DC Studios’ Movie Slate Runs to 2028 — But Its Promised Video Games Are Still MIA – GamesReviews.com
DC Studios’ Movie Slate Runs to 2028 — But Its Promised Video Games Are Still MIA
Author:News DeskCategory:News, Date: 1st September, 2026
James Gunn and Peter Safran’s rebuilt DC Universe now stretches from this year’s cinemas straight through to 2028, with Supergirl and Clayface carrying the “Chapter One: Gods and Monsters” slate into 2027’s Man of Tomorrow. But for gamers, the more interesting story sits off-screen: DC Studios has spent the past year promising an interconnected roster of video games tied to that same universe, even as its last big-budget attempt — a Wonder Woman game from Monolith Productions — was cancelled outright.
Supergirl and Clayface Carry Chapter One Into Late 2026
Milly Alcock’s Supergirl arrived in cinemas on June 26, 2026 as the second DCU feature, following Superman’s 2025 debut. Next up is Clayface, a body-horror take on the classic Batman villain starring Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, an actor whose body is transformed into living clay.
Audiences will have to wait a little longer to familiarize themselves with “Clayface,” one of DC’s lesser known characters, with the superhero film originally slated for Sept. 11 before it was pushed to Oct. 23. Warner Bros. rescheduled the film so that it could slide into the opening date vacated by another release, while the studio shifted its “Practical Magic” sequel into the vacated September slot.
The film’s official site confirms the movie will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and released only in theaters in North America on October 23, 2026, with an international rollout beginning October 21. James Watkins directs from a script co-written by horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan, with Gunn and Safran producing alongside Matt Reeves.
Man of Tomorrow Brings Corenswet’s Superman Back to Fight Brainiac in 2027
David Corenswet returns as Superman in 2027’s Man of Tomorrow, this time squaring off against Brainiac alongside Nicholas Hoult’s armoured Lex Luthor. Warner Bros. has already begun production, with set photos showing Atlanta redressed as Metropolis and a redesigned Superman suit for the sequel.
Gunn has also confirmed a Man of Tomorrow spin-off series is in development, alongside a separate show built around the character Mister Terrific — part of a wider pattern of DC Studios spinning TV projects directly out of its tentpole films rather than treating movies and shows as separate tracks.
DC Studios Talks Rocksteady and NetherRealm After Wonder Woman Game’s Cancellation
The video game side of this plan has been far rockier. Warner Bros. Games cancelled Monolith Productions’ long-in-development Wonder Woman title and shut the studio down entirely, alongside Player First Games and Warner Bros. Games San Diego.
In its statement at the time, a Warner Bros. Games spokesperson said “our hope was to give players and fans the highest quality experience possible for the iconic character, and unfortunately this is no longer possible within our strategic priorities.” The closures followed underwhelming results for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and the struggling platform fighter MultiVersus, which the publisher later shut down.
Despite that setback, DC Studios’ bosses insist games remain part of the master plan. DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran have confirmed talks have begun with Rocksteady and NetherRealm on new DC video games, the studios behind the Batman: Arkham series and Mortal Kombat/Injustice respectively. Gunn has gone further still, suggesting David Corenswet, who debuted as Superman in the DC Universe’s first major theatrical release, is likely to voice the character in an upcoming game, with Gunn saying there’s a “good chance” he’ll reprise the role digitally.
None of this points to a quick turnaround. Development on this front began as early as January 2024, but full-scale releases are still years away, with current expectations suggesting a four-year development window for bigger titles. Safran has separately cautioned that fans should not expect any formal announcements imminently, even with talks underway.
Lanterns, Peacemaker and the TV Side of the DCU
On television, Creature Commandos kicked off the DCU on HBO Max in December 2024 and has been renewed for a second season, while Peacemaker’s second run tied directly into Superman’s cinematic storyline. The Green Lantern series Lanterns, starring Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler as intergalactic cops John Stewart and Hal Jordan, entered production for an early-2026 debut.
Not every announced project has survived the transition from PowerPoint slide to production slate. Previously announced series Waller and Paradise Lost have both been scrapped, even as newer additions like a Clayface-adjacent Batman universe and Mister Terrific spin-off have been added in their place — evidence of just how fluid Gunn and Safran’s “eight- to ten-year plan” remains in practice.
Gunn and Safran’s Contracts Could Expire Right as Paramount Takes Over
Looming over all of this is a corporate wrinkle that could reshape who is actually running DC Studios by the time any of these games materialise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s unclear when Gunn and Peter Safran’s contracts as DC Studios co-chiefs are up, but
That timeline lines up uncomfortably with Paramount’s pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. If their deals expire at the earlier date, Gunn and Safran’s contracts would lapse roughly five months after the new owners walk in, raising real questions about whether the architects of this ten-year plan — including its still-unannounced game slate — will be the ones left to see it through. For a DCU built on long-range continuity between screens and controllers, that uncertainty is arguably the biggest wildcard of all.
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