Superman (2025 film)

Upcoming DC Studios film

Superman

Directed by| James Gunn
Written by| James Gunn
Based on| Characters
from DC
Produced by| Peter Safran
Starring|

* David Corenswet
* Rachel Brosnahan
* Isabela Merced
* Edi Gathegi
* Nathan Fillion
* Anthony Carrigan
* María Gabriela de Faría
* Sara Sampaio
* Skyler Gisondo
* Nicholas Hoult
* Terence Rosemore
* Wendell Pierce

Cinematography| Henry Braham
Edited by| Jason Ballantine
Music by| John Murphy

Production
company

DC Studios

Distributed by| Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date

* July 11, 2025 (2025-07-11)

Country| United States
Language| English

Superman is an upcoming American superhero film based on DC Comics featuring the character of the same name. Produced by DC Studios and to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it will be the first film in the DC Universe (DCU) and a reboot of the Superman film series. The film is written and directed by James Gunn and stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent / Superman, alongside Rachel Brosnahan, Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Carrigan, María Gabriela de Faría, Sara Sampaio, Skyler Gisondo, Nicholas Hoult, Terence Rosemore, and Wendell Pierce. In the film, Superman's journey to reconcile his alien heritage with his human family is explored.

Development on a sequel to the first DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film, Man of Steel (2013), began by October 2014, with Henry Cavill expected to reprise his role as Superman. Plans changed after the troubled production of Justice League (2017) and the Man of Steel sequel was no longer moving forward by May 2020. Gunn began work on a potential new Superman film around August 2022. In October, he became co-CEO of DC Studios with producer Peter Safran and they began work on a new DC Universe. Gunn was publicly revealed to be writing the new Superman film in December. The title Superman: Legacy was announced in January 2023, Gunn was confirmed to be directing in March, and Corenswet and Brosnahan were cast in June. The subtitle was dropped by the end of February 2024, when filming began in Norway; it is set to last until August at Trilith Studios in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia, as well as in Ohio. The film takes specific inspiration from the comic book All-Star Superman (2005–2008) by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, among others.

Superman will be released theatrically in the United States on July 11, 2025. It will be part of the DCU's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.

## Premise[edit]

The film explores Clark Kent / Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his adoptive human family in Smallville, Kansas.[1]

## Cast[edit]

* David Corenswet as Clark Kent / Superman:
A Kryptonian survivor and a young journalist for the Daily Planet in Metropolis.[2][3] Director James Gunn said the film's version of Superman would be around 25 years old, making him more established than Tom Welling's version from the series Smallville (2001–2011) but younger than Henry Cavill's DC Extended Universe (DCEU) version.[4] Producer Peter Safran described the film's version of Superman as "the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way; he's kindness in a world that thinks of kindness as old fashioned".[5]
* Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane: A reporter for the Daily Planet and a close colleague of Clark Kent.[6][3] Brosnahan described Lane as "fiercely intelligent" and feisty.[7]
* Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl:
A superhero with wings and various melee weapons. Merced's short 5 feet 1 inch (1.55 m) height differentiates her from other DCU heroes.[8] Merced felt that her role as Anya Corazon / Araña in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) film Madame Web (2024) helped prepare her to play Hawkgirl, though she did not tell the Superman filmmakers about that role in case they did not want her to play both.[9]
* Edi Gathegi as Michael Holt / Mister Terrific: A superhero and inventor[8]
* Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner / Green Lantern:
An abrasive galactic peacekeeper in the Green Lantern Corps. The film retains the character's "iconic bowl cut haircut" from the comics. Fillion previously portrayed Cory Pitzner / T.D.K. (The Detachable Kid) in Gunn's DCEU film The Suicide Squad (2021).[8]
* Anthony Carrigan as Rex Mason / Metamorpho:
An archaeologist and superhero who can "transmute elements in his body into various forms".[10] Carrigan said it was refreshing to play a superhero after previously portraying the Batman villain Victor Zsasz in the television series Gotham (2014–2019). He felt that he could bring some "authenticity and truth" to the role by comparing Metamorpho's concerns about his abilities to Carrigan's own alopecia.[11]
* María Gabriela de Faría as Angela Spica / The Engineer: A member of the Authority whose abilities come from nanotechnology built in her body[12]
* Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher: Lex Luthor's assistant and love interest[13]
* Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen: A boyish young photographer for the Daily Planet and a colleague of Clark Kent[14]
* Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor:
A businessman and the arch-nemesis of Superman.[15][16] Hoult was inspired by Michael Rosenbaum's portrayal of Lex Luthor in the series Smallville, and chose to work out for the role based on the depiction of Luthor in the comic book All-Star Superman (2005–2008).[17]
* Terence Rosemore as Otis: Lex Luthor's henchman[18]
* Wendell Pierce as Perry White: The editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet[19]

