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San Diego Comic - Con 2024 has unveiled some exciting tidings for the burgeoningDCU , with several announcements related to the enfranchisement and other DC properties produce big headline . After the relative failure ofthe DCEU filmscame to a close withAquaman and the Lost Kingdom , DC ’s comic characters will get a fresh chance in cinemas with James Gunn ’s DCU.The young cinematic universe will premier in earnest withSuperman : Legacy , kicking off a brand - new superhero franchise .

Of course , not every announcement at 2024 ’s San Diego Comic - Con pertained to the DCU . In fact , many of DC ’s motion-picture show and telecasting show reveals were separate between the serial ' multiple on - screen continuities , let in the last season of the Arrowverse - adjacentSuperman & Lois , place upright - alone animated projects likeMy Adventures with SupermanandBatman : Caped Crusader , and Matt Reeves’The Batmancontinuity . No matter the labor , Comic - Con has wield to draw up lots of hoopla forDC ’s forthcoming moviesand appearance .

San Diego Comic - Con is lastly back and 2024 looks to be one of the biggest events in year with everyone from Marvel to Star Trek to DC being in attendance . Of the various panel set for the event , I ’m in person reckon forward to BRZRKR , as I ’m keen to get some sort of update on Keanu Reeves ' movie and Zanzibar copal adaptation of his graphic novels , specially now that his sentence with the John Wick enfranchisement has come to a close .

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The Franchise’s Signature Stamp Has Been Officially Revealed

If there ’s one thing the MCU has consistently succeeded at , it ’s the ability to immediately make hype in the hatchway moments of their films as the Marvel banner projects a sizzle bobbin of their most noted projects , with the prideful Marvel Studios theme drumming up exhilaration . For the longest fourth dimension , DC ’s films did n’t have a solid studio apartment logo of their own to vie . But with the DCU ’s rise , James Gunn has revealed a breathtaking new logo that wo n’t easy be block .

The new official DC Studios logo hearkens back to the comic giant ’s classic insignia , a round , blue - and - white sigil bearing the famous letters . As the logo appears , it flips to reveal a classic illustration of Superman in the vein of the very first DC comics he appeared in , hearken back to the series ' roots . Hopefully , DC Studios will swop out the character that appears as the subject of each film and TV show that uses the logo .

9Superman & Lois Season 4 Trailer

The Fallout Of Superman And Doomsday’s Confrontation Will Finally Come To Light

WhileSuperman & Loisis only tangentially related to the CW ’s Arrowverse , remove home in a somewhat discrete timeline , the resilient - action serial has drawn plenty of fan acclamation . Thethird time of year ofSuperman & Loisendedon quite a cliffhanger , cutting to Joseph Black just as Superman and Doomsday began their world - defining fight . At long last , San Diego Comic - Con has pay some more insightsas to where the fourth time of year of the serial will go .

A teaser dawdler forSuperman & Lois ' fourth and final seasongave a abbreviated glance at Superman and Doomsday ’s on-going fight on the moon , showing off an even more mutated Doomsdaythat grows strong with each trauma . Hopefully , the serial will be capable to continue its soft adaptation of the famousDeath of Supermancomic arc successfully , possibly resulting in the death of Tyler Hoechlin ’s beloved Superman . The final time of year ’s two - minute premiere on October 17th is even more hotly anticipated following Comic - Con ’s sneak peep .

8Harley Quinn Season 5 Release Window Announced

HBO’sHarley Quinnanimated series has been a surprise breakout hit for DC , with four seasons of godless adventures already under its belt . After the release of the whirl - off seriesKIte - Man : Hell Yeah!,viewers were anxious to get a release date for the fifth season , which will take place after Kite - Man ’s solo series in the same continuity and will incorporate its events into the plot . As of San Diego Comic - Con 2024 , DC Studios have in the end given an answer .

While the exact date of the show ’s fifth time of year premiere still remains to be seen , DC can at least confidently furnish some degree of truth for an upcoming loss .

With a smart - seem bill poster , showrunners have formally given viewing audience a release window to take care forward to , with the fifth season ofHarley Quinnslated to come up out sometime in November . The time of year will see Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy move to Metropolis , allowing for a wide surroundings to fill out the series ' comedic take on the DC universe . While the accurate date of the show ’s 5th season premiere still remain to be seen , DC can at least confidently provide some degree of accuracy for an upcoming release .

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7My Adventures With Superman Will Introduce Superboy

Another Kryptonian Joins The Roster Of The Expanding Superman Series

Yet another animated series offering its own take on the DC Universe , My Adventures with Supermanis an action - romance focusing on Superman ’s early twenty-four hours in Metropolis with a mod twist . AfterMy Adventures with Superman ’s second time of year ended , Supergirl became a fixedness of the show ’s universe , expanding the traditional knowledge of the new take on Kryptonian identity . Now , San Diego Comic - Con has revealed that another Kryptonian hero will be joining the series ' roster .

It seems as though Superboy will be the next prescribed DC hero to get in the globe ofMy Adventures with Superman . Multiple different characters have used this name in DC Comics history , with the two most renowned being Connor , a clone of Superman create by Lex Luthor , and Jon Kent , Superman and Lois ' teen son . It stay to be seen which direction the newfangled animated series will go for the hero , but either way , Superboy was a smart improver to the show ’s roll .

6Batman: Caped Crusader’s Genderbent Penguin Revealed

The Batman Will Face A Penguin Like No Other

Batman : Caped Crusaderis yet another of DC Studios ' many alive series that has pull eye at San Deigo Comic - Con . A brand - Modern serial , Batman : Caped Crusaderimagines a period interpretation of Batman produced by Bruce Timm , one of the co - God Almighty of the critically - acclaimedBatman : The Animated Series . During a panel for the upcoming show , Timm bring out an effigy of a female interpretation of the villain Penguin , doing battle with The Dark Knight .

