James Gunn is constant to fly excessive. Earlier this summer time, the co-head of DC Studios celebrated the discharge of his first standalone “Superman” characteristic (which he wrote and directed), and can quickly see the discharge of “Peacemaker” Season 2. And that’s along with his work working the studio alongside Peter Safran (the pair had been appointed co-CEOs in 2022).
Now, Gunn is pulling the set off on yet one more undertaking: writing and directing “the subsequent installment within the Tremendous-Household,” as Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav stated through the firm’s earnings name, as Selection reported.
Whereas it’s not set but whether or not this will likely be a sequel to “Superman,” it has been confirmed that David Corenswet’s titular character will star in it. Earlier than that, Craig Gillespie’s “Supergirl” will likely be launched in 2026, with Milly Alcock’s function having been teased in “Superman.”
Gunn and Safran beforehand unveiled a 10-year plan for the DCU, together with a “Marvel Girl” reboot and 2026 releases “Supergirl” and “Clayface,” the latter of which Gunn stated will likely be a “completely completely different factor” tonally. “Though it’s in the identical universe, it’s a whole horror movie, and that’s one of many issues we wish to do,” Gunn advised CBS Mornings of “Clayface,” including, “There’s not an organization type. It’s not like each film is gonna be like ‘Superman.’ The artists and the administrators and the writers that create every one will convey their very own sense to it. We don’t need individuals being bored.”
Gunn already teased to Leisure Weekly that “Peacemaker” Season 2 is “very a lot linked to ‘Superman’ and it’s very a lot linked to what comes after.”
That “after” half has but to be seen… Nonetheless, it is smart that Gunn will likely be writing and directing the franchise installment. Gunn’s “Superman,” which he additionally wrote and directed, earned $315 million within the U.S. and $550 million globally. Gunn admitted to Rolling Stone that he was shocked by how properly the characteristic did on the worldwide field workplace.
“Superman is not a recognized commodity in some locations. He’s not an enormous recognized superhero in some locations like Batman is. That impacts issues,” Gunn stated. “And it additionally impacts issues that we have now a specific amount of anti-American sentiment all over the world proper now. It isn’t actually serving to us. So I feel it’s only a matter of letting one thing develop. However once more, for us, the whole lot’s been a complete win. Having the film come out and be one thing that has been embraced by individuals in all places — that is simply the seed of the tree that Peter [Safran] and I’ve been watering for the previous three years. So to have the ability to have it begin off so positively has been extremely overwhelming.”