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The Flash (2023), an American superhero film, is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash. Helmed by director Andy Muschietti, it serves as the 13th installment in the DC Extended Universe. After assisting Batman and Wonder Woman in thwarting a robbery in Gotham City, Barry returns to his childhood residence where he lived with his parents Nora and Henry before Henry was wrongly imprisoned for Nora’s murder. On the day of her death, Nora had sent Henry to buy a forgotten can of food, leaving her alone in the kitchen where she was killed by an unknown attacker. Overcome with emotion, Barry ...

Green Lantern: Beware My Power (2022), an American superhero animated film based on DC Comics, features the John Stewart incarnation of Green Lantern. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, this movie follows former Marine and Medal of Honor recipient John Stewart as he comes across Ganthet’s spaceship crash. Sadly, Ganthet does not survive the crash, but the Power Ring he carries attaches itself to Stewart’s finger. Utilizing its powers, the ring takes him up to the Justice League Watchtower where he meets Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, and Vixen. Seeking answers for the destruction they find on Oa and the ...

The Sandman (2022–2024) is an American fantasy drama series adapted from the 1989–1996 DC comic book by Neil Gaiman. Developed by Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg for Netflix, the show is produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television. It follows the story of Dream / Morpheus, also known as the titular Sandman. Starring Tom Sturridge as the lead role, the series has received positive reviews from critics for ...

Catwoman: Hunted (2022), an American animated superhero film based on the DC Comics character Catwoman by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation for DC Entertainment, is the 47th installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line. Our feline protagonist infiltrates a costume party in Spain hosted by Barbara Minerva, attended by Gotham City mobster Black Mask who aims to join Minerva’s crime organization, Leviathan. In exchange for entry, Black Mask offers up the Cat’s Eye Emerald. Naturally, Catwoman seizes the opportunity and makes off with the precious gem while evading her pursuers in a thrilling car chase. ...

DC Comics published Kamandi, a fictional superhero created by artist Jack Kirby and based on the character. The bulk of Kamandi’s appearances took place in the comic series DC Showcase: Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! (2021), which ran from 1972 to 1978. A young hero in a post-apocalyptic world, Kamandi is a young hero. Humans have been reduced to savagery in a world ruled by intelligent, highly evolved animals after a major event called ‘The Great Disaster’. Featuring Cameron Monaghan as the protagonist, this brief film is bundled with Justice Society: World War II. Based on Kamandi #29, it chronicles the journey ...

Batman: The Long Halloween (2021) is an American two-part animated direct-to-video superhero film, created by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment and inspired by the DC Comics storyline of the same name. On Halloween night, the nephew of Gotham’s notorious mob boss Carmine ‘The Roman’ Falcone, Johnny Viti, is killed by an unknown perpetrator who leaves behind a jack-o-lantern as a calling card. Captain James Gordon of the Gotham City Police Department calls upon District Attorney Harvey Dent and vigilante Batman to assist in solving the murder. After being led by Catwoman to Falcone’s stash of money, Dent chooses to destroy it rather ...

Justice Society: World War II (2021) is the latest addition to the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment. This installment, set during World War II, follows President Roosevelt as he is approached by Colonel Steve Trevor to create a team of superhumans for the United States’ involvement in the war. The Justice Society of America is formed, comprised of Trevor himself, Black Canary, Hawkman, Hourman, Jay Garrick / Flash, and led by Wonder Woman. In present day Metropolis, Barry Allen and Iris West are enjoying a picnic when their leisure time is interrupted by a battle between Superman and Brainiac. ...

Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021) is a thrilling animated superhero flick from Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment. It marks the 41st entry in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series and is directed by Sam Liu, with executive producer Bruce Timm at the helm. The film boasts an original storyline that departs from its comic book source material. In his younger days, Bruce Wayne journeys to Nanda Parbat, a clandestine monastery situated in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. There, he encounters O-Sensei, the caretaker of the monastery, as well as five ...

Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020) is an American animated comedy horror film and the thirty-fourth installment in the Scooby-Doo series. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released this direct-to-video movie on October 6, 2020. In the film, the Mystery Inc. team is undercover at Elvira’s Halloween of Horrors Parade in Crystal Cove to apprehend the Haunted Scarecrow. The culprit is eventually revealed to be Dr. Jonathan Crane (a.k.a. the Scarecrow), a former escapee from Arkham Asylum. Velma cracks the case by tracing a fan letter sent to Elvira and detecting gas leakage in the air, but their victory is short-lived when drones carrying fear gas are ...

Pennyworth (2019–2022), the American television series based on DC Comics’ Batman character of the same name, premiered on Epix in July 2019. The show was created and executive produced by Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon. Jack Bannon stars as a younger version of Alfred Pennyworth, previously portrayed by Sean Pertwee in Heller’s and Cannon’s Fox series Gotham ...