The genderbent version Penguin was revealed to be voiced by Minnie Driver , an established British - American actress who has had experience in animate roles before , as Jane in Disney’sTarzan .

The genderbent translation Penguin was bring out to be voiced by Minnie Driver , an established British - American actress who has had experience in animated role before , as Jane in Disney’sTarzan . Drive acknowledge that , while some purist fans might be opposed to the new interpretation of the grapheme , she ’ll still be channeling the essence of the fictional character . Penguin ’s costume , like many elements ofBatman : Caped Crusader , seems to take inspiration from the classical comics of DC ’s Silver Age .

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DID YOU KNOW : Before his success with Batman , Timm was ab initio reject by both Marvel and DC .

5Creature Commandos Trailer Released

More Details Were Finally Unveiled For DC’s Creature Feature

While other animated projects shown off at 2024 ’s San Diego Comic - Con take place in their own existence , DC Studios was happy to show off one series that ’ll really take stead within the DCU . share a persistence with the approaching live - action films , DC’sCreature Commandosbrings to life the titular unnoticeable superhero labor force play made up of characters that provoke Universal ’s Hellenic horror movie monsters . DC have finally free a trailer for the serial that demo off what each member of the team looks like in motion .

The Creature Commandos ' actual mission stay a mystery , but the poke elucidate the squad ’s world . The team will consist of Frankenstein , The Bride , G.I. Robot , Dr. Phosporus , Nina Mazursky , and the return of Sean Gunn ’s vocal talents as Weasel . Led by Amanda Waller and Rick Flagg , Creature Commandospromises to deliver on the same morally - grizzly comedic stylings of an eclectic , reluctant team of superpowered charactersthat James Gunn deliver withThe Suicide Squad .

4The Suicide Squad Is No Longer In The DC Universe

As Revealed By The Creature Commandos Trailer

Speaking of James Gunn’sThe Suicide Squad , theCreature Commandostrailerhas uncover an alarming pointedness regarding the film ’s canyon position in the DCU . Previously , the picture occupied a unknown spot in the changeover between the DCEU and DCU , retaining character from the previous persistence like Margot Robbie ’s Harley Quinn while still being headed by DCU creative director James Gunn . However , the trailer forCreature Commandoshas clarified that the film does n’t take station in the young primary cinematic universe .

The trailer unleash at San Diego Comic - Con 2024 explained thatAmanda Waller ’s seek to produce Task Force X were canned due to ethical concerns , with higher powers - that - be insist that she could n’t habituate human prisoners for her superpowered strike - police squad . Waller circumvents this with the loophole that the member of the Creature Commandos , a.k.a . Task Force M , are n’t human at all , making them exempt from the ruling . Thus , The Suicide Squadhas been retconned from world in the DCU .

3The Penguin Trailer Released

Colin Farrell’s DC Crime Drama Gave Another Close Look

One of the most heatedly - promise projects from DC ’s 2024 San Diego Comic - Con lineup is none other than HBO Max ’s upcoming drama serial , The Penguin . expand the universe of Matt Reeves’The Batman , the show will reprise Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb . The Penguinpromises to describe Oz ’s rise to major power in Gotham ’s reprehensible Hell , deepening the traditional knowledge of Reeves ' as - of - yet standalone feature article motion-picture show .

The trailer give a glimpse ofOz ’s motivating for building a criminal conglomerate , emphasizing his airless kinship with his age mother , who believe their household to be merit of a better standing . The stool pigeon trailer of the series also shows off just how far Oz is unforced to go in pursuit of his goal , in person invest some of Gotham ’s other criminal in body bags . Most significantly , however , the trailer give the presence of Sofia Falcone , a gangster wager by Cristin Milioti .

2The Batman 2 Starts Filming In Early 2025

The Hotly-Anticipated Sequel’s Production Is Being Eagerly Tracked

The Penguinwon’t be the only project to iterate upon the Gotham City first shown off in Matt Reeves’The Batman . A verbatim continuation , merely titledThe Batman - Part II , is also eff to be in the study , though detail stay scarce as to what charge the film will go in . Still , San Diego Comic - Con 2024 give prospective audiences a generous update on the state of the film ’s product , discover that the film will begin filming early in 2025 .

The Batmanends with Gotham City flooded with water following the blowup of The Riddler ’s devious bombs , resulting in a humanitarian crisis aided by a young Batman that has come into his own as a symbolization of hope rather than a tool of retribution . Story details are still scant , thoughthe film is presumably still on track to hit its release date for October 2nd , 2026.Beginning production early next year should give Matt Reeves flock of sentence to ensure a worthy follow - up .

1Colin Farrell’s Penguin Confirmed To Return In The Batman 2

Reeves Understands The Villains' Popularity

There ’s a cause Colin Farrell ’s Penguin was democratic enough to get his own twisting - off series . From his hilarious comedic timing to his impressive performance buried under layer of prosthetic human face constitution that hide his indistinguishability , Farrell negociate to craft one of the most memorable persona inThe Batman . Not only will he return in his titular series on HBO Max , but Matt Reevesconfirmed at 2024 ’s San Diego Comic - Con that Farrell will also bereprising the role inThe Batman - Part II .

It persist to be seen whether the upshot ofThe Penguinwill be apt toThe Batman - Part II.Regardless of if they are or not , it ’s unbelievably likely that Farrell ’s Penguin will enjoy an enhanced screen bearing in the continuation . Perhaps Matt Reeves ' Oz will be popular enough to give Penguin a big front in futureDCUprojects live ahead .

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