There are plenty of upcoming DCmovies in 2026 and beyond, with a wide array of films being in various stages of development at DC Studios. Fundamentally, 2024 represented a new beginning for DC’s on-screen installments, as the stage began to be properly set for the start of James Gunn’s rebirth with 2025’s Superman.
On the heels of that release, the DCU is moving quickly to establish multiple corners of this expansive worls. And, of course, there is also the Batman annex Matt Reeves is handling with the upcoming The Batman Part II which will be set in the Elseworlds, adjacent, but not directly connected to, the DCU.
Aztec Batman: Clash Of Empires – September 18, 2025
Elseworlds Animated Movie
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires provides a fresh take on the Dark Knight’s lore based in the Aztec Empire, following the story of Yohualli Coatl as he takes on the Spanish Conquistadors after they murder his parents. This also marks the final film of DC’s 2025 lineup.
The first trailer was released on August 27, less than a month before the film is set to appear on streaming platforms.
Batman has seen many wonderful reimaginings, with iterations being steampunk geniuses, trapped in Lovecraftian versions of Gotham, and occasionally becoming a cyborg – so Aztec Batman is set to follow in one of DC’s most iconic traditions even as it fleshes out exciting new lore.
Supergirl was announced by James Gunn in January 2023, with the release date of July 26, 2026, later confirmed alongside director Craig Gillespie. In stark contrast to Superman, Supergirl was raised on Krypton and witnessed horrific events for fourteen years before making her way to Earth.
Gunn has promised a very different take on Supergirl, making her a much more formidable force than previous iterations of the character. Supergirl’s DCU casting was confirmed in January 2024, with House of The Dragon‘s Milly Alcock taking up the role of Kara Zor-El.
This adaptation of Tom King’s 2022 comic book series Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow, which Bilquis Evely illustrated, is the second feature title under the new DC Studios run by James Gunn and Peter Safran after the former’s Superman movie. Ana Nogueira adapted the comic book for the big screen.
Gunn’s rundown of the movie went like this:
“We see the difference between Superman, who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was an infant, versus Supergirl, who was raised on a rock, a chip off Krypton, and watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life, and then came to Earth when she was a young girl. She’s much more hardcore; she’s not exactly the Supergirl we’re used to seeing.”
Jason Momoa has been confirmed to be playing Lobo in Supergirl, a role he wanted for years. Given that Lobo doesn’t play a role in the graphic novel, how exactly he fits into the story is yet to be revealed, but given how big of a name Momoa is, it’s likely he will be playing Lobo in other DCU projects.
The Supergirl movie was initially labeled as Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow, in reference to its comic inspiration of the same name. However, James Gunn revealed in a June 2025 interview with The Rolling Stone that the expanded title had been dropped, and that the film would henceforth be simply Supergirl.
Clayface – September 11, 2026
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Clayface in Creature Commandos Episode 5 playing video games
While not a ton is known about the film in terms of story, prolific horror director and writer, Mike Flanagan wrote the script, after pitching the film to DC Studios. While Flanagan was initially tagged to also direct, James Watkins has stepped in to direct after Flanagan was tied up with other commitments.
The Batman side of the DCU is beginning to get built out slowly, after both the Caped Crusader and Clayface appeared in Creature Commandos. Clayface will be a lower-budget horror film, and rumors that it will be inspired by The Fly bodes well for a body horror film that is unlike anything else in either the MCU or the DCU.
Man of Tomorrow – July 7, 2027
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David Corenswet’s Superman fights a Warsuit-clad Lex Luthor in post in Man of Tomorrow announcement
Already fulfilling the promise that the DCU would be completely different to its predecessor, Gunn announced that a sequel of sorts to 2025’s Superman will be released just two years later. Man of Tomorrow was first announced by Gunn with a title and release date accompanied by artwork from the incredible Jim Lee.
