There is still one DC movies to come in 2023, and many more are in various stages of development at the newly-established DC Studios. Fundamentally, 2023 represents the end of the DCEU era, with the vision of Zack Snyder's DC franchise consigned to history by the final release before James Gunn's rebirth with 2025's Superman: Legacy. Alongside that, of course, is the Batman annex Matt Reeves is handling with the upcoming The Batman Part II and Joaquin Phoenix's Joker sequel.

With Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, and Blue Beetle all now released, 2023's DC movie slate is almost complete, but there's still more to come with the final movie in the DCEU movie timeline, Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom set for December. For 2024, only Todd Phillips' Joker: Folie à Deux is set in stone, but 2025 onwards will see Gunn and Safran fully take the reins, with Superman: Legacy kick-starting the new DCU and several projects already announced to revitalize the subsequent shared universe. Here's every DC movie coming in 2023 and the full list of DCU movies set to release in the coming years.

1 Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom - December 20, 2023

As the sequel to DC's 2018 hit Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will see Jason Momoa reprise his role of Arthur Curry, the titular superhero and member of the Justice League. After a series of massive delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and production setbacks, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is slated for release on December 20, 2023, with James Wan returning as director. Momoa will be joined by Patrick Wilson as Orm Marius, Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as David Kane, a.k.a. Black Manta, and controversially Amber Heard as Mera, all reprising their roles from the original 2018 film.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom was originally scheduled for release in December 2022, but was later moved to March 17, 2023. After another major delay, the project was shifted to December 20, 2023, before being brought forward by five days to its current release date. The Aquaman sequel is set to put Atlantis at risk from an ancient force, forcing Arthur Curry to protect his new Kingdom. Test screenings for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom haven't exactly garnered the response that DC was perhaps hoping for, so only time will tell whether the 2023 sequel can live up to the massive success of its predecessor.

2 Joker: Folie à Deux - October 4, 2024

2019's Joker was one of DC's biggest success stories, reaching critical acclaim and earning a number of accolades, including two Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix. Though initially conceptualized as a standalone feature, a sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, was announced to be in development in May 2021, set to release on October 4, 2024, DC's only release in that year. Todd Phillips' Joker franchise takes place in DC's Elseworlds category, so isn't affected by the reset of the main DC Universe following 2023's The Flash, meaning a completely fresh and separate story can unfold.

Joaquin Phoenix is set to reprise his role of Arthur Fleck, a.k.a. Joker, and Zazie Beetz is also set to return from the first film. Alongside Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland, and Harry Lawtey, Lady Gaga will also be introduced in Joker: Folie à Deux as Harley Quinn, with set photos implying her portrayal could be an incredibly sinister version of the character. Joker: Folie à Deux is also expected to be a movie musical, taking on a completely different genre to its gritty and dark predecessor - though there's no doubt the sequel will still have these qualities in spades.

3 Superman: Legacy - July 11, 2025

After Waller and Creature Commandos kick-start James Gunn and Peter Safran's new DC Universe on the small screen, the upcoming Superman: Legacy is set to be the new franchise's first feature film. Scheduled for release on July 11, 2025, Superman: Legacy will replace Henry Cavill's DCEU Man of Steel with David Corenswet, introducing a new Superman for the rebooted DCU. Crucially, Superman: Legacy will not be a retelling of Superman's origin story. Instead, this installment will focus on Clark Kent balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his Kansas upbringing, already working as a reporter for the Daily Planet, and already having met main characters such as Lois Lane. The film is written and directed by Gunn himself.

Alongside David Corenswet's new Man of Steel, Superman: Legacy's cast will be headed by Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane (after her breakout performance in The Marvelous Ms. Maisel). James Gunn promised that his new Superman would arrive in a world already populated by superheroes, and delivered immediately with the news that Green Lantern (Nathan Fillion playing Guy Gardner), Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced), Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi), and Metamorpho (Anthony Carrigan) are all confirmed for Superman: Legacy.