Additionally, Gunn's brother Sean Gunn is expected to appear as the businessman Maxwell Lord,[20][21] as is Milly Alcock as Superman's cousin Kara Zor-El / Supergirl.[22][23]

## Production[edit]

### Background[edit]

Warner Bros. Pictures was planning in 2012 for the film Man of Steel (2013), based on the DC Comics character Superman, to start a shared universe,[24] which became known as the "DC Extended Universe" (DCEU).[25][26] They announced a full slate of DC films in October 2014,[27] prioritizing Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) as the second DCEU film after Man of Steel failed to meet the studio's financial expectations.[28] Despite this, they said an undated sequel to Man of Steel was in development with Henry Cavill set to reprise his role as Clark Kent / Superman.[27] Man of Steel director Zack Snyder said they had been considering the imprisoned Kryptonians from the first film and the character Brainiac as antagonists for the sequel before work began on Batman v Superman.[28] A Man of Steel sequel was in active development as a top priority for the studio in August 2016,[29] which Cavill's manager Dany Garcia confirmed the following month.[30] Amy Adams, who portrayed Lois Lane in Man of Steel, said in November that the studio was working on the screenplay.[31] Matthew Vaughn was Warner Bros.' top choice to direct the film and had preliminary conversations about it by March 2017.[32] Vaughn and comic book writer Mark Millar had previously pitched a new Superman trilogy prior to the development of Man of Steel, in which the destruction of the planet Krypton would not occur until after Superman had already grown-up on the planet.[33] After the troubled production of the DCEU film Justice League (2017), Warner Bros. re-thought its approach to DC projects.[34] By the end of 2017, a Man of Steel sequel was not coming "anytime soon, if at all". Justice League producer Charles Roven said story ideas had been discussed but there was no script.[35]

Before the release of Mission: Impossible – Fallout in July 2018, director Christopher McQuarrie and co-star Cavill pitched their take on a new Superman film, but Warner Bros. did not pursue the idea.[36] Later in 2018, the studio asked James Gunn to write and direct a Superman film, but he was uncertain if he wanted to take on the character.[37][38] He did not have a clear vision for such a film, especially since Superman was a well-known character unlike the Guardians of the Galaxy who he had adapted for Marvel Studios in the film Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).[39] Gunn chose to make The Suicide Squad (2021) instead.[37][38] In September, negotiations for Cavill to reprise his role for a cameo appearance in Shazam! (2019) ended due to contract issues,[40] as well as a scheduling conflict with Cavill's Fallout commitments.[40][41] The actor was reported to be parting ways with the studio, with no plans for him to reprise his role in future projects,[40] but Cavill said in November 2019 that he had not given up on the character and still wanted to do the role justice.[41] At that time, Warner Bros. was unsure which direction to take the character and was talking to "high-profile talent" about the property, including J. J. Abrams—whose company Bad Robot Productions signed an overall deal with Warner Bros.' parent company WarnerMedia—and Michael B. Jordan, who pitched himself as a Black version of the character.[42] By May 2020, Warner Bros. was no longer developing a Man of Steel sequel, but Cavill was in talks to appear in a different future DC film.[43][44] In February 2021, Ta-Nehisi Coates was revealed to be writing a new Superman film that Abrams was producing.[45] The film was expected to feature a Black actor portraying Superman, with the potential for Jordan to take on the role.[46]

