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James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Gets Release Date and Title

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The very first DC superhero was Superman. And now the new DC movie universe will start with Superman as well. Warner Bros. announced “Chapter 1” of their new DC Universe of interconnected movies and stories. This first chapter includes five films and five HBO Max series, but at present just one has a confirmed release date, and that’s the new Superman film, which will be written by Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad filmmaker James Gunn. Dubbed Superman: Legacy, the film will supposedly “focus on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing.” Here was Gunn‘s statement on the film: Superman: Legacy is the true foundation of our creative vision for the DC Universe. Not only is Superman an iconic part of DC lor...

James Gunn Clarifies DCU Slate, Future of DC Animated Movies

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DC Studios Co-CEO James Gunn has taken to Twitter to clarify a few details pertaining to the major DC Universe announcements that were made earlier this week. To start, Gunn quickly confirmed that Creature Commandos and the Peacemaker spin-off Waller, the two television series that were spoken about in Gunn’s announcement video, are indeed part of the DCU. Next, Gunn concurred with a Twitter user who said that the DCU will be including multiple different tones and styles throughout its different projects, rather than forcing all films and shows to be tonally identical. Finally, Gunn was asked about how WB will be approaching longer animated DC movies going forward. The Co-CEO and director confirmed that they will still be making long format animated ...