4 The Batman Part II - October 3, 2025

Matt Reeves' The Batman was intended to kick-start a new trilogy of standalone DC projects focused on the Caped Crusader, so the confirmation of a sequel was inevitable. The Batman - Part II is set for release on October 3, 2025, and will be a DC Elseworlds project, continuing the story of the 2022 original and the upcoming Penguin series. Robert Pattinson will reprise his role of Bruce Wayne, a.k.a. Batman, though not much else is known about the film. Current speculation suggests The Batman - Part II could adapt DC Comics' No Man's Land storyline, which sees Gotham City become a battlefield in the wake of a catastrophic earthquake.

5 Watchmen (2024)

Despite two adaptations also existing, Warner Bros are once more adapting Alan Moore's seminal comic book event, with an animated Watchmen movie coming in 2024. The movie will adapt the original twelve issues between September 1986 and October 1987, and follows Zack Snyder's 2009 movie take and HBO's short-lived 2019 TV adaptation. Watchmen will release direct to streaming in 2024.

6 Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths (2024)

Announced alongside Watchmen, the next WB DCAU release is the first feature length adaptation of Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths, which was almost part of Walter Hamada's rumored plans for the DCEU before its reset. The upcoming animated movie is based on the landmark 1985 DC comic book crossover, long considered to be one of the most important ever published. Like The Flash, Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths is another multiverse event, and follows the 2023 release of Justice League: Warworld. The same voice cast should return including Jensen Ackles' Batman, Stana Katic's Wonder Woman, and Darren Criss' Superman.

7 The Authority - TBA

The Authority was announced by James Gunn on January 31, 2023, and while it doesn't yet have an attached release date, the film will be part of the DCU's Chapter 1, titled Gods and Monsters. The Authority is a very different type of superhero team for DC, as they often go to extreme methods to get the job done, so The Authority is expected to take inspiration from Amazon Prime Video's The Boys. Though no writer or director has yet been attached, Gunn did confirm that the team would have connections to the DCU's new Superman, who's set to debut in 2025's Superman: Legacy.

8 The Brave And The Bold - TBA

Though several Batman actors will be reprising the role in 2023, The Brave and the Bold is set to reboot the character again, placing a new actor in the role of Bruce Wayne, separate from Ben Affleck and Robert Pattinson's iterations. While there's no current release date set, The Brave and the Bold will introduce Damian Wayne, Bruce Wayne's estranged son, to the DCU as a version of Robin. The film will be based on Grant Morrison's 2006 - 2013 run of Batman in DC Comics, but there hasn't been much more news about the development of the project since Gunn's January 2023 announcement.

9 Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow - TBA

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow was also announced by James Gunn in January 2023, though no release date has yet been set. In stark contrast to Superman, Supergirl was raised on Krypton and witnessed horrific events for fourteen years before making her way to Earth. Gunn promised a very different take on Supergirl, making her a much more formidable force than previous iterations of the character. There's been no news on casting for Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and its unclear what this project means for The Flash's Sasha Calle, though it appears the character will be rebooted completely.

10 Swamp Thing - TBA

Swamp Thing is expected to be an honest-to-goodness horror film for the DCU, exploring the dark origins of the mysterious Swamp Thing, based on Alan Moore's 1984 The Saga of the Swamp Thing storyline from DC Comics. James Mangold, who had previously expressed interest in working with Gunn and Safran in the DCU, was quickly attached to the project as writer and director. Despite being darker, Swamp Thing will still be connected to the rest of the DCU, proving that Gunn and Safran aren't afraid to play with genre in the development of their new franchise.

Every Upcoming DC TV Show In Development & Ongoing

As well as all of the many upcoming DC movies in development and with announced release dates, Warner Bros have a raft of ongoing and new DC TV shows. The CW still has a couple of ongoing DC properties, Cartoon Network has several aimed squarely at kids, Netflix has properties based on non-DC superhero properties, and HBO Max have both ongoing shows and the DC TV shows announced as part of James Gunn's DCU reboot. Here's a list of everything that's on the way:

