Whereas a great portion of DC‘s upcoming releases are standalone entries or the primary installments of a potential sequence, there are three confirmed upcoming DC film sequels for followers to be enthusiastic about. With the DC Universe timeline at present being in its earliest phases, DC’s film panorama is one which has at present has fewer confirmed sequels than in different years, because the cinematic universe remains to be setting itself up.
On this approach, DC’s present live-action film panorama is sort of much like the early days of the MCU, with a spotlight as a substitute being on establishing new heroes and tales. That mentioned, this hasn’t stopped a number of DC film sequels from showing on the close to horizon for us to quickly get pleasure from.
Batman: Knightfall – Half 2
Batman: Knightfall – Half 2, regardless of being the least hyped of DC’s upcoming sequels, nonetheless guarantees to be an thrilling addition to the DC film panorama, given it adapts the climactic finale of the Knightfall funny story, which sees Batman and Bane face off in critically dramatic vogue.
Whereas that is an undeniably attention-grabbing prospect, Batman: Knightfall – Half 2 finally has much less pleasure round it as a result of the primary a part of its story hasn’t been launched but – which means there is no litmus check for what the standard of the second half shall be like – and since it’s in the long run a narrative that audiences can already expertise through the comedian, until it makes some drastic and arguably unwise adjustments to the comedian’s narrative.
Man of Tomorrow
It’s price addressing that Superman and Man of Tomorrow director and author – and DC Studios co-CEO – James Gunn has acknowledged that Man of Tomorrow won’t merely be “Superman 2”, which means it isn’t a standard follow-up in lots of regards, even when Gunn additionally himself has referred to as it a sequel on the similar time.
Nevertheless, it is also simple that Man of Tomorrow is a transparent non secular successor to Superman, given it follows on from the story of Superman, and options two of the identical central characters within the type of Kal-El himself, and his nemesis Lex Luthor, who seem to turn out to be reluctant allies towards a better menace to their world.
Given the appreciable optimistic reception for Superman itself – and the hopes for the DC Universe and the tales it tells – it is doubly not shocking that there is already appreciable hype for Man of Tomorrow, even when its July 2027 launch date remains to be over a yr away.
The Batman Half II
Whereas The Batman: Half II‘s hype has been challenged by the challenge’s delays – which led some to for a time consider the movie might even be canceled – the sequel to 2022’s The Batman remains to be one of the vital looked-forward to superhero films of the subsequent few years.
With a glossy mixture of the sort of gritty tackle the Caped Crusader that made The Darkish Knight so endlessly beloved, and a dedication to leaning into the gothic aspect of the hero and making the variation have its personal robust atmosphere, The Batman simply instilled a cavalcade of pleasure for a observe up – particularly since its ending confirmed the most important battles had been but to come back for its hero.
This alone would have stood The Batman: Half II in good stead, however each ounce of fine will The Batman established for the sequence was ostensibly doubled by the success of spinoff sequel present The Penguin, which served to bridge the hole within the timeline between the 2 movies, and confirmed simply how engrossing and layered this universe’s exploration of Gotham and its denizens may very well be.
Although it comes two years after its preliminary launch date, The Batman: Half II is thus arguably the DC sequel followers are probably the most excited to see – particularly since The Batman sequence is seemingly solely supposed to be a trilogy, which means this installment probably accommodates the central a part of this specific Caped Crusader’s story.