Warner Bros. has announced three new release dates for DC Comics adaptations in 2021, including Planet of the Apes writer-director Matt Reeves' take on a solo Batman movie, a soft reboot of Suicide Squad from Guardians of the Galaxy writer-director James Gunn, and the animated DC Super Pets that was first rumoured to be in the works last August. The last of those, DC Super Pets, will arrive the first on May 21, 2021, followed by The Batman — minus Ben Affleck, and focusing on a younger Bruce Wayne — on June 25, 2021, and The Suicide Squad on August 6, 2021.
Justice League — because he “knew he wasn't the right one for this particular version”. Though Deadline notes Wayne will be younger, there's no clarity on what that exactly means. Variety's sources say Reeves wants someone in his mid-20s, while Warner Bros. wants someone “a little older”.
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Reeves was Warner Bros. hasn't said anything officially, Reeves could incorporate him and have Affleck the torch to the next Batman in some manner. Reeves will also produce with Dylan Clark (Planet of the Apes).
Gunn was officially present elsewhere in the confusing DC film universe. Gunn is still in talks to direct, with Charles Roven (Justice League, BvS) and Peter Safran (The Conjuring) as producers.
That leaves DC Super Pets, an animated family entry about the pets of various DC characters. Jared Stern (The Lego Batman Movie) and Sam Levine (Freaks and Geeks) are set as directors, with Patty Hicks producing. Warner Bros. is being so proactive with its release dates that all three films — The Batman, The Suicide Squad, and DC Super Pets — are currently the only films on their respective weekends.
Before them, we have reportedly set for 2021, last we heard, and it could still land in 2021 given Warner Bros. didn't name any films for two additional release dates: July 16, 2021 and October 1, 2021.