Comic-book movies have come a long way over the last 50 years, but Marvel and DC’s big guns mark a pivotal month for the genre

Marvel / Warner Bros. / 20th Century Fox The basics. Both Marvel and DC's approaches have their pros and cons. The Marvel Cinematic Universe, populated by the Avengers (a team of superheroes that ...

Edi Gathegi chats with THR at the Superman red carpet premiere and talks about his excitement to see the film for the first time with his co-stars. Plus, he reacts to a DC and Marvel Universe crossover.

DC Universe launched in 2018 with an eye on multi-media and as an answer to Marvel Unlimited. Both offer subscription bundles to company content, largely comics.

However, the analyst said early buzz for Superman was “really good.” The film stars up-and-comer David Corenswet as the new Superman/Clark Kent, with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan playing love interest Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as archvillain Lex Luthor.

DC vs. Marvel: The Verdict on Each Cinematic Universe’s First 3 Films. ... (2006), it also had to serve as a way for Warner Bros. to play catch-up with Marvel and launch its own cinematic universe.

Unlike Marvel’s Ultimate Universe, the Absolute Universe was created when Darkseid, the living incarnation and god of evil in DC, died in order to spread his negative energy across Earth Alpha.

Gunn has been open about Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige supporting his transition to leading DC Studios. As co-head of the studio, Gunn is planning a new DC universe that will be told across ...

The new film, starring David Corenswet as Superman, is intended to kick off a new epoch for DC Studios, which has struggled in recent years to produce consistent superhero hits.

Marvel’s Ultimate Universe sets the gold standard for bold reimaginings—DC’s Absolute Universe just can’t match its storytelling finesse. By Marcel Green June 8, 2025, 9:00am