Before James Gunn and Peter Safran were hired by Warner Bros. to lead the charge at DC Studios the studio wanted Joker director Todd Phillips in that position.
Earlier this year, not long after David Zaslav has taken over Warner Bros. Discovery, a report came out saying that Phillps was being asked to develop multiple DC universe film projects. It was explained that Zaslav had “asked Todd Phillips, the multihyphenate who created Dark 2019 billion dollar gross Jokerto do more in the DC Universe, potentially acting as an advisor even if he won’t serve in an executive capacity.
The New York Post is now reporting that Warner Bros. approached many people about hiring DC Studios, but that “the entire city turned down the job” before it was offered to Gunn and Safran. So, Gunn and Safran were at the bottom of the list, which is interesting.
They go on to say that Todd Phillips was allegedly “begged” to take on the role. Of course it didn’t work. As for hiring Gunn, a source shared that there’s nervousness about Gunn’s inexperience leading a corporate hierarchy and how it could hurt DC Studios.
The source shared, “Gunn has never directed anything. I wonder if great directors will work for another director with no experience driving movies through a huge grind system. It’s not Kevin Feige.”
I don’t know all this. I like Gunn, I like the movies he’s made, and I just think he’s a talented storyteller who’s going to do interesting and exciting things with the DC Cinematic Universe. Sure, he’s made some controversial choices so far, but I think he’ll take the DC universe in the right direction.
So whether he was top of the list or bottom of the list, I think he’s a solid choice and I can’t wait to see what his big plans are and how they pan out! His first project will be a new Superman film that will focus on a younger version of the character who lives in Metropolis and works at the Daily Planet.
As for Todd Phillips, he may not be leading the charge at DC Studios, but he’s currently running the Joker Continuation.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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