James Gunn, the writer/director of 'Superman' and co-head of DC Studios, opens up about his social media presence, this summer's event film, and what's coming up next in his superhero universe.
  • MimicJar@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Great interview, but nothing new if you follow this community or DC news regularly.

    It’s funny when he mentions things he doesn’t know if he can talk about yet, because he’s the dude. It’s the classic “someone will kill me if I say it”, but he’s the someone.

    • AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 days ago

      I used to frequent Twitter almost a decade ago then switched to Reddit before dropping it in 2023, so I found this and the previous EW spread quite informative.

      Is there any other way to be on top of DCU news today, which doesn’t require me to visit either of those sites?

      It’s the classic “someone will kill me if I say it”, but he’s the someone.

      That stood out to me as well. :D

      I guess Safran could be that “someone” for Gunn, but they are both equals.

      There is also the bigger problem of someone beating them to the punch if it is truly a novel idea. There is a precedent for similar comic book movies releasing in relative proximity while apparently being developed independently. Civil War and BvS, and No Way Home and The Flash, come to mind.

      Addendum on Reddit

      r/DC_Cinematic and r/DCEU_Leaks subs were wild, when BvS burned and hit the ground. The hysteria continued and worsened as Whedon took up JL. I can only imagine what Twitter was like around those times.

      I checked out from those subs after watching JL in theatre, for obvious reasons.

      I did peek back once more when ZSJL released and saw mass disillusionment in both subs, which made me glad that I checked out earlier.