Ever since Part 1 of the DCU slate was announced, rumors relating to the planned film and TV projects have run rampant online. While there are some fairly reliable insiders with solid (if hardly impeccable) track records out there, a lot of these so-called scoopers (grifters) deal in misinformation and regularly post blatant lies for attention.
DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has often called out these bogus rumors on Twitter, but the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 director has now decided to ease up on this practice.
"I’m getting barraged with bullshit DC rumors this morning," Gunn Tweeted. "I’ll just reiterate the general rule not to believe anything unless it comes from me or Peter. But, unless it’s especially egregious, I’m going to slow down on calling shit out. (Sorry, I know, it’s one of my favorite traditions). There are three reasons for this: 1) Some people are making up lies to get attention from me or to get clicks & I don’t want to encourage that. 2) I’ve read a hundred rumors this morning. ONE of them is half-true. So I don’t want to be used as a way for people to throw nonsense at the wall until something sticks. 3) I’m storyboarding Superman Legacy and don’t have time! Have a great day!"
A recent report claimed that Gunn had completed and handed in the first draft of his Superman reboot's script before the WGA strike got underway, but it sounds like more progress has been made on the project than we've been led to believe.
When asked if he was "storyboarding based on a first draft," the filmmaker responded: "It's far from the first draft."
Gunn was also asked if the ongoing strike has impacted his work on the script, but has yet to address it.
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