Is James Gunn’s DCU Getting DISMANTLED? A new report is saying that the James Gunn DCU will be dismantled after Man of Tomorrow and The Batman Part 2 comes out. I think they just need to trim the DCEU fat and move forward with some of the leads, but James Gunn and Peter Safran were apparently caught off guard when they were relieved of their DC Studios duties.
More Drama at DC Studios
This is the way it always is right now. Everything’s set, and then people start digging, people start posting, and you’re sitting there going, what is true and what is not? These journalists and these sites are posting this, and I would think that most of it’s true. I recorded this on Tuesday and I’m posting it on Wednesday, so there’s probably going to be even more news when it comes to this whole DC Studios change of heads.
It’s so funny, because some of you have been asking if we could really trust David Ellison. Remember, the people celebrating James Gunn leaving as co-CEO of DC Studios have also been wanting David Ellison to bring Zack Snyder back. He’s not going to do that either. Why would you want Zack to work with this man? I do believe James Gunn was a little relieved. I do believe that. But at the same time, he’s such a workaholic, and he’s got the ego.
Why Gunn and Safran Got Pushed Out
When they announced the whole thing, the fact of the matter is they were already talking to the new boss. According to The Wrap, they were already speaking to Jeremy Latcham more than a month ago. I already talked about Latcham in my post, Meet the NEW DC Studios CEO That Already has CONTROVERSY. After all that stuff, they were already making a plan. What I was being told was that David Ellison is going, where’s the big money maker? Where’s the Bat? That’s one of the reasons this went downhill for James Gunn.
When it comes to the why, Peter Safran and James Gunn got pushed out because their contracts let them report straight to the top, which clashed with Skydance’s film chiefs, Greenstein and Goldberg. They were reportedly slow to share slate plans and footage. And Latcham talks started more than a month ago, even though Peter Safran was at the celebration event. That’s just business for you.
Supergirl Was the Flop, Superman Wasn’t
Skydance saw Supergirl as a disaster. They’re also saying Superman was profitable and it was a success, which is now coming from somebody else, so stop saying that it was a flop. But they said it had really no cultural impact, which is kind of interesting, because I felt like it did. Maybe not as much as it probably should have, sure, I’ll give you that. I felt like it had some cultural impact, the whole punk rock thing and whatever. But hey, these guys see it differently.
This is what I love about this stuff too, because Variety was saying Clayface was looking to be a success for DC Studios. It was on the right track of starting to break even and start making some profits. Now all of a sudden they’re saying it’s not, even though it’s over $110 million on a $43 million budget. These people just want to use the trades to whatever fits their narrative. I’m just going to go with that. It’s making profits, and it’s going to be profitable. Yes, it’s not a huge success. I’ll give you that. Can we agree on that? Everybody just wants to say everything’s a flop just to fit narratives. So ridiculous.
Obviously what was a flop was Supergirl, and I guess that was a big thing. They probably got a little information on the behind-the-scenes drama, and maybe it was a lot uglier. There could have been something ugly there that we might find out later, that Gunn and Safran were dickheads to Gillespie with what was going on. Maybe Milly Alcock will even throw Gunn or Safran under the bus. You never know. I doubt that. But this is what’s coming out, and there’s still a movie coming out. It’s almost like history repeating itself.
Just Shave the Slate
Just shave a little bit of the things you don’t need. You don’t need Peacemaker anymore after Man of Tomorrow. Just kind of shave some things. But for the most part, I think Aaron Pierre, David Corenswet, and Rachel Brosnahan should still continue. That’s just my opinion. I don’t think a hard reboot should be the case. It should have been maybe the case the first time, sure. But let’s face it, James Gunn wasn’t going to do that.
David Ellison wants the Justice League back on the big screen as soon as possible. Well, when it was on the big screen the first time, it wasn’t that great. Now, I did see the other version on the big screen, but not a lot of people did. Just saying. According to the insiders, Jeremy Latcham is expected to prioritize Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, and DC’s other heavyweights, obviously Batman. Focusing on the big names versus deep cuts.
