Except for diehard DCers, everybody else knows Marvel is King of the Big Screen.

Among those diehards is Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., owners of DC Comics, Inc., which intends to launch a complete DC Comics movie universe over the next four years. The company plans to produce and screen seven movies from 2016 until 2018 focused on seven of DC's iconic superheroes.

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Superman will make an appearance in two of these movies. Four superheroes will make their movie debuts: Shazam or Captain Marvel, The Sandman, Justice League and Wonder Woman.

Flash and Green Lantern will make their second big screen appearances. Batman will appear only once, in the Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice scheduled for May 2016. Ben Affleck will play the Caped Crusader.

Movie media sources said Warner Bros. will announce the new DC superhero films at the San Diego Comic-Con in July.

The tentative listings for the DC superhero explosion:

May 2016: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice

July 2016: Shazam (Captain Marvel)

Christmas 2016: The Sandman

May 2017: Justice League

July 2017: Wonder Woman

Christmas 2017: Flash and Green Lantern

May 2018: Man of Steel 2

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