No person is secure in the case of surviving the DCU.
James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU formally kicked off in December 2024 with the animated Creature Commandos sequence, which is getting a second season. That was adopted by Gunn’s Superman film, which was launched in July 2025 and stars David Corenswet because the titular superhero.
The following DCU challenge after Superman is Peacemaker Season 2. The primary three episodes of the John Cena-starring present’s second season are actually obtainable to look at on HBO Max, whereas new episodes will proceed to drop on Thursdays till the finale arrives on October 9, 2025.
What did James Gunn say about DCU characters being killed off?
On Threads, Gunn was requested if future DCU tasks may kill off central characters comparable to Harcourt, Economos, Eagle, Lois Lane, or Man Gardner/Inexperienced Lantern with out bringing them again through the multiverse.
“Certain,” Gunn answered. “These are tales. Folks die in tales.”
As famous within the authentic remark, Gunn hasn’t shied away from killing off huge characters in his films earlier than. Groot technically died within the first Guardians of the Galaxy film (although he was introduced again as Child Groot), whereas Michael Rooker’s Yondu met his demise in Guardians of the Galaxy Quantity 2.
Joel Kinnaman was killed by Cena’s Christopher Smith, himself, in 2021’s The Suicide Squad; nonetheless, due to the multiverse, Kinnaman is now reprising his position in Peacemaker Season 2.
Following Peacemaker’s second season, the following DCU challenge that’s been introduced will probably be Craig Gillespie’s Supergirl, starring Milly Alcock, which arrives on June 26, 2026. James Watkins’ Clayface film then arrives on September 11, 2026, whereas the Lanterns tv present — which does star Nathan Fillion’s Man Gardner — can be anticipated to reach in 2026. The one different DCU film with a launch date at the moment is Man of Tomorrow, which is able to see Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult reprise their roles as Superman and Lex Luthor.
Initially reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype.
