The DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU)[1] was the unofficial term used to refer to a series of animated films based on DC Comics' The New 52, all set within a shared universe. The universe itself began with the end of the 2013 film Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.[2] While it is a respectful successor to the DCAU, the DCAMU serves as a "reboot" to the DC Animation world. The universe ended its run with the 2020 film Justice League Dark: Apokolips War followed by a fully rebooted universe with every and all characters "Reborn" in the new universe Barry Allen created called the "Tomorrowverse."
Films[]
| Film | Release date | Director | Writer(s) | Producer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | July 30, 2013 | Jay Oliva | James Krieg | James Tucker | Released |
| Justice League: War | February 4, 2014 | Heath Corson | |||
| Son of Batman | April 22, 2014 | Ethan Spaulding | Screenplay: Joe R. Lansdale Story: James Robinson | ||
| Justice League: Throne of Atlantis | January 27, 2015 | Heath Corson | |||
| Batman vs. Robin | April 14, 2015 | Jay Oliva | J. M. DeMatteis | ||
| Batman: Bad Blood | January 19, 2016 | ||||
| Justice League vs. Teen Titans | March 29, 2016 | Sam Liu | Bryan Q. Miller and Alan Burnett | ||
| Justice League Dark | January 24, 2017 | Jay Oliva | Screenplay: Ernie Altbacker Story: 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 | Alan Burnett | |||
| The Death of Superman | July 24, 2018 | Sam Liu and Jake Castorena | Peter J. Tomasi | Sam Liu | |
| 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 | James Tucker | |
| Wonder Woman: Bloodlines | October 5, 2019 | Sam Liu and Justin Copeland | Mairghread Scott | James Tucker, Sam Liu, Amy Mckenna | |
| Justice League Dark: Apokolips War | May 19, 2020 | Christina Sotta and
Matt Peters |
Ernie Altbacker (Screenplay)
Christina Sotta (Story) |
James Tucker |
| Character | Film | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice League: War | Son of Batman | Justice League: Throne of Atlantis | Batman vs. Robin | Batman: Bad Blood | Justice League vs. Teen Titans | Justice League Dark | ||||||
| Heroes | ||||||||||||
| Clark Kent Superman |
Alan Tudyk | Jerry O'Connell | Jerry O'Connell | |||||||||
| Bruce Wayne Batman |
Jason O'Mara | |||||||||||
| Diana Prince Wonder Woman |
Michelle Monaghan | Rosario Dawson | Rosario Dawson | |||||||||
| Hal Jordan Green Lantern |
Justin Kirk | Nathan Fillion | ||||||||||
| Barry Allen The Flash |
Christopher Gorham | Christopher Gorham | Christopher Gorham | |||||||||
| Victor Stone Cyborg |
Shemar Moore | Shemar Moore | Shemar Moore | |||||||||
| Billy Batson Shazam |
Zach Callison Sean Astin |
Sean Astin | ||||||||||
| Damian Wayne Robin |
Stuart Allan | Stuart Allan | ||||||||||
| Dick Grayson Nightwing |
Sean Maher | Sean Maher | ||||||||||
| Aquaman Aquaman |
Matt Lanter | |||||||||||
| Kate Kane Batwoman |
Yvonne Strahovski | |||||||||||
| Luke Fox Batwing |
Gaius Charles | |||||||||||
| Raven | Taissa Farmiga | |||||||||||
| Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle |
Jake T. Austin | |||||||||||
| Garfield Logan Beast Boy |
Brandon Soo Hoo | |||||||||||
| Koriand'r Starfire |
Kari Wahlgren | |||||||||||
| Villains | ||||||||||||
| Darkseid | Steve Blum | |||||||||||
| Desaad | Bruce Thomas | |||||||||||
| Talia al Ghul | Morena Baccarin | Morena Baccarin | ||||||||||
| Ra's al Ghul | Giancarlo Esposito | T.C. Carson | ||||||||||
| Kirk Langstrom Man Bat |
Xander Berkeley | |||||||||||
| Slade Wilson Deathstroke |
Thomas Gibson | |||||||||||
| The Joker | Dee Bradley Baker | |||||||||||
| Waylon Jones Killer Croc |
Fred Tatasciore | |||||||||||
| Orm Ocean Master |
Sam Witwer | |||||||||||
| Black Manta | Harry Lennix | |||||||||||
| Lex Luthor | Steve Blum | Steve Blum | ||||||||||
| Talon | Jeremy Sisto | |||||||||||
| Samantha Vanaver Grandmaster |
Grey DeLisle Robin Atkin Downes |
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| Trigon | Jon Bernthal | |||||||||||
Trivia[]
- Some characters look exactly like characters from the Young Justice series; either using the designs or having the DCAMU designs used later in that series.
- Despite the beginning of this universe being based on The New 52, it concludes in a completely different fashion due to the absence of Dr. Manhattan and Pandora's additional manipulations from the comics.
- However, it does seem Wally West was replaced with Wally West II like in the comics, as a different Kid Flash is seen dead next to Bumblebee and Starfire in the final film.
- The ending of the final movie concludes with Flash creation a second Flashpoint Paradox, aiming to fix the tragedy that was caused after the final war with Darkseid, completely altering the timeline or restoring the original.
- This action likely echoes the quote from Flash's mother "Accept the things you cannot change, have the courage to change the things you can and have the wisdom to know the difference".
- Given all the villains dying over the course of the series, it's no surprise that a new alteration to the timeline would end it (to bring them back).
- Villains that normally have ways to escape death are much weaker and end up dying; especially Vandal Savage.
- Superheroes in the Original and Flashpoint Timelines have strangely disproportionate bodies, with their torsos largely bloated with small heads. Though this was likely due to it being intended as a one-off to celebrate the New 52 instead of a film series beginning.
- The Timeline is not thoroughly explained in the films as between Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and Justice League: War, there are a lot of continuity errors, and throughout the films, there are unexplained costume changes.
- It is often considered that DC Animated Movie Universe is a counterpart of Marvel Animated Universe which was started a year before DC Animated Movie Universe.
- It was later confirmed that Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Justice Society: World War Two and The Long Halloween are the Rebooted Timeline. The trailer for Constantine: The House of Mystery reveals Constantine is being punished by The Spectre with imprisonment in the House for having Flash reset the Timeline to undo all the damage done by Darksied.