What It Took for JAMES GUNN to Agree to Take Over DC STUDIOS

[@endorbr]

I hope Gunn makes the DCU into something awesome. But I’m going to set my expectations to non-existent so I’ve got no room to be disappointed if nothing good materializes.

[@Lankystorm28415]

I’m worried WB will set unrealistic expectations for superman legacy and then scrap the dcu when those unrealistic expectations aren’t met

[@Madmax-o4q]

I expect nothing and I’m still disappointed- Dewey

[@NekroQueenX7448]

@@Lankystorm28415 I can actually see that happening lol

[@Lankystorm28415]

@@NekroQueenX7448 I really hope they give superman: legacy a smaller budget. The DC brand is extremely damaged so there’s no way this film’s gonna be a financial hit. It just has to be good and lay a foundation to start winning back the audience the dceu lost

[@revealingtruth3329]

@@Lankystorm28415That is all facts. You are 100 percent correct

[@lindamawdsley6130]

It’s always best to have a friend by your side when embarking on a huge adventure🙂

[@TheDudeWithoutFear]

It's pretty great to hear someone in James Gunn's position acknowledge that so few people read comic books now. It would be awesome if he used his position at DC/WB to help make comic books popular again.

[@alangreenway6695]

I think success for DC all comes down how stable Warner and it’s parent company remains. Up to now it seems there’s a new management structure every day.

[@Bman32x]

Woof. You couldn’t have been more on the money if you were Scrooge McDuck.

[@robertt9342]

I am actually surprised that this hasn’t collapsed yet due to poor corporate management

[@doc8013]

​@@Bman32xhow? Nothing has changed since he made that comment.

[@Clarence_Oddbody]

DC having always been part of Warners has been a big part of the problem, in that Warners feels if it does well great if not give a couple of years and reboot, so there’s never been that push for consistent excellence. Marvel had nowhere to go but up given Stan’s many misguided deals and Marvel’s constant changes of ownership, but the made the pivot to a unified structure after Iron Man. Justice League was DC’s rock bottom and the prospect of DC being sold off to Disney or Embracer by the current regime finally drove DC to try to save itself by bringing in Gunn.

[@Perdition27]

2:45 why is this section titled “working with Peter Dinklage?” It’s Peter Safran

[@etherspin]

They wanted to also get it approved for KZbin Shorts

[@isisbarfuss558]

It says that the chapters are auto-generated (thus auto-named)

[@92brunod]

@@isisbarfuss558 It's been 8 months, they could have corrected it...

[@acez6756]

@@92brunodthey don’t care about that stuff lmao

[@92brunod]

@@acez6756 they should care about crediting the right people, though

[@lilbigfan3782]

From what he said, he can’t do creative plans and financial plans at the same time like Kevin feige. James Gunn only agree because he does creative plan of projects and Peter only do financial plan.

[@Flowersoo473]

Makes sense .gunn is a filmmaker

[@duongthanhtung492]

Honestly, sounds better than what Kevin Feige is doing. Splitting works between 2 talented individuals who excels at what they best at.

[@alphanerd7221]

@@duongthanhtung492 Well what Feige is doing is actually better. It works.

[@duongthanhtung492]

@@alphanerd7221 What he was doing work. Not at the moment lmao. Splitting work is actually better in the long run. It takes less stress off of him.

[@alphanerd7221]

@@duongthanhtung492 "What he was doing work." It never stops shocking me how people who write so poorly have every confidence trying to tell me what narrative fiction is good. Walk before you try to criticize runners.

[@samuraichamplugen]

I've enjoyed Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy (all of them), and Peacemaker a lot. Thanks for balancing a great story and great humor James!

[@PhilFromSchool]

i'm starting to see the benefit of having both Gunn and Safran in the drivers seat for DC. people generally compare Gunn to Feige, but really the parallel is more between Safran and Feige. and Feige did an incredible job getting everything lined up and organized. it's great to have someone who can do that, AND ALSO someone whose soul focus is cohesion and storytelling throughout the franchise

[@Force-Multiplier]

I see no benefits Synder was making *superhero movies NOT comedy movies with superheroes in them* like Disney WB-DC only cares about money wich means they're gonna make comedy movies wich is what sells it's great for non comic lovers who just wanna go and have a laugh but it sucks for people who actually love these characters now everyone can be a walking joke that tells jokes and punchlines 24/7 and character depth can just go fu - ck itself because the guy who made Suicide Squad of all things is calling the shots

[@edwardhewitt9229]

​@Force-Multiplier Snyder was also making Superman movies that were deemed too dark for the character. Even the fans of the comics were saying how Snyder didn't understand Superman and what he represented. That Superman represented hope, which was not the portrayal shown in the movies.

