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DC Extended Universe

American superhero film franchise based on DC Comics
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Summary

DC Extended Universe is a film series[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of film series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,951 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: DC Studios[3]
  • Instance of: media franchise[4]
  • Director: James Gunn[5]
  • Screenwriter: David S. Goyer[6]
  • Founder: Warner Bros. Pictures[7]
  • Owned by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[8]
  • Genre: superhero fiction[9]
  • Based on: DC Universe[10]
  • Producer: DC Studios[11]
  • Production company: DC Studios[12]
  • Commons category: DC Extended Universe[13]
  • Language of work or name: English[14]
  • Country of origin: United States[15]
  • Publication date: 2013[16]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:DC Extended Universe[18]
  • Topic has template: Template:DC Extended Universe[19]
  • Fictional universe described in: Man of Steel[20], Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice[21], Suicide Squad[22], Wonder Woman[23], Justice League[24], Aquaman[25], Shazam![26], Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn[27], Wonder Woman 1984[28], The Suicide Squad[29], The Trench[30], The Flash[31], Black Adam[32], Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization[33]
  • Title: DC Extended Universe[34]
  • Native label: DC Extended Universe[35]
  • List of characters: list of DC Extended Universe film actors[36]
  • Different from: DC Animated Universe[37], DC Animated Movie Universe[38], DC Universe Animated Original Movies[39]

Why It Matters

DC Extended Universe has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Related Entities

Aquaman Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn Black Adam Blue Beetle David S. Goyer James Gunn Justice League Man of Steel Peacemaker Shazam! Shazam! Fury of the Gods Suicide Squad The Flash The Suicide Squad United States Warner Bros. Pictures Wonder Woman Wonder Woman 1984

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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