DC Studios Co-CEO James Gunn Shares DCU Slate Update (And Things Don't Sound Good For THE AUTHORITY)

DC Studios Co-CEO James Gunn Shares DCU Slate Update (And Things Don't Sound Good For THE AUTHORITY)

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has revealed the movies and TV shows that are the current priority for the DCU, but the Superman helmer's reaction to The Authority doesn't bode well for the planned feature.

By JoshWilding - Jul 28, 2025 06:07 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Studios

At the start of 2023, the newly formed DC Studios announced an ambitious slate of movies and TV shows. The Hollywood strikes delayed things, and while a few projects have fallen by the wayside (including Waller and Paradise Lost), the DCU is starting to take shape.

Creature Commandos was a critical hit, and Superman was a definite win for the studio, despite a sluggish run at the international box office. 

Speaking at this weekend's San Diego Comic-Con, filmmaker and DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn shared an update on the immediate projects in development for the DCU. 

"We got Supergirl coming out in a year, we got Lanterns coming out, probably less than a year," the Superman helmer revealed. "We're making Clayface right now and that is, oh man, the script by Mike Flanagan is so good. Straight horror."

"We're working on The Brave and the Bold, Wonder Woman, The Batman 2 with Matt Reeves...Sgt. Rock," Gunn continued. "The Authority...that's... [Interview: That's not going so well?] [Laughs] The Krypto shorts. Little cartoons for kids that are really fun."

There's no mention of Swamp Thing, Teen Titans, Booster Gold, and a few other projects we've heard are in the early stages of development. The implication seems to be that these movies and TV shows (Gunn also called Creature Commandos season 2 a "real big priority for us") are now the main priority for DC Studios.

Gunn laughing off The Authority is very interesting. When that movie was first announced, it was described as following WildStorm characters who join the DCU, as members of The Authority take matters into their own hands to do what they believe is right. 

It never really sounded like a movie with mass appeal, though there are rumblings about Gunn's next project being Superman vs. The Authority.

"I just really liked The Engineer's powerset and I liked taking elements of The Authority's story—she's a member of The Authority in the comics—and giving those elements to Lex Luthor, to really combine the Wildstorm and DC characters in the DCU," Gunn previously said of including Angela Spica in Superman. "And I thought her powerset was good to fight Superman."

Asked in the same interview whether The Authority will still happen, he said, "We could for sure, it could happen. It's not something that's going especially quickly right now but it could happen, for sure."

You can hear more from Gunn on the state of the DCU in the player below. 

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JobinJ
JobinJ - 7/28/2025, 6:31 AM
Superman was so weak in this movie. Engineer was kicking his ass. Not possible. But whatever. I guess fart jokes make a good movie
CrimsonComet
CrimsonComet - 7/28/2025, 6:52 AM
[frick] this Authority shit, get working on my boy The Flash!

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herohype
herohype - 7/28/2025, 7:34 AM
@CrimsonComet - oh yes flash should be top priority bc he has superstar potential if done right

budget can be under 100M too so it can turn a profit then you go bigger with the sequel
ClungeOfSteel
ClungeOfSteel - 7/28/2025, 6:59 AM
Superman getting deepthroated by the engineer wasn't something I was expecting in Gunns superman movie!

This guy is such a perv! 😌

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lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/28/2025, 9:02 AM
@F4ntasticClunge - maybe you should stop thinking about deepthroating and children. Having both words in your post is kinda messed up.
ClungeOfSteel
ClungeOfSteel - 7/28/2025, 9:28 AM
@lazlodaytona - its a children's film mr sensitive!

Funny you went straight to paedophilia, maybe you and Gunn think alike 😭
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/28/2025, 9:41 AM
@F4ntasticClunge - just a joke bro. Look up sarcasm. The word will open up a whole new world for you.
ClungeOfSteel
ClungeOfSteel - 7/28/2025, 10:02 AM
@lazlodaytona - its almost like my first comment was a joke too!

Coupled with a simpsons gif of helen lovejoy i would have thought that was obvious!!

Take your own advice sir!
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/28/2025, 11:06 AM
@F4ntasticClunge - I got a laugh out of your joke sir.
ClungeOfSteel
ClungeOfSteel - 7/28/2025, 11:26 AM
@lazlodaytona - good stuff!

We are all good then 😅
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/28/2025, 7:06 AM
Man , sucks that the Authority isn’t going so well apparently since that movie was one of the projects I was most interested in when first announced…

It’s such an interesting team & group of characters so I do hope it sees the light of day eventually (hopefully sooner then later)!!.

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Also there’s likely no mention of Swamp Thing since Mangold is busy with his SW film and/or other projects while Booster Gold just got a writer so it’s probably early days there and Teen Titans is still being worked on.
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 7/28/2025, 7:55 AM
First I've heard of the project altogether...
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/28/2025, 9:06 AM
Let's just all agree that Paradise Lost being dropped is one of Gunn's best moves as co-head of the DCU. Not a person on the planet is interested in that waste of time.
Both WW movies and ZS's JL showed us all we need to know of that place.
Luke8
Luke8 - 7/28/2025, 10:10 AM
Thank Christ.
Pathogen
Pathogen - 7/28/2025, 10:27 AM
My 9 year old saw both movies this weekend, and raved about Fantastic Four, said it was way better than Superman
SirReginald
SirReginald - 7/28/2025, 10:27 AM
Sgt Rock
Muh Nazis!
Boring.
Let it go.
Forthas
Forthas - 7/28/2025, 10:37 AM
Seems like they are pivoting to the more traditional and popular super heroes. I think that James Gunn may have received some "notes" that they are trying to make money and the failure of Superman to do so means he needs to adjust his strategy. Not the best way to start a DC universe.
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