[@wheattoast1971]

@@edwardhewitt9229 Yeah dude, Snyder’s Superman wasn’t it. You have to really dial in the core of what makes these characters special before making them a warlord in their second movie. Gunn knows who these characters SHOULD be and will give us that before showing us what they can be. It’s pretty exciting!

[@ecbrown6151]

The Superman trailer was solid AF, looking good

[@Laesqueletaaa]

After seeing every Guardian film, The Suicide Squad & Peacemaker I fully trust James Gunn in the making of Superman: Legacy

[@b1crusade384]

😆. So do I.

[@romysantos4610]

James Gunn is super talented, I'm stoked he's taking over DC as Marvel has been all around the place this year and everything else was kind of a let down or was lack luster.

[@amanpotdar]

It's an animated Superman film what's the big deal ? It's not like Henry Cavill is being replaced with a brand new actor in a brand new suit for a live action movie... That would be a huge deal

[@midnightxtale]

I hate marvel

[@Chadcat180]

​@@amanpotdarcavil is done lol

[@juanjosegiraldo6986]

Despite the concerns this new DC universe could bring, I trust in Gunn. He might be the only director/creative who respects almost the hundred percent of the comicbook spirit superheroes have.

[@bofawhatsbofa4593]

Like he respected Adam warlock? By making him into a joke and 180 his origin.

[@Bman32x]

I trust Gunn. Enjoyed Peacemaker. I don’t trust WB executives to not interfere with something they feel like is going to be popular or make a lot of money. Projects they don’t care about and leave alone, tend to be successful.

[@Bman32x]

@@bofawhatsbofa4593that was odd. I felt like he made the decision during filming to leave for DC & Adam Warlock’s portrayal felt like “creative differences” were involved.

[@bofawhatsbofa4593]

@@Bman32x I mean after seeing his other films, he did the same with lots of his characters. He turns almost EVERYONE into a comic relief.

[@loquel1641]

I AGREE JOAN INGORE OTHER COMENTA

[@mycollegeshirt]

As a creative I always feel for this kind of job. It just doesn't seem conducive to creativity. You make one mistake and the public just eviscerates you.

[@QCS_AdamCole]

Please, more cameos from Uncle Lloyd! My introduction to Gunn's writing was the TROMA masterpiece, Tromeo & Juliet.

[@questworldmatrix]

I hope we stick to the classic feel. Also start with the premise that the golden age heroes already exists. I remember in Batman Hush where Bruce witnesses the original Green Lantern fighting afar.

[@MrNicster]

I totally see Gunn's comedic slapstick sillyness humor as a great benefit most comic and comicbook character depictions. But Superman, Batman, Wonderwoman, Green Lantern or Lex Luther. I'm veeeery cautious being optimistic in his ability to get what they need.

[@tedbexley]

I have more faith in Gunn getting Lex Luthor right than - picking an example at random - Zack Snyder

[@AdmiralRamenNoodles]

Superman needs some humor because people gotta realize that behind the suit he’s just a chill, mellow, upstanding guy. He knows when to get serious when the situation calls for it. Does this mean he should be a comedic character? No! But Gunn has proven that he knows how to balance out humor and seriousness from scene to scene, even with goofy characters such as Vigilante and Peacemaker

[@alexanderwindh4830]

That slapstick stuff marvel became obsessed with.... They force it in every movie 😂

[@gabrielwjpg]

@@alexanderwindh4830 Yeah, because Suicide Squad is a super serious movie with no slapstick humor at all huh

[@MinorityGamerReport]

If you watch stuff like Batman the Animated Series, Justice League, etc there are TONS of slapstick moments in-between the dark/serious moments. Peacemaker also had a good balance between super silly and super dark. It’s all about moderation.

[@sagemode6]

Marvel/Disney did this guy dirty but great to see he is still positive and loving his work.

[@SlasherIncorporated]

What are you talking about? No, they didn't. Yes, they did fire him over resurfaced tweets but that got resolved. They rehired him and allowed Gunn to complete his Guardians trilogy and do it the way he wanted.

