Hollywood is gearing up for the annual Comic-Con marketing bonanza and if there’s one studio you can always count on to go big, it’s Warner Bros. In addition to bringing outSteven Spielberg’sReady Player OneandDenis Villeneuve’sBlade Runner 2049, the studio is of course delivering some DCEU updates. The press release promises “starsBen Affleck,Gal Gadot,Jason Momoa,Ezra MillerandRay Fishertalking all thingsJustice League, as well as an early look at directorJames Wan’sAquaman.”
Ahead of their Hall panel this Saturday, Warner Bros. has set two new release dates for Untitled DC Films on February 14 and July 03, 2025, as well as an Untitled DC Animation Film for August 26, 2025. Naturally, the question now is which films they just dated. More than likely, the timing of the announcement isn’t coincidental and we’ll find out at SDCC, but for now let’s speculate wildly.
The most likely contenders areWonder Woman 2andThe Batman. After the success ofWonder Woman, which continues to break records six weeks after the release and is on track to soon surpassGuardians of the Galaxy 2as the highest grossing movie of the summer, the Amazonian warrior princess has no doubt become top priority over at DC. Most folks are expecting Warner Bros. to officially announce the sequel at SDCC, and hopefully that directorPatty Jenkinswill be returning to helm it. As forThe Batman, the caped crusader is a flagship hero for the DC universe and with the excellentWar for the Planet of the Apesnow in theaters, director Matt Reeves is finally in a position to focus on the Batman stand alone film.
Warner Bros. also has plenty of other DC films that could take one of those spots.Suicide Squad 2is narrowing in on a director, withThe ShallowshelmerJaume Collet-Serraemerging as the most recentfrontrunner for the gig.Suicide SquaddirectorDavid Ayeris set to return to the DCEU forGotham City Sirens, and their troubled solo film forThe Flashhas also beenclosing in on a new directorafter getting a page-one rewrite fromKing ArthurscribeJoby Harold.
As always, we’ll be all over Comic-Con coverage so stay tuned through the weekend for updates.
