Dark Universe Loses Director

Director Doug Liman has left DC's Dark Universe movie. He apparently had schedule conflicts with another recently-greenlit project. Meetings with other potential directors have already started.

WB Considering Extra DCEU Film Next Year

Variety's Justin Kroll has reported that Warner Bros is looking to release an additional DC film next year. Currently, they have nothing between this year's Justice League and Aquaman in December 2018. They are currently choosing between Gotham City Sirens, The Flash, Green Lantern Corps, Suicide Squad 2, and Dark Universe. Of those, Sirens is probably the furthest along, with a writer, director, and one cast member. However, if the scripts don't come together soon, they don't want to rush anything into production.

With BATMAN likely shooting in 2018, WB still would like one more DC property to shoot this year other than AQUAMAN

— Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) March 16, 2017

The 5 films being considered are SIRENS, FLASH, LANTERN, SQUAD 2 and DARK UNIVERSE.

— Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) March 16, 2017

That said if scripts aren't ready to go, studio is content just shooting AQUAMAN this year till films are ready to go

— Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) March 16, 2017

Doug Liman to Direct Dark Universe

Warner Bros has attached director Doug Liman to the live-action Justice League Dark movie (now titled Dark Universe). The film has been in development for some time, with Guillermo del Toro the original director. It has an ensemble cast including John Constantine, Swamp Thing, Deadman, Zatanna and Etrigan the Demon. This pulls Liman off the long-delayed Gambit film from Fox. Note that there is also an animated film titled Justice League Dark in development as well.