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DC Cinematic Universe ( The James Gunn era)
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Gunn debunked that with his own tweet later.
Which, given that the original reports/rumors were for the week of December 16, is not a denial of them. (Mind you, the report could be wholly false, but this could also be Gunn deliberately choosing an inaccurately-stated version of it to respond to.)
He might also mean that he can't tell us. 
Gunn talked new Superman deets in a recent interview. As quoted by ComicBookMovie.com:
https://comicbookmovie.com/superman...nd-nicolas-hoults-imposing-lex-luthor-a214890James Gunn said:
Re: the above -- I'm going to take a wait-and-see posture on the reference to Silver Age sci-fi stuff. I acknowledge the many invaluable contributions those years made to the Superman mythos, but in terms of storytelling, it's not an era I particularly enjoy reading. The promise of an imposing and dangerous Lex Luthor sounds promising, however.
ETA: "The promise sounds promising." Christ. Not exactly my most scintillating prose, there.
ETA: "The promise sounds promising." Christ. Not exactly my most scintillating prose, there.
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I think it should be possible to take elements from the Silver Age and couple them with different character dynamics to produce something other than a regressive story structure. I'm hoping that's what will happen with the FF movie over at Marvel as well. I like a lot of the sci-fi concepts from the Silver Age but they could certainly use some updating plot and characterization-wise.
Sure, and in fact numerous Silver Age characters and concepts have been successfully revisited and modernized in the comics and elsewhere. But we don't yet know how Gunn proposes to handle them, and "Silver Age!" is not a thing that, in isolation, fills me with anticipation. That's all I was saying. But as with most creative endeavors, execution is all.
After watching a few episodes of Superman & Lois, Gunn is going to have a tough time. The movie better be great.
Did you ghost write Gunn's response, Dennis?
I believe he was quoting Cenobyte Bandersnatch.
The relationship between Lois and Clark will surely suffer by comparison, but if the actors have good chemistry I'm sure they'll be fine.
Does Gunn ever say anything about Superman & Lois?
S&L does indeed set a high bar. But one of the cool things about Superman as a franchise is how adaptable it is, and how many tones and approaches can be applied successfully. I expect Gunn's Superman will be a very different animal from S&L, but I'm hoping it's great in its own way and on its own terms.
All I can recall hearing him say is a super-generic, "It's a show everybody likes."
https://deadline.com/2023/01/superm...wo-more-seasons-dc-studios-chiefs-1235245712/
James Gunn was the latest guest on the Happy Sad Confused podcast:
Where the FF is concerned, I love the 60s run, but yeah, how Sue was usually written--standing in the background with her hands to her face in a "Oh, my stars!" manner needs to be jettisoned.
Music to my ears right here: Despite all the DC also-rans worryingly cluttering the movie (worrying to me, anyway), Gunn assures that Superman is "not an ensemble story," and that "[a]t the middle of everything is Clark, Lois, and Lex. It's about these three characters." Yes. As it should be. 
https://comicbookmovie.com/superman/superman-director-james-gunn-says-dcu-reboot-is-not-an-ensemble-debunks-latest-trailer-date-rumor-a214903
PS: To the extent the rest of the Daily Planet staff can be seen as a supporting ensemble, that is entirely appropriate and welcome. What I don't think we want or need is a superhero ensemble in a Superman movie.
https://comicbookmovie.com/superman/superman-director-james-gunn-says-dcu-reboot-is-not-an-ensemble-debunks-latest-trailer-date-rumor-a214903
PS: To the extent the rest of the Daily Planet staff can be seen as a supporting ensemble, that is entirely appropriate and welcome. What I don't think we want or need is a superhero ensemble in a Superman movie.
Until the intro of the somewhat bloated Super Family from the the current comics.
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