James Gunn‘s future Superman and Justice League plans appear to be in jeopardy after his DC Studios exit. The filmmaker recently stepped down as the company’s co-CEO alongside Peter Safran after the Skydance acquisition.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gunn was writing a third installment of his Superman films after wrapping production on Man of Tomorrow, which arrives in 2027. The director had planned a trilogy with David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, and had even planned to introduce the Justice League in his DCU. Now that he has no executive control in DC Studios, his plans remain uncertain.
Why the Superman DCU plans and Justice League movies might not happen as planned
Gunn and Safran shared their vision for an epic DC slate back in 2022. Even the Superman trilogy’s fate is now in limbo. Gunn and Safran haven’t completely severed all ties with the DC Studios. The duo will still have direct links to the company, but with less decision-making power.
Most recently, Gunn admitted to being relieved to return to the creative side of the production. “I will miss the people around me, and I will miss being the co-caretaker of these great characters, but I’m also incredibly relieved and excited to get back to pure filmmaking,” he said in a statement.
Gunn has also assured fans that he and Safran are not “immediately done with DC or superheroes.” The Superman director added, “We have Man of Tomorrow out this summer. And we’ve just been engaged on another DC project, which I’m writing, and we’ll see where it goes after that.”
Following Gunn and Safran’s exit, Marvel Studios veteran Jeremy Latcham has been named DC Studios’ new president and chief creative officer.
Originally reported on SuperHeroHype.
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