James Gunn May Be Looking For A New Batman Director - The John Campea Show

[@heatheraggus7501]

I appreciate Ray's honesty in saying how scared and worried he is by the fires. ❤ Just the way he said it, felt so real. Praying for all impacted.

[@Kyle_Leinen]

I think we have explored the real-world Batman enough and it is time to move on to a fantastical Batman in the DCU. Reeves' Batman would be out-of-place, underwhelming and underdeveloped in the DCU.

[@dragonhead99]

Agree. I still waiting Batman fight Man-Bat for movie. Instead, of grounded villains or criminals.

[@khanmimaad]

No one is screaming that Bond needs to move on to a different tone after 25 action spy movies

[@anthonyhernandez2111]

​@@khanmimaadwhats wrong with a more fantastical Batman? not everything has to be dark and gritty for it to be good. quit yappin

[@redstarleo]

I get the perspective that the Matt Reeves Batman is ‘too grounded.’ But, I think that version of Batman could grow into the full world of a DC Universe. We saw this happen with Batman The Animated Series on through to Justice League Unlimited. Batman in BtAS starts with Catwoman and terrorists and his story ends in JLU with him fighting Darkseid.

[@yagopacheco2855]

Exactly what kinda of threat is Colin Farell penguim in a gotham with Dr phosphorus. Reeves Batman would die in 15 minutes in that universe

[@IcedDog]

1:33:55 - Hawk Tuah Campea 😂

[@atalcot1]

One better role I could see Brolin doing is Jim Gordon in the DCU Batman. I just rewatched No Country for Old Men and he can rock the ‘stache.

[@Wolfhunter5607]

yea i get Gunn has been filming all year for Superman starting in february then peacemaker right after. on top of looking at scripts and getting them ready to shoot like Supergirl, lanterns and clayface but i think once they have a script for BATB then there will be a new director maybe

[@NeoRetroEntertainment]

At this point they shouldn't even bother announcing a Star Wars film until it's already in production

[@alexp601]

100%!

[@thomaskling2991]

…wasn’t Victor Von Doom the “Financeer” for, and what made the Fantastc 4? He’ll definitely be in the movie, right?

[@theopenroad2011]

Glad you're good John!

[@jasonluna2919]

Campea said he hasn't seen the Creature Commando finally. Oh sweet summer child.. You're Future self is going to have so much fun.

[@Thisguy2532]

My heart broke, couldn’t say I didn’t see it coming, but the bride is my favorite character

[@macalcord]

John are you forgetting James Gunn isn't running the studio by himself. He has a partner who's sharing the load.

[@itsharryhagen]

They acknowledged that and said that Peter is more on the business side and James is on the creative side

[@thomaskling2991]

P.S…..I love you guys, and love the show. Watch you every day…Thank you for your excellent work :)

[@mickiamajor8110]

I love the Starfighter 💜

[@gerardcrabb4556]

Hope everyone in fire zone is ok...

[@eugenejohnson1627]

How are they going to incorporate Batman in the DCU? Reeves's The Batman was year 2 Batman. Year 3 Batman adopts Dick Grayson age 12. Gunn's Batman supposedly is a lived in everyone knows Batman. Just have 2 Batmans.

[@AllysonTS]

They can just do a time jump on The Batman 3 and introduce metahuman mentions on The Batman 2 and say that was the beggining of Bruce's acting like Batsy. But idk if James or Matt really wants that, seems like something that David Zaslav would ask them to do. They can't flop this time, they have to make DC profitable, the DCEU and 2024 WB's calendar bleed so mucu money.

[@yagopacheco2855]

nina mazursky, brutal..... heartbroken man that was crazy sad. Hope she comes back in someway

[@R2Mike]

I feel like one saying it's delayed, kinda just misspoke. It really doesn't even have a date set yet, so how can it be delayed? I feel like andy saying it's delayed because of the batman...but james saying no it's not delayed, maybe meaning it hasn't even started yet, so how can it be postponed

[@Pacitti_Club]

I don't think getting the views is what WWE brings to Netflix. WWE is the solution to churn.

