My best theory is that someone in marketing knew they had a stinker on their hands and advised Zaslav and Gunn to hype up the movie as much as possible (with the Muschietti hiring being one of the moves to hype it up) to get as much money in the opening weekend since they knew it was all downhill from there.
The only thing though is that if Brave and the Bold turns out to be bad or even mediocre this will just add salt to the wound lol
He'll hire whoever writes and directs it so it's fair.
Depends on how Dick Grayson is adapted in The Batman Part ll. It's elseworlds, wouldn't be surprised if the take on that character is veeery different than what people normally expect.
He knows that SL needs to hit, but for the DCU to work this one also definitely needs to hit. If he had faith in whoever was directing it then all good, but there is reason for that faith to be shaken at this point. So I wouldn’t say the chance is big given how much work would be involved trying to work on 2 hugely important films close to each other, but there is at least a chance - and at least to take on more of a stronger consultancy/oversight role than he otherwise would have, sure.
Yeah, that's another argument for it. Brave and the Bold and Superman: Legacy are the two most important projects in his slate. And I actually do think both carry the same weight of importance. If Legacy works but Brave and the Bold doesn't no one is gonna take the DCU seriously especially because of how important Batman is to the DC brand, same if viceversa happens. Neither of them can be half-assed, mediocre or bad. And if the idea of putting Gunn in charge of Legacy was to put their strongest foot forward with it to set the tone for the rest of the universe, the same could be true for Brave and the Bold.
If one is good and the other not then a series in the one that’s good will work but not much else. If both are good and at least another supporting film is also good, they have a potential launchpad for something successful on a universe level. If Flash had been a mega-hit there would be nothing to think about but whatever PR we get, Gunn is surely aware enough that at least some doubt is now warranted for a Muschietti B&tB doing what is necessary to consolidate a great DCU launch.
Brave and the Bold has no release date set though. And if he takes over he can make it release in late 2027 or early 2028, which isn't bad.
Yes, I mentioned planned release date - there would surely be internal plans for allocation of resources for when they had it pencilled in. A big delay between the 2 is not good for momentum and getting across the idea that they want a universe if all goes well, but both being good is even more important.
Oh I don't think he'd have to delay Legacy though? He started writing Superman in the middle of Guardians post, he can do the same here and write Brave and the Bold in the middle of Superman post.
I was talking about delaying B&tB if he were to take over, having to give focus to SL throughout its release and not being able to fully focus on B&tB till after.
The argument I'd make is that... maybe it wouldn't actually make that much of a difference in terms of scheduling if he directs it himself vs if he gets someone else to direct it/write it.
Legacy being a huge hit makes him directing this scenario even less likely, I’d imagine the pressure becomes all about making a Legacy sequel happen as opposed to Gunn doing Peacemaker next.
