DC/warner movie schedule

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**reds8n**

more details to come no doubt.

http://batman-news.com/2014/10/15/warner-bros-dc-movies-revealed-wonder-woman-justice-league-2017-justice-league-2-2019-plus-lots/

Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara just dropped a bunch of news about their upcoming DC Comics movies on a shareholder call. The Wall Street Journal’s Ben Fritz has been live tweeting it, so there may be more details released later.

Suicide Squad is scheduled for a 2016 release. 2017 will have two movies, Wonder Woman and Justice League. WB will release two more movies in 2018, The Flash starring Ezra Miller and Aquaman starring Jason Momoa. In 2019 we’re getting Shazam (with Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam) and Justice League 2. In 2020 Cyborg starring Ray Fisher will be released, as well as a Green Lantern reboot. New stand-alone Batman and Superman movies are also in the works!

Here’s the updated Warner Bros./DC Comics movie roadmap:

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – 03/25/16
Suicide Squad – 08/05/16
Wonder Woman or Justice League – 06/23/17
Wonder Woman or Justice League – 11/17/17
The Flash or Aquaman – 03/23/18
The Flash or Aquaman – 07/27/18
Shazam or Justice League 2 – 04/05/19
Shazam or Justice League 2 – 06/14/19
Cyborg or Green Lantern – 04/03/20
Cyborg or Green Lantern – 06/19/20
Here’s the full press release from Warner Bros. with lots more info!

BURBANK, CA, October 15, 2014 – Today at a Time Warner investors meeting, Warner Bros.’ Chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara outlined an aggressive content strategy for the Studio aimed at increasing profits while “doubling down on outstanding content, working with the best talent and maintaining the culture that makes Warner Bros. so great.”

“The demand for high quality video content is growing fast – in the United States and around the world – as new technologies have created new platforms and millions of new connected consumers,” said Tsujihara. “The opportunity is huge. And no studio is better positioned to take advantage of it than Warner Bros.”

As part of his presentation, Tsujihara announced a bold expansion of the industry’s broadest theatrical slate, built around the largest, most important global franchises. Warner Bros. Pictures will release three LEGO-branded films over the next four years, building upon the enormous success of this year’s “The LEGO Movie” ($468 million worldwide box office), starting with “Ninjago” in 2016, directed by Charlie Bean and produced by Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Batman will take a star turn in “The LEGO Batman Movie” in 2017, directed by Chris McKay, and the sequel, “The LEGO Movie 2,” will debut in 2018.

The Studio will release three pictures, in 2016, 2018 and 2020, based on best-selling author J.K. Rowling’s original story and screenwriting debut, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” Set in an extension of her familiar wizarding world, featuring magical creatures and characters inspired by Harry Potter’s Hogwarts textbook and its fictitious author, Newt Scamander, “Fantastic Beasts” will be directed by David Yates, who directed the last four Harry Potter movies, and reunite the filmmaking team of David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram.

And, in a massive expansion of the Studio’s DC Entertainment-branded content, Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema will release a slate of at least 10 movies—as well as stand-alone Batman and Superman films—from 2016 through 2020 that expands this prized universe of characters:

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” directed by Zack Snyder (2016)
“Suicide Squad,” directed by David Ayer (2016)
“Wonder Woman,” starring Gal Gadot (2017)
“Justice League Part One,” directed by Zack Snyder, with Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Amy Adams reprising their roles (2017)
“The Flash,” starring Ezra Miller (2018)
“Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa (2018)
“Shazam” (2019)
“Justice League Part Two,” directed by Zack Snyder (2019)
“Cyborg,” starring Ray Fisher (2020)
“Green Lantern” (2020)
On the television front, Warner Bros. Television Group is the undisputed industry leader, providing 32 shows to the five broadcast networks and an overall roster of more than 60 shows among network, cable, first-run syndication and animation. WBTVG will grow its leadership across multiple fronts, including cable, premium platform and kids programming as well as further its precedent-setting activities in SVOD and international television production and format sales.

Among the Studio’s programs are network TV’s #1 entertainment series in “The Big Bang Theory” and #1 unscripted series in “The Voice,” as well as favorites such as “Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Gotham,” “The Middle,” “Mom,” “Pretty Little Liars,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Bachelor” franchise, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and many more.

