DC_Animated_Movie_Universe

DC Animated Movie Universe

American media franchise

Not to be confused with DC Animated Universe or DC Universe Animated Original Movies.

For similar topics, see DC Universe (disambiguation).

The DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment and distributed by Warner Home Video. The films are part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line, based on the comic books published by DC Comics, and feature plot elements inspired by The New 52 continuity.^[1] It began with Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and ended with Justice League Dark: Apokolips War for a total of sixteen films.

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DC Animated Movie Universe
The DC logo, used in every DC franchise
Based on	Characters by DC Comics
Production companies	Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Home Video
Release date	2013–2020; 2022
Country	United States
Language	English

Development

The franchise is loosely based on a set of New 52 storylines from the DC Universe. Following a teaser in the franchise's first film Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, a five-film story arc loosely based on the "Darkseid War" series written by Geoff Johns, started from Justice League: War and was later revisited in The Death of Superman, Reign of the Supermen and concluded in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, the sequel to 2017's Justice League Dark. The franchise heavily focuses on Batman and his son Damian Wayne, the latter of whom becomes the new Robin in this continuity.

The franchise includes four Batman and Justice League films: Son of Batman in 2014,^[2] Batman vs. Robin in 2015,^[3] Batman: Bad Blood in 2016,^[4] and Batman: Hush in 2019,^[5] Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Justice League: War, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis and Justice League vs. Teen Titans. Other films include two Justice League Dark films: Justice League Dark in 2017 and Justice League Dark: Apokolips War in 2020, two Superman films: The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen, one Suicide Squad (Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay), one Teen Titans (Teen Titans: The Judas Contract) and one Wonder Woman film (Wonder Woman: Bloodlines).

The DC Showcase short Constantine: The House of Mystery was released in May 2022 and is a narrative sequel to Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.^[6]

The series was succeeded by the Tomorrowverse the same year the DCAMU ended, and will conclude in 2024 after the Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths film trilogy.^[7]

Films

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Film	U.S. release date	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Story by	Producer(s)
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox	July 30, 2013 (2013-07-30)	Jay Oliva	Jim Krieg		James Tucker
Justice League: War	February 4, 2014 (2014-02-04)	Jay Oliva	Heath Corson
Son of Batman	April 22, 2014 (2014-04-22)	Ethan Spaulding		Joe R. Lansdale
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis	January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)	Ethan Spaulding	Heath Corson	James Robinson
Batman vs. Robin	April 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)	Jay Oliva	J. M. DeMatteis
Batman: Bad Blood	January 20, 2016 (2016-01-20)	Jay Oliva	J. M. DeMatteis
Justice League vs. Teen Titans	March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29)	Sam Liu	Bryan Q. Miller and Alan Burnett	Bryan Q. Miller
Justice League Dark	January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24)	Jay Oliva	Ernie Altbacker	J. M. DeMatteis and Ernie Altbacker
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract	April 4, 2017	Sam Liu	Ernie Altbacker
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay	March 27, 2018	Sam Liu	Alan Burnett		Sam Liu
The Death of Superman	July 24, 2018	Sam Liu and Jake Castorena	Peter J. Tomasi		Sam Liu and Amy McKenna
Constantine: City of Demons	October 9, 2018	Doug Murphy	J. M. DeMatteis		Butch Lukic
Reign of the Supermen	January 29, 2019	Sam Liu	Tim Sheridan and Jim Krieg		James Tucker
Batman: Hush	July 20, 2019	Justin Copeland	Ernie Altbacker		Amy McKenna
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines	October 5, 2019	Sam Liu and Justin Copeland	Mairghread Scott	William Moulton Marston and H. G. Peter	Sam Liu and Amy McKenna
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War	May 5, 2020	Matt Peters and Christina Sotta	Mairghread Scott	Christina Sotta and Ernie Altbacker	James Tucker

Cancelled projects

Writer J. M. DeMatteis was interested in scripting an adaptation of his Batman story arc Going Sane and a New Gods film set in the DC Animated Movie Universe.^[8]^[9]

Short films

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Film	Release date	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Story by	Producer(s)	Home media release
Nightwing and Robin	January 14, 2015	Bruce Timm	Greg Pak, Charles Soule, and Scott Lobdell			Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Constantine: The House of Mystery	May 3, 2022^[10]	Matt Peters	Ernie Altbacker		James Krieg & Rick Morales	DC Showcase Animated Shorts – Constantine: The House of Mystery

Expanded setting

The DCAMU version of the Teen Titans has a cameo in Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans in which the Go! version of the Titans travel throughout the multiverse and run into the DCAMU version.