[@SageRhyme]

@@SlasherIncorporated They rehired him because they couldn't complete the project. They did him dirty, they did themselves dirty, because they lost gunn now.

[@SlasherIncorporated]

@ Gunn never had any plans to stick around after he completed the Guardians trilogy. Even before his firing, he talked about only directing those three movies. You guys are being overdramatic...lol

[@Exaldear]

The best creative endeavors often have a crwative guy and a financial guy. Walt Disney was a horrible money guy, great creative, his brother was the books guy and iften had to pull back on the spending meaning getting creative with what you had. So this gives me confidence that these 2 will do great things.

[@1craley878]

He's 💯 percent right in that above all else, he is an amazing storyteller . How he crafted so much emotion from a raccoon, tree, and a superhero wearing a toilet bowl on his head. 😢😢😢 Can't wait to see what is going on next

[@NY_7]

It would have been nice to have DC comics run their own film division and have them decide on the story for the film, who's the best actors for the roles and who's the best director to make their ideas and stories come to life. All while the WB is their partner and finances all of it.

[@uzazil]

They did and we got the snyderverse

[@javier.alvarez764]

snyder is visionary not a great director though.

[@Noscrapsinmyscrapbook]

No

[@NY_7]

@@uzazil......Actually no. The WB higher up's made most of the decisions based on what they thought would make the most money. Marvel started out right and had Paramount back them financially. Then Disney came in and bought them out. I'm Sure Disney has their own input they put into the movies that they think will make the most money. But, most of the Marvel movies still stay on track and follow a cohesive story line driven by most of the Marvel Comics they're taken from.

[@uzazil]

@@NY_7 no Geoff Johns and Jim Lee were I charge of dc media. They hired Snyder. Then all the harassment debacle with Johns forced wb to take control after justice league

[@griergentry8777]

Since The Rock’s attempted power play, DC movies have been in free-fall at the box office. At this rate, I’ll be surprised if we even get half the movies Gunn has planned

[@Pointman11111]

No They've been on freefall since WB forced Snyder to fasttrack the justice league

[@Pointman11111]

@nickkowak9628 no

[@the-quiver]

​@@Pointman11111yes they have, snyder was a bad choice

[@Pointman11111]

@@the-quiver No he wasn't So who is correct of us now huh? Lol

[@the-quiver]

@@Pointman11111 Me, and let me tell you something this argument doesn't even matter because you have already lost, thankfully zack snyder left dc forever I definetely won

[@NightMahar]

Nabbed yourself a new subscriber, your a great actor Michael. Your Lex is and was the greatest. Great interviewer.

[@red2k4]

Good Luck James! I'm excited to see what's to come with the new DCU!

[@freedone.]

I think Gunn is sincere and I wish him well but I have little optimism he will be able to create what he is talking about. That could take many years and people are jaded at this point. It's much more satisfying to watch the Justice League cartoons then hope a new film series will really be excellent.

[@reaperraider999]

I agree but I think even if people dont catch on right away, as long as the films are good opinions will change. Its really just about quality over quantity and if every film is good on its own merit, people wont have much issue with going back and watching them all which is easier than ever nowadays with streaming services.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@reaperraider999 Like a form of osmosis.

[@reaperraider999]

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq Idk what that is tbh😂

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@reaperraider999You mean osmosis ? I forgot why I mentioned it. Nope, drawing a big fat blank.

[@reaperraider999]

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq lmaooo

[@jc6059]

I'm honestly excited and hopeful for the new DCU. I can't wait for Superman.

[@arjunacharya1627]

2:33 i think you guys meant peter safran

[@raydiokilla]

Why does this look like a younger Gunn interviewing an older version of himself

[@RedNECKAVENGER911]

James Gunn doing Superman is odd to me because he really shines at working with characters people barely know. Suicide squad made me care about characters I thought were stupid. I wonder how he does with a such well known character

[@dominikhaba695]

The funny thing is, nobody did a classic Superman movie in 40 years; we only had Bryan Singer's fanfiction about Donner's Superman and then Zack Snyder's sad Space Jesus. For me, classic Boy Scout adapted into XXI century will be enough. Let him be kind and full of hope.

[@HM-li4et]

I think he'll nail it. He made me care about rat girl. If he can do that he can do anything

[@javier.alvarez764]

He will probably nail it, question is will audience watch the movie though? The Flash was a good movie but everyone is hating on it.

