James Gunn Gives DC Universe Update Amid Conflicting Reports

Following various reports about what the future of DC Studios might look like, new co-CEO James Gunn took to Twitter to share some of what his plans for the future hold.

In a series of tweets on Thursday, Gunn noted that he was well aware that he was entering into a “fractious environment” when he and Peter Safran took over DC Studios. Gunn also said that there would be an “unavoidable transitional period” as the duo came together to form what will be the next ten years of stories that Warner Bros. Discovery helps make. In the end, Gunn said he knows they won’t make “every single person happy,” but hopes fans understand the duo are working in service of the story and in service of the DC characters they know and love.

You can check out the tweets below:

“Peter and I chose to helm DC Studios knowing we were coming into a fractious environment, both in the stories being told and in the audience itself and there would be an unavoidable transitional period as we moved into telling a cohesive story across film, TV, animation and gaming,” Gunn said in his tweets. “But, in the end, the drawbacks of that transitional period were dwarfed by the creative possibilities and the opportunity to build upon what has worked in DC so far and to help rectify what has not.”

Gunn’s comments come in response to an extensive article by The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday, which noted a quite a few things, including that the planned Wonder Woman 3 would no longer be happening, Henry Cavill may be out again as Superman, the rumored sequels to Man of Steel and Black Adam may no longer be happening, and that Jason Momoa might transition out of being Aquaman and instead play DC antihero Lobo.

Speaking to the report, Gunn wouldn’t confirm what was or wasn’t true, but did say that some of what was on it was true, some wasn’t, and some it was “half-true,” while some just hasn’t been decided yet by the creative duo. At the end of his tweet thread, Gunn said that he couldn’t share much more on the future of the DCU, as they still have much more to think about as they figure out how to move forward.