DC Film Future: Black Adam, Shazam, Snyderverse & Elseworlds

On the December 21, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film editor Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and TV news, including updates on the future of the DC Film Universe.

Opening Banter: 

In The News:

• (og Erin): Dwayne Johnson Says Black Adam Will Not Appear In 'First Chapter' Of The New DC Universe
• What does this mean? 
• Have we seen the last of The Rock as Black Adam?
• Could he possibly return later?
• Valerie: Zachary Levi Suggests There Are No Plans To Recast Shazam In The New DC Universe
• (og Jeremy): James Gunn Addresses The Current State Of DC, Knows It's Pretty Rough Out There Right Now
• What Gunn tweeted:
• One of the things Peter & I were aware of when we took the job as heads of DC Studios was a certain minority of people online that could be, well, uproarious & unkind, to say the least.
• Our choices for the DCU are based upon what we believe is best for the story & best for the DC characters who have been around for nearly 85 years. Perhaps these choices are great, perhaps not, but they are made with sincere hearts & integrity & always with the story in mind.
• No one loves to be harassed or called names – but, to be frank, we’ve been through significantly worse. Disrespectful outcry will never, ever affect our actions.
• We were aware there would be a period of turbulence when we took this gig, & we knew we would sometimes have to make difficult & not-so-obvious choices, especially in the wake of the fractious nature of what came before us.
• But this means little to us in comparison to our jobs as artists & custodians in helping to create a wide & wonderful future for DC.
• Mid-Roll Sponsor break: “we’re going to take a quick break, and we’ll be right back”
• (og Ben): The DCU Will Face Less Studio Interference Than The Snyderverse Did, According To James Gunn
• "The position is different than it was with Zack [Snyder], etc. Peter [Safran] & I are the heads of DC Studios. The only studio interference would be from us!"
• (og Devin): Plans For Elseworlds DC Projects Are 'Actively Happening' According To James Gunn
• Someone on twitter asked if he was open to producing any Elseworlds DC projects that aren’t set in the DCU, to which James Gunn responded “That is actively happening.”
• Should they be doing movies outside of the connected universe?
• Is he talking about Matt Reeves’ The Batman movie and The Joker sequel? Or is he talking about actual elseworlds adaptations?
• What DC Elseworlds story would you like to see as a live action movie?
• Peter would love to see Red Son or Superman: Secret Identity (not really an elseworlds story)
• Other possibilities: Gotham by Gaslight, Kingdom Come, The Golden Age

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