10 Bold Predictions About The Post-Justice League DCEU

We now live in a post-Justice League world, and the divisive reception the big superhero team-up was met with is sure to have major ramifications for the franchise unofficially known as the DC Extended Universe going forward.

The messy mash-up of Zack Snyder's vision and Joss Whedon post-production did its level best to set up future films on its own terms, hinting at new Watchtower recruits and the formation of a rival team headed up by Lex Luthor, though critics, fans and box office takings are just as likely to shape the series' future.

Warner Bros has a number of films lined up for its cinematic universe, starting with an Aquaman solo movie next year. This will be followed by Shazam! and Wonder Woman 2 the following year, with Cyborg and Green Lantern Corps set to follow in 2020.

Then there are the undated projects stuck at the planning stage, such as Flashpoint, Matt Reeves's The Batman and Joss Whedon's Batgirl, and probably a few more that have been proposed but will never see the light of day.

One thing is for sure, Justice League has changed everything, and the way it has fared will be reflected in Warner's next crop of DC films...

Justice League's second post-credits scene teased the formation of the Injustice League, a band of baddies led by Lex Luthor. Deathstroke was revealed as his first recruit but the other members are yet to rear their villainous heads.

Marvel Studios assembled the Avengers during Phase One of the MCU with a series of Nick Fury cameos, and it looks like Warner Bros will do something similar in its upcoming DC films, with Jesse Eisenberg's villain popping up in the likes of Aquaman and Shazam! to add to his band of rogues.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's Black Manta, who will serve as the big bad in Arthur Curry's 2019 solo film, will likely be his next recruit in Aquaman's post-credits sequence. The aquatic bad guy has past history with the Injustice League in the comic books, and Luthor will need somebody capable of taking on the Atlantean in the seas.

Eisenberg cameos are likely to be a running theme in the next lot of DC films. He could potentially add Black Adam to his ranks in Shazam's post-credits, although The Rock's villain won't feature in the main film. Flashpoint, if it ever gets a release date, could see the Reverse Flash added to his teamsheet.

Both Joker and Harley Quinn have featured in the Injustice League in the comic books, but given the situation regarding Jared Leto's clouded future in the DC Extended Universe, their involvement is by no means a given.