DC Studios Boss James Gunn Debunks Some Big Rumors About The DCU Including Supposed Slate

DC Studios Boss James Gunn Debunks Some Big Rumors About The DCU Including Supposed Slate

James Gunn may be in charge of DC Studios, but the filmmaker continues to debunk rumours on social media while responding to fans. The latest include wild claims about Booster Gold, a DC slate, and more!

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By JoshWilding - Apr 14, 2023 09:04 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Studios

Once Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is released, filmmaker James Gunn will focus solely on building the new DCU for DC Studios. 

As well as creatively overseeing all the "Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters" projects, Gunn will helm Superman: Legacy and the Creature Commandos animated series (for starters). Despite being one of the busiest filmmakers in Hollywood today, he still finds time to talk with fans and debunk some big rumours. 

For starters, Gunn dismissed a rumoured slate of projects that were said to be on the way. He also confirmed Hellboy star Ron Perlman was never being lined up for a role in Creature Commandos.

The DC Studios co-CEO similarly denied reports about Breaking Bad alum Aaron Paul being lined up to play Booster Gold before laughing off a wild claim he's replacing Zachary Levi's Shazam with a version played by Alan Ritchson. 

Perhaps the most surprising debunking, however, is Gunn's sheer level of confusion at claims from directing duo Danny and Michael Philippou that they turned down the chance to work on a DC Studios project! The YouTubers received some attention with their claims but have now come out of this looking pretty foolish. 

Take a look through Gunn's Tweets below. 

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FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 4/14/2023, 9:59 AM
Wow. Rapid fire debunking from Gunn!
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 4/14/2023, 11:46 AM
@FilmGuy7878 - People can say whatever they want about how Gunn answers to every nobody on twitter, but this kind of nuclear debunking of fake scoops never gets old 😂
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 4/14/2023, 12:05 PM
@OrgasmicPotatoe - It truly never does my friend.
SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 4/14/2023, 10:02 AM
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 4/14/2023, 10:05 AM
@SpideyPuffsMJ -


Imagine thinking someone wanting facts before forming an opinion should be ridiculed 🤣
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/14/2023, 10:16 AM
@SpideyPuffsMJ - that guy on the t-shirt kinda looks like Adam Conover.

Not that Conover is like that though. The real ''scoopers'' should get out though. Asking money for ''inside info'' is straight-up scamming imo.
PS118
PS118 - 4/14/2023, 11:55 AM
@AmazingFILMporg -

Asking for facts is the only correct approach.

The meme is making fun of people who rely on scopes and biased sources for their “facts”
bobevanz
bobevanz - 4/14/2023, 10:05 AM
It's funny how he's allowed to shoot down all rumors personally. I bet Feige is jelly
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 4/14/2023, 10:07 AM
@bobevanz - I’m sure feige is allowed , just doesn’t care to. He likes the mystery
KWilly
KWilly - 4/14/2023, 10:08 AM
@bobevanz - Feige too professional for that. But I do appreciate how open Gunn is with random people on the internet
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/14/2023, 10:13 AM
Bro gonna get carpel tunnel debunking all this lol. Honestly it’s good for now. Let these rabid fans know to stop spreading bullshit.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/14/2023, 10:13 AM
''If it doesn’t come from me or DC, it’s not to be believed.''

Shouldn't be too hard, but the internet will probably just ignore this and keep going.

And I don't know if there's a possibility to pin tweets on profiles, but Gunn should definitely pin this then so the children in the back also get this.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/14/2023, 10:17 AM
@ObserverIO - I think there might be, but Gunn is just not spilling it until he thinks the time is right.

It's like he says, only believe once it comes from him
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/14/2023, 10:36 AM
@bkmeijer1 - sorry I deleted my comment before I saw your reply. Underneath the tweet Gunn clarifies that there is no truth to ALL of these projects being in Chapter 1, so there may still be a lot of truth to some of it. So yeah, there might be some truth.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/14/2023, 10:43 AM
@ObserverIO - I didn't even catch that, but I suppose that could explain we might end up seeing some of this stuff.

Superman vs. The Authority and JL New Frontier does fall into what we can expect from Gunn I think.
Repian
Repian - 4/14/2023, 10:16 AM
Perlman is Highfather.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/14/2023, 10:21 AM
@Repian - he fits Highfather perfectly
Cobalt416
Cobalt416 - 4/14/2023, 10:24 AM
@Repian - Tom King was mentioned to be an “architect” for the DCU so I’d be surprised if The New Gods didn’t have a role to play in the Gunn-verse. Ron Perlman would be a great addition.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 4/14/2023, 10:37 AM
@Repian - OMG do i love this!!
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/14/2023, 10:37 AM
@Repian - Robert Eggers' New Gods!

Let him play. Tell him who to keep alive (like Darkseid) and then just Let. Him. Cook.
MuadDib
MuadDib - 4/14/2023, 5:38 PM
@Repian - would be an amazing High Father
IcePyke
IcePyke - 4/14/2023, 10:18 AM
Gunn's tweets:

Monday: Yes.
Tuesday: No.
Wedneaday: Yes.
Thursday: Maybe.
Friday: No.
Saturday: Blah, blah.
Sunday: Blah, blah again and no.
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