And like I said, I think Gunn trying to give some underrated new heroes a place to shine, there’s nothing absolutely wrong with that. Obviously there were always people complaining about that, but if the guy they like was behind the camera doing that very same thing, it would have been vice versa. It’s just the way it is.
Lanterns Season 2 Is a Coin Flip
Lanterns showrunner Chris Mundy calls Season 2’s path a coin flip amid the DC Studios shakeup. They thought everything had settled after the merger, so it seemed like Lanterns Season 2 was probably going to happen. We heard Peter Safran said they were going to wait to make sure they had a good story. I don’t think that’s going to happen now either. I think it should. I want another season. Come on, David Ellison.
Then again, there’s too much cussing. Maybe that’s going to be a thing, you know, kids can’t watch it. Well, you can always make Season 2 a little more kid-friendly. Just drop the F-bombs, drop the sex, and it would be alright. But maybe the damage is already done. Who knows? A source told Variety people cannot wait to make another season of the hit show, and then you’ve got the red flag barely a month after the finale. Things are so up in the air.
Don’t Start the James Gunn DCU Over
I think it would be so stupid to just start over again, unless you’re going to wait like three or four years and then maybe just fit some random movies in there. You still have a Superman movie. For a Justice League, I don’t think there would be anything wrong with that, but yes, you definitely have to set up your Wonder Woman and your Batman.
I think we were all kind of looking forward to Paradise Lost, the prequel series. It’s a good idea. It sounds like a good idea, and I would still wish that Skydance would make that series. It sounds pretty awesome. A little prequel series that you can also have in line with a present-day Wonder Woman, a present-day Diana Prince. I don’t see what would be wrong with that.
I don’t see what would be wrong with expanding the Bat universe, where you can have little niches of HBO Max series, maybe a more adult Nightwing series, and then maybe a more family-friendly Batgirl or something. I don’t know, I’m just throwing out ideas here, Skydance, but you’re not going to listen. Maybe they’re not good ideas. I don’t know. It just seems like Batman is the big franchise. I’ve always wanted something like that. I think Nightwing would have been a perfect character for a movie like that. They don’t listen to me. They don’t listen to us, and we’ll see what’s going on. It’s all just pretty much madness.
Anyway, guys, let me know your thoughts about it down below. What do you think? How are you feeling? Hit that like, thumbs up, subscribe, do all the things. Talk to you later.
Chapters
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:14 Dismantle, Not a Reboot?
- 0:33 More Drama at DC Studios
- 1:27 Can We Trust David Ellison?
- 1:40 Ellison Won’t Bring Zack Snyder Back
- 2:06 Was James Gunn Relieved?
- 2:30 They Were Already Talking to Latcham
- 3:05 Where’s the Bat?
- 3:24 Why Gunn and Safran Got Pushed Out
- 3:48 Supergirl a Disaster, Superman Not a Flop
- 4:26 Variety Flipped on Clayface
- 5:08 Supergirl Was the Flop
- 5:39 History Repeating Itself
- 6:24 Just Shave the Slate
- 6:39 Keep Corenswet, Brosnahan & Aaron Pierre
- 6:54 Latcham Talks Started a Month Ago
- 7:10 Ellison Wants Justice League ASAP
- 7:25 Prioritize the Heavyweights
- 7:58 Lanterns Season 2 Is a Coin Flip
- 8:31 I Want Another Season of Lanterns
- 9:19 Red Flags After the Finale
- 9:36 Latcham Quietly Left His Other Gigs
- 9:51 Don’t Start the DCU Over
- 10:19 Just Trim the Fat
- 10:45 Set Up Wonder Woman and Batman
- 11:00 Still Make Paradise Lost
- 11:22 Expand the Bat Universe
- 12:17 Nightwing Deserves a Movie
- 12:35 Outro
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