No actor who featured in Justice League will appear again as their respective characters in the new, revamped DC Universe.
Between Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, Ben Affleck (Batman), Henry Cavill (Superman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Ezra Miller (The Flash), Jason Momoa (Aquaman) and Ray Fisher played superhero characters for DC.
But, as part of James Gunn's plans to completely reboot numerous DC Comics properties, all of those characters will be recast.
At the moment, Robert Pattinson plays Batman, but as The Batman and The Batman: Part II are not part of the DC Universe, we can expect someone else to play Bruce Wayne in the near future.
As for Superman, Henry Cavill has already been replaced by David Corenswet for Superman: Legacy, which is being written and directed by Gunn himself. One of the first decisions Gunn made after being put in charge of DC's new movie universe was to inform Cavill that he would not be returning as Superman despite his cameo in Black Adam and the subsequent announcement that he would portray The Man of Steel in future DC projects.
Variety reports that only Momoa is being considered for a return, but it won't be as Aquaman, despite Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom poised to hit cinemas soon.
Gadot previously suggested that she had a positive meeting with Gunn and fellow Warner Bros. executive Peter Safran about continuing the Wonder Woman franchise, but those reports were shot down and Gadot will now probably not return.
Justice League (2017)
Aided by his newfound faith in humanity and inspired by the selfless Superman, Bruce Wayne (Batman) enlists his new companion Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) to face an even greater enemy. Batman and Wonder Woman quickly team up to get more recruits for this battle. But despite these heroes (Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash), it may already be too late to save Earth from a major attack.
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Stars:
Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot
Three actors will return for DC
Three names who WILL return, though, are John Cena as Peacemaker, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller and Xolo Mariduena as Blue Beetle.
As for when the DCU will actually commence, Gunn informed that nothing is "canon" until animated series Creature Commandos.
“Nothing is canon until Creature Commandos next year — a sort of aperitif to the DCU — & then a deeper dive into the universe with Superman: Legacy after that," he replied to a question on Threads.
"It’s a very human drive to want to understand everything all the time, but I think its okay to be confused on what’s happening in the DCU since no one has seen anything from the DCU yet.
“And, yes, some actors will be playing characters they’ve played in other stories & some plot points might be consistent with plot points from the dozens of films, shows & animated projects that have come from DC in the past. But nothing is canon until CC and Legacy.”
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