7 Major DC Universe Canon Questions That Still Need Answering
The new DC Universe will officially begin soon, yet there are still 7 lingering questions regarding its canon and that of its predecessor, the DC Extended Universe. The old DCEU, which began with 2013’s Man of Steel, will end with the upcoming Blue Beetle and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, making way for the first DCU television series, Creature Commandos, and the first DCU movie, Superman: Legacy, in 2024 and 2025, respectively. The full extent of the forthcoming reboot, what parts of the canon will remain unchanged, and which familiar faces from the DCEU will return in the DCU remain to be explained.
Following the merger of Warner Bros and Discovery, James Gunn and Peter Safran were appointed as the co-CEOs of DC Studios. Gunn and Safran soon canceled the DCEU’s planned future installments and began working on a rebooted DCU. As explained in the reveal of the DCU slate, Gunn considers the DCU only a partial reboot of the old DCEU, using Barry Allen’s timeline alterations in The Flash to explain why some things are significantly different now while others are unaltered. Despite this succinct explanation, there are still 7 major questions regarding the future DCU and its relation to the old DCEU that need to be answered sooner rather than later.
7 How Is Blue Beetle The First DCU Character But Not The First DCU Movie?![]()
The upcoming Blue Beetle will star Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes. Considering that Blue Beetle will be released after The Flash, it is understandable to assume that it might be part of the new DCU, or that Maridueña will not return as Reyes if the film is not part of the rebooted franchise. James Gunn raised more questions by stating that Blue Beetle is not part of the new DCU, but Xolo Maridueña will return to play Jaime Reyes. What this might mean is that Blue Beetle is not considered canon to the DCU, but an essentially-identical version of Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes will be part of the DCU.
Following the merger of Warner Bros and Discovery, James Gunn and Peter Safran were appointed as the co-CEOs of DC Studios. Gunn and Safran soon canceled the DCEU’s planned future installments and began working on a rebooted DCU. As explained in the reveal of the DCU slate, Gunn considers the DCU only a partial reboot of the old DCEU, using Barry Allen’s timeline alterations in The Flash to explain why some things are significantly different now while others are unaltered. Despite this succinct explanation, there are still 7 major questions regarding the future DCU and its relation to the old DCEU that need to be answered sooner rather than later.
7 How Is Blue Beetle The First DCU Character But Not The First DCU Movie?
The upcoming Blue Beetle will star Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes. Considering that Blue Beetle will be released after The Flash, it is understandable to assume that it might be part of the new DCU, or that Maridueña will not return as Reyes if the film is not part of the rebooted franchise. James Gunn raised more questions by stating that Blue Beetle is not part of the new DCU, but Xolo Maridueña will return to play Jaime Reyes. What this might mean is that Blue Beetle is not considered canon to the DCU, but an essentially-identical version of Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes will be part of the DCU.
