Before the DCU kicked off, James Gunn promised he wouldn’t be writing and directing everything. How could he? But he did write and direct the DCU’s first entry Superman to great success. And now it seems like, Gunn might be on the hook for writing and directing franchise enteries that have to do with the Man of Steel himself. Gunn recently teased that he was already working on Superman’s next big movie entry into the DCU. But was quick to clarify it wasn’t a direct Superman sequel, but something else that involved the beloved character. Now, we have no more clarity on the contents of the project, but we know Gunn will also direct the movie. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav confirmed in an earnings call that James Gunn would write and direct the “next movie in the Super-Family” collection for the DCU.
Yep, that’s all that was said of Gunn’s next project for the DCU, that it would be the “next movie in the Super-Family.” We’re not totally sure that’s a complete thought, but it does hint that Superman and Supergirl will be involved. Maybe some other members of the “Super-Family” that we haven’t met yet will also appear in the DCU? There’s always Superboy… That’s Lex Luthor and Superman’s son…well, a product of their combined DNA, anyway. That makes him their son, right? That’s a Super-Family that we’d like to see James Gunn explore. But, we digress. In any case, we probably won’t know too much more for a while.
Next up for the DCU is season two of Peacemaker, then Supergirl, and a Lanterns TV series. A Clayface movie is also in the works. But, we suppose with the success of Superman, the DCU and Warner Bros. Discovery would love to see David Corenswet’s hero again soon. We’ll just have to wait and see what exactly James Gunn’s next “Super-Family” movie will be about—but if Gunn writes and directs it, we bet we won’t will disappointed when we see it.
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