[@adeolaatitebi4575]

I agree 100% with Campea that James Gunn has to get Andy Muschietti under control. But I disagree that this looks bad for the new DCU. If Muschietti is let go from directing the DCU Batman, I think DC fans worldwide will be celebrating. Let a more capable director helm the brave and the bold. Muschietti's sensibilities are more in line with a project like Booster Gold or something like that. I would rather James Gunn himself write and direct Batman: Brave and the Bold. This movie is just as important to the new DCU as Superman.

[@starhawk63]

If i recall correctly, Mangold approached LucasFilm with the idea for his movie. I think he'll stick it out, since it's his vision.

[@farakhhanif]

Not if LucasFilms keep giving him notes to change his vision to better fit something he doesn't want it to be. I can see a situation where he leaves his project like many directors before him.

[@thatKONNORguy]

With Reeves being more vague about the DCU recently. I think him and Gunn might actually be discussing merging the universes. Muschietti is kinda sounding like he’s trying to save face.

[@KingKam93]

Gunn debunked that. James Gunn stated and I am paraphrasing here, that he contemplated it at the start and he would have been stupid not to think of a way BUT he is committed to having both DCU and Elseworlds as separate entities. It just gives alot more oppurtunities to tell other DC stories without a Cinematic Universe chain. Marvel should be taking notes. Not everything needs to be connected. My favourite comics at the moment is the Absolute Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman stuff. And damn it would be cool to see those adapted to screen someday.

[@williamdaniels9728]

I'm betting that James Gunn decides himself to direct The Brave & The Bold himself and he'll probably take a break in directing after that. He did say he was directing Superman to set the tone and "start" the universe and in many ways, it seems like James Gunn has a very specific vision for his Batman story (Bat-family, Damian Wayne) he will probably let other people direct other movies but those 2 heroes are in many ways the two tallest pillars of the DC universe. They are foundational heroes. If you can get a good start for both of them it might be easier to edit and course correct them to the finish line with other directors in the sequels.

[@HowtoRPG]

Thanks.

[@marcakins3373]

I would not be surprised if Josh Boston look the role of the ultimate villain. I love his Thanos and I didn’t trip when he played Cable.

[@TheDamodharbandla]

Moving WWE to Netflix sounds cool, but I think it might hurt their fanbase, especially in places like India. WWE has been on Sony Entertainment for over 20 years, and that’s how most fans here watch it-on cable or streaming. Switching to Netflix could mean losing a lot of viewers who aren’t used to or can’t access it easily. WWE really needs to think about how this change could affect their international audience

[@corieisblondeninja]

Thats literally why they switched to Netflix, to get more international viewers. If people really care they will switch to Netflix to watch it.

[@gerardcrabb4556]

Jonathon and Chris hopefully ok at homes...

[@ThePiggiestOne]

@Kalvin Patel on the live chat said Brolin as Darkseid is lazy. I wouldn't go that extreme with my assessment, but I have to agree there's some merit to that point.

[@IMrParzival]

So First Thanos? Next Dark side? Is Megatron next????

[@spearfishmusic9894]

Sounds more like public leverage on paycheck negotiation. " good intentions for now."

[@alexp601]

Why are they telling us that they're going to start filming a Star Wars film in 12 months?? Lucasfilm really aren't learning any lessons...

[@AndrewNatalePhotography]

This is all legacy stuff that Gunn has to manage - if The Batman and The Penguin weren't so successful, that would probably be it, and then he could take Batman in a direction just like he is doing with Superman.