• My Adventures with Superman (Adult Swim & HBO Max) - Ongoing
• Batwheels (Cartoon Network) - Ongoing
• Harley Quinn Season 4 (HBO Max) - Ongoing
• Batman: The Caped Crusader (Prime Video) - 2023
• Superman & Lois Season 4 (The CW) - TBC
• Noonan’s (HBO Max) - Harley Quinn spin-off - TBC
• The Penguin (HBO Max) - 2024
• Creature Commandos (HBO Max) - 2024
• Waller ( HBO Max) - 2024
• Doom Patrol Season 4 Part 2 (HBO Max) - TBC
• The Sandman Season 2 (Netflix) - TBC
• Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix) - TBC
• Sweet Tooth Season 3 (Netflix) - TBC
• Untitled Arkham Asylum spinoff (HBO Max) - TBC
• Untitled Gotham City Police Department spinoff (HBO Max) - TBC
• Peacemaker Season 2 (HBO Max) - TBC
• Lanterns (HBO Max) - TBC
• Paradise Lost (HBO Max) - TBC
• Booster Gold (HBO Max) - TBC
• Bat-Family (Amazon Prime) - TBC
• Untitled Val-Zod Series (HBO Max) - TBC
• DC Super Hero High (HBO Max) - TBC
• The Night Begins to Shine (Cartoon Network) - Teen Titans Go! Spin-Off - TBC

Every Other DC Movie In Development

Prior to the creation of DC Studios in November 2022, several other projects had been in development. While some of these might never come to fruition, others could easily be folded into James Gunn's new DC Universe or be produced as DC Elseworlds projects akin to The Batman and Joker franchises. Potential DC projects seem to come and go, some only forming as rumors and others being canceled only a few months before their supposed release, such as Batgirl. Here are all the rumored upcoming DC movies:

• Black Canary was announced to be in development in August 2021 after the release of Birds of Prey . The HBO Max-exclusive film would see Jurnee Smollett reprise her role of Dinah Lance, a.k.a. Black Canary. In June 2022, Smollett revealed the film was still in development.
• Constantine 2 , a sequel to the 2005 cult classic, was announced in 2022, with Keanu Reeves set to return as the titular character. However, following the creation of DC Studios, it's unclear whether production on this project will still go ahead.
• Deadshot , a spinoff of 2016's Suicide Squad , had been in development since the latter's release, and Will Smith was expected to return as Floyd Lawton, a.k.a. Deadshot. However, he left the project in 2019, and production was delayed even further after Smith's Oscars controversy.
• Gotham City Sirens would have seen the return of Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn teaming up with Catwoman and Poison Ivy. This project seems to have stalled following the financial failure of the similar team-up project Birds of Prey.
• Hourman was reported to be in development in March 2021, written by Gavin James and Neil Widener, but not much else has been heard of this project since its announcement.
• Lobo has been in development since 2009, though has never come to fruition, and has passed through a variety of directors including Guy Ritchie, Brad Peyton, and Michael Bay. Aquaman actor Jason Momoa expressed interest in portraying the character, though Gunn and Safran confirmed he wouldn't play two different characters in the DCU's future.
• The Metal Men , much like Lobo , has been in development at DC for a long time, first being announced in 2007 with Barry Sonnenfeld attached as director. In 2022, Gunn and Safran confirmed they had plans for the team in the DCU's future, despite its remarkably long development.
• Nightwing was originally in development though it now appears to be in production limbo. The project is set to be directed by The LEGO Batman Movie's Chris McKay, based on a script from Ozark's Bill Dubuque.
• Plastic Man , a female-centered comedy-action adventure film was announced in December 2018, with Cat Vasko hired to rewrite an initial script penned by Amanda Idoko, though it's unclear what stage of production this film is currently at.
• Static Shock was originally announced in 2020, with Michael B. Jordan attached as a producer. Randy McKinnon was brought on to rewrite the script, but the current status of Virgil Hawkins' big-screen debut is unclear.
• Ta-Nehisi Coates' Black Superman was announced in 2021, putting a black version of the Man of Steel front-and-center with Coates as writer and J.J. Abrams attached as a producer. Should this project still be produced for DC Studios, it will be a DC Elseworlds project rather than part of the main DCU continuity.
• Zatanna was announced to be in development in 2021, with Promising Young Woman writer Emerald Fennell writing the script, but its status also seems to be in limbo following the move away from HBO Max projects for upcoming DC movies.