The film is set to star David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult as both reprise their roles as Superman and Lex Luthor respectively. In addition, it will be written and directed by James Gunn, helping to maintain the continuity of these character’s storylines in the DCU.
The Batman Part II – October 1, 2027
DC Elseworlds Project
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 1, 2027, having been moved back a year from its prior October 2, 2026 release date.
The movie will be a DC Elseworlds project, continuing the story of the 2022 original and The Penguin, which premiered in September 2024. 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. Reeves has also teased that the storyline will further explore the corruption at the heart of Gotham City:
We’ve shared [the script] as we’ve been going along with DC, and they’re super excited. It’s going to dig into the epic story about deeper corruption and it goes into places [Bruce Wayne] couldn’t even anticipate in the first one.
The seeds of where this goes are all in the first movie & it expands in a way that will show you aspects of the character you never got to see. Batman is constantly battling these forces. But those forces can’t be entirely exorcised. So the next movie delves deeper into that.
The Batman Part II’s script was finished in June 2025, and the production will begin shooting in the spring of 2026, giving it plenty of time to make its release date, five years after The Batman made its way to theaters. Colin Farrell is also set to return as Oz Cobb.
Dynamic Duo – June 30, 2028
Universe TBD
DIck Grayson as Nightwing and Jason Todd as Red Hood
Dynamic Duo was announced in the fall of 2024. Instead of following Batman and Robin, thisanimated film will follow two of the most iconic Robins, Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, as they try to navigate their very different futures.
After being Robin, Dick Grayson eventually became Nightwing, while Jason Todd turned into the Red Hood following his death at the hands of the Joker. No details about when the story will take place in their lives have been confirmed, but it could be before they find their own paths.
Coco writer Matthew Aldrich is writing the film, while Swaybox Studios will handle animation. Swaybox is fairly new to the scene, and uses a mix of puppetry, live-action, stop-motion, and CGI to make their projects come to life.
Dynamic Duo following in the same vein could make the project stand out compared to most comic book adaptations. Swaybox co-founder Arthur Mintz is directing the film, and it is produced by DC Studios co-CEOs Peter Safran and James Gunn.
The Authority – TBA
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the authority in dcu flying upwards
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 have a similar tone to Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys.
Maria De Faria’s Engineer debuted in Superman, setting up her wider role in the DCU and presumably a key part in The Authority. However, Gunn also recently confirmed that the project had struggled to come together, and it had been put on the backburner, which makes its future considerably more uncertain.
The Brave And The Bold – TBA
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The Brave and the Bold is set to reboot the Dark Knight again for the DCU, placing a new actor in the role of Bruce Wayne, separate from Robert Pattinson’s iteration. 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 initial January 2023 announcement. The Flash‘s Andy Muschietti is attached to direct the upcoming Batman reboot, but a timeline is unclear.
Teen Titans – TBA
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The first film that was announced later than the initial reveal of the DCU Chapter 1 slate is a Teen Titans movie that will take place in the main DC universe alongside Superman. There is currently no director attached to the project, but Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’s scribe, Ana Nogueira, is set to write the film.
With The Brave and the Bold set to introduce Damien Wayne into live action for the first time, it is reasonable to assume he will also be featured in Teen Titans. Another possible character that could appear is Xolo Maridueña’s Blue Beetle, who was brought over from the previous DCEU.
Bane & Deathstroke – TBA
Universe TBD
Tom Hardy as Bane and Joe Manganiello as DeathstrokeCustom image by Andy Behbakht
DC has a history of making movies and TV shows about the most infamous comic book villains. The Suicide Squad has two movies, the Joker has two starring Joaquin Phoenix, and both Harley Quinn and The Penguin have their own TV shows. According to reports from THR in late September 2024, the next such project will be Bane & Deathstroke.
Most recently played by Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Rises and Joe Mangianello in the DCEU, the villains will headline a DC Studios movie written by Matthew Orton (Captain America: Brave New World). No director is attached to the project yet, and casting has not been confirmed.
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