Don’t Expect Resurrections In New DC Films

With their embrace of the multiverse, the idea of death in superhero films has become somewhat meaningless as any actor or character can be brought back – albeit in slightly different form.

One of the few to buck this trend has been Scarlett Johansson who has stood by the conviction that her Marvel character of Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow died in “Avengers: Endgame” and isn’t coming back as it will cheapen the character’s sacrifice.

Now, DC Studios co-chief James Gunn says the new DC Universe won’t be doing resurrections. Asked on Threads about the potential return of a dead character from his animated series “Creature Commandos,” a character who gets shot in the head, Gunn says:

“I’m not sure how she would come back from that. In the DCU, if you die, you’re dead. It’s the way I’ve always done it.”

Then asked about loopholes to death in comics, such as the Lazarus Pit from Batman, Gunn says:

“Well, I wouldn’t mind using the Lazarus Pit (and/or resurrection) in a story. But it would have to be part of the story itself. I won’t be killing major characters just to pop them in the old lazarus pit to be alive again. What backfires more is people believing there are no stakes and death doesn’t mean anything. Dead is dead.”

It’s already been noted that some characters appearing in “Superman” are already lined up for other DCU projects including Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion), Mr. Terrific (Edi Gathegi), and Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced) so they’re expected to survive the events of the new “Superman” movie which ushers in the live-action DCU on July 11th.

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