james gunn

james gunn
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Thanksgiving may be over, but James Gunn has a full plate. First, the former MCU outcast jumped to DC, fixed this placeand returned to Disney as the only one brave enough to lead a Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday special. And now, after turning suicide squad in the centerpiece of the DC Cinematic Universe, Gunn is seated at the head of the table with his co-chairman and co-CEO Peter Safran. As the leader of the Hydra that is DC Studios, Gunn plans to finally clean up the place by building a DCU that makes sense.

But what about the things that were already working? The stall-films and series alone that have been gracefully separated from the Snyder Verse? Will be black adam direction Gotham to join Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga for a little tap dance Folie A Deux? Will we make a little Billy Batson appear under the blood red sky of The Batmanis this Gotham? Will the DCU ever have its own Batman sticking around?

In a word, “yes”, at least according to James Gunn, the guy who planned it all. On Twitterwhen asked, “Will there still be stand-animation alone or live action shows that take place in separate worlds (like harley quinn)?” Gunn replied, “Yeah, some.” Unfortunately, due to the recent shift in power hierarchy in the DCU, it’s impossible to tell what’s inside or outside these days. But Gunn plans to make that a little easier to understand by finally allowing these properties to interact in satisfying ways.

“The DCU will be connected through film and television (and animation),” Gunn said, outlining what we assumed the DCU would include. But Gunn also promised video games, so fans can expect homework for their consoles as well.

Gunn also pointed out that they had no control over the comics, which they still apparently make. So if Daniel Clowes wants to draw Batman, better ask someone other than James Gunn because Gunn’s jurisdiction ends at the printed page. “As everyone knows I’m a huge comic book fan,” Gunn tweeted. “I hope whatever we do gets more people to read DC Comics (and vice versa). But Peter and I aren’t in charge of the comics – just all the DC entertainment filmed.

But the biggest reveal from Gunn’s brief Q&A was that fans really want to see a Booster Gold anything. “Interestingly, Booster was the MOST requested character when I asked the folks at Mastodon which character they would most like to see on screen,” Gunn wrote. “I don’t create stories by public vote, but I still found it fascinating.”

Fascinating indeed. Well, lesson learned. This will likely be the last time anyone from a major studio solicits opinions on Mastodon.

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