Directed by Todd Phillips, Joker (2019) is an American psychological thriller film with a screenplay co-written by Scott Silver. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, the loosely based DC Comics story follows Arthur Fleck, an aspiring stand-up comedian and clown living in Gotham City during the early 1980s recession with his mother Penny. Despite suffering from a neurological disorder that causes uncontrollable laughing fits, Arthur relies on social services for medication. Randall, his co-worker, gives him a revolver after he is ...

Shazam! (2019) is an American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It was produced by New Line Cinema, DC Films, the Safran Company, and Seven Bucks Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures as the seventh installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). In 1974 Upstate New York, Thaddeus Sivana, a young boy, is riding in a car with his abusive father and brother Sid during a snowstorm. As they constantly mock and verbally harass him, he suddenly finds himself transported to the Rock of Eternity – a mystic temple in another dimension. There he meets Shazam, an ancient wizard who has spent centuries searching for ...

Reign of the Supermen (2019) is an American animated science fiction superhero film, a direct sequel to the 2018 animated film The Death of Superman. It continues the story of the same-name comic book arc during The Death of Superman event. It is the twelfth installment in the DC Animated Movie Universe and thirty-fourth in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Six months have passed since Superman’s sacrifice at the hands of Doomsday, causing an increase in crime rate in Metropolis. Four new Supermen have emerged, stirring controversy. As Lois Lane and Clark Kent’s adoptive parents continue to grieve, Lois takes on ...

Constantine: City of Demons (2018–2019) is an American animated web series based on the DC Comics character John Constantine, a demon hunter and occult detective. Inspired by the graphic novel Hellblazer, it follows Constantine’s adventures in the DC Animated Movie Universe. The series features actor Matt Ryan, who also played Constantine in the live-action series. It is connected to the 2017 film Justice League Dark. The first half of the series premiered as five individual episodes on CW Seed and was later released as a feature-length film on DVD and Blu-ray. The completed series was ...

Aquaman (2018), a superhero movie from Warner Bros. Pictures, is based on the DC character of the same name. In 1985 Maine, Thomas Curry, a lighthouse keeper, rescues Atlanna, queen of Atlantis, during a storm. They fall in love and have a son named Arthur who can communicate with sea creatures. However, when Atlantean soldiers arrive to take Atlanna back to her arranged marriage, she must leave her family for their safety. She promises to return when it’s safe and entrusts her advisor Nuidis Vulko to train Arthur. As Arthur becomes a skilled warrior, he learns that his mother was executed by King Orvax of Atlantis for loving a human and having an illegitimate ...

Directed by Sam Liu with a screenplay by Alan Burnett and Bryan Q. Miller, Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016) is an American animated superhero film. It is the 26th installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series and the seventh film in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Years ago, Raven was born to Arella, who had been impregnated by the demon Trigon. Realizing his true nature, Arella fled and found refuge with a group of mystics in the alternate dimension of Azarath. As she grew up, ...

Batman: Bad Blood (2016) is the 25th film of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the sixth installment in the DC Animated Movie Universe. It follows the events of its predecessor, Batman vs. Robin. Six months have passed since the defeat of the Court of Owls in Gotham City. Batwoman interrupts a group of criminals, including Electrocutioner, Tusk, Firefly, Killer Moth, and others. Batman quickly joins the fight. The criminals are led by ‘Heretic’, who reminds Batman of his vision with Damian Wayne as Batman. Heretic’s accomplice Onyx causes an explosion before they escape. In a heroic move, Batman saves Batwoman ...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) is an American superhero film featuring the iconic DC Comics characters, Batman and Superman. In a flashback to his childhood, Bruce Wayne flees from his parents’ funeral and tumbles into a cave. As he falls, bats lift him back to the surface in a swirling vortex. In the present day, eighteen months after his epic battle with General Zod in Metropolis, Superman has become a controversial figure. Meanwhile, Bruce has been operating as the masked vigilante known as Batman in Gotham City for two decades. Being present for the destructive clash between Superman and Zod only strengthens Bruce’s belief that Superman ...

Suicide Squad (2016) is an American superhero film based on the DC Comics team of supervillains and anti-heroes who share the same name. In response to Superman’s death, US intelligence officer Amanda Waller successfully convinces the government to launch Task Force X. This team consists of criminals and supervillains who will work together to combat any metahuman threats under Waller’s control. To ensure their obedience, each member has a nanite bomb implanted in their neck that can be triggered remotely if they attempt to rebel or escape. As an added incentive, their sentences will be reduced if they are successful in their mission. The role of ...

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015) is an animated superhero film that features the renowned DC Comics team. As the 22nd installment of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the fourth in the DC Animated Movie Universe, it follows the epic journey of the Justice League. During a routine patrol in the Atlantic, all crew members aboard USS California are killed by an unknown assailant. Colonel Steve Trevor informs Cyborg of this tragedy at S.T.A.R. Labs, prompting him to teleport to the submarine using a Boom tube. There, he discovers handprints on the hull and missing nuclear missiles. Alongside Flash, Shazam, Superman, Wonder ...