DCU Movies Won’t Be Getting Canon Comic Tie-Ins, Here’s Why

James Gunn recently revealed why the DC Universe will likely not feature many comic tie-ins or novels that explore more of the blossoming DC Universe’s canon.

Why wont there be DCU tie-in comics?

In a recent post on Threads, Gunn was asked if he would ever mind if DC Comics wanted to produce comics to tell the origin of Clark Kent in the DCU. Gunn explained that, due to how hard it is to keep track of the canon with multiple films and TV shows, Gunn and those at DC Studios don’t consider anything outside of the filmed media canon.

Gunn was then asked if the Superman novel Welcome to Metropolis, which was inspired by the 2025 movie and serves as a “prequel junior novel,” was canon. Gunn confirmed that, as far as he is concerned, it is not canon to the DCU.

As for the future of the DCU, Gunn is already looking ahead. Just this past week, he revealed the next Superman film, Man of Tomorrow, would release on July 9, 2027. Man of Tomorrow will once again be directed by Gunn, based on the DC characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. It will feature the return of David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

At the moment, it’s still unclear which cast members from the first installment would also be returning for the sequel. Following the project’s official announcement, rumors started circulating online about its potential cast members and plot. Recent reports suggested that Jason Momoa might appear as Lobo, along with Milly Alcock’s Supergirl.

Superman also starred Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant, Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, María Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Anthony Carrigan as Metarmorpho, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Edi Gathegi, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, and more. Since its release, the movie has received a Certified Fresh rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. During its theatrical run, it earned a worldwide gross of over $600 million at the box office.

Originally reported by Anthony Nash on SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net