Recurring cast and characters

This section is in a table format that may be better if supplemented with prose. (March 2022)

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Character	Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)	Justice League: War (2014)	Son of Batman (2014)	Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015)	Nightwing and Robin (2015)	Batman vs. Robin (2015)	Batman: Bad Blood (2016)	Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)	Justice League Dark (2017)	Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017)	Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)	The Death of Superman (2018)	Constantine: City of Demons (2018)	Reign of the Supermen (2019)	Batman: Hush (2019)	Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (2019)	Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)	Constantine: The House of Mystery (2022)
Justice League
Barry Allen Flash	Justin Chambers	Christopher Gorham		Christopher Gorham				Christopher Gorham	Non-speaking	Jason Spisak		Christopher Gorham		Christopher Gorham			Christopher Gorham	Non-speaking
Billy Batson Shazam	Jennifer Hale (as Billy Batson) Steven Blum (as Captain Thunder)	Zach Callison (as Billy Batson) Sean Astin (as Shazam)		Zach Callison (as Billy Batson) Sean Astin (as Shazam)													Sean Astin
Arthur Curry Aquaman	Cary Elwes			Matt Lanter DJ Price (as Young Arthur)					Non-speaking			Matt Lanter					Non-speaking
Diana Princess Wonder Woman	Vanessa Marshall	Michelle Monaghan		Rosario Dawson				Rosario Dawson				Rosario Dawson		Rosario Dawson		Rosario Dawson		Non-speaking
Clark Kent Superman	Sam Daly	Alan Tudyk		Jerry O'Connell				Jerry O'Connell				Jerry O'Connell		Jerry O'Connell			Jerry O'Connell	Non-speaking
Hal Jordan Green Lantern	Nathan Fillion	Justin Kirk		Nathan Fillion								Nathan Fillion		Nathan Fillion			Non-speaking
Victor Stone Cyborg	Michael B. Jordan	Shemar Moore		Shemar Moore				Shemar Moore	Non-speaking			Shemar Moore		Shemar Moore			Shemar Moore
Bruce Wayne Batman	Kevin Conroy	Jason O'Mara										Jason O'Mara		Jason O'Mara			Jason O'Mara	Non-speaking
Teen Titans
Dick Grayson Nightwing			Sean Maher		Non-speaking	Sean Maher				Sean Maher					Sean Maher		Non-speaking	Non-speaking
Damian Wayne Robin			Stuart Allan		Non-speaking	Stuart Allan				Stuart Allan		Non-speaking			Stuart Allan		Stuart Allan	Non-speaking
Princess Koriand'r Starfire						Non-speaking	Kari Wahlgren			Kari Wahlgren							Non-speaking	Non-speaking;
Garfield Logan Beast Boy								Brandon Soo Hoo		Brandon Soo Hoo							Non-speaking
Rachel Roth Raven								Taissa Farmiga		Taissa Farmiga							Taissa Farmiga	Non-speaking
Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle								Jake T. Austin		Jake T. Austin							Non-speaking
Justice League Dark
John Constantine									Matt Ryan				Matt Ryan				Matt Ryan
Zatanna									Camilla Luddington								Camilla Luddington
Jason Blood Etrigan the Demon	Dee Bradley Baker								Ray Chase								Ray Chase
Dr. Alec Holland Swamp Thing									Roger Cross								Roger Cross
Green Lantern Corps
John Stewart Green Lantern									Roger Cross								Roger Cross
Suicide Squad
Amanda Waller											Vanessa Williams				Vanessa Williams
Harleen Quinzel Harley Quinn											Tara Strong				Hynden Walch		Hynden Walch
Captain Boomerang	James Patrick Stuart										Liam McIntyre						Liam McIntyre
Black Manta	Non-speaking			Harry Lennix							Dave Fennoy						Non-speaking
Supervillains
Professor Zoom Eobard Thawne	C. Thomas Howell										C. Thomas Howell
Lex Luthor	Steven Blum			Steve Blum				Steve Blum				Rainn Wilson		Rainn Wilson			Rainn Wilson
Slade Wilson Deathstroke	Ron Perlman		Thomas Gibson							Miguel Ferrer	Non-speaking
Orm Ocean Master	James Patrick Stuart	Steve Blum		Sam Witwer
Darkseid		Steve Blum												Tony Todd			Tony Todd
Trigon								Jon Bernthal									John DiMaggio
Ra's al Ghul			Giancarlo Esposito					Terrence C. Carson
Talia al Ghul			Morena Baccarin			Non-speaking	Morena Baccarin
The Joker			Dee Bradley Baker			Non-speaking									Jason Spisak
Dr. Jonathan Crane Scarecrow					Michael Rosenbaum										Chris Cox
Blockbuster							John DiMaggio				Dave Fennoy
Dabney Donovan												Trevor Devall		Trevor Devall
Hank Henshaw Cyborg Superman												Patrick Fabian		Patrick Fabian
Lady Shiva															Sachie Alessio		Sachie Alessio
Other characters
Batman Thomas Wayne	Kevin McKidd		Non-speaking			Kevin Conroy					Non-speaking						Non-speaking
Lois Lane	Dana Delany	Non-speaking		Juliet Landau								Rebecca Romijn		Rebecca Romijn			Rebecca Romijn
General Lane	Danny Huston		Jay K. Johnson
Steve Trevor	James Patrick Stuart	George Newbern		George Newbern								Non-speaking				Jeffrey Donovan
Jimmy Olsen		Non-speaking		Patrick Cavanaugh								Max Mittelman		Max Mittelman
Silas Stone		Rocky Carroll		Non-speaking								Rocky Carroll
Sarah Charles		Melique Berger		Melique Berger								Non-speaking
Alfred Pennyworth			David McCallum			David McCallum	James Garrett					Non-speaking			James Garrett
James Gordon			Bruce Thomas			Non-speaking	Bruce Thomas								Bruce Thomas
John Henry Irons Steel				Khary Payton								Cress Williams		Cress Williams			Non-speaking
Cat Grant												Toks Olagundoye		Toks Olagundoye
Martha Kent												Jennifer Hale		Jennifer Hale
Jonathan Kent												Paul Eiding		Paul Eiding
Bibbo Bibbowski												Charles Halford		Charles Halford
Mercy Graves												Erica Luttrell		Erica Luttrell
Perry White												Rocky Carroll		Rocky Carroll
Steve Lombard												Max Mittelman		Max Mittelman
Chas Chandler													Damian O'Hare					Damian O'Hare
Nergal													Robin Atkin Downes					Robin Atkin Downes

