“Joker 2”, “The Batman II” and Black Superman are part of DC Elseworlds

As promised, James Gunn has revealed plans for the next 8-10 years at DC Comics, where he confirmed that the DCEU will be undergoing a complete reboot with ‘The Flash’. And on the other hand, I announce DC Elseworlds, which will be an alternate universe where the stories of “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “The Batman – Part 2” and Black Superman take place.

with a video, James Gunn announced DC Elseworlds, an alternate universe that develops completely independently of the events of the new DC Extended Universe, which will officially begin with “Superman Legacy”. Although it must be said that the stories in there will not be connected to each other, that is, they will not be connected in any way.

Movies that are part of DC Elseworlds are ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ AND ‘Batman – Part 2’, just like the tape Superman produced by JJ Abramswhich has been confirmed to still be in development, and will feature a version of the Man of Steel played by an African-American actor, directed by Ta-Nehesi Coates.

In an interview for Collider, James Gunn confirmed it ‘joker 2’ AND ‘Batman 2’ still under development, and even set a release date for the Robert Pattinson-starring film for the year 2025, the same year ‘Superman Legacy’ will arrive. “DC is a multiverse, but we’re going to focus on a universe from that multiverse. And if something isn’t DCU, we’ll make that very clear. Strictly for adults like Todd Phillips, Joker or, you know, kids animation like Teen Titans Go, we’re going to make it very clear that those are DC Elseworlds in the same way we’re making it in the comics. “

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When are ‘Joker 2’ and ‘The Batman 2’ coming out?

The reboot of the new DC Universe is something that has fans worried, because with it comes movies, series for HBO Max, animation and video games, and stars like Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill will be left behind. And although there is still a long way to go to know the details of each of the projects, the truth is that “Joker 2” by Todd Phillips and “The Batman 2” by Matt Reeves are safe.

On the side of ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’, which will star Joaquin Phoenix alongside the addition of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, opens on October 4, 2024. The story will now star Dr. Harleen Quinzel, who after met the patient Arthur Fleck falls in love and starts a musical in his head, and that’s all that is known about the plot.

While ‘The Batman – Part 2’ (official title of the sequel), comes out on October 3, 2025, and nothing has been confirmed, apart from the return of Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne and Matt Reeves as director of the story. We will have to wait for more details to be revealed.