The second season of Peacemaker debuted in New York on Wednesday night, and James Gunn came ready to drop some hints on the show’s role in the future of the DC Universe. The HBO Max series, which stars John Cena as the titular character and has Gunn as showrunner, is back for its second season three and a half years …
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James Gunn Addresses Margot Robbie’s Future In New DC Universe & The ‘Suicide Squad’ Actor He Wants To Bring Back
As James Gunn and Peter Safran continue to build the DC Universe, there have been many questions surrounding Margot Robbie‘s future in this new era. With the release of Superman, all eyes have turned to the characters in the Batman universe and Harley Quinn. The filmmaker and DC Studios co-head was asked if Robbie would reprise her role of Harley …
Read More »James Gunn to Direct ‘Superman’ Sequel: ‘Next Movie in Super-Family’
James Gunn will write and direct “the next installment in the Super-Family,” Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav confirmed during the company’s earnings call. Gunn had previously said in various interviews during his “Superman” press tour that he was writing a new movie featuring David Corenswet’s Superman in it, although he always remained coy on whether it was a standalone …
Read More »‘The Batman 2’ Filming in Spring, James Gunn Writing Next “Super” Movie
Robert Pattinson‘s diary continues to fill up as Matt Reeves‘ The Batman sequel is preparing to shoot in the spring, according to Warner Bros. Discovery. The Batman Part II will finally begin filming next year, the company said in a letter to shareholders Thursday, aiming for an Oct. 1, 2027 theatrical release. Reeves completed the script in June. His first …
Read More »James Gunn Film Passes $300M
Superman has leapt past the $300 million mark at the domestic box office in less than three weeks in a major milestone for James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios. The pic crossed the $300 million mark early Thursday thanks to East Coast matinées after finishing Wednesday with a domestic tally of $299.7 million. It’s the first DC pic release …
Read More »James Gunn Unveils ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Theme Song
As John Cena’s Christopher Smith gets an upgrade with a parallel dimension in the forthcoming second season of the HBO Max/DC Studios’ Peacemaker, so will its soundtrack. Following James Gunn’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con previewing the sophomore installment — at the famed Hall H and prime Saturday evening spot of the weekend — the Superman helmer took to the …
Read More »James Gunn Says Superman Is Not Woke, Anti-America Is Hurting Box Office
James Gunn said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that he remains somewhat confused over the conservative backlash that erupted before the release of “Superman.” Fox News and other right-wing outlets branded the movie “SuperWoke” after Gunn went viral for telling the Times of London that Superman is an “immigrant” and “the story of America.” “I’ve heard people say it …
Read More »Marvel’s Kevin Feige On How James Gunn Gave Props to MCU For Superman
“Making less.” If there’s a cure for superhero fatigue for Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, particularly in the wake of the brand’s string of bombs including Eternals ($402M), Thunderbolts ($382M) and The Marvels ($206.1M), it’s that. “Making two or three movies a year, some years it will be one, some years it will be three,” says Feige about the MCU‘s …
Read More »James Gunn says it was ‘terrible’ letting go of Henry Cavill ahead of new ‘Superman’
Before the ink dried on James Gunn‘s contract with DC Studios, his plans for relaunching the Superman franchise hit a snag: Henry Cavill had announced his return as the Man of Steel. The director, though, had a different vision for Clark Kent’s future. Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Gunn recalled sitting down with Cavill to let him go. …
Read More »Director James Gunn Shares Secrets of the Movie
“I wanted a Superman who could be beaten,” Superman writer/director and DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn told Rolling Stone before the release of his film. David Corenswet’s Kal-El does take more than his share of punches in the film, but he turns it around in the end — and the movie itself is flying to its own triumphs at the box …
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