### Development[edit]

In April 2022, Discovery, Inc. and WarnerMedia merged to become Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), led by president and CEO David Zaslav. The new company was expected to restructure DC Entertainment and Zaslav began searching for an equivalent to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige to lead the new subsidiary. Zaslav and WBD felt DC lacked a "coherent creative and brand strategy" and were underusing Superman.[47] James Gunn was hired around late August to work on a new Superman film that was separate from a Man of Steel sequel,[48] and Zaslav spent some time with Gunn while he was writing the script.[49] That October, Cavill made a cameo appearance in the post-credits scene of the DCEU film Black Adam (2022) and Warner Bros. was reported to again be pursuing a Man of Steel sequel starring Cavill. Roven was producing the new film and the studio was searching for writers. They wanted McQuarrie to direct, but he was unlikely to be available due to his commitments to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) and an untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film (2025). Abrams's and Coates's film was still in development. Cavill's role in Black Adam was approved by Warner Bros. film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy when they were approached directly by Black Adam star Dwayne Johnson. Johnson began promoting the idea of a Black Adam vs. Superman film co-starring Cavill.[50] The latter had signed a one-off deal for Black Adam and only received a verbal agreement that he would continue playing the character in the DCEU.[51][52] Cavill publicly announced that he would return as Superman for future projects,[52][53] and said his Black Adam cameo was a "very small taste" of future plans.[53] He said Superman would be "enormously joyful" going forward.[54] Steven Knight wrote a script treatment for the sequel around that time,[55] which reportedly included Brainiac as the antagonist,[52] but Warner Bros. executives were not thrilled with his take.[55]

Writer and director James Gunn became co-CEO of DC Studios in October 2022, by which time he had begun work on Superman

James Gunn and The Suicide Squad producer Peter Safran were announced as the co-chairs and co-CEOs of the newly formed DC Studios at the end of October 2022.[56] A week after starting their new roles, the pair had begun developing an eight-to-ten-year plan for a new DC Universe (DCU) that would be a "soft reboot" of the DCEU.[57][58][59] In mid-November, Gunn was publicly revealed to be writing a new DC film.[60] Andy Muschietti, director of the DCEU film The Flash (2023), expressed interest in directing a Superman project with a similar tone to Richard Donner's Superman (1978).[61] In early November, Cavill expressed interest in a future project that explored Superman's "capacity to give and to love" the people of Earth and to inspire others,[62] and said he was looking forward to meeting with Gunn to discuss future opportunities.[63] Work on the Man of Steel sequel stalled later that month while Gunn and Safran were developing their plans.[64]

In December 2022, Gunn said Superman was a big priority, if not the biggest, for DC Studios,[65] before publicly announcing that he was writing a new Superman film that would focus on a younger version of the character and would therefore not star Cavill. There was potential for Gunn to also direct the film.[2] It would not be an origin story for Superman,[66] and would focus on him as a young reporter interacting with key characters, such as Lois Lane.[6] Gunn and Safran met with Cavill to explain their decision and discuss potentially working with him for a different role in the future.[2][6] On January 31, 2023, Gunn and Safran unveiled the first projects from their DCU slate, which begins with Chapter One: Gods and Monsters. Their Superman film was the first film in that chapter and was officially titled Superman: Legacy. It was given a release date of July 11, 2025. Safran wanted Gunn to direct the film.[67] Gunn said the film would take specific inspiration from the comic book All-Star Superman (2005–2008) by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely,[4] and the next day that comic appeared on Amazon's list of best-selling comic books.[68] The film was also inspired by the animated Superman short films from Fleischer Studios (1941–1943),[69] and by these comic books: the Superman: Birthright (2003–04) limited series by Mark Waid, Leinil Francis Yu, and Gerry Alanguilan; the 2008 "Brainiac" story arc from Action Comics by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank; the crossover event Superman: Ending Battle (2002) by Johns, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Mark Schultz;[70] the Superman for All Seasons (1998) limited series by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale;[71] the Elseworlds limited series Kingdom Come (1996) by Waid and Alex Ross; Morrison's Action Comics run; and the story "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" (1986) by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.[69]

Tom King, a comic book writer working on the DCU, stated in March that Gunn was also directing the film,[72] which Gunn confirmed later that month.[73] At that time, Safran was confirmed to be producing the film.[1] Gunn was hesitant to direct the film, despite encouragement from Safran and others, until he realized how focusing on Superman's heritage with his aristocratic Kryptonian parents and adoptive farmer parents from Smallville, Kansas, would inform the characterization. Gunn felt emotionally connected to this aspect of the film because of his late father, whose birthday was shared with the film's intended release date.[1] Gunn said in April that the film's tone would differ from his Guardians of the Galaxy films,[74] and he suggested that Superman's dog Krypto could appear.[74][75][76]

