Joss Whedon To Begin Batgirl Work Next Year

07/25/2017 11:29 am EDT

San Diego Comic-Con was chock full of surprises and new details on the DCEU, including everyone's favorite crime fighter Batgirl.

During the convention, IGN spoke to DC chief creative officer Geoff Johns about the expanding DCEU, where Johns revealed that Barbara Gordon's time in the sun is coming soon (via ScreenRant).

Johns said "We are doing Batgirl with Joss Whedon, it's going to be super exciting. He's going to start that next year, and that's just the start."

No other details are known at this time about Whedon's upcoming project, including who will play the lead part and what time it will be set in. The DCEU has typically sided with heroes already being established in the universe as opposed to going the full origin route, so Batgirl could possibly be treated the same way.

Batgirl will just be the start though, as there are major plans to expand the Batman side of the DCEU in the coming years.

"We haven't gone out there and said what our slate is and that's because we'll do it when we're ready and we have the films that we're excited about. But for Batman, what I will say is that Batman is more than just Batman and, you know, it's been way too long since we've seen an expansion of that universe."

You can find the official description for DC's latest DCEU project Justice League below.

In Justice League, fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Justice League is directed by Zack Snyder, from a screenplay by Chris Terrio, and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck (Batman), Henry Cavill (Superman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Ezra Miller (The Flash), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Ray Fisher (Cyborg), Ciarán Hinds (Steppenwolf), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Jeremy Irons (Alfred Pennyworth), J.K. Simmons (Commissioner Gordon), Amber Heard (Mera), Kiersey Clemons (Iris West) and Jesse Eisenberg (Lex Luthor).

Wonder Woman is in theaters now, and will be followed by Justice League on November 17, 2017; Aquaman on July 27, 2018; Shazam on April 5, 2019; Justice League 2 on June 14, 2019; Cyborg on April 3, 2020; and Green Lantern Corps on July 24, 2020. The Flash, The Batman, Dark Universe and Man of Steel 2 are currently without a release dates.

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