[@alexanderwindh4830]

Interesting. I liked the first guardians. They didn't matter but he made it entertaining. Which caught on. But suicide squad... I had literally forgotten that existed.

[@joshuarose2039]

same

[@kevm4484]

Why does it say working with Peter Dinklage @ 1:24?

[@pete9700]

Lmaooo

[@Geohillierneo]

Good spot 😂😂

[@KageManTV]

The more known Peter so let's use that

[@Billy_Lenz]

It's nice to think of how much time I will save not watching another DC movie for the next 10-20 years. Thank you James Gunn!!

[@demonocusmetalocus3558]

He has a huge hole that WB dug to climb out of and theres a chance that even if his superman movie is great people won't see it because of the reputation DC movies have and then WB being WB will probably panic again and scrap everything and start over yet again. Also i hope i'm wrong because i love dc characters and hate seeing dc fail over and over again.

[@ezequielcanale]

The video section says "Peter Dinklage" instead of "Peter Safran" and a DCU by Peter Dinklage would be something weird

[@HARLEMHEFNER]

My only problem is him making announcements. When the DCEU was in the middle of a movie slate. That was a bad business decision.

[@AlexPoutineVids]

The time stamp when JG is talking about working with Peter S, says "working with Peter Dinklage

[@none_o_ur_bidnis]

Someone please tell Gunn that hair style is just for celebrity chefs.

[@davinalopez-oz1ez]

why do you care about someones hair style? weirdo

[@markhammil3148]

your best episode ! hands down.

[@virginianative847]

I think Gunn will take over great, he will have some smaller budgets, more serious movies, ones that really connect, stories that gel, universal DC world that gels, Budgets are used wisely, characters will be done right, and fresh slate to slingshot DC.

[@cartmanbruh23]

there is no guarantee. don't live in a bubble. The flash was great and it still failed at the box office.

[@treek10k]

​@@cartmanbruh23that's no shocker, look who was the star of that movie.

[@MervinP]

I've had this question, what if James Gunn and Richard Donner directed Superman the movie, then he solely directed Superman 2, what would have DC movie studio been if he had done that?

[@j.martin4476]

I truly believe that Gunn is going to deliver a Superman that will meet and possibly.. possibly exceed Richard Donners original.. that is not to take away from Donner or Reeve in any way... its a good thing. Snyders vision was overly dark and it wasted a great Superman in Cavill IMO. All that being said I expect big things for this new DCU.

[@Josh-ty8yn]

Im so glad mr Gunn wasnt canceled, love exploring the world through his lenses

[@leftjab6145]

The DC animated universe is really good but they for sure should focus on one thing marvel doesn't have which is the sidekicks and sidekick teams. It's only been really well done in animation

[@alphanerd7221]

Jumping directly to the third tier.

[@leftjab6145]

@@alphanerd7221 what

[@alphanerd7221]

@@leftjab6145 "Jumping directly to the third tier."

[@leftjab6145]

@@alphanerd7221 of what

[@alphanerd7221]

@@leftjab6145 Super heroes.

[@KennethKralyJr]

James Gunn is the prefect filmmaker to take over for DC and to finally get the DC Universe right on film. As he said everyone has an idea of what the DC Universe should be and fans love different eras and takes on the DC characters like The Arrowverse , Smallville , The DCEU , Classic DC Films and TV Shows and the animated world like The DCAU. So I do trust James to get it right with the DCU and get these character right. Can't wait for what he has to offer !!!

[@callac]

Plz James Gunn! We need a Lobo movie!!! And some live action for "Animal Man" and Starman/Will Payton, too!!!

[@daveo6337]

I worked with James on his first film, he was a good dude then.

[@TJ-fe7rr]

He's still a good dude now?

[@billymoore7182]

Hey Lex, I just subscribed to your channel.

[@vanlooney2012]

Why did you say Peter Dinklage in the chapters instead of Peter Safran?

[@benhansford4290]

Hearing Gunn's thought process is priceless.

[@noahboy7309]

Money and creative freedom. In that order.

[@michaelsuezo]

Id love to hear his thoughts on the young justice cartoon and if thats the direction of their teen titans.

[@RoxasXIII]

Why does it say “working with Peter Dinklage” when James Gunn is clearly talking about Peter Safran…

[@jeshuruncarlos6649]

Why does it say "Working with Peter Dinklage" in the 2nd Portion of the video.... Isn't James Gunn talking about Peter Safran ?