### Pre-production[edit]

Production design, costume design, and the casting process began in April 2023.[77][39] Beth Mickle and Judianna Makovsky returned in their respective roles as production designer and costume designer from The Suicide Squad and Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).[78][79] Filming was set to begin in January 2024.[39] Gunn was looking for an actor to play Superman who possessed the character's humanity, kindness, and compassion, and was "somebody who you want to give a hug".[80] He said the character Jimmy Olsen would appear,[81] and that he was not looking to make the film a comedy. He hoped Legacy would be different from previous Superman films while still respecting what came before.[39] Gunn turned in the first draft of the script at the end of April and the production was not expected to be impacted by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike when it began in early May.[82]

Gunn took specific inspiration for the film from the comic book series All-Star Superman (2005–2008) by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, and included the cover art of the first issue in the film's announcement

Audition tapes for the main roles of Superman, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor were submitted by early May. Gunn began watching them later that month,[83] while he was storyboarding the film.[84] David Corenswet was a top contender for Superman and was set to do a screen test at the end of the month or in early June. Other actors in consideration included Jacob Elordi, Tom Brittney, and Andrew Richardson.[16][83] Elordi declined to read for the role, feeling that it would be "too much" and "too dark" for him.[85] Emma Mackey, Rachel Brosnahan, Samara Weaving, and Phoebe Dynevor had tested for Lane;[16][83] Dynevor was one of the final contenders for that role.[86] Nicholas Hoult, the runner-up to play Batman in The Batman (2022),[16] was eyed for Luthor but chose to pursue the role of Superman.[87] Gunn was considering A-list actors with whom he had previously worked for Luthor, and discussed the role with a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 actor that was reported to be Bradley Cooper.[16][88][89] Black actors were also being considered.[90] Testing took place using the label "Apex", a reference to a comic version of Luthor called Apex Luthor.[83][90] Other comic book superheroes were expected to already be established in the film's setting,[16] with casting underway for a Black actor to play Michael Holt / Mister Terrific and for an Asian or Latinx actress to portray a character labeled "Blitz".[91][92] Pierson Fodé, who appeared in an episode of Supergirl (2015–2021), submitted a self-tape for Superman by the start of June which Gunn reportedly liked.[93]

In-person screen tests took place at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California, with Gunn and Safran in mid-June. The actors tested in makeup and costume as Kent and Lane in the following pairs: Hoult and Brosnahan, Brittney and Dynevor, and Corenswet and Mackey.[94][87] The Kent contenders then tested in costume as Superman against Mackey. Gunn edited the tests together to be played for a deciding committee that included Zaslav,[87] and the casting of Corenswet as Superman and Brosnahan as Lane was announced on June 27.[3] Casting for other roles was set to follow, including for members of the superhero team the Authority who were expected to be introduced in Superman: Legacy ahead of their own film.[95][87] Brothers Alexander and Bill Skarsgård were on the shortlist for Luthor. It was unclear if Hoult would return to try for Luthor again.[87] On July 11, two years before the film's scheduled release date,[96] the casting of Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi, and Nathan Fillion as the superheroes Hawkgirl, Mister Terrific, and Guy Gardner / Green Lantern, respectively, was announced.[8] Merced tested as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl for the unreleased DCEU film Batgirl,[97] while Fillion starred in several of Gunn's earlier films including as Cory Pitzner / T.D.K. in The Suicide Squad.[8] Anthony Carrigan, who had expressed interest in playing Luthor, was cast as the superhero Rex Mason / Metamorpho the next day.[10][98] Gunn had chosen some of these actors some time earlier but had been waiting until Superman and Lane were cast before negotiating further actor deals, leaving little time to complete negotiations before the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14.[10][99] In response to concerns that the other superheroes would take away from the story of Superman and Lane, Gunn said those two characters remained the focus of the film and the other actors were being cast for multiple DCU projects.[96]

