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DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has revealed the ‘Superman Saga’ while discussing his ongoing work on the follow-up to this summer’s Superman.
While promoting Peacemaker Season 2, which follows the events of Superman as part of the newly established DC Universe, Gunn told The Hollywood Reporter that he’s already finished the treatment for “the next story in what I’ll call the ‘Superman Saga.’”
“The treatment is done, which means a very, very worked out treatment,” he continued. “I’m working on that and hopefully going into production on that not too far away from today.”
What exactly this ‘Superman Saga’ includes is unknown. Does it also encompass next year’s Supergirl movie? Perhaps that will depend on whether David Corenswet’s Superman turns up. But we do know it includes Gunn’s next writer / director project, which Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav confirmed in a recent financial call. At the time, Zaslav described it as the next installment in the ‘Super-Family.’ Superman Saga probably has a nicer ring to it.
Gunn has spoken in the past about his next movie, which sounds like it’s sort of a Superman sequel, but isn’t really. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Gunn said: “… is it a straight-up Superman sequel? I would not say necessarily.”
Here’s what’s confirmed. In film, DC Studios has Supergirl and Clayface coming out in 2026, and the next Wonder Woman at some point after. The Batman II, from Matt Reeves’ self-contained ‘Batman Epic Crime Saga,’ begins shooting next spring, with a release date set for December 2027. Gunn has also talked about a Sgt. Rock adaptation, and a Justice League team up starring Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. In February, Gunn and co-DC Studios CEO Peter Safran confirmed The Brave and the Bold will introduce a new Batman into the DCU, ruling out current Batman actor Robert Pattinson in the process. But there’s no release window for that yet.
In TV, the Batman Epic Crime Saga looks set for The Penguin Season 2, with DCU entry Peacemaker Season 2 out soon and a Lanterns series due in 2026. Gunn is reportedly considering TV spinoffs for characters such as Mister Terrific and Jimmy Olsen following their well-received supporting roles in Superman.
All these initial movies and TV shows are, let’s remember, a part of ‘Gods & Monsters,’ which Gunn and Safran announced was the name for Chapter One of the rebooted DCU in 2023. Looking back at what was announced at the time, already we’ve seen some projects fall by the wayside and others emerge. There’s no set timeframe for Chapter One, so we don’t know when Chapter Two is due or what it will include, assuming it actually happens. Warner Bros. has spoken enthusiastically about a 10-year plan for the DCU, which is probably about as far as anyone can hope for right now.
As for Peacemaker Season 2, Gunn once again hyped up its significance for the future of the DCU. ”… Superman leads into this show and then we have the setting up of all of the rest of the DCU in this season of Peacemaker, it’s incredibly important,” Gunn told THR.
“Lots of guest stars coming up, lots of characters that are showing up that we’ve already met in Superman. I don’t think there’s anything that I’ve ever done that I love more than this season of Peacemaker, so I’m so excited for people to see it.”
Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].
