Plans for lots of Superman movies are up in the air now that James Gunn is leaving his job at the top of DC Studios. More here. The dust is still settling following what’s clearly been Hollywood’s biggest story of the week: the sudden departure of James Gunn and Peter Safran as heads of DC ... Superman | Uncertainty surrounds future of franchise following major DC Studios change
Plans for lots of Superman movies are up in the air now that James Gunn is leaving his job at the top of DC Studios. More here.
The dust is still settling following what’s clearly been Hollywood’s biggest story of the week: the sudden departure of James Gunn and Peter Safran as heads of DC Studios.
Now part of the Skydance empire following David Ellison’s acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, Gunn and Safran’s sudden departure/resignation/firing is complicated by the fact that there’s an unfinished movie in the midst of it.
James Gunn is in post-production now on Superman: Man Of Tomorrow, the second of what sounds like several Superman movies that he was planning. There are already rumours that other DC characters may or may not be woven into the film (in the same way Supergirl was re-introduced in 2025’s Superman. Gunn was also said to be in the early writing and planning stage of presumably what his next movie as director was going to be
Jeremy Latcham is the new boss, and he’s inheriting not just Superman: Man Of Tomorrow, but also the in-production The Batman Part II. The TV show Lanterns has already been cancelled, after one season.
Gunn, though, was mapping out a third Superman film (bring back Gus Gorman, I say), and as per a new report at THR, was working on a fresh Man Of Steel adventure every two years or so.
Clearly, Superman: Man Of Tomorrow will get finished, and Skydance would ideally be looking to get a trailer out this side of Christmas. Certainly the press tour next summer promises to be quite something too.
After that? Should Gunn even want to carry on developing his Superman films, he’s going to need sign off from Jeremy Latcham. And unless Man Of Tomorrow does some serious numbers, the speculation currently points to yet another update.
With Skydance wanting big franchises, Batman and Superman are clearly going to be key. There’s only so much you can make off a new spin on You’ve Got Mail…