[@luispablogonzalezv4522]

We need more story tellers!

[@JadeZuberi]

I feel if anybody can really do Justice League Dark, justice...its James Gunn especially Constantine. His gift is being able to just making things...work, things that on paper shouldnt...work. So i have hope.

[@lancelawrence7825]

"Jack Frost nipping at ur nose..though it's been said..."MERRY CHRISTMAS " from all THE Tre$$es..+1❤

[@PHN-2024]

James Gunn accepted DC's Offer once they told Him He could make as many "Rape" Jokes He Wanted.

[@AngerOfTheLand]

Little trick I learned a long time ago, dont get excited for anything moviewise anymore. If its good, you'll have a nice surprise in the future, if not, it'll just be another friday. 2 really WELL DONE sequels to man of steel would have made more money that all the other dceu stuff they made. It would have been a trilogy people watched 200 years from now.

[@kloppsippingvarsenaltears2789]

You seem confident people will be around in 200 years.

[@Hades69099]

The challenge is that DC characters are very overpowered, it's a lot harder to capture people's immersion than with marvel movies. It's only ever really worked as animation where it blurs the lines, or embracing the camp. The animated universe worked and the arrowverse worked because people accepted its a campy tv show. It's not going to be an easy task to make this work. There's so much competition. It's going to be a challenge.

[@speedfreak91]

Well you're my top pic for Lex...and flash. Best flash ever.

[@Zanjutsu]

James Gunn will make DCU great again

[@flamingmonkeyxii]

One of the segments is labeled "working with Peter Dinklage" and I don't think it was supposed to...

[@thedirtytowel3155]

you're chapter markers say "working with peter dinklage" instead of peter safran

[@ToneDesh]

I think Gunn/Safran are going to craft a wonderful DC Universe. Gunn loves comics…he’s going to do this the right way for DC…finally.

[@IvanGarcia-xy7bf]

The Translation Answer is,"Lots of 💰 😂

[@KogleyBroDude]

My fear is the new dc is that. What he mentioned. Ppl loving the animated stuff. And that ppl have an idea of what it should be…. The animated stuff is exactly what dc fans want and these movies need. Heart fun action just update some things a lil. Im open to anything they try tho. My other fear is the hordes of snyderverse blow hards. They’ll never give the movie or new “universe” a proper shake.

[@Aaron-J-1028]

Mr Gunn, if you read this comment I am a huge fan of your work and I hope to work alongside you one day, I also wanted to give you this idea for a casting choice. Jaime Campbell Bower as your Joker. 😅

[@Caesar.Knight]

James will do great. You can’t tell me after the guardians of the galaxy trilogy, suicide squad and peacemaker show he won’t. All movies have so much heart with some of the best actions scenes I seen in a long time. It’s the sour Zack Snyder fan and i absolutely loved justice league along w man of steel. Batman v Superman was eh. Warner bros played around too much with Zach and his vision and it ruined everything. So the future is bright. Let go of the past and embrace the future. Cause boy oh boy it’s gonna be a ride

[@Caesar.Knight]

Another thing. The comic book community loves James. Only director that tells the fans what comics his movies will be based on. The community is BOOMIN right now

[@whiteknight8734]

@@Caesar.Knight Comic book community loves James? I've been a comic book fan and part of many DC comic book community and I can assure you, most people don't love him as you think they do. But he has done some good things since taking over as DC head by promoting the associated comics for each movie.

[@MarvelStationTH]

2:41 Arrowverse mentioned 😭 3:03 You Know Twitter 😂🤌

[@MetalProfessor65]

I'm interested to see what Gunn's reaction will be the The Flash's flop. I mean (and I know not everyone agrees) The Flash is a bona fide _great_ f***ing movie, the character is well known, almost nobody outside of geeks knows or cares about Ezra Miller's crazy shit, Miller is an amazing actor, Sasha Calle is an excellent Supergirl, Michael Keaton is there, and on and on. There's no reason this movie should have failed. So I'll be watching and listening to see what Gunn thinks about the situation and whether he thinks this bodes ill for the DC reboot.