When the WGA strike ended in September 2023, Superman: Legacy was expected to begin filming in early-to-mid 2024.[100] Jason Momoa, who portrayed Aquaman in the DCEU, was reported the following month to have discussed portraying the character Lobo in either Superman: Legacy or a solo film.[101] The SAG-AFTRA strike ended on November 9, and filming was clarified to be beginning in March 2024.[102][103] Gunn said the film would still make its July 2025 release date.[104] María Gabriela de Faría was revealed to be cast as Angela Spica / The Engineer, one of the film's antagonists and a member of the Authority, in mid-November.[12] Singer Madison Beer said she submitted a self-tape and unsuccessfully auditioned for an undisclosed role, as did O'Shea Jackson Jr.[105][106] Hoult was in talks to portray Luthor prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, and negotiations for the role were continuing in November,[107][108] when Sara Sampaio and Skyler Gisondo were revealed to have been respectively cast as Luthor's assistant Eve Teschmacher and Jimmy Olsen.[13][14] Gunn said Gisondo, Sampaio, and de Faría had been cast prior to the strike,[109] and the roles of Mister Terrific and Teschmacher were particularly difficult to cast and required many auditions.[110] Journalist Jeff Sneider noted speculation that the character Sam Lane would appear and indicated that Michael Rooker was linked to the role,[89] but Gunn denied that Rooker would play the character.[111]

In December 2023, Gunn's brother Sean Gunn was cast as Maxwell Lord for future DCU projects, after Pedro Pascal played the role in the DCEU film Wonder Woman 1984 (2020). The character was expected to be referenced in Superman: Legacy but it was unknown if he would appear in the film.[21] James Gunn confirmed that Hoult had finalized a deal to portray Luthor,[15] and Miriam Shor entered negotiations for an undisclosed role after appearing in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.[20] The Hollywood Reporter also said the cast included Sean Gunn and Pom Klementieff, who starred in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, before James Gunn stated that Klementiff was not involved in the film and Shor had not been cast.[20][112][113] He added that the film's script had been mostly completed prior to the writers' strike.[114] Gunn said in January 2024 that work on the sets, prosthetics, and visual effects models were underway, the costumes were being completed, and most of the actors had been cast,[115] while Brosnahan said the film was being made with a lot of love for the source material, as many cast and crew members had grown up watching Superman films and reading the comics.[7] At the end of the month, Milly Alcock was cast as Superman's cousin Kara Zor-El / Supergirl. The character was reported to be making her debut in Superman: Legacy ahead of starring in her own DCU film, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.[22][116][117] Alcock had performed auditions and screen tests in costume on the Superman: Legacy set in Atlanta, Georgia, earlier in January.[117][118]

Pre-production work in Ohio began in early February 2024.[119] Later that month, Bassem Youssef said he had been cast in the film—reportedly as Rumaan Harjadi, the leader of a fictional Middle Eastern country—but his character had been removed from the script. He believed this was potentially due to comments he made in October 2023 criticizing the Israeli government during the Israel–Hamas war. Gunn disputed this, explaining that he had discussed a role with Youssef prior to the WGA strike but the actor had not been formally offered the part, and the character was removed from the final script after the strike ended and before Youssef's comments were made.[120][121][122] Also in mid-February, the Ohio Department of Development announced that Superman: Legacy would be partially filmed in Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio, and had been awarded over $11 million through the state's tax credit program,[119][123] based on a $37 million spend in the state out of the film's reported total budget of $363.8 million;[124] Gunn disputed the accuracy of this budget, which would have made the film one of the most expensive superhero films ever made.[125] A table read with the cast was held on February 22, and Gunn revealed that Terence Rosemore was portraying Luthor's henchman Otis after having small roles in some of Gunn's prior films.[18] Zaslav said filming would begin the following week,[126] when Gunn announced that he had shortened the film's title to Superman by the time he had completed the final draft of the script.[127]

### Filming[edit]

Principal photography began on February 29, 2024, which is the canonical birthday of Superman,[127] in the Adventdalen valley in Svalbard, Norway. Filming took place there for one week to shoot scenes featuring the Fortress of Solitude. Gunn chose Svalbard for its natural beauty, landscapes, and similarities to the Arctic.[128][129] Filming occurs under the working title Genesis.[119] Henry Braham returned as cinematographer from the later two Guardians of the Galaxy films, The Suicide Squad, and The Flash.[130] Gunn planned to shoot the film for IMAX.[131] Filming was delayed from an initial January 2024 start by the SAG-AFTRA strike,[103] and was expected to last around four months.[132] At the start of March, Wendell Pierce was cast as Perry White.[19] Filming is expected to take place at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 18 through August 2.[103][133] 37 days of filming were set to take place in Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio, from April 1 through August 23.[119][123] Filming was also expected to take place in Macon, Georgia.[134]

