Ahead of the much needed reset of DC films, under the helm of James Gunn, into the DC Universe, there have been many questions of whether people are staying or going from the already existing DC Extended Universe, which is set to conclude in December with Aquaman and The lost Kingdom.

Already various reports have swirled of Gal Gadot staying on as Wonder Woman, before they were debunked, and then placed on the table once again (madness). Ezra Miller’s status as The Flash has been seriously brought into question, after this year’s rough ride of a press tour for The Flash film. While James Wan has allegedly said there were plans in place for a possible Aquaman 3 with Momoa, so who the hell is staying? And what the heck is going on?

Well, Gunn himself has already confirmed that John Cena’s Peacemaker, Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller and Xolo Maridueña’s Blue Beetle are staying put, but there has been no word on some of the big name DCEU stars’ status, barring Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck, who were both pretty much ruled out of returning early on. A fact seemingly confirmed by the announcement of a new Superman in David Corenswet, and the fact that Andy Muschietti is helming a new Batman film in The Brave and the Bold for Gunn’s DCU.

Well, according to a new report from Variety, it would seem that amidst all this DC drama that seemingly never ends, we finally have a clear answer. The Justice league as we know them are no more. Per Variety, this clean slate for Chapter One: Gods and Monsters in Gunn’s announced DCU line-up extends to anyone cast by Zack Snyder, which would mean that all these characters will be recast, and this will indeed be virtually a complete reset. Which is probably wise.

That said, the report notes that just because the likes of Gadot and Momoa are not back as their respective DC superheroes doesn’t mean that they may not return to Gunn’s brave new DC world to play different characters. Momoa has been in talks to play alien bounty hunter Lobo in Gunn’s 2025 film Superman: Legacy, so some of these stars may be back in a very different capacity altogether. 

However the big takeaway here, is that these popular heroes will be back, but the actors we know will not be donning the capes, cowls and armour again, so indeed the DCEU as we know it will end this December. Let’s hope it’s on a high.