James Gunn spoke to Threads to clarify a rumor about his exit from DC Studios: it had nothing to do with the upcoming “Superman” sequel, “Man of Tomorrow,” that had Warner Bros. executives worried. new parent company, Skydance. Rumors circulated on social media that the poor quality of the film was one of the reasons Gunn was fired after four years as co-CEO of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran. Rumors snowballed that Skydance would stream “Man of Tomorrow” via HBO Max amid another DC Universe overhaul, this time under president and chief creative officer Jeremy Latcham.
“There are a lot of false rumors floating around, but one of them is that Skydance has seen ‘Man of Tomorrow’ and all sorts of drastic changes are being made,” Gunn posted on his Threads account, denying the rumors. “No one from Skydance has even seen the film – the only people who have seen it are Peter Safran and a very small group of trusted friends and family. So all the stories around this narrative are false.”
Gunn and Safran’s departures from DC Studios were announced on November 9. Their departures came as a shock given that the duo were named members of Skydance’s business leadership team when the Warner Bros. acquisition closed. Discovery by Paramount for $111 billion in October. Gunn and Safran became heads of DC Studios in 2022 and their four-year tenure included releases of films like “Superman,” “Supergirl” and “Clayface” and TV series like “Creature Commandos” and “Lanterns,” among others.
Shortly after the news broke, Gunn took to social media to express his feelings about the position and revealed that he was fed up with the managerial position.
“What only those closest to me know over the past four years is that my time at DC Studios has been trying to say the least,” Gunn wrote. “I don’t like the corporate nature of the job sometimes (shout out to Peter for bearing the brunt). I’m still a very hard worker, but as a filmmaker I would at least have the opportunity to take short breaks to relax, and I’ve even stolen that time from myself and those close to me over the past four years.”
In his statement, Gunn also revealed that he is “engaged on another DC project that I’m writing” in addition to post-production on “Man of Tomorrow.” The “Superman” sequel is currently scheduled for release on July 9, 2027.
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