### Post-production[edit]

Jason Ballantine serves as an editor on the film after previously editing The Flash,[135][third-party source needed] Stéphane Ceretti will serve as the visual effects supervisor after previously working with Gunn on Guardians of the Galaxy, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.[136] Much of the visual effects team from Vol. 3 was set to return to work with Gunn for Superman.[137]

## Music[edit]

Gunn said in December 2023 that most of the film's score and major themes had been written, but the composer had not been announced because their deal for the film had not yet been finalized.[138] In February, he announced that John Murphy was composing the film's score, after previously doing so for The Suicide Squad, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.[139]

## Release[edit]

Superman is scheduled to be released theatrically by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on July 11, 2025. It will be part of the DCU's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.[67][127]

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* Shadow of Apokolips
* The Man of Steel (2002)
* Countdown to Apokolips
* Returns
* MultiVersus

Music|

* "You've Got Possibilities"
* Superman III (soundtrack)
* Superman Returns (soundtrack)
* "Save Me" (Remy Zero song)
* Man of Steel (soundtrack)
* Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (soundtrack)
* Metropolis Symphony

Other media|

* It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman (musical)
* The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman (advertisement)

Related characters|

* Lois Lane in other media
* Lex Luthor in other media
* Supergirl in other media

Related|

* Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
* Hollywoodland
* "Lucy and Superman" (I Love Lucy episode, 1957)
* "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex"
* National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.
* Sunman (1992 video game)
* Superman curse
* Superman ice cream
* "Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit"
* "The Reign of the Superman"
* Superman and Lois Lane
* Superman '78

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Live-action films based on DC Comics

Serials|

* Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
* Spy Smasher (1942)
* Batman (1943)
* Hop Harrigan (1946)
* The Vigilante (1947)
* Superman (1948)
* Congo Bill (1948)
* Batman and Robin (1949)
* Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)
* Blackhawk (1952)

Single films|

* Supergirl (1984)
* Steel (1997)
* Catwoman (2004)
* Constantine (2005)
* Watchmen (2009)
* Jonah Hex (2010)
* Green Lantern (2011)
* Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
* Justice League (2017)
* production
* Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
* Birds of Prey (2020)
* Batgirl (produced 2021–2022; unreleased)
* Black Adam (2022)
* The Flash (2023)
* Blue Beetle (2023)

Franchises|

| Aquaman|

* Aquaman (2018)
* The Lost Kingdom (2023)

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Batman|

* Batman (1966)
* Batman (1989)
* Batman Returns (1992)
* Batman Forever (1995)
* Batman & Robin (1997)
* Batman Begins (2005)
* The Dark Knight (2008)
* The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
* The Batman (2022)

Joker|

* Joker (2019)
* Folie à Deux (2024)

Shazam|

* Shazam! (2019)
* Fury of the Gods (2023)

Suicide Squad|

* Suicide Squad (2016)
* The Suicide Squad (2021)

Superman|

* Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
* Stamp Day for Superman (1954)
* Superman (1978)
* Superman II (1980)
* The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
* Superman III (1983)
* The Quest for Peace (1987)
* Superman Returns (2006)
* Man of Steel (2013)
* Superman (2025)

Swamp Thing|

* Swamp Thing (1982)
* The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)

Wonder Woman|

* Wonder Woman (2017)
* Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

DC Imprints|

| Single films|

* Road to Perdition (2002)
* The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
* A History of Violence (2005)
* V for Vendetta (2006)
* Stardust (2007)
* The Spirit (2008)
* The Losers (2010)
* The Kitchen (2019)

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Red|

* Red (2010)
* Red 2 (2013)

See also|

* DC Studios
* DC Extended Universe
* DC Universe
* List of unproduced DC Comics projects
* DC Imprints

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James Gunn

Films|

| Written and directed|

* Slither (2006)
* Super (2010)
* Movie 43 ("Beezel", 2013)
* Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
* Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
* The Suicide Squad (2021)
* Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
* Superman (2025)

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Written|

* Tromeo and Juliet (1996)
* The Specials (2000)
* Scooby-Doo (2002)
* Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
* Dawn of the Dead (2004)
* The Belko Experiment (2016)
* Coyote vs. Acme (unreleased)

Television|

* The Tromaville Café (1997–2000)
* James Gunn's PG Porn (2008–2009)
* Peacemaker (2022–present)
* The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
* Creature Commandos (2024)

Other|

* All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from The Toxic Avenger
* Brightburn
* DC Studios
* I Am Groot
* Lollipop Chainsaw
* The Toy Collector

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