Find it irresistible or hate it, the DC Prolonged Universe was a novel creation within the historical past of Hollywood: An ongoing sequence of interconnected franchises overseen, a minimum of at its inception, not by an government however a filmmaker: Zack Snyder, who launched the DCEU together with his Man of Metal in 2013, and wound up directing three movies within the franchise — 4 should you rely his Zack Snyder’s Justice League director’s lower individually.
Snyder left the DC Prolonged Universe after that, and now that the franchise has given solution to a brand new DC film and TV universe overseen by James Gunn and Peter Safran, it’s honest to say that the DCEU by no means lived as much as its full potential. The highs have been excessive, however the lows have been low. (Who may have predicted a film referred to as Marvel Lady 1984 would end up feeling so dystopian?!?)
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As of this writing, there are nonetheless two DCEU films due in theaters within the months forward — Blue Beetle and Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom. However for all intents and functions, the DCEU formally concludes with The Flash, a film that was conceived as an in-story solution to reconfigure this cinematic universe into one thing new.
Whereas we watch for Gunn to completely unveil his personal DC universe, let’s take inventory of all 14 DCEU films so far, which encompasses 10 completely different DC franchises and at least 4 sequels (5 as soon as Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom comes out). I’m undecided I might say I’ll miss this cinematic universe when it’s formally gone. However I’ll give it this a lot: Via all of the ups and downs, it was by no means boring.
Each DCEU Film Ranked From Worst to Finest
From Man of Metal to The Flash, we ranked each film within the DC Prolonged Universe.
Actors Who Turned Down DC Roles
These main stars may have performed a few of your favourite DC Comics’ heroes onscreen. However all of them stated no for one purpose or one other.
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