Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom could be an awkward transition point from the DCEU to James Gunn’s DC Universe. After the formation of DC Studios, James Gunn and Peter Safran’s plans are set to establish a new DC Universe to effectively commence with 2025’s Superman: Legacy. However, the DCEU still has four movies debuting in 2023, with Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom to be the last in 2023’s holiday season.
With the multiverse adventure of The Flash, the introduction of parallel DC realities on the big-screen affords DC Studios a great pivot point into the DCU. However, the story of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom might prevent that from being a fully seamless shift. That is due to the possibility of Aquaman himself, as the King of Atlantis, potentially having a rift with the surface world.
