James Gunn on the future of DC Studios: “the initial focus is to move the story forward”

Two weeks ago it became official that James Gunn and Peter Safran are the new presidents of DC Studios, the former is responsible for most of the creative section and the latter for a more commercial and financial field. News that mark a before and after in the future of this franchise, which for some time had not had a very clear direction. The situation is progressing little by little and the last step was taken by Gunn with one of his first statements as president of DC Studios.

Last weekend the hashtags #SaveLegendsofTomorrow (in an attempt to save the canceled series) and #ReleaseTheAyerCut were trending on Twitter, intending to see director David Ayer’s cut of “Suicide Squad”, as they did at the time. with “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”. ‘. Gunn has spoken via Twitter from his new location and abandoned the future that awaits these projects and the DC universe in general: “I opened Twitter after a long and creative weekend and saw the numerous #SaveLegendsofTomorrow and #ReleaseTheAyerCut tweets and support for other DC projects over the years. Most of these requests have been enthusiastic and respectful. Like the new ones (and prime) CEO of DC Studios, Peter and I feel it’s important to keep you in mind and let you know that we listen to your different wishes about the paths forward for DC. Although our ability to interact on Twitter has been reduced due to the workload of our new positions, we are listening and open to all as we embark on this journey and will continue to do so for years to come. But our whole initial goal is to carry the story forward, create the new DCU, and tell the greatest story ever told in multiple movies, TV shows, and animated projects. We invite DC fans from across the multiverse, and everyone else too, to this new universe. We can’t wait to reveal more. “

Some interesting statements for the future of DC that show that the person in charge of this fictional universe listens to people and is in direct contact and available to anyone who wishes through a tool accessible to almost everyone, Twitter. As for the fate that awaits ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ and David Ayer’s version of ‘Suicide Squad’, it looks like it’s not very promising. Gunn, despite taking the audience into account, also points out that the “The initial goal is to carry the story forward, to create the new DCU”and going back to these projects would mean going back to the past, so it’s not likely that Gunn has in his plans, at least in the short term, to bring them to light.

James Gunn, active in networks

James Gunn’s great activity on Twitter is nothing new following his new position in DC, it’s something that has been around for a long time. Gunn is one of the film professionals who uses this tool the most, both to talk about work issues that concern him, topics far from this sector, and to interact with people. But if his participation in all kinds of conversations has one thing in common, it’s that he does it openly and without fear of getting wet. On more than one occasion, when false rumors spread regarding her projects, Gunn publicly denied them so that people wouldn’t believe it. Likewise, when one of these rumors turned out to be true, the director had no trouble confirming it. This is the case of the incorporation of Will Poulter in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’, he saw that the rumor grew and made it official himself on social networks, without having to wait for the announcement of Marvel Studios.