James Gunn Decries “Cameo Porn” In Superhero Movies

Are there outstanding questions about the nature of James Gunn’s DC Studios and what characters are moving forward and which ones aren’t? It depends on who you ask.

Phoebe Dynevor made a brief comment about auditioning for the role of Lois Lane in James Gunn‘s upcoming movie Superman: Legacy.

While “Deadpool 3” might challenge this notion somewhat—especially depending on its-cameos—when franchises change owners or deals end (see Disney buying Fox), often the past is thrown out, and new creators are tasked with starting over. We’re seeing that now with James Gunn’s DC Studios (that will forgo the previous DCEU), we’re seeing it mostly with all the 20th Century Fox Marvel properties that Marvel Studios/Disney will take in a totally new direction (“The Fantastic Four,” “The X-Men”).

Brent Lang Executive Editor “Wonka,” a musical fantasy that has been the biggest hit of the holiday season, topped the box office on New Year’s Eve, closing 2023 on a sweet note. The film, which stars Timothée Chalamet as a more youthful Willy Wonka, grossed $22.7 million for the weekend and a projected $29.5 million for the four-day holiday. That brings the domestic gross to $140.2 million, a strong result for the $125 million production.

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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” opened to $80 million at the international box office, which isn’t all that super considering those ticket sales are on par with eventual big-budget superhero disappointments like “The Flash,” “The Marvels” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” The comic book sequel, starring Jason Momoa as the king of Atlantis and directed by James Wan, has generated $120 million globally to start, including a weak $40 million in North America. The Warner Bros.

No red carpet, no premiere, minimal press, the press tour for “Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom” is a rather sad ending to the DC Extended Universe [DCEU] first started by Zack Snyder with “Man Of Steel” in 2013.

The DCEU (the DC Extended Universe) is coming to an end this week with “Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom” (read our review). From there, it’s being rebooted as the DCU by DC Studios and its co-CEO filmmakers James Gunn and Peter Safran.

the popular 2018 original.DC heads Peter Safran and James Gunn are hard at work on revamping the entire stumbling franchise, starting with a shiny new “Superman,” but first they had to waste precious time finessing the problem-plagued and oh-so-five-years-ago “Aquaman 2.”Adding to their headaches, the studio was forced to deal with Amber Heard, who played A-man’s girlfriend, Mera, in the first film, but is now best known for her pass-the-popcorn Johnny Depp defamation trial. What did director James Wan do? He kept Heard, but gave her character a sidelining injury within the first 40 minutes.The lazy “Lost Kingdom” is built on such compromises and dodges.

Jason Momoa poses with his trident while attending the L.A. fan screening of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Matt Reeves seems to have successfully rebooted the Caped Crusader in his 2022 film, “The Batman.” The popularity of that film, both commercially and critically, has led to the filmmaker working on several spinoffs. But according to James Gunn, the co-CEO of DC Studios, not everything Reeves is working on, in terms of superheroes, exists only within “The Batman” universe.

With the release of “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” this week, Warner Bros. long, disappointing year of superhero films comes to a merciful end.

James Gunn has shared an update on the upcoming DC movie, Superman Legacy.Directed by Gunn, the film will launch DC’s new film universe, spearheaded by the Guardians Of The Galaxy man and his co-CEO of DC Studios, Peter Safran.He recently took to Threads to share a new storyboard shot, which you can view below.He wrote: “Spoiler??!! Well, probably not. I’m constantly drawing Superman Legacy shots and storyboards all over everything.

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James Gunn is confirming that Matt Reeves is not only working on expanding his The Batman universe but also developing a series set within the new DC Universe.

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James Gunn is entirely open on social media on the progress of Superman Legacy and sharing details of the upcoming DC Studios film.

“Superman: Legacy” kicks off the new DCU on July 11, 2025. Will superhero movies still be a craze by then? We’ll see, but THR reports that DC Studios co-head James Gunn took to Threads to discuss his upcoming film.

James Gunn has described meaningless “cameo porn” as “one of the worst elements of recent superhero movies”.In a recent discussion on Threads, the Superman: Legacy director responded to a commenter who said they were getting tired of superhero movies where a “character appear on screen for 10 seconds to mark a checkbox”.Agreeing, Gunn replied: “I call that ‘Cameo Porn’ and it has been one of the worst elements of recent superhero films. “If a character is in film, they have to have a reason to be there story-wise.”When another fan asked if he was totally opposed to a fun cameo here and there, he responded: “That’s fine if it doesn’t disrupt the story.

James Gunn is speaking out against unnecessary cameos in superhero movies.