DC Extended Universe is now the official name for Warner Bros.' superhero franchise. Kicked off in 2013 via Zack Snyder and Henry Cavill's Man of Steel, the film series had a tumultuous start with several controversies plaguing its earlier movies. Things are now looking up, however, with a full slate of projects coming in the next coming years.

Announced in 2018, HBO Max is the newest player in the competitive streaming platform business. The subscription service is now live, featuring content from TNT, TBS, Adult Swim among others, ensuring that they have more than enough content to entice more customers. All in all, WarnerMedia revealed that HBO Max is offering 10,000 hours of content - including over 2,000 films. One of its main draws is the library of DC films readily available in the service which includes the string of movies from Warner Bros. ongoing interconnected superhero franchise.

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With films like Wonder Woman, Justice League, and Suicide Squad now available to stream on HBO Max comes the confirmation that the comic book franchise is now officially called DC Extended Universe. As seen in the platform's interface, the collection of movies are now called as such. Check out the image below:

This might be confusing to some since people have been referring to Warner Bros. and DC Films' franchise as DC Extended Universe (or DCEU) for years now. It's worth noting that this wasn't the film series' official title until this was confirmed through HBO Max recently. In fact, the name wasn't even coined internally at Warner Bros., as studio people did not use it to refer to the said slate of films. Instead, the term originated from a report from EW back in 2015 shortly before Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice's big San Diego Comic-Con event. The writer of the article apparently mined inspiration from Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe moniker when thinking of a collective name for the then-budding DC Films' franchise. In hindsight, it makes sense for Warner Bros. to just adopt the name DC Extended Universe instead of creating a new tag since fans have been using the term anyway for some time now. It's a good branding move so as not to cause any more confusion regarding what to call the franchise.

With the DC Extended Universe tag now official, it's curious what if HBO Max will also debut the name for the separate DC Films' franchise that Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix's Joker started. Previous reports floated the names DC Dark or DC Black for it but Warner Bros. has yet to make any official announcement about the matter. It's also curious how Zack Snyder's upcoming Justice League project will be categorized on the streaming platform. As fans can see in the image, the theatrical version of Justice League is still deemed DCEU canon.

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