That only 10 years have passed since the first film in the DC Extended Universe seems absurd. Somehow, through all the ups and downs, it feels like we’ve lived with Henry Cavill as Superman, Ben Affleck as Batman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as the Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman for our entire lives.
But, obviously, that’s not true. Ten years brought us 15 (-ish) movies of such wildly varying quality that parent company Warner Bros. finally decided to wipe the slate clean. Starting in 2024, we’ll get the first tastes of a new DC Universe led by James Gunn and Peter Safran on the way to 2025’s big kickoff, Superman: Legacy.
In the meantime, we thought now would be the perfect time to look back at all the films released in the DC Extended Universe to remember which worked, which didn’t, and how ambitious it truly all was.
