James Gunn, DC and Superman
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Superman is out today, but the Man of Steel's return to the big screen is just the beginning for James Gunn and Peter Safran's DCU.Per a new report by the Wall Street Journal, Gunn and Safran are aiming to release one animated and two live-action movies per year,
DC fans have hilariously thanked former “Black Adam” actor Dwayne Johnson for James Gunn’s “Superman” success, which opened nationally in theaters Friday and raked in the year’s best box office preview total with $22.5 million.
With Superman officially hitting theaters today, the launch of James Gunn and Peter Safran ’s DC Universe is in motion, and Gunn and Safran are just getting started. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal ,
Moving over to DC Films would have been a lateral move with mammoth expectations. Whereas James Gunn's ascendance to DC Films co-CEO with producer Peter Safran is more of a promotion, as he only ran a corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
But, there is also another Batman movie in the works – one that will be part of the DCU rather than an Elseworlds project like Reeves'. That movie is titled The Brave and the Bold, and it was unveiled as part of James Gunn and Peter Safran's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters announcement. Since then, though, news on the project has been scarce.
James Gunn's Superman gives a fresh take to the Kryptonian's origin story, but Smallville and comic fans might see the twist coming when it's all said and done.
Grant Gustin knows all about that, and seemingly at every turn, fans are clamoring to see him back in the role for James Gunn, even though he was seemingly happy to step away from the small screen role.