[@jackelinevalladares7118]

i'm interested to see that as well

[@Flowersoo473]

Nah my top 5 is flash and aint no way im giving money ezra cringe .hack snyder made this abomination flash who has goofy ahh run .my barry runs like season 1 tv show

[@whiteknight8734]

There are quite a few reasons and they all played part: 1. Despite you admit it or not DCEU had only one dedicated fanbase and that was the Snyderfans. No matter how the movies were as long as it was part of Snyder's continued storyline, they would show up to see those movies and that's the only reason all Snyder associated DC movies are box office hit. Every other DCEU movies flopped at box office 2. The behind the camera drama about going behind Snyder and almost remaking Justice League, Wheadon treating the JL cast horribly and 2 of the WB executives being fired over them, really made general audience see DC movies negatively. 3. The Flash's initial test screening were amazing that's the only reason WB put so much faith into this and promoted the hell out of it. But there's big catch ( the movie was quite different during test screening). In fact by the time the Flash ended in test screening, every moviegoer at the theater felt super optimistic cause it hinted at an united rebooted universe where Cavil stays, Affleck stays and lots of new opportunities for future movies are set in place. But the actual Flash movie removed all of those and ended the movie on basically by a George Clooney came just for a single joke punchline. I was one of the people who saw the early screening of Flash and I loved it then and when I saw the actual movie in theater after it came out, I was furious. The movie was so so much better initially. Few people might have liked the final cut of that movie but it would have been universally loved by everyone if they released the test screening cut without editing. 4. Ezra Miller, who is being accused of quite a few nasty charges and him leading the movie is what made many fans don't wanna see it. Despite the fact most of the crimes he was accused of has been proven false at court but he's still not likeable among most of the fans. James gunn is a great filmmaker and I myself am a big fan of his Guardian movies and his Peacemaker series. But being a director and being the head of a studio are quite different roles. So far as the DC head, his decision making has only resulted into loss for DC. I hope he starts improving on that for the sake of every DC fan out there

[@bletheringfool]

I trust this man will do well with DC. I just hope fans give him a chance. People are so quick these days to tear into people without seeing the bigger picture of what they are trying to do and that's why we end up with predictable and boring stories.

[@rbleaks818]

DC Fans will definitely give him a chance but he needs to win the general audience, the ones that are have grown to love the MCU for years so he and WB needs to make sure that these films are focused on quality first over building up. The other factor to also worry about are the Snyder stans all over Twitter and certain DC Subreddits that rather have Gunn fail his universe just because of Zack Snyder's departure of the franchise. They rather burn WB and DC to the ground because of three failed attempts. All those guys want are their JL sequels that were inspired by Injustice video games and Final Crisis which ends in a fifth movie divisively

[@whiteknight8734]

He needs to win back the dedicated DC movie fans. There currently isn't one right now. Despite what normies and media says DCEU had a dedicated fanbase who no matter how the movie was, would show up in theater and was genuinely interested to see how the connected universe story would progress. That's exactly why the phase 1 of DC movies till Aquaman all were a box office movie success. Even Suicide Squad despite how bad it was, made profit at box office. Media critics review don't matter for shit cause, literally every single DCEU movie that wasn't directly associated by Snyder somehow flopped at box office and costed WB money. Shazam 1,2 , The Suicide Squad, Wheadon's Justice League, Black Adam, Birds of Prey, the Flash and Blue Beetle is on their way now. It's an extremely bold assumption to think that you're gonna ignore the wishe's of the only dedicated fanbase of your to appease MCU fans and general audience and your movies would still be a success. MCU movies have a dedicated fanbase, no matter how bad or terrible some of their movies may be, those dedicated fanbase would still make those movies successful. DCEU had one and WB with their dumb decisions have managed to make them all lose interest in their DC movies. Gunn really needs to step up if he wants his DC movies to be successful in future. Firing Henry Cavil, who was universally loved by most DC fans while keeping his own The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker cast wasn't something that would make him likeable to most DC fans. I am not a Snyder fanboy and I love Gunn's work in GOTG movies but as a head of a movie studio, you gotta think about movie's financial success before anything else. I hope he starts delivering.

[@elvistran4595]

James Gunn kinda sound like Howard Stern ?

[@ssssssstssssssss]

I hope he pushes DC Animation more. They make some good animated movies but they are all straight to video.

[@whiteknight8734]

DC animation doesn't need any special push from him or anyone else. Warner Bro's DC animation has been the industry leader for decades now.

[@justaghostinthesea]

First project of the DCU is an animated show called Creature Commandos

[@jaystannard]

A buttload of cash?