For Turner, Warner Horizon Television’s “Rizzoli & Isles” and Warner Bros. Television’s “Major Crimes” are two of the top three scripted series on all of basic cable for 2014, and the #1 and #2 shows, respectively, on TNT. The Studio has a number of future projects set up at TNT, including a pilot production order for an untitled drama set in the unpredictable world of the Florida cocaine trade in the 1970s, from Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay and Michelle Ashford, and is in development on “Titans,” from Academy Award-winner Akiva Goldsman and Marc Haimes, based upon the DC Comics characters.

At HBO, WBTV’s first series for the premium television company, the critically acclaimed “The Leftovers,” debuted this summer and has already been picked up for a second season. WBTV has also produced the pilot “Westworld,” from executive producers J.J. Abrams, Jonathan Nolan, Jerry Weintraub and Lisa Joy, and starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris and Evan Rachel Wood, and has a number of other projects in development at the company.

Warner Bros. Animation is producing new series based on the Studio’s iconic brands, such as the upcoming “Be Cool Scooby-Doo!” and “The Tom and Jerry Show.” WBA’s “Teen Titans Go!” ranks as the #1 show in its timeslot against all kids’ networks.

For the first time ever, Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution has licensed the exclusive subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) rights to one of television’s most successful series ever, WBTV’s “Friends,” to Netflix in the U.S. and Canada. Starting January 1, 2015, Netflix members will have access to the entire 236 episode run of the series, which is still an enormous linear hit on cable (Nick at Nite and TBS) and in broadcast syndication.

Worldwide Television Distribution has also sold the off-network SVOD rights to the hit Warner Bros. Television series “Person of Interest” to Netflix in the United States. The first three seasons of the series, which currently airs on CBS, will be made available to subscribers in fall 2015, at the same time the series premieres off-network on WGN America.

These two deals are just the latest examples of how the Studio’s hit series continue to serve as annuities for decades beyond their initial broadcast. Further increasing the value of Warner Bros.’ library, since 1999, WBTVG has developed and produced 20 series that have reached the 100-episode milestone or will do so during the 2014–15 season.

“At Warner Bros., we are united to not only continue to create the world’s greatest entertainment content, but to over-deliver on our financial targets,” said Tsujihara. “I’ve been with the company for over 20 years and I can’t remember a time when I’ve felt more confident about our future. We’re committed to maintaining and enhancing the great legacy of Warner Bros., the world’s most iconic and profitable studio.”

Seems superheroes really are the new black.

**Slarg232**

I want to be excited about this, but why do I have to watch people in spandex worry about depressing issues when I can watch any other type of show and get that?

**Grimskul**

Let the attempts at milking the cash cow go! I'm seriously wondering what it will take for the superhero movie franchise to crash or tap out, I know the recent ASM2 was pretty poorly received, but would it need something like another Schumacher Batman nipple film to get people to lose interest? Or would it be enough simply from the volume that both Marvel and Warner Bros. are trying to put out? Either way I'm grabbing the popcorn and seeing how hard WB tries to catch up with Marvel.

**Paradigm**

I look forward to the forthcoming expolsion of Superfilms, Man of Steel was great so more in that line should be equally entertaining. With 2 DC and 2 Marvel a year, along with more Spiderman, Deadpool and X-men in the works, it's a good time to be a comic fan!

**Slarg232**

Grimskul wrote:
Let the attempts at milking the cash cow go! I'm seriously wondering what it will take for the superhero movie franchise to crash or tap out, I know the recent ASM2 was pretty poorly received, but would it need something like another Schumacher Batman nipple film to get people to lose interest? Or would it be enough simply from the volume that both Marvel and Warner Bros. are trying to put out? Either way I'm grabbing the popcorn and seeing how hard WB tries to catch up with Marvel.

Honestly, with how Marvel is making it less about the hero and more about the genre (Cap 1 being a War story, while Cap 2 was a Spy Movie, and then Ant Man will be about a heist) I don't think it's going away any times soon. I think it's going to be the actors who call it quits before the actual movies die off.

**Grimskul**

Slarg232 wrote:
Grimskul wrote:
Let the attempts at milking the cash cow go! I'm seriously wondering what it will take for the superhero movie franchise to crash or tap out, I know the recent ASM2 was pretty poorly received, but would it need something like another Schumacher Batman nipple film to get people to lose interest? Or would it be enough simply from the volume that both Marvel and Warner Bros. are trying to put out? Either way I'm grabbing the popcorn and seeing how hard WB tries to catch up with Marvel.

