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I wouldn't be using such strong language if I wasn't so absolutely certain of it!Invader, ‘guarantees’ is insanely strong language lol. I think there’s a reasonable high chance he writes or co-writers it but calling it a ‘guarantee’ is nuts.
The same director rebooting Superman and Batman seems so blandly homogenous to me no matter how much I like Gunn. It makes the inherently bad shared universe, showrunner lead model of making these movies even worse.
Perhaps it did or did not, but there are good reasons to think the things I do.Man I don't think that time off did you any well.
Feige is involved with every casting decision in the MCU. I think Gunn would be quite a bit involved with casting who would ideally be the face of the franchise he's gonna be spear-heading for ideally the next 10 years.
That and I also think there's a chance he's actually directing Superman.
I know Gunn said that, but at the same time it's possible he may have changed his mind, especially because even back then when he said that he didn't rule out the possibility that maybe one day he'd be interested in it. And months ago he played weirdly coy.
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Also, I think you're wrong regarding the whole "DC Studios doesn't have the infrastructure to even have a Feige", that may have been true of DC Films, but DC Studios is an entirely new beast, one that Zaslav has made explicitly clear he made with the intention of setting up the same structure Marvel had and he also explicitly stated, before Gunn was hired, that he was looking for someone to put in the Feige position, which ended up being Gunn and Safran. They've been extremely clear about that.
Are you the CEO of DC Studios and also an established director with 3 blockbuster hits under his belt that due to his sensibilities is uniquely qualified to direct this particular Batman movie? If so yes.I have a question: since my favorite comic book character is Batman, do you think it is likely I will direct this movie?
The project is 100% perfect for his sensibilities. Why not? He's very unlikely to get someone better than himself.Gunn shouldn't write or direct this.
I think he explicitly doesn't want to ghost-write or ghost-direct anybody else... which is why I think he'd rather directly write and direct this movie for which he probably has very very specific ideas of what it should be, instead of hiring someone else he'd just be micromanaging and do a worse job than if he just did it himself.It would be kinda funny if Gunn went full tyrannical workaholic and tried to co-write and co-direct every DC project. He definitely shouldn’t but hell… I’d take that over Andy Muschietti directing anything.
Well, this would be the second then! Also. My argument to that would be that he'd be doing it so he doesn't have to do it with anything else. I truly do think Mangold is gonna have freedom to do what he wants in Swamp Thing, likewise whoever gets to direct Supergirl (as long as they stick to the script) and that Korean Huntress movie if it happens, etc. I doubt the Lanterns show will share anything with him tonally, Arkham will be very different from his stuff and even Waller sounds like it'll be a more serious show despite being in the TSS/Peacemaker side of things.I cannot imagine anything more boring than a cinematic universe that is so totally defined by one dudes style. I do not need more than one or two James Gunn helmed DC projects, especially big headliner ones.
Not to say I don’t think Gunn would do a good job on this! He totally would, I don’t think he’s anywhere near the director Reeves is but he’s the only one in the live action CBM genre currently who comes close in his own way.
I honestly think, even if the DCU is successful outta the gate, a JL film is waaaay down the road this time. I think if there's one good lesson they may have learned from the DCEU's failure, it's that one. Hence Gunn not even mentioning it in his plans. And I'd be glad for it, tbh. I have a feeling that even if I find myself fully vibing with the DCU, a Justice League film is where it will lose me. Unless they somehow manage to capture the magic of Morrison's JLA, the only DC team book I've ever loved. The solo franchises are exclusively what I'm interested in. Minor crossovers are fine. Just not into the full-on team stuff.I do think Gunn will inevitably direct this Batman a bunch in a universe where I’m wrong and his DCU doesn’t die within two movies. He’s gonna direct Justice League for sure, right? That’s the hill I’m more willing to die on with unwarranted certainty.
I have the theory that Justice League might go to Drew Goddard actually. It'd be pretty weird to have him on the writer's room and not give him something to write/direct, especially since he isn't working on anything else at the moment. And Gunn and Safran said when revealing the slate said this:I do think Gunn will inevitably direct this Batman a bunch in a universe where I’m wrong and his DCU doesn’t die within two movies. He’s gonna direct Justice League for sure, right? That’s the hill I’m more willing to die on with unwarranted certainty.
To be fair thankfully it seems like the Vaughn thing completely fell apart and Argylle was enough of a disaster that even if he came crawling back I doubt they'd take him, but yeah I'm curious to see who he'll ultimately get for The Authority. I think Doug Liman and Adam Wingard might be strong possibilities.Gunn hiring guys like Goddard and courting ones like Vaughn is a big part of why I have very little faith in those whole venture lol
Liman and Wingard would be fun choices for sure.To be fair thankfully it seems like the Vaughn thing completely fell apart and Argylle was enough of a disaster that even if he came crawling back I doubt they'd take him, but yeah I'm curious to see who he'll ultimately get for The Authority. I think Doug Liman and Adam Wingard might be strong possibilities.