Kevin Feige on James Gunn’s future at DC: “I’ll be front row to see everything he does”

On October 26, news broke that director / writer / producer James Gunn will become co-president and CEO of DC Studios. Gunn will join the company alongside producer Peter Safran as the new CEO, replacing Walter Hamada, who left his position on October 19. Apparently, Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, is not that the news bothers him, it is that he seems to be delighted.

During the red carpet of the presentation of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, Deadline was able to talk to Feige and ask him to his thoughts on bringing Gunn to DC Studios in his new role as the company’s CEO.

Kevin Feige on James Gunn joining DC: “I’ll be first in line to see whatever he does” pic.twitter.com/spptngC2jF

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“Well, he has a lot of work to do for Marvel between now and May, which he is well aware of. But after that, I’ll be the first in line to see everything he does. “said the president of Marvel Studios.

James Gunn still has some work to do within Marvel Studios, such as “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”, which hits theaters May 5, 2023, as well as a Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas special that we can see this year. on Disney +. His work at DC Studios will begin on November 1 along with the recent addition of his partner, producer Safran.

A defeat for Marvel Studios

James Gunn was tasked with directing major projects at Marvel Studios, such as the acclaimed “Guardians of the Galaxy” saga, and made a big leap at DC Studios when he directed 2021’s “The Suicide Squad,” a film that went quite well. received by the public and critics. Now, Gunn will have done it an exclusive deal with DC under which he will no longer be able to work for Marvel and Disney, just for now for Warner Bros Discovery.