[@Churro_Flaminguez]

A lot of ppl these days don't consider "a buttload of cash" as the first or best incentive when making major life decisions. Some of us value integrity and career fulfillment too.

[@endorbr]

@@Churro_FlaminguezBut a ton of money dangled in your face doesn’t hurt.

[@ChristopherCopeland]

@@Churro_Flaminguez especially someone who has already made as much money as he has. At a certain point, creative people really are just thinking about what they can spend their time on that feels meaningful.

[@Murdock13]

Why does the chapter say Peter Dinklage?

[@johnperry3093]

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[@GeirGunnarss]

I just hope he doesn't try to speedrun the DCU to catch up.

[@derpy501st2]

At this point I think James has to announce the rest of chapter 1 because the strike if I had to job with the disabilities I have I’d probably wanna work for him at dc studios that’s how much trust I have in him right now animation and old tv shows not the comics is what interested me in the characters but that was before the dcau which Bruce timm and Paul dini made which showed me more of how big the world of dc is with multiple earths different layers of characters all across those earths in multiverse and the casuals do not know that they think dc they think super friends,Adam west,Lynda carter and Micheal Keaton what Batman is they have no idea how to feel for those characters besides the hero part which brings us back to the fantasy element of what James said about secret identity it’s more playful In Storytelling then what they did in the mcu but overall in the mean time I think with the strike going on I think he should the rest of the slate and what this builds up to for confused fans

[@totti2k2]

Hmmm idk 🤷‍♂️ I don’t think this’ll work out. But let’s see!

[@Bman32x]

I trust & enjoy Gunn’s work. However, DC/WB have shown me they can’t be trusted. They need to produce quality products consistently before I’m willing to give them any of my money.

[@plaidchuck]

Yeah that's the problem. Outside of snyder DC/WB had some good creatives both as executives and directors/producers/writers and still put out garbage. Just having someone who "knows the comics" isn't a surefire thing either as the marvel "creative committee" put out crap like iron man 2 and the first two Thor movies.

[@VHSMassacre]

Troma Team!

[@suvamk]

If he can make a bunch of people we dont really knew before along with Cena on a tv show awesome and instantly likable. Imagine what he can do on a high budget superman movie..Its gonna blow up like GOTG vol 1 and all the cast in the movie will be the most talked about thing on late nights/ morning shows etc. same happened back in 2014. I really hope the GOTG vol 1 phenomenon repeats again with this cast..Well its good for us right if he can repeat that. And one more thing.. Gunn didnt screw Henry Cavill.. that mfkg Walter Hamada did.. wasted him for a decade.

[@wasupfool5692]

Give us a Lobo movie already, and it has to be played by Mamoa

[@donaldwarren2497]

Thank God🙏🏿

[@tom4md123]

its a shame he isn't going to be doing anything original tbh such a unique voice

[@vincentsolis5149]

I really want Rosenbaum as Luthor in Gunn's DCU

[@thatswhatithought6519]

No, he should play poison ivy and he should shoot poison out of his nipples

[@vincentsolis5149]

@@thatswhatithought6519 You've changed my mind

[@darrenkairis9733]

BREAKING NEWS: Every movie role at WB will now be played by Sean Gunn via motion capture.

[@justabrd]

I don't think Peter DInklage is who he has talking about at 1:25

[@kicapanmanis1060]

When James Gunn is talking to Lex Luthor about taking over DC 😅😅😅

[@NicoMoratinos]

Why no one ever says like ,” I said yes, because they put a big bag of MoneY in front of me. “

[@krank23]

I generally find strong expectayions to be a negative thing. I'm actively trying to not jump on the hype train nowadays. And I also try to stay away from negativity. I find the best mindset to have if the goal is to enjoy the movie I'm going to watch is to have *reasonable* expectations. Realistic ones. And, preferrably, vaguely positive and curious. This allows me to enjoy the maximum amount of movies that I watch. Because… Let's be real. Life is finite. You are only going to watch so many movies in your lifetime. And your being angry on the internet is not going to change the studio system to any measurable degree; it's going to continue to exist under capitalism and that means certain pressures et cetera. So either you can get angry and go on some quixotic quest to "make movies better", or you can focus on bringing more positivity into your life and into the world. Which will have the best impact on the world? All of this to say: I'm very curious to see what Gunn's version of the DC cinematic universe will be like. His is not the first take, it won't be the last, noone's coming to take your personal copy of the Snyder Cut. If the Gunnverse isn't to your liking, it's going to be temporary either way. Just wait for the next iteration. I think I'll enjoy his vision - He's proven to make interesting stuff before, and I'm not stuck in some idea of what the DC universe "should" be, or what certain characters "should" be.

