James Gunn Hasn’t Chosen His Superman Yet; Matt Reeves To Meet With DC Bosses About ‘Batman 2’

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny filmmaker James Mangold is circling to helm Swamp Thing, Deadline has learned. These are very early talks, nothing locked in stone. The project is so deep development, there’s no script, we understand per sources.

Well, that was quick. Just about 24 hours after the unveiling of the DC Studios “Chapter 1” slate of five films and five series, we already have news regarding the filmmaker behind one of the new features.

While yesterday’s DC Studios “Chapter 1” film and TV slate announcement did give a surprising amount of information about what the studio is working on moving forward, it didn’t answer all of the questions fans have.

For many folks, when they found out that James Gunn and Peter Safran were taking over as co-CEOs of DC Studios, the assumption was that Gunn would lead the way with creative and craft the DC Universe in his image. Well, clearly, that’s panning out a bit like that, as Gunn recently confirmed that he is writing (and possibly directing) “Superman: Legacy” and has already written “Creature Commandos” and is obviously heavily involved in the other new projects.

As the DC Universe enters Chapter One of its era under bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran, Zachary Levi created quite the “fury” on social media after tweeting a message that was anti-Pfizer.

It’s not controversial to say that DC films, before James Gunn and Peter Safran took over, were an absolute mess. Not only were many of the films underperforming at the box office and getting savaged by critics, but there was also a complete lack of continuity, with characters appearing on CW shows as well as massive $200 million films.

Earlier today, when the first “Chapter” of DC Studios’ master plan was announced, it was made clear that the upcoming film, “The Flash,” is set to be the official device that will rewrite the universe and clear the playing field for James Gunn and Peter Safran, as they plan the future of the DCU. However, “The Flash” is an interesting film without that end result.

As part of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s unveiling of their new DC Universe Chapter One, “Gods and Monsters”, the twosome announced theatrical release dates for the Gunn penned Superman Legacy, that being July 11, 2025 and Matt Reeves’ DC else-world Batman II which is Oct. 3, 2025.

When new DC Co-Chairmen and CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran took their new posts last fall, there was a lot of agita in town with their swift decisions.

Even before today’s announcement from DC Studios, announcing quite a few new films and TV series, we already knew what James Gunn’s first major project was going to be with his new job—figuring out Superman. And today, we finally learned more about the project, now titled “Superman: Legacy.” READ MORE: James Gunn Writing New ‘Superman’ Film, Henry Cavill Won’t Return As ‘Man Of Steel’ According to Warners, James Gunn’s previously untitled Superman film is now known as “Superman: Legacy” and will likely serve as the kickoff point for this new DC Universe of films and TV series.

Well, DC Studios co-chief James Gunn promised that the new DC slate that he and his partner Peter Safran came up with would be announced before the end of January, and on the last day of the month, down to the wire, Gunn has made good on that promise. Today, Gunn, Safran, and Warner Bros.

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn spoke about former Superman actor Henry Cavill’s exit as the Man of Steel at the DCU presentation on the Warners lot on Monday, clarifying that he and co-CEO Peter Safran didn’t fire Cavill and adding that the “Man of Steel” actor was unfortunately “dicked around by a lot of people.”Cavill delighted fans in last year when he made a surprise appearance as Superman in “Black Adam,” then revealed soon after that he was fully ready to once again don the red cape for DC Studios and Warner Bros. Discovery. And for a short while, his return seemed like a sure thing.Post-“Black Adam,” Cavill promised future appearances as the last son of Krypton while Dwayne Johnson publicly touted his own vision for Black Adam and Superman in the DC Universe.

The iconic DC villain Bane, best known for breaking Batman’s back, continues to be the character that got away for Dave Bautista.

What will James Gunn and Peter Safran, newly installed co-CEOs of DC Studios, do with their upcoming slate of superhero features? Rumors are swirling that we will find out the first step in the DC Universe process on Tuesday when WB is supposedly going to reveal the beginning stages of the new DC Studios slate.

James Gunn says don’t blame him for the recent cancellations of Doom Patrol and Titans.

James Gunn and Peter Safran are leading the new era of the DC Universe that has already created a lot of noise. The Guardians of the Galaxy director has been known to have a close-knit relationship with the actors he works with and some fans are hoping he doesn’t bring Marvel actors into the new DC films.