2023 was a good year for DC, and they kept up with the Marvel in terms of movie release. They released five movies last year including Shazam: Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Justice League: Warworld, Blue Beetle, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. All these movies were liked by DC fans from all across the world. But what’s in 2024 by DC?
DC is a popular movie apart from Marvel that releases superhero movies and TV shows. But unlike Marvel, there are quite fewer releases from DC every time. Well, DC outperformed the fans’ expectations last year by releasing five movies, and fans expect DC to release some good movies in 2024 and later. Here is a list of all the best upcoming DC movies that will be released in 2024 and later on.
5 Upcoming DC Movies in 2024 and Later
DC has some good movies in the pipeline for upcoming years. Given below are some DC Movies that we expect to release in the upcoming year-
1. Joker: Folie à Deux (4 October 2024)
Joker released back in 2019 by DC was a success. DC is planning to release its successor, Joker: Folie à Deux in 2024. Joker was a villain of the Batman Trilogy, but the Joker movie series builds a different storyline that separates it from the main DC universe.
Joaquin Phoenix will return as Arthur Fleck (Joker) in the movie. Apart from this, we will also see Lady Gaga taking up the role of Harley Quinn who will be treating Arthur and later have a relationship with him. The movie is all set to release on 4 October 2024.
2. Watchmen (2024)
This will be an animated movie that will be released in 2024. The release date for this animated movie is not confirmed yet but it is expected to release in early or mid 2024. There were already two adaptations of the Watchmen, and DC decided to do it one more time.
Watchmen was announced by DC at the San Diego Comic-Con back in 2023. The movie will be inspired by the original graphic novel of Watchmen. Nothing much is known about the movie yet, just it will be released somewhere in 2024 and will be released directly to Digital.
3. Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths (2024)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths is also an infinite movie that was announced alongside Watchmen at the Comic-Con in San Diego. The movie will be released in three parts and will be a complete feature animated film that will follow the events of Justice League: Warworld.
This animated movie will be a part of Tomorrowverse. The Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths Part 1 was released on January 2024 on Home Media and Digital. Crisis on Infinite Earths features Alexandra Daddario giving the voice of Lois Lane, Matt Bomer as the voice of The Flash, Jensen Ackles as the voice of Batman, etc.
4. Superman: Legacy (11 July 2025)
Superman: Legacy will reboot the Superman series of the DC. David Corenswet will be replacing Henry Cavil and will be playing the role of Clark Kent (Superman). The new Superman: Legacy will be directed by James Gunn who is known for directing the Guardians of the Galaxy movie series by Marvel.
DC is yet to release further announcements about Superman: Legacy and we may expect a trailer for it soon. Fans expect David Corenswet to live up to the expectation of Superman played by Henry Cavil.
5. The Batman Part 2 (3 October 2025)
The OG Batman Trilogy where the the role of Batman is played by Christian Bale was popular among the DC fans. DC planned to reboot the Batman trilogy with a different storyline by introducing Robert Pattinson in The Batman movie released in 2022. The next sequel of the movie has been anticipated by the fans since the first movie’s release, and it will be released on 3 October 2025.
Robert Pattinson will return to his role of Bruce Wayne aka Batman. There’s no announcement about the storyline of The Batman Part 2 but it might follow the events of the previous Batman movie. Moreover, some reports suggest that The Batman Part 2 plot might be inspired by the No Man’s Land comic.
Bottom Line
Unlike 2023, we will only see one release from DC, though there are a few animated movies that will be released in the year 2024. However, DC has planned some big releases for the upcoming years including the sequel to The Batman and the Superman: Legacy movie.