[@t-virusterrance4734]

I trust James Gunn to handle things at DC. I'm not worried, but more so, thinking about how the normies will respond to everything, because they make up the majority of audience. I'll be there either way, when DC projects come out. TERRANCE OUT

[@willpoweramv]

Ok, Terrance

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

The normies I know love James Gunn. They only watched Guardians and Peacemaker

[@alphanerd7221]

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 Well those are his two best things.

[@0ctag0nZer0]

what's Peter Dinklage got to do with this 1:25 ?

[@TJ-fe7rr]

Hahaha. Typo I guess

[@aaronmauer7225]

Bring Michael back as lex in the dcu

[@jarrettallen6758]

Director ain't the issue for the most part, it's the company, Warner bros

[@wangfoo2693]

“Never been done before”? I mean didn’t they just “hand him the keys” the same way MCU did with Peter feige?

[@Doomer253]

He already screwed himself by doing a "Soft Reboot" instead of wiping the slate clean.

[@lesryglrhfohser]

Exactly, especially starting with the Flash?!? They should’ve canned that garbage

[@Lankystorm28415]

@@lesryglrhfohserI agree but it’s too expensive to can a film that late into post production

[@Lankystorm28415]

@@FOXCYBORGNINJA but batgirl had a relatively smaller budget and lets be honest, it sounded like it was gonna be CW level bad. Complete agree with all your other points tho. That would have been the best course of action to truly wipe the slate clean

[@Flowersoo473]

Nope he only brings successful characters not flops .

[@alphanerd7221]

You can't wipe the slate clean. That has never worked with a comic continuity.

[@mhm6]

1:30 tf u lookin at?

[@joshhorton5449]

As long as James Gunn knows how to tell wb executives to fuck off, we’ll be fine. He’s an incredible creative, but we’ve seen how dangerous studio edits of these films can be.. BvS, Justice League, and Suicide Squad 1 all being good examples.

[@JannaAnderson-ol4gs]

Hope superman isn’t cancelled by WB nothing is safe at this point and DC studios better move more into its own thing and move away from the control of WB

[@BobLoblaw6032]

But WB owns all of the DC characters

[@shannoncurry2037]

I think Gunn put his chips down far too late. People are starting to get tired of superhero movies. This is going to be a disaster.

[@Jay20Sanchez]

Not true, look at Deadpool and Wolverine. Over a billion dollars, people are just tired of bad or mediocre movies.

[@shannoncurry2037]

@Jay20Sanchez That's pretty tame for a comic book movie. They're losing their steam.

[@mauroherrera9543]

A billion dollars is tame… mate, I think people are just tired of bad movies, nothing to do with spandex

[@accordgolfer]

​@@shannoncurry2037Out of all the movies released only 55 have ever made one billion. It's not exactly easy to do. People want well written movies

[@user443]

So when does the new era of DC under James begin? I mean, what's the 'first' DC movie that represents DC getting on track?

[@shockmaster4226]

I believe he said Blue Beetle is the first of the new DCU. His first film will be the new Superman one.

[@silencia08]

Blue Beetle

[@rcbmmines4579]

Superman: Legacy will be the first true DCU film, planned and to be produced under DC studios. Every film coming out this year, even Blue Beetle, was written and produced before or during the planning of the DCU. BB just happens to be the one they’ll likely integrate/carry over.

[@AlvinWazHere]

@@rcbmmines4579it will be the first and last. That movie is gonna bomb big time.

[@homecmng1]

@@rcbmmines4579 yeah its confusing. aparently gunn said that the blue beetle movie is dceu but the character is dcu.

[@Bennjipie]

how was he okay with The Flash movie and not showing Grant and John but instead shows Nick Cage for something that was basically close to a meme. Like he knows of the Arrowverse and just completely shit on that. I can understand getting rid of Cavill to a degree but like come on

[@chino19963]

Arrowverse was a shitty universe, everyone show was good until the 2nd season, it deserves to die and be forgotten from history due to how shitty it was

[@rudranil06]

Jensen Ackles for Batman!! Please make it happen Mr Gunn!