Honestly, with how Marvel is making it less about the hero and more about the genre (Cap 1 being a War story, while Cap 2 was a Spy Movie, and then Ant Man will be about a heist) I don't think it's going away any times soon. I think it's going to be the actors who call it quits before the actual movies die off.

Hm, very good point. If anything it'd be interesting to see if the actors have any direct role in ending the franchise given that iconic guys like RDJ can give crazy demands for pay-raises and although the studio obviously are going to try and phase out the original cast eventually for replacements, the new schmooks they get may not be able to fill their shoes adequately.

**gorgon**

Hmm. There are a number of things to chew on there.

We finally have confirmation that they'll be rebooting GL. And Ezra Miller as the Flash? Huh. That's definitely a little outside the box for Barry Allen. Unless it'll be Wally West, leaving the Barry Allen Flash for TV even if they're separate universes?

In other recent news, a producer on BvS confirmed that Diana will in fact be a demigod and the daughter of Zeus.

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Grimskul wrote:
Let the attempts at milking the cash cow go! I'm seriously wondering what it will take for the superhero movie franchise to crash or tap out, I know the recent ASM2 was pretty poorly received, but would it need something like another Schumacher Batman nipple film to get people to lose interest? Or would it be enough simply from the volume that both Marvel and Warner Bros. are trying to put out? Either way I'm grabbing the popcorn and seeing how hard WB tries to catch up with Marvel.

Marvel has much more incentive to keep the genre going though, since all they have are those properties. If superhero films completely tank, they won't have much of a studio.

WB can target a 6-year period or so, carpet bomb it with genre films, and then move on to other stuff if the genre stops making money. The MCU was probably intere$ting to WB for rea$on$ related to driving audience$ from one film to the next. But they don't need a tightly unified universe in the same way that Marvel does, and they don't need the craze to last for the next 15 years. WB also benefits from more iconic SH characters that don't all need standalone introductory films before JL. Hell, Aquaman probably had as much or more brand recognition (albeit of a negative kind) among non-comics fan than Captain America before the first Cap film.

So have we had confirmation elsewhere about where the MoS2 and Batman films fit in?

**Necros**

I hope the flash movie will be better than the new TV show...

and aquaman? what can he do besides help free willie?

**Frazzled**

make sandwiches...OUT OF TUNA!

**Ensis Ferrae**

Yeah, I won't get my hopes up for any decent DC films.... Outside of the Nolan Batman films, DC hasn't really offered anything even remotely close to "decent" (IMO)

I agree there's $ involved, but perhaps WB is trying to "strong arm" Marvel Studios out? I don't think it'll work that way, what with the quality of comic book movie that Marvel have developed.

And even then, "we" have to wait until 2016 for the next actual DC movie??

**gorgon**

Ensis Ferrae wrote:
Yeah, I won't get my hopes up for any decent DC films.... Outside of the Nolan Batman films, DC hasn't really offered anything even remotely close to "decent" (IMO)

I think the majority of the Marvel films have been lukewarm bowls of plain oatmeal, but YMMV.

I agree there's $ involved, but perhaps WB is trying to "strong arm" Marvel Studios out? I don't think it'll work that way, what with the quality of comic book movie that Marvel have developed.

I don't really know what you're getting at here. I'll say this -- I think Marvel is in competition with WB much more than WB is in competition with Marvel.

**Ensis Ferrae**

gorgon wrote:

I agree there's $ involved, but perhaps WB is trying to "strong arm" Marvel Studios out? I don't think it'll work that way, what with the quality of comic book movie that Marvel have developed.

I don't really know what you're getting at here. I'll say this -- I think Marvel is in competition with WB much more than WB is in competition with Marvel.

What I'm saying is based on what another poster has said: WB has "other" films and film franchises they can fall back on. They are a movie studio doing comic book movies, where Marvel is a comic studio doing comic book movies. IF WB puts out enough crap/mediocre DC comic movies to dilute the market to the point where fans no longer want to go see a "comic book movie", then WB will have basically forced Marvel Studios out of the movie making industry.

**Forar**

I don't think that's really a concern. While I can agree it's possible to overwhelm audiences in a fashion that might burn them out on the genre a bit, it would be an extremely expensive choice to murder one of their own revenue streams just to spitefully take a shot at another company's. WB has other films and franchises, but how excited do you think DC would be if they watched a half dozen garbage flicks go out at a loss?