Other media

Web series

The CW seed released a five episode animated mini-series titled Constantine: City of Demons written by J. M. DeMatteis in March 2018, sharing continuity with Justice League Dark. Matt Ryan reprises his role as John Constantine. On October 9, the series was re-released as a film as an extended version for DVD and Blu-Ray and later split into two as two episodes on January 19, 2019 on CW Seed.

Tie-in comics

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Title	Issue(s)	Publication date(s)	Writer(s)	Artist(s)
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay	12	March 21, 2018	Jeff Parker	Cat Staggs, Stefano Raffaele, Agustin Padilla, and Mathew Dow Smith
The Death of Superman: Part 1	12	August 1-October 17, 2018	Louise Simonson	Cat Staggs

Reception

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Sales figures represent DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States. International sales, digital sales, and rentals are not included.

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Title	Release date	Director(s)	Gross in the 1st three weeks	Gross total	Rotten Tomatoes	Ref.
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox	July 30, 2013	Jay Oliva	$2,961,457	$5,263,783	100% (5 reviews)^[11]	^[12]
Justice League: War	February 4, 2014	Jay Oliva	$3,119,314	$5,806,863	50% (6 reviews)^[13]	^[14]
Son of Batman	May 6, 2014	Ethan Spaulding	$4,071,112	$7,035,303	64% (11 reviews)^[15]	^[16]
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis	January 27, 2015	Ethan Spaulding	$2,445,009^[17]	$4,661,509	63% (8 reviews)^[18]	^[19]
Batman vs. Robin	April 14, 2015	Jay Oliva	$2,537,343	$4,275,014	100% (5 reviews)^[20]	^[21]
Batman: Bad Blood	February 2, 2016	Jay Oliva	$3,093,355	$4,884,919	100% (5 reviews)^[22]	^[23]
Justice League vs. Teen Titans	March 26, 2016	Sam Liu	$2,522,134	$4,680,315	80% (5 reviews)^[24]	^[25]
Justice League Dark	January 24, 2017	Jay Oliva	$1,286,255	$3,321,532	78% (9 reviews)^[26]	^[27]
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract	April 18, 2017	Sam Liu	$1,514,960	$3,279,855	83% (6 reviews)^[28]	^[29]
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay	March 27, 2018	Sam Liu	$1,202,526	$2,880,096	88% (8 reviews)^[30]	^[31]
The Death of Superman	July 24, 2018	Sam Liu and Jake Castorena	$4,219,828	$6,551,111	92% (13 reviews)^[32]	^[33]
Constantine: City of Demons: The Movie	October 9, 2018	Doug Murphy	$750,022	$1,699,592	NA (3 reviews)^[34]	^[35]
Reign of the Supermen	January 15, 2019	Sam Liu	—	$3,797,618	NA (0 reviews)^[36]	^[37]
Batman: Hush	July 20, 2019	Justin Copeland	$2,584,555	$3,603,543	88% (17 reviews)^[38]	^[39]
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines	October 5, 2019	Sam Liu	$764,095	$1,723,810	88% (8 reviews)^[40]	^[41]
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War	May 19, 2020	Matt Peters and Christina Sotta	$1,563,760	$5,576,143	100% (18 reviews) ^[42]	^[43]
Total:			$39,557,472	$69,041,006	—
Average:			$2,702,945	$4,244,950	—

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External links

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