James Gunn Gives New Update On What Is & Is Not DCU Canon From The DCEU

David Corenswet's Superman flying next to Henry Cavill's Man of Steel and John Cena's Peacemaker

James Gunn gives a new clarification on what is regarded as canon to the DC Universe from the old DCEU franchise. Now that Gunn’s DCU franchise is finally underway, DC Studios is rebooting the majority of characters who were featured in the DCEU timeline. However, with various elements still carrying over from the DCEU era, some fans are curious about how much of the DCU is regarded as a reboot.

With the completion of Creature Commandos season 1, there have been some reveals that indicate what the DC Universe is and isn’t changing from the DCEU timeline. While this will continue to be explored with Superman and Peacemaker season 2, Gunn has offered some more clarity on how the DCEU and DCU connect.

A fan asked Gunn recently on Bluesky if The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker season 1 are fully DCU canon “because most plot points in them were either referenced or followed up on in CC?” Gunn gave two explanations for this, with his “short answer” being that: “Only Creature Commandos forward is pure canon. For instance, Rick Flag Jr was killed because we heard Rick Flag Sr talking about it in Creature Commandos, not because we saw it in The Suicide Squad.”

Gunn also gave a “long answer” by declaring that while Creature Commandos “forward is pure canon,” the Peacemaker TV show “is almost entirely consistent with that canon other than the Justice League.” The DC Studios co-CEO also stressed that “The Suicide Squad has a lot of consistencies but I think of it as an imperfect memory.”

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