6 Burning Questions About DC Studios’ New Slate - Hollywood Reporter

The announcement of ten new projects across film and television, falling under the designation Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters, offer up a great variety of characters and tones, showcasing the vastness of the DC Universe.

While rumors of a full-reboot last year brought about concern over status of the four remaining DCEU movies, it seems they stand a chance of being grandfathered into the new DCU, providing their box office success undoubtedly.

So, by the time we reach Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom in December, Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry may have no recollection of being part of the Justice League or the battle against Steppenwolf and will be operating in an entirely new DC landscape.

As much as I enjoyed Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck’s take on Superman and Batman, they, along with Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor and Jared Leto’s Joker were easily the most controversial aspects of the DCEU for critics and audiences.

While this matter of branding may not seem like a big deal on the surface level as the DCEU also had these out of continuity stories, Elseworlds clears up a lot of audience confusion and fan debates over whether Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker should exist in Matt Reeves’ Batman franchise, or whether the CW DC TV actors should crossover into the movies.

With the market already saturated with comic book projects, the DCU will have to work a little harder to make sure what it is offering isn’t just something that audiences have already gotten or can get from the MCU, which at this point in time is a far more trusted brand than DC.