The comedian ebook style continues to be wildly widespread, with plenty of shared universes competing on the field workplace. DC co-CEO James Gunn has been crafting the DCU, with the primary slate of tasks titled Gods and Monsters. And after the filmmaker seemingly confirmed a sequel to Superman was coming, followers have ideas.
Superman was the primary big-screen installment of the DCU (which additionally has tasks streaming with an HBO Max subscription). The blockbuster has carried out fairly properly, main followers to surprise about upcoming DC motion pictures. Gunn was just lately requested on Threads about what he is doing now that the film is out, and he responded with:
Peacemaker press!! And sequel writing!!!
Discuss an exciting replace. Whereas Superman makes cash on the field workplace, it seems like he is already noodling up concepts for the place to proceed the story. This could most likely not be an enormous shock, given the wild tempo of Gunn’s work since beginning his place at DC. In fact, there’s nonetheless some confusion about precisely what he is teasing.
This Threads publish has gotten a ton of engagement on-line, particularly because the filmmaker has a popularity for straight speaking with the followers. When one particular person requested when he was going to tease the sequel, Gunn responded, “I JUST DID!”. Whereas there isn’t any true affirmation, the truth that he is planning on stepping into writing mode quickly is thrilling. Even when he’ll even be busy selling Peacemaker Season 2.
Followers are sounding off about this mini tease on-line, together with a thread on Reddit. Of us are providing their two cents on Gunn’s social presence, in addition to what they’d wish to see in a follow-up to Superman.
- I really like he casually simply mentioned introduced he’s engaged on a sequel.
- Very glad to see an precise sequel being made after all of the previous cancellations from the opposite Superman’s
- is the funniest trade I am going to see all day. James Gunn resides his finest life on the market as a CEO.
- I feel it is apparent it was getting a sequel and Superman is sort of assured to indicate up in different DCU motion pictures
- Crossing my fingers for Brainiac to be the subsequent villain, it is about time a Superman (reside motion) film consists of different villains in addition to Lex Luthor and Normal Zod.
Because the DCU continues to be in its early levels, this degree of discourse is perhaps a optimistic signal concerning how the general public is feeling concerning the burgeoning franchise. The earlier DC universe had plenty of missteps, with Aquaman 2 being the ultimate installment. Nevertheless it seems like James Gunn and the Superman solid managed to largely win over the hearts of moviegoers.
In fact, the most important query on-line is whether or not or not it will be a direct sequel to Superman, or one other method to broaden the universe and use the identical characters. Specifically as a result of Gunn additionally shared:
Sure, sure, sorry. This is identical film. Superman has a significant function. It isn’t ‘Superman 2.’
As such, the web discourse is probably going going to proceed till we all know extra about what James Gunn is planning within the wake of Superman. However per this clarification, it looks like we will see extra of an ensemble movie with Superman being a part of it. Might the Justice League be coming collectively? The group was nonetheless forming within the final DC flick.
There’s a ton of world-building being completed by DC proper now, on each the small and silver screens. Superman featured different heroes in addition to characters who will turn out to be main presences down the road, comparable to Maxwell Lord and Supergirl. James Gunn is the architect of this franchise and can be concerned as a author/director. Now the query is: what is going on to occur in a Superman sequel?
Superman is in theaters now as a part of the 2025 film launch checklist, and the DCU will broaden once more when Peacemaker Season 2 arrives on HBO Max August twenty first.