The information that James Gunn is out of the DCU despatched shockwaves all through the DC fanbase and, frankly, far past it at the moment, and now we’re studying extra about what James Gunn’s long-term plan had been—apparently together with plans for the DCU’s Justice League. It was solely at the moment that Gunn’s destiny was confirmed when it comes to his position with DC Studios, and after earlier experiences that his position was protected, this information solely got here as an excellent bigger shock. Whereas the main points of what this implies are undoubtedly going to be rolled out for a while, already, sure reveals are coming by way of, and that features information of what would have been James Gunn’s Justice League.
Particularly, per Ben Fritz, Gunn had years-long plans already within the works to roll out the DCU’s Justice League, with Surprise Lady reportedly being launched in Man of Tomorrow subsequent summer season, the DCU’s Batman debuting in The Courageous and the Daring (which was already anticipated to be the case), and extra Superman sequels in 2029 and 2031 that will have culminated in a full-fledged Justice League. With this large switch-up, it isn’t clear what these plans will in the end imply or flip into, particularly if it’s true that Surprise Lady’s debut is already coming.
What Will Occur to the DCU Now?
Whereas there are a number of questions now on the desk, maybe the largest is solely how DC strikes ahead from right here. Already, Gunn’s DCU felt like a solution to ongoing points with the bigger franchise, together with division inside the fanbase relating to whether or not they preferred Zack Snyder’s typically darker tackle these characters (together with some inside forwards and backwards within the franchise as properly). Whereas not everybody was pleased with the end result, it had appeared like DC Studios was backing Gunn and that was the inspiration on which this new period of the bigger franchise was constructed. Now, with this alteration up, it actually feels as if the DCU is now in an analogous state of upheaval.
Notably, there’s a plan in place. Gunn will, unsurprisingly, end up his work on Man of Tomorrow, although he and Peter Safran are technically stepping down on Dec. 1. Moreover, Gunn will reportedly stay hooked up to the upcoming mockumentary The Folks v. Gorilla Grodd. When it comes to new and different upcoming initiatives, although, former Marvel govt Jeremy Latcham will probably be stepping in. That alone has fascinating implications, with there already being loads of chatter relating to what this may imply for the DCU’s strategy to a shared universe just like the MCU. Presumably, Latcham isn’t going to come back alongside and attempt to replicate the MCU with the DCU, as that will undoubtedly show controversial and maybe even unpopular, however it’s an fascinating level of connection, and all of this will probably be fascinating to observe play out.
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