James Gunn"s Latest Announcement Shows DC Is Wisely Committing To Its Most Profitable Hero

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The DCU"s latest announcement shows James Gunn and Peter Safran are wisely banking on their most reliable hero, Batman. The DCU has plenty of work to do to fix many of the mistakes made by the DCEU. The DCEU had a dreadful 2023 with most of its films, like Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Blue Beetle, and The Flash, bombing at the box office. It ended with a whimper, but it had already been struggling. Batman V Superman was a turning point back in 2015, and its critical failure led to less interest from audiences.
It also didn"t help that the DCEU didn"t include much of Batman. He shared a film with Superman and another with other members of the Justice League, but he never had his own movie. Gunn has already confirmed that a Batman movie is being developed for the DCU, and DC is continuing to develop Matt Reeves" Batman universe alongside the main cinematic universe. The Superman director just announced another project coming to the DCU, and it shows that he is committed to Batman, who continues to be DC"s most reliable character.
Dynamic Duo Continues The DCU's Commitment To Batman DC's newly announced animated project will focus on two of Batman's protégés

Gunn shared more information on X about DC"s latest animated project, announcing the title and the central characters. The film"s title is Dynamic Duo and will focus on two Robins: Dick Grayson and Jason Todd. Dynamic Duo will have an interesting combination of animation styles, including CGI and puppetry. The script will be written by Matt Aldrich (Coco) and produced alongside Matt Reeves through his production company 6th & Idaho.
Dynamic Duo is the second DCU project in the Batman universe, as The Brave and the Bold was previously announced by Gunn. While not officially announced by Gunn, reports of a Bane/Deathstroke team-up movie also surfaced, showing the DCU has plans to introduce many Batman characters. All this is happening while Reeves" universe expands with The Penguin and The Batman - Part II. Joker: Folie à deux is also hitting theaters this week as Warner Bros. tries to capitalize on the Batman brand as much as possible.
Batman Is The Most Reliable Superhero For DC The Caped Crusader always delivers box office gold Close DC hasn"t had the same consistent success as Marvel. While it has had successful outliers like The Suicide Squad, Aquaman, and Wonder Woman, Batman is the most consistent DC character who delivers box office success. 1989"s Batman started the franchise on a great note, winning over critics and grossing $251 million. The franchise did go through a rough patch after that with flops like Batman & Robin, but Christopher Nolan brought it back to success with 2005"s Batman Begins.

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