With some fans still demanding a continuation of the SnyderVerse and Warner Brothers attempting to put the focus back on their upcoming DCEU movies like The Suicide Squad, The Flash and Black Adam, the studio has quietly cancelled a couple of the more idiosyncratic DC films that they also had in development. James Wan had been working on an Aquaman spin-off called The Trench, a horror-oriented project focusing on the amphibious monsters that live in the Mariana Trench, while Ava DuVernay was hired to direct New Gods, based on Jack Kirby’s cosmic space opera. Now both projects appear to have been shelved indefinitely. Warner Brothers released the following statement last week:

“As part of our DC slate, some legacy development titles including New Gods and The Trench will not be moving forward. We thank our partners Ava DuVernay, Tom King, James Wan and Peter Safran for their time and collaboration during this process and look forward to our continued partnership with them on other DC stories. The projects will remain in their skillful hands if they were to move forward in the future.”

THR reports that the decision was made when it became clear that neither movie had a natural spot on the upcoming DC schedule over the next few years. However, it is also believed that New Gods was complicated by the fact that it would have involved Darkseid and execs were looking to put space between the Snyder Cut and any future appearances of the character. Both projects could potentially be revived somewhere down the road but for now WB is shifting their attention to other DC properties including Blue Beetle, Batgirl, Supergirl, Green Lantern Corps, Static Shock and Zatanna as well as a third Wonder Woman movie and a new Superman project. Are you disappointed that we won’t get to see James Wan’s The Trench or Ava DuVernay’s New Gods anytime soon?