And frankly, no, with Marvel producing top notch entertainment, I think the greater risk would be people just ignoring DC movies altogether. How much dilution really happens if DC brings out 3 movies and I see 0, and Marvel brings out 3 movies and I see 3. Entering a battle to 'dilute the market' while trying to hold down enough market share (mind and financial alike) is... just nonsensical.

Also, my favourite part of that list is the Green Lantern movie at the bottom.

"Hey, guys, think 2020 is far enough out that people will forget the crap that was the last one?"

"Sure, let's give it a shot!"

Spoiler alert: nnnnnnnnope.

**TheMeanDM**

Ensis Ferrae wrote:
Yeah, I won't get my hopes up for any decent DC films.... Outside of the Nolan Batman films, DC hasn't really offered anything even remotely close to "decent" (IMO)

I would disagree with you on this, as I thought Man of Steel was very good....I especially thought they did a great job showing Zod in all his fanaticism.

**Ensis Ferrae**

Forar wrote:

How much dilution really happens if DC brings out 3 movies and I see 0, and Marvel brings out 3 movies and I see 3.

This right here is me in a nutshell.... Outside of the batman franchise, I haven't watched a single DC/WB comic movie. About the only way that does or will ever change is if I see 2-3 pages of glowing reviews on places like here on dakka (as there are plenty of users who, when it comes to certain movies have a similar outlook to mine).

Realistically WB seems to do "better" with it's non DC comic book ventures: 300 and the like.

**gorgon**

Ensis Ferrae wrote:
gorgon wrote:

I agree there's $ involved, but perhaps WB is trying to "strong arm" Marvel Studios out? I don't think it'll work that way, what with the quality of comic book movie that Marvel have developed.

I don't really know what you're getting at here. I'll say this -- I think Marvel is in competition with WB much more than WB is in competition with Marvel.

What I'm saying is based on what another poster has said: WB has "other" films and film franchises they can fall back on. They are a movie studio doing comic book movies, where Marvel is a comic studio doing comic book movies. IF WB puts out enough crap/mediocre DC comic movies to dilute the market to the point where fans no longer want to go see a "comic book movie", then WB will have basically forced Marvel Studios out of the movie making industry.

I was the one who said that, but I don't know why WB would spend a billion dollars in movie production in an attempt to damage a smaller, niche studio that really isn't on their level. It's not quite like there's a fixed pool that they're fighting over. The box office fluctuates from year to year based on the popularity of movies that are released, right? Movies released near each other compete in some sense, but lots of good superhero movies on screens will probably mean lots of money spent at the box office. WB and Marvel can both make successful films and make lots of money.

If it's about having so many movies in a compact time period, I still believe that WB is probably more keen about making and counting their money in the near future as opposed to planning movies out to 2079 or whatever Marvel claims.

Plus, IIRC Affleck said something about "the story they want to tell" or somesuch in an interview, which suggests that the entire JL arc is a linked story that will have a conclusion of some sort. Again, WB doesn't *need* to be making superhero movies and therefore doesn't need to worry about actors aging or wanting out, superhero movie fatigue, etc. If those things happen, they can let stuff cool for a while and then reboot them later. There are a few weaknesses to Marvel's approach that may become apparent with time, IMO.

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Forar wrote:
Also, my favourite part of that list is the Green Lantern movie at the bottom.

"Hey, guys, think 2020 is far enough out that people will forget the crap that was the last one?"

Eh. I liked Ang Lee's Hulk overall, but many people didn't. Spider-Man 3 stunk to high heaven. And they were rebooted successfully. If audiences can get over Emo Peter's breakdancing, they can get over anything from the GL film.

**LuciusAR**

So are the TV shows based on separate licenses to the films?

It just seems odd to be that they will be making a Flash film with one actor whilst making a Flash TV show simultaneously with another?

Also if a TV show existing at the same is no barrier to separate film release then why is poor old Green Arrow is missing from the movie schedule?

**SilverMK2**

D...C...? Do they actually have any character other than superman and batman?

**gorgon**

LuciusAR wrote:
So are the TV shows based on separate licenses to the films?

It just seems odd to be that they will be making a Flash film with one actor whilst making a Flash TV show simultaneously with another?

Also if a TV show existing at the same is no barrier to separate film release then why is poor old Green Arrow is missing from the movie schedule?

