
James Gunn has announced the first plans of its new DCU extensionincluding a first Chapter which will be entitled “Gods and Monsters“. Among Gunn’s most interesting announcements include several HBO Max movies and TV shows, but the DC Studios co-CEO also shed some light on the location of the DCEU already existing in the new canon of DCU extensionincluding the four films expected to be released in 2023, starting in March with Shazam! The fury of the gods. Although it seems that many projects of the notorious and troubled DC Extended Universe will effectively be dropped from the canon, there are several films that will remain a part of the DCU extension Of James Gunn also in the future.
6The Suicide Squad
The film that started the relationship of Gunn with DC it was The Suicide Squada pseudo-sequel turned into soft reboot of the underappreciated Suicide Squad of 2016. It appears that Gunn’s first DC project will remain canon following the announcement of Wallerwho will see Viola Davis get back in the shoes of Amanda Waller after his multiple appearances in the DCEU.
It is also confirmed that the project will include members of the Team Peacemakersmost of which were introduced in Suicide Squad. It therefore seems certain that all previous DC projects of James Gunnincluded Peacemakerswill remain canonical when the DCEU will turn into DCU extension in the next years.