James Gunn may already be setting up more the DC Universe release schedule later this week on Max, more movies and TV shows are on their way for 2025 and beyond. However, with Gunn leading the DC Universe after his time with Marvel Studios, a familiar element might be making its way into DC Studios' franchise.
Gunn recently asked his followers on Bluesky about what they would think of the prospects of DC Studios producing a TV Christmas Special, using his Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special as an example, which was one of the final things he did for Marvel Studios before being hired as the DC Studios co-CEO. Without giving any clues away, Gunn specifically asked the audience which DC character they would want to see lead their own TV Christmas Special, stating the following:
If DC Studios was to produce a TV Christmas Special starring one or more of our DC characters (in the tradition of the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special), who would you want it to be?
What James Gunn's DC Universe Holiday Special Question Means For The Franchise
Even though Gunn may not have listed any specific heroes or villains in his original post, it wouldn't come as a surprise if DC Studios have already begun to develop various ideas for DC Universe Holiday Specials to air in 2025. While they may not have announced any Holiday Specials for DC Universe's Chapter 1 back in January 2023, Gunn and DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran made it very clear that the initial projects that were announced were not the entirety of Chapter 1, meaning that Holiday Specials could have been in development or filming this entire time.
The fact that Gunn is asking the DC Universe audience what characters they think would make for a perfect Holiday Special shows that DC Studios wants to hear from the fans. Even if not every single suggestion comes to fruition, it's a great way for fans to participate in Gunn's DC Universe outside of just seeing the actual products that come out on the big and small screens. That said, whether DC Studios will reveal what Holiday Special plans they may have in store anytime soon remains to be seen.
Our Take On James Gunn's DCU Holiday Special Question
The idea of seeing Holiday Specials in Gunn's DC Universe would be another way for DC Studios to make itself stand out from the DCEU movie timeline, which never took the opportunity to explore that concept. With so many DC characters that DC Studios can use in live-action and animation, it would be a tremendous amount of fun to see some of them get their debuts in Holiday Specials before making their way into the main DC Universe projects. Hopefully, 2025 will reveal more about what plans Gunn and DC Studios may or may not have in of DC Universe Holiday Specials.

- Created by
- Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
- First Film
- Man of Steel
- First TV Show
- Peacemaker
- Cast
- Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Cara Delevingne, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Zachary Levi, Dwayne Johnson, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Djimon Hounsou, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett, Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong, Ewan McGregor, Idris Elba, John Cena, Michael Keaton, George Clooney, Xolo Mariduena
- Movie(s)
- Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, Shazam!, Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman 1984, Zack Snyder's Justice League, The Suicide Squad, Black Adam, Shazam! The Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle, Superman, The Brave and the Bold
- Character(s)
- Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, Cyborg, Harley Quinn, The Joker, Shazam, Darkseid, Amanda Waller, Lex Luthor, Doomsday, Deadshot, Deathstroke, Black Canary, Black Adam
The DC Universe is one of the biggest comic book franchises and often competes with Marvel. DC Comics started as National Allied Publications, founded by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson in 1935. Since then, the franchise has exploded with thousands of comic books, movies, TV shows, and video games. 2013 marked the beginning of the most recent iteration of the superheroes, with Zack Snyder introducing Henry Cavill as Superman. After several movies with mixed reviews, DC underwent a soft reboot under the helm of James Gunn and Peter Safran.
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