Tying them together actually creates all kinds of issues about the storytelling, if you really think about it. Imagine trying to write 20-odd meaningful and compelling stories for Flash or Arrow while having to weave in the events of all those movies at specific points in time in the series, while avoiding stepping on the wrong narrative "toes" or using certain characters, etc. Separating them allows the creative teams the room to tell the stories that will be most successful for their respective mediums. Arrow is a successful series for WB, and Flash is headed that way too. WB is too smart to wreck that.

Now, it struck me that 22 year old Ezra Miller is an offbeat choice to play Barry Allen, who's traditionally been a bit of a Dudley Do-Right and not substantially younger than the rest of the JL. He might make a better Wally West, however. So the movie and TV franchises *could* take the approach of staying out of each other's way by avoiding using the same characters.

That, or Miller is playing a younger, much edgier Barry Allen in the movies and WB just doesn't care.

**H.B.M.C.**

This is nothing but a positive for DC. Up until this point DC has been a timid reactionary studio, releasing films and then hiding behind the couch whilst they wait to see if it does well, and then basing their next move (and next movie!) on the results of that release. For the first time DC has said "feth this noise!", grown a pair, and has decided to stop playing catch-up with Marvel. They're out in front of it now, and showing their hand like this (but still keeping specifics of standalone Batman and Superman films hidden) is a big deal.

The question that remains is if they can they deliver. Maybe not. Maybe yes. We don't know yet. But we do know that the ball is now in Marvel's court. They can either let DC have the spotlight, or start actually confirming things. DC has told us when each of its characters are getting a movie. Marvel still hasn't confirmed the reports of RDJ in Cap 3. It's time for Marvel to make their move.

And, not for nothing, and noting the fact that "identity politics" is one of the worst things in human creation, DC has announced a female-led movie (Wonder Woman) and a movie with a black lead (Cyborg, and that's only assuming they're not going with John Stewart for the Lantern film, in which case it's two movies with a black lead) before Marvel has announced Black Widow/Captain Marvel or Black Panther films.

Grimskul wrote:
Let the attempts at milking the cash cow go!

I don't see how making movies based on properties you own is "milking a cash cow", especially given DC's recent track record (two and a half good Batman movies, an ok Superman movie, and a dreadful Green Lantern movie).

**reds8n**

LuciusAR wrote:
So are the TV shows based on separate licenses to the films?

It just seems odd to be that they will be making a Flash film with one actor whilst making a Flash TV show simultaneously with another?

Also if a TV show existing at the same is no barrier to separate film release then why is poor old Green Arrow is missing from the movie schedule?

Does seem they're separate.

.... one notes that in Dcs last universe reboot they brought back all those different parallel worlds and thus far a few of their shows have been placed on some of those worlds....

... related :

.. you guys see that image from Amazing Spider-Man the other week ...

as Bleeding Cool put it : " your childhood memories destroyed"

Spoiler:

**H.B.M.C.**

I don't get it, unless it's a reference to the old Spider-Man cartoon series.

**reds8n**

Precisely that.

Spoiler:

**LuciusAR**

I loved Spiderman and his Amazing Friends as a kid. Did Fire-Star actually appear in anything other than that show?

I know she was supposed to be a mutant and member of the X-men. I recall a crossover Episode where Iceman and Fire-star went to the X-Men mansion for some sort of mutant gathering and Spiderman wasn’t allowed to go with them, not being a mutant and all, but he somehow getting involved when Juggernaught attacked the mansion.

But I don't think I seen her in any of the X-Men cartoons or comics.

**reds8n**

Yes.

She was in "The New Warriors" for a good few years and was then an occasional character in various Avenger titles.

She appears here and there as far as I know. believe she was in the various X.... titles in the last few years.

Oh :

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2014/09/26/comic-book-legends-revealed-490/3/

amazing story about Firestar's ass....

things you never though you'd get to type # 234

**Frazzled**

reds8n wrote:
LuciusAR wrote:
So are the TV shows based on separate licenses to the films?

It just seems odd to be that they will be making a Flash film with one actor whilst making a Flash TV show simultaneously with another?

Also if a TV show existing at the same is no barrier to separate film release then why is poor old Green Arrow is missing from the movie schedule?

Does seem they're separate.

.... one notes that in Dcs last universe reboot they brought back all those different parallel worlds and thus far a few of their shows have been placed on some of those worlds....

... related :

.. you guys see that image from Amazing Spider-Man the other week ...

as Bleeding Cool put it : " your childhood memories destroyed"

Spoiler:

Well one view is they were terminated. Another could be they just had the party of all parties.

**H.B.M.C.**

Firestar's a messy eater.