[@tmovies92]

not gonna lie, I enjoyed Movie 43! It's not 1 of my favorite comedies or anything, but I found loads of the shorts funny, my favorite is the Leprechaun one with the Duke of Hazzards Boys & Gerard Butler. also John, James Gunn directed the last Movie 43 short, which was the Cartoon Cat one with Elizabeth Banks & Josh Duhamel! (saying that James Gunn never directed something You dislike, he sort of did, which was a segment in Movie 43)

[@LRK-s3f]

I'm as sceptical as the next person when it comes to Star Wars films actually coming to pass (I'll believe it when I see it - and maybe not even then;)) - however there is one thing to James Mangold's credit. He did actually manage to make a film for Lucasfilm.

[@MrHughMungus]

yeah one that bombed spectacularly

[@LRK-s3f]

@@MrHughMungus Perhaps.:) My point was thhat he was actuallyy able to complete it - which is more than can be said for all the other fifty-eleven people who have come and gone in the last 5+ years....

[@jonathanrios3214]

What the Batman situation worries me is that how official is it that he’s even working on it. If he’s not even sure when they are filming is there even a script?

[@Magdalena8008s]

Heres the thing. Everything you said is irrelevant. Nothing to be worried about. Nothing is filming currently while things are wonky. Nothing to be worried about because this means things are being settled before filming. Which is a positive. Rather now than later into production or so. This is what bothers me about leaks and rumors. This isnt our issue. We shouldn't know about this. None of our business really. We as fans needs to relax on this sorta thing.

[@johnsalvi2273]

What's an Oscar bakeoff? Like Food Network kind of bakeoff or Cheech and Chong kind of bakeoff?

[@al.109]

1:22:30 What if we see the HISHE Batman and Superman gag as a post credit scene in Superman 2025?

[@justinvillegas8321]

UFC probably gets into Netflix by 2026

[@MovieFanatix-fe3mg]

After watching the Creature Commandos finale, I dont care what anyone says, that is a flawless seven episode masterpiece that brims with emotional depth of masterful character development that does it under 30 mins which most movies struggle with. Never doubt James Gunn.

[@jokes8343]

Did someone seriously say Superman should have a stutter? LOL

[@vitterverse]

It's clear to me this is Andy coming out defending his chances because the new Reeve's answer in the Golden Globes seemed open ended.

[@AbductedC0W]

Shouldn't peter saphean or whatever be communicating too. Is that more his side of the job

[@patrickbret1056]

I kinda hope they get a better director

[@Maz-h8f]

Andy was the wrong choice.

[@raymondduffy322]

I'm unable to watch smackdown it's stuck on Hulu live and I'm not paying $80 to watch one show so I don't know how I feel about just watching half a story with RAW so I might just stop watching completely

[@qwertyzxaszc6323]

Disney Star Wars has a lot in common with the Sony Spider-verse. Let's start pairing these togethether. Is Madame Web The Rise of Skywalker or is it Kraven?

[@alexp601]

Hopefully Star Wars won't have a Madam Web AND a Kraven..

[@qwertyzxaszc6323]

@@alexp601 way too late for that.

[@alexp601]

@@qwertyzxaszc6323 for me the only truly awful SW film has been Rise of Skywalker. And the Clone Wars film was pretty bad too. The only other ‘controversial’ one is Last Jedi but I wouldn’t say that a Madam Web/Kraven film. Those two films are such an extremely low bar that the closest I can compare it to for SW is Rise of Skywalker.

[@factualopinion4275]

phantom menace

[@starhawk63]

For the record, I'm with Kris about the Lizzo/Jack Black/Christopher Lloyd episode of Mandalorian. I've liked it from the start.

[@alexp601]

Yeah that was easily one of the worst Mando eps.

[@shixter]

Why go 25,000 years BACKwards?!? go FORWARD - at least then technology can improve, not die ... 25000 years ... is this a King Arthur's Round Table with the force? no space travel etc?!? pass.

[@alexp601]

I'm sure 25,000 years in the past is still going to be a lot more technically advanced than our world, with space travel etc. It'll probably mostly just be a different aesthetic.

