DC Studios CEO James Gunn Debunks Some Big Rumors About The DCU's Future (Including JUSTICE LEAGUE Plans)

DC Studios CEO James Gunn Debunks Some Big Rumors About The DCU's Future (Including JUSTICE LEAGUE Plans)

DC Studios wasn't at Comic-Con this weekend, but co-CEO James Gunn has taken to social media to debunk a couple of wild claims about the DCU's future, including supposed plans for a Justice League movie.

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By JoshWilding - Jul 24, 2023 08:07 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Studios

While there may be delays caused by the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the current plan is for the new DCU to begin in earnest with Creature Commandos, Peacemaker spin-off Waller, and 2025's Superman: Legacy. 

In the meantime, DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran are still laying the foundations for this new shared world but, should it fail, that might be it for DC (especially after a disastrous 2023). If the DCU experiment fails, then we'd imagine Warner Bros. will either offload the brand or make movies and TV shows a rarity. 

Gunn was recently asked about a rumour he's been pushed to include as many DC characters as possible in Superman: Legacy by Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav. That story claims the executive is already looking to sell the brand and wants to make it seem as appealing as possible with the reboot. 

Unsurprisingly, Gunn has debunked the hard-to-believe story as a complete fabrication. 

At the same time, the filmmaker was asked about a misleading piece from Screen Rant suggesting the Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths movie (from Warner Bros. Animation) is, in fact, a DC Studios title. 

Once again, Gunn confirmed he hasn't announced any plans for a new Justice League movie and, if one is in the works, we're guessing it won't head our way until long after moviegoers have forgotten both the 2017 and 2021 efforts. 

Check out Gunn's Threads below. 

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TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 7/24/2023, 8:49 AM
The rumour that was doing the rounds a few days ago, is that Gunn wanted to make a Superman movie, but Zaslav is the one pushing for more heroes to show up because he wants the movie to be some sort of "DC catalog", because he already decided to sell the IP.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 7/24/2023, 9:59 AM
@TheHumanSpider2 - It was obvious this was a James Gunn decision. This is exactly what I feared when he was announced as DC Studios co-CEO along with Peter Safran.

I think everything they are saying about brand cohesion and focus and a shared universe is from Zaslav. All the stuff that makes sense. Doing solo projects for every member of the Justice League before bringing them together in a Justice League project.

That's all Zaslav. Gunn and Safran agreed to all that to get the job, saying that's how they feel as well. But it's obvious they don't feel that way and don't really care about brand cohesion or a focused universe that makes sense.

So yes the will give us a solo Superman. And then Zack Snyder it full of other superheroes in a world where superheroes already exist. That's not really a solo film leading up to a team up movie. Where's our Hawkgirl film leading up to Legacy? Doesn't exist.

Can't wait for Universal to take over. Maybe they can appoint Christopher and Jonathan Nolan as co-heads instead. That universe would be worth waiting for and would actually work.
BraveNewClunge
BraveNewClunge - 7/24/2023, 8:52 AM
Lol 'padeo tweet' Gunn lies out of his arse though 😅

It will be interesting to see how reactionary WB are if legacy fails to hit its box office targets 👀
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 7/24/2023, 8:56 AM
I feel bad for Gunn in that he feels forced to answer these attention seeking bottom-feeders on Twitter. Let the dude work.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 7/24/2023, 9:01 AM
I don’t think anyone who’s been paying attention to the b.s. articles coming out about YouTube theorists or fans guessing thought this was a real thing.
Don’t believe everything you read online.

Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 7/24/2023, 9:43 AM
@slickrickdesigns - "Don’t believe everything you read online" should be on the masthead of this website. A truly stunning amount of credulity around these parts.
Forthas
Forthas - 7/24/2023, 9:01 AM
At this stage, I don't think that becuase James Gunn says something is not true then we should consider that it has been debunked.
KWilly
KWilly - 7/24/2023, 9:01 AM
Barbie is going to fund Superman: Legacy and the rest of this DCU. So Gunn better send Margot and Greta a big gift basket
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 7/24/2023, 9:12 AM
@KWilly - Barbie cant fund anything if WB is already in the negatives. Between Flash and Blue Beetle...That money is already gone.
philinterrupted
philinterrupted - 7/24/2023, 9:16 AM
@BlackStar25 - I think you’re underestimating how much Barbie is making.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 7/24/2023, 9:20 AM
@philinterrupted - I think you're underestimating WBs losses this year.
philinterrupted
philinterrupted - 7/24/2023, 9:26 AM
@BlackStar25 - are you aware WB released more things than just DC right. I’m not disagreeing that those project have flopped, but they certainly have more to offer.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 7/24/2023, 9:35 AM
@KWilly - Margot already stated she is "taking a break" from Harley (that means she is done), and I dont see Greta doing a comic book movie...nor she should.
Barbie's money is funding this movie, though.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 7/24/2023, 9:36 AM
@philinterrupted - Yeah. I am aware...However you are aware that their "bigger" budget films are DC properties right? I dont know what we are actually disagreeing about here but Barbies success will no doubt be phenomenal but for Warner Bros as a whole....still not doing great this year.
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