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This episode of the podcast takes a look back at all of the major happenings for Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane in the year of 2022.
January/February
Death of the Justice League/Dark Crisis
11- Superman & Lois Season 2 debuts
April
8 – Warner Bros./Discovery merger completed
- AT&T/Time Merger occurred in July of 2018
- AT&T “era”
- David Zaslav – CEO and President of WBD
- Toby Emmerich steps down as Warner Bros. Picture group Chairmen
- Walter Hamada eventually out as DC Films President
- Getting DC on track a major priority – Superman consistently mentioned
July
19 – Zack Snyder’s Justice League made available for digital purchase for the first time in U.S.
20 – Henry Cavill did not appear at SDCC- Deadline
26 – Superman: Space Age #1 (of 3) releases
29 – DC League of Super-Pets released in theaters
- John Krasinski as Clark Kent/Superman, Olivia Wilde as Lois Lane
August
2 – Batgirl canceled, WBD wants DC movies to be theatrical events – The Hollywood Reporter
- WBD Investor meeting listed Superman as a key franchise
6 – Kevin Smith announces Strange Adventures had been canceled
- Smith was writing an episode with Eric Carrasco focused on Bizarro and Jimmy Olsen, hoping to get Nicolas Cage as Bizarro
September
11 – Lex Luthor (Titus Welliver) is going to appear on Titans Season 4 – TV Line
October
3 – Nexstar’s majority purchase of The CW officially announced
17- DC Movie update – The Hollywood Reporter
- Man of Steel 2 is searching for writers, with Charles Roven returning to produce
- DC movies future is up in the air as the search continues
18- Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons animated movie releases
21 – Black Adam releases, Henry Cavill cameos as Superman in a credits scene
24 – Henry Cavill announces his return as Superman on Instagram
25 – James Gunn and Peter Safran will be the new heads of DC Film, TV, and animation effective November 1 – The Hollywood Reporter
- DC Studios officially announced
November
23 – Clark Kent/Superman dual identity is returning in comics – Comicbook.com
December
14 – Superman 5-film 4k collection listed as part of WB’s 100th anniversary celebration – Deadline
14 – Henry Cavill is no longer Superman – Instagram
14 – James Gunn is writing a Superman movie – The Hollywood Reporter
2023 anniversaries
- 85 years Action Comics #1
- First Kirk Alyn Superman serial turns 75
- 45 years Superman: The Movie, 40 years Superman III
- 10 years Man of Steel
- 35 years since Superboy and Ruby-Spears Superman animated series
- 30 years Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
What to look forward to in 2023
- Return to status quo in comics? Plus Superman: Space Age, Superman: Lost, more Superman ‘78
- My Adventures with Superman animated series on Cartoon Network and HBO Max
- Superman & Lois Season 3 debuts March 14
- Christopher Reeve Superman movies in 4k
- End of DCEU? Return of Michael Shannon as Zod and Antje Trau as Faora
- James Gunn’s Superman movie developments, general DC movie news
Most Memorable
- General merger chaos, end of year Superman movement
- Is Superman in a better spot?
- Superman in 2021
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