Marc Guggenheim, who was one of the Arrowverse creators, wants the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event to get re-released as a full film.
Arrowverse creator Marc Guggenheim wants to see the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover get re-released as a full movie. Since 2012, the Arrowverse has been one of The CW’s biggest flagship franchises, starting with Arrow and allowing several spinoff shows to be born in the following years. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greg Berlanti-produced universe would host annual crossovers, with the last being Crisis on Infinite Earths, which aired from December 2019 to January 2020. The five-part event was a game-changer as Crisis on Infinite Earths served as a soft reboot for the Arrowverse since it united the remaining shows in one universe.
It has been almost three years since The CW aired Crisis on Infinite Earths, which became Oliver Queen’s last Arrowverse crossover before the character passed away during Arrow’s final season. One of its creators, Guggenheim, who was the driving creative force for Crisis on Infinite Earths, shared on Twitter one of his hopes for the unforgettable crossover. The former Arrow showrunner said for Crisis on Infinite Earths’ fifth anniversary, he would love to gather a VFX budget big enough that he could edit it together as a film. While the five separate episodes became available on various Arrowverse Blu-Ray/DVD sets, Crisis on Infinite Earths never got released as its own special home release, where it was edited as a one-shared product. Check out Guggenheim’s statement below:
What Does The Future Of The Arrowverse Look Like On The CW
Despite the fact that the Arrowverse has gotten smaller in the last year due to The CW’s new owners, the franchise is still going – for now. Even though it wasn’t a traditional Arrowverse spinoff show, Stargirl was adjacent to the franchise as the final season finished airing this week on The CW. However, The Flash is set to return for season 9 on Feb. 8, 2023, with a 13-episode order that will wrap up the Arrowverse drama after nearly a decade. Despite being initially conceived as an Arrowverse spinoff, the Superman & Lois season 2 finale revealed it exists on a parallel Earth in the same multiverse as Berlanti’s franchise.
While no announcements have been made, it’s unclear if Superman & Lois season 3 will be the show’s last on the network. With Nexstar as The CW’s new majority owner, the new president has stated he isn’t sure if the DC TV franchise will be part of their programming in the 2023-2024 TV season. Even though The CW hasn’t revealed its premiere date yet, Superman & Lois will be back for season 3 sometime in 2023, likely on its Tuesday night timeslot. Despite not being set in the Arrowverse, The CW has one new DC TV drama premiering in 2023 with Gotham Knights, which comes from the Batwoman writers/producers. With that coming up for the Arrowverse, it’s unclear whether or not there will be any crossovers between the remaining shows next year.
With the new direction of DC Studios, which will include a shared focus on TV shows based in the DCU, the Arrowverse is essentially, sadly, on its last legs. It doesn’t help that Nexstar/The CW’s new programming strategy is going to be less about the genres they have focused on for years. It’s always possible the Arrowverse could live on through HBO Max with a new slate of shows if that is something Warner Bros. TV and Warner Bros. Discovery, along with DC Studios, see as a viable option. But for now, Arrowverse fans can look forward to The Flash season 9 and Superman & Lois season 3 in 2023.
Source: Marc Guggenheim/Twitter
