James Gunn Responds To ‘Wonder Woman 3’ Axing, Possible DC Franchise Turnover: “We Are Not Going To Make Every Single Person Happy”

To say that there has been quite a bit of turmoil and fan confusion surrounding DC Studios as we end 2022 is an understatement. And it’s not like everything was hunky dory before James Gunn and Peter Safran took over as co-CEOs in November.

James Gunn is clearing things up about the fate of HBO Max’s Green Lantern series which has been in development for years now.

odds continue to change over who could play the next 007, with the latest list of likely James Bond actors including Henry Cavill, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Rege-Jean Page. However, one name that has consistently arisen over the years is that of Idris Elba, 50.Idris has certainly proved he has the acting chops for the role, previously earning a Golden Globe and five Primetime Emmy nominations for his television work. The actor has appeared as the iconic Stringer Bell in HBO series The Wire, as well as DCI John Luther in the BBC One series Luther.While Idris makes for a fantastic action man, he would also be the oldest Bond of all time if he were to take on the part in his 50s.The title is currently held by Roger Moore, who played the character from ages 45 to 57 between 1973 and 1985.Annette Badland, 72, revealed that she felt Idris’ casting as the new Bond wasn’t likely in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk earlier this year.The Midsomer Murders star, who joined the cast as motorbike-riding chief pathologist Fleur Perkins back in 2019, brought up Idris whilst speculating who might be the new Doctor in Doctor Who.“Idris Elba wouldn’t do it I don’t think,” she said at the time, although it has now been announced that Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa will be the latest actor to portray the timelord. “The fans don’t like them to begin with,” Annette said of the ever-changing role, “...

Shazam! star Zachary Levi is coming to the defense of new DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran. Both came under fire recently after it was revealed that Gunn is penning a new Superman movie and that Henry Cavill won’t be returning as the Man of Steel, as well as other DC changes.

Zachary Levi is clearing claims from fans that he is being recast as Shazam! amid the DC Universe shakeup following Peter Safran and James Gunn taking over as co-heads.

James Gunn and Peter Safran have been tasked to shake up the DC Universe and in doing so have scrapped several ideas from the past regime like Henry Cavill’s return as Superman and Patty Jenkins’ take on 3.

Ray Fisher, known for his portrayal of superhero Cyborg in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, is putting new DC co-head James Gunn on blast.

Just over a month and a half after taking over DC Studios, James Gunn is already feeling the wrath from fans after cancelling Wonder Woman 3 and revealing Henry Cavill is not returning as Superman. The 56-year-old filmmaker and new head of DC Studios with Peter Safran took to both Twitter and Instagram on Monday to release a new statement about the 'disrespectful outcry' from fans.While Gunn has yet to unveil DC's new slate and reveal the fates of other films set for 2023, he did insist that his vision will not be affecting by the backlash from a vocal group of fans who still insist on having Zack Snyder return to 'restore the Snyderverse' despite Snyder himself saying he's done with the superhero franchise.

DC studios co-CEO James Gunn has long engaged with fans on Twitter, both as director of movies such as Guardians of the Galaxy and in his new executive capacity at Warner Bros. Discovery. But some of his recent replies have taken a sharper tone since fans began reacting to the news that Patty Jenkins’ plan for Wonder Woman 3 was not moving forward and, more stridently, the revelation that Henry Cavill would not be returning as Superman.

Unless you’ve been living under the proverbial rock, you’ve probably heard that there is drama in the DC film universe. But, of course, when is there not? Recently, it was announced that James Gunn is writing a new “Superman” film, which would focus on the character’s earlier days.

Well, it’s been a bombshell night in the world of DC Studios and the DC Universe. After telling fans, “we know we are not going to make every single person happy every step of the way,” in response to rumors that “Wonder Woman 3” was being killed and “Man Of Steel 2” may not happen, DC Studios co-chief James Gunn revealed dropped some of his plans and dropped the hammer.

Effective tonight, DC bosses Peter Safran and James Gunn have officially made known their plans for their first movie under their regime: It’s Superman, a script that the latter is currently writing about the Man of Steel’s early days. It’s not an origins story. However, a new actor will be sought to play Superman.

Wow, so DC Studios co-chief James Gunn wasn’t kidding when he said he said some of the decisions surrounding the DC Universe would be tough and difficult, and not everyone would like them. In an Instagram post tonight, Henry Cavill, the would-be Superman—who told the world he was returning to the character in October— revealed that he finally met with Gunn and DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran and said he would not be returning to the Superman role.

UPDATE: James Gunn and Matt Reeves have denied the rumors about integrating “The Batman” into the DCU, calling it “entirely untrue.” You can see his tweet after the original story below… What the hell is going on over at DC Studios? That’s the question on superhero film fans’ minds as we see the beginning stages of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s reign over the DCU.

What the hell is going on over at DC Studios? That’s the question on superhero film fans’ minds, as we see the beginning stages of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s reign over the DCU. That question has been amplified by the recent news that Patty Jenkins is no longer making “Wonder Woman 3” and apparently, there is a not-so-small chance that the entirety of the DCU could be facing a reboot.

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has hit back at claims she's behind Warner Bros.' decision to axe the highly-anticipated third installment of the hit Gal Gadot superhero franchise. The 51-year-old director was developing Wonder Woman 3 until a report surfaced last week that the sequel was 'dead' at Warner Bros., just weeks after new DC Films heads James Gunn and Peter Safran took over. There were also reports that Jenkins walked away from the sequel after refusing to take studio notes , though Jenkins revealed in a new statement on Twitter that she, 'never walked away' from the sequel.  Opening up: Just days after it was revealed that Warner Bros.' highly-anticipated Wonder Woman 3 was not moving forward, director Patty Jenkins is opening up on the situation No sequel: The 51-year-old director was developing Wonder Woman 3 until a report surfaced last week that the sequel was 'dead' at Warner Bros., just weeks after new DC Films heads James Gunn and Peter Safran took over Statement: There were also reports that Jenkins walked away from the sequel after refusing to take studio notes , though Jenkins revealed in a new statement on Twitter that she, 'never walked away' from the sequelJenkins began that she didn't want to discuss, 'private career matters,' but she also didn't want to, 'allow inaccuracies to continue.''When there started to be backlash about WW3 not happening, the attractive clickbait false story that it was me that killed it or walked away started to spread,' Jenkins said. 'This is simply not true.

Zoe Saldana is clarifying her comments regarding feeling “stuck” in movie franchises like Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Trek.

DC Studios co-head James Gunn is back on Twitter replying to fans and this time he is talking about Superman. The tweets come after news broke that Patty Jenkin’s version of Wonder Woman 3 was not moving forward and that Henry Cavill’s reprisal of the Man of Steel might not be happening.

DC Studios Chief James Gunn took to Twitter to commemorate the 44th anniversary of Richard Donner’s classic “Superman: The Movie” and reiterated to fans that “Superman is a huge priority, if not the biggest priority.”Now that Gunn is overseeing and planning the next decade of DC Studios movies, a fan asked him if they were going to see a Superman.His response: “Yes of course. Superman is a huge priority, if not the biggest priority.”Yes of course.

It was revealed earlier this week that Warner Bros. would not be moving forward with Wonder Woman 3, which came as a shock to DC fans.But it's now been reported that it was scrapped after director Patty Jenkins - who helmed the first two female-led superhero movies - rejected studio notes on her treatment for the sequel which led to her exiting the project, according to The Wrap.According to sources, Jenkins had turned in her treatment last week and it was not well received by studio execs.