was fast-tracked as a result of power of the script. That is the mantra of DC Studios, which refuses to greenlight tasks except the screenplays are 100% prepared for manufacturing. Supergirl begins filming early subsequent 12 months for a summer season 2026 launch, whereas Clayface, written by horror maestro Mike Flanagan, is already headed to theaters simply earlier than The Batman – Half II.
The Courageous and the Daring
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Andy Muschietti
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