History Trivia / DCExtendedUniverse

* GodNeverSaidThat: That franchise has been a huge Internet rumor mill ever since the announcement of ''Batman v Superman'' and even moreso since its release and divisive reception, and Warner Bros. or crew members have ''sometimes'' (pretty scarcely, actually) step up to confirm/deny rumors (at least before 2022 when the new administration at Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery became more upfront).

** Despite persistent reports from "insider sources" and articles taking unverified rumors as fact, Creator/HenryCavill has never said anything about leaving his role. Cavill's manager even said "the cape is still in his closet". It later turned out it was an ExecutiveVeto that prevented Cavill from coming back as Superman, the plans of the newly minted Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery allowed him to return, at least until James Gunn and his new plans for future DC adaptations meant he was let go of the role once and for all.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Outside of ''Aquaman'' and ''Shazam!'' (the latter due to a very low budget), every release starting with ''Justice League'' has bombed. See [[BoxOfficeBomb/DCExtendedUniverse here]] for more details.

* ExecutiveVeto: Upon the release of ''Film/{{Black Adam|2022}}'', Creator/DwayneJohnson revealed the reason why Creator/HenryCavill didn't return for a long while as Superman: it was the pre-Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery administration (Ann Sarnoff, Toby Emmerich and DC Films head Walter Hamada) that vetoed his return (they planned to replace him with Creator/SashaCalle's Supergirl starting with ''Film/{{The Flash|2023}}''). It reportedly took Johnson and his agent (and ex-wife) Dany Garcia ''six years'' of negotiations (which means the previous studio heads from as far back as 2016 were also not keen on seeing him come back after the backlash towards ''Batman v Superman'').

** ''Film/BlueBeetle2023'' was meant to be part of this franchise but they supposedly decided to make it the first installment in [[Creator/JamesGunn James Gunn's]] upcoming ''DC Universe'' SharedUniverse... which Gunn later contradicted, saying that it's not canon to the upcoming DCU, though its lead actor Creator/XoloMariduena is due to [[RoleReprise reprise the role of Blue Beetle]] as part of it.

** ''Film/BlueBeetle2023'' was meant to be part of this franchise but they supposedly decided to make it the first installment in [[Creator/JamesGunn James Gunn's]] upcoming ''DC Universe'' SharedUniverse... which Gunn later contradicted, saying that it's not canon to the upcoming DCU, though its lead actor Creator/XoloMariduena is due for a RoleReprise.

** ''Film/BlueBeetle2023'' was meant to be part of this franchise but they decided to make it the first installment in [[Creator/JamesGunn James Gunn's]] upcoming ''DC Universe'' SharedUniverse.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Outside of ''Justice League'', every release since ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]'' has bombed. See [[BoxOfficeBomb/DCExtendedUniverse here]] for more details.

** Related to the above, Creator/BenAffleck has been confirmed to return in the same film after seemingly leaving the role permanently after ''Justice League'' amidst the DevelopmentHell that led to Creator/MattReeves' ''Film/{{The Batman|2022}}'' being made instead of his solo Batman film. This came up shortly after the announcement of ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'', in which Affleck came back for additional photography (in costume, no less). As did Creator/RayFisher as Cyborg, Creator/JaredLeto as Joker, Creator/AmberHeard as Mera and Creator/JoeManganiello as Deathstroke in the latter film.

* TheWikiRule: The [[http://dccinematicuniverse.wikia.com/wiki/DC_Cinematic_Universe_Wiki DC Cinematic Universe Wiki]] and the [[http://dcextendeduniverse.wikia.com/wiki/DC_Extended_Universe_Wiki DC Extended Universe Wiki]]. The [[http://dcmovies.wikia.com/wiki/DC_Movies_Wiki DC Movies Wiki]] covers DC movies in general.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Outside of ''Justice League'', every release since ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]'' has bombed. See [[BoxOfficeBomb/DCExtendedUniverse here]].

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* ExecutiveVeto: Upon the release of ''Film/{{Black Adam|2022}}'', Creator/DwayneJohnson revealed the reason why Creator/HenryCavill didn't return for a long while as Superman: it was the pre-Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery administration (Ann Sarnoff, Toby Emmerich and DC Films head Walter Hamada) that vetoed his return (they planned to replace him with Creator/SashaCalle's Supergirl starting with ''Film/{{The Flash|2023}}''). It reportedly took Johnson and his agent (and ex-wife) Dany Garcia ''six years'' of negociations (which means the previous studio heads from as far back as 2016 were also not keen on seeing him come back after the backlash towards ''Batman v Superman'').

** Despite persistent reports from "insider sources" and articles taking unverified rumors as fact, Creator/HenryCavill has never said anything about leaving his role. Cavill's manager even said "the cape is still in his closet". Creator/JamesGunn was ''offered'' to direct a ''Superman'' movie before he chose to take up the ''Suicide Squad'' sequel, meaning Supes is still very much in the cards. It later turned out it was an ExecutiveVeto that prevented Cavill from coming back as Superman, the plans of the newly minted Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery allowed him to return, at least until James Gunn and his new plans for future DC adaptations mean he was let go of the role once and for all.

* ReleaseDateChange: 2022 was slated to be the year when the DCEU would have its boom. As soon as ''Series/{{Peacemaker|2022}}'' and ''Film/TheBatman'' were released, the remaning slate faced a series of delays ranging from post-production complications to reshoots to the Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery merger causing all sorts of headaches for every single creative team. By the end of August of that year, no DCEU movies had been released, ''Batgirl'' was axed, and ''Film/ShazamFuryOfTheGods'', ''Film/{{The Flash|2023}}'' and ''Aquaman & the Lost Kingdom'' were all pushed to 2023. ''Film/{{Black Adam|2022}}'' ended up the only DCEU entry to come out in 2022.