[@Jcvt-zm9tt]

RON PEARLMAN TO VOICE DARKSEID WOULD BE GREAT

[@Jcvt-zm9tt]

Or Christopher judge"!!!

[@justinvillegas8321]

For Ray!! Josh brolin as a bitter old man Bruce Wayne who hard headed ways tries to teach a new person to become batman beyond or play the old man side kick for 2038 Blade!!!!!

[@AbductedC0W]

Cavemen floating rocks? Meet the skystones their a modem stone age jedi

[@boomtoastedgaming3942]

I wish John would sound like he wasn't clayface trying to remember who he was impersonating when he introduces himself😂

[@chriswestergaard4506]

I mean, have you seen Clayface and John in the same room together?

[@boomtoastedgaming3942]

@@chriswestergaard4506 🤣🤣🤣

[@jchabo82]

If Marvel really wanted to knock people's socks off, they should reveal who will play T'Challa in secret wars during the film, not in an announcement or trailer.

[@1OldBoy]

Yeah… it’s Matt Reeves.

[@Braydoss02]

It's all confusing because on one side matt reeves didn't say no to Robert joining the dcu he only says if it only makes sense. While Andy says no he will not and than comes out and says he hasn't spoken to gun. So obviously plans are changing, and conversions are being held regarding the batman merging to the dcu. They easily can make the batman a prequel and for people who say he's too grounded. Batman started out grounded fighting gangsters and crime bosses way before the fantastical vilians appeared. Batman the animated series didn't have supernatural vilians until later on in batman's years. So it's obvious andy has no idea what's going on, neither does matt reeves but it is really obviously conversions are being held atm.

[@LT-tc8ny]

Darkseid to familiar to thanos role. Lantern would have been better.

[@MrHughMungus]

both would suck

[@xsvrrx]

i dont have max so i can't watch it

[@sanlet3098]

John Campa remembers Ben Affleck(who is going to director a dc movie) and Gal Gadot(she thinks she play Wonder women) thing

[@checkthisout7414]

Breaking News- ray stevenson recast with GOT the Hound!!!

[@PeeWeeHermitGames]

Letting the guy who made a box office bomb that no one asked for make a Batman movie makes zero sense anyways.

[@MrHughMungus]

no one asked for a Flash movie?

[@PeeWeeHermitGames]

@ no, it was not in the pipeline and happened after Zack got fired.

[@MrHughMungus]

@@PeeWeeHermitGames the movie was literally in development for over 10 years, you can look that up in 5 seconds

[@PeeWeeHermitGames]

@ yeah A flash film, not this one

[@MrHughMungus]

@@PeeWeeHermitGames ohhh so you're lying

[@yagopacheco2855]

I hope Andy doesn't make the Batman movie. I like his work aside from Flash (hate that movie) but I think it's a bad fit hope they fire him from this project

[@MrHughMungus]

what do you hate about it?

[@yagopacheco2855]

@MrHughMungus i think the story is terrible and poorly told. Found the action boring, climax of the movie is bad and the cgi is awful. The only things I like was the scene were Barry says goodbye to his mother, Keaton Batman and some of the humor I found was good.

[@riseofazrael]

Agreed, I like his work but I think he is the wrong choice for Brave and the Bold.

[@Dartanyoogles]

The DCU is already a giant mess. I love James Gunn, but I think he really bit off more than he can chew. Clayface as the third movie?? Really?? I don't care how good the script is, it is a terrible idea. Sony tried to make an entire universe on Villian movies without their respective superhero involved, and look how that turned out... Now DC is going to try and do the same exact thing??

[@alexp601]

If you haven't seen the script or a finished film, you can't say if a Clayface film is a terrible idea. People said a Penguin series was a bad idea and that turned out great. The point is that good ideas can turn out bad and what sounds like a bad idea can end up being great. People are too quick to rage about everything Gunn is doing before we've seen anything.