As you've likely heard by now, Netflix is set to purchase the Warner Bros. film and TV studios for approximately $83 billion. Assuming the deal receives the necessary regulatory approvals, the transaction should close sometime in the third quarter of 2026. This is a historic acquisition with foundation-shaking implications for the entire ecosystem of Hollywood, but for the purposes of this article, we're going to narrow the aperture and just focus on what this deal might mean for the future of the DC Universe.
Writer/director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran have spent the past few years developing a brand new cinematic universe that's distinct from the now-defunct DC Extended Universe spearheaded by "Man of Steel" filmmaker Zack Snyder. Their new endeavor technically kicked off wit

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