For the last 12 months, the outlook on the slate of DC Extended Universe releases has been what could be called nihilistic – and it’s perfectly understandable. James Gunn and Peter Safran, the new co-CEOs of DC Studios, kicked off the year by announcing that the franchise was starting up a whole new era, and while the intention was generating excitement for the future, it also had the effect of rendering DC’s 2023 blockbusters as part of the past. David F. Sandberg’s Shazam! Fury Of The Gods, Andy Muschietti’s The Flash, Angel Manuel Soto’s Blue Beetle all arrived in theaters and audiences didn’t particularly care. Despite strong qualities in each, none managed to generate buzz, and die-hards have disengaged without the ability to meaningfully speculate about the future.
Release Date: December 22, 2023
Directed By: James Wan
Written By: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
Starring: Jason Momoa, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Randall Park, Temuera Morrison, Martin Short and Dolph Lundgren
Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi violence and some language
Runtime: 124 minutes