** The current head of Creator/DC Films Creator/JamesGunn acknowledged the turbulent history of the DCEU stemming from the box office failures, the negative reception and the lasting panicking fallout of ''Batman v Superman'',''Suicide Squad'',''Justice League'' and ''Black Adam''. Gunn admitted the history of DC on film was a mess and that Creator/HenryCavill was screwed around for his role as Superman. Gunn also blasted the previous DC regimes saying that they didn't have a clear plan and that they were handing out IP's to anyone who asked for it. To prevent history from repeating itself, Gunn declared that the future DC Universe would be more cohesive and narrative driven with the new film division only producing two to three films a year along with a few TV shows to ensure that production would go smoothly on all future DC films and shows going forward. Gunn also reiterated that Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery would no longer interfere with future DC film and TV projects since DC studios was an independent production house separate from Warner Bros. Gunn has since been openly talking to DC fans by debunking rumours on Twitter and explaining what the future DC films and shows would be for the next few years.

** The current head of Creator/DC Studios Creator/JamesGunn acknowledged the turbulent history of the DCEU stemming from the box office faliures, the negative reception and the lasting fallout of ''Batman v Superman'',''Suicide Squad'', ''Justice League'' and ''Black Adam''. Gunn admitted the history of DC on film was a mess and that Creator/HenryCavill was screwed around for his role as Superman. Gunn also blasted the previous DC regimes saying that they didn't have a clear plan and that they were handing out IP's to anyone who asked for it. To prevent history from repeating itself, Gunn declared that the future DC Universe would be more cohesive and narrative driven with the new film division only producing two to three films a year along with a few TV shows to ensure that production would go smoothly on all future DC films and shows going forward. Gunn also reiterated that Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery would no longer interfere with future DC film and TV projects since DC studios was an independent production house separate from Warner Bros. Gunn has since been openly talking to DC fans by debunking rumours on Twitter and explaining what the future DC films and shows would be for the next few years.

** The current head of DC Studios Creator/JamesGunn acknowledged the turbulent history of the DCEU stemming from the fallout of ''Batman v Superman'' and ''Justice League''. Gunn admitted the history of DC on film was a mess and that Creator/HenryCavill was screwed around for his role as Superman. Gunn also blasted the previous DC regimes saying that they didn't have a clear plan and that they were handing out IP's to anyone who asked for it. As a result, Gunn declared that the future DC Universe would be more cohesive and narrative driven with the new film division only producing two to three films a year along with a few TV shows to ensure that production would go smoothly on all future DC films and shows going forward. Gunn also reiterated that Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery would no longer interfere with future DC film and TV projects since DC studios was an independent production house separate from Warner Bros. Gunn has since been openly talking to DC fans by debunking rumours on Twitter and explaining what the future DC films and shows would be for the next few years.

** The current head of DC Studios Creator/JamesGunn acknowledged the turbulent history of the DCEU stemming from the fallout of ''Batman v Superman'' and ''Justice League''. Gunn admitted the history of DC on film was a mess and that Creator/HenryCavill was screwed around for his role as Superman. Gunn also blasted the previous DC regimes saying that they didn't have a clear plan and that they were handing out IP's to anyone who asked for it. As a result, Gunn declared that the future DC Universe would be more cohesive and narrative driven with the new film division only producing two to three films a year along with a few TV shows to. Gunn also reiterated that Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery would no longer interfere with future DC film and TV projects since DC studios was an independent production house separate from Warner Bros. Gunn has since been openly talking to DC fans by debunking rumours on Twitter and explaining what the future DC films and shows would be for the next few years.

** The current head of DC Studios Creator/JamesGunn acknowledged the turbulent history of the DCEU stemming from the fallout of ''Batman v Superman'' and ''Justice League''. Gunn admitted the history of DC on film was a mess and that Creator/HenryCavill was screwed around for his role as Superman. Gunn also blasted the previous DC regimes saying that they didn't have a clear plan and that they were handing out IP's to anyone who asked for it. As a result, Gunn declared that the future DC Universe would be more cohesive and narrative driven with the new film division only producing two to three films a year along with a few TV shows to. Gunn also reiterated that Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery would no long interfere with future DC projects. Gunn has since been openly talking to DC fans by debunking rumours on Twitter and explaining what the future DC films and shows would be for the next few years.

** The current head of DC Studios Creator/JamesGunn acknowledged the turbulent history of the DCEU stemming from the fallout of ''Batman v Superman''. Gunn admitted the history of DC on film was a mess and that Creator/HenryCavill was screwed around for his role as Superman. Gunn also blasted the previous DC regimes saying that they didn't have a clear plan and that they were handing out IP's to anyone who asked for it. As a result, Gunn has vowed that the future DC Universe will be a masterpiece over what the DCEU has been. Gunn has since been openly talking to the fans by debunking DC rumours on Twitter and explaining what the future DC films and shows will be for the next few years.

** The current head of DC Studios Creator/JamesGunn blasted the turbulent history of the DCEU stemming from the fallout of ''Batman v Superman''. Gunn admitted the history of DC on film was a mess and that Creator/HenryCavill was screwed around for his role as Superman. Gunn also blasted the previous DC regimes saying that they didn't have a clear plan and that they were handing out IP's to anyone who asked. As a result, Gunn has made it clear that the future DC Universe would be a massive improvement over what the DCEU was and has since been openly talking to the fans by debunking DC rumours on Twitter and explaining what the future DC films and shows will be for the next few years.