What is James Gunn’s Superhero Universe Building Toward?
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With either a split, a merger, or both on the horizon for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), the speculation machine is ramping up regarding the DCU endgame and what James Gunn’s superhero cinematic universe is building toward. David Corenswet stars in “Superman.” Source: Warner DCU Has Super-Success There’s a lot of mistaken analysis out there about Gunn, the DCU, and Superman. Some websites (mostly on low-quality fan sites that push rumors and clickbait) are trying to spin things as if Superman is some sort of box office failure and that audiences aren’t interested (the film generated more than $100 million in profits, had great reviews and audience scores, and did big numbers in theaters and home entertainment), but you can safely ignore it and anyone pushing those false narratives. What’s actually happening is very simple: WBD is up for buyout, and some fans want certain studios to buy it and fire Gunn to reinstall whatever personal preferences those fans have about DC movies. The theory is that studios will see fans acting mad and hear fan blogs claiming Superman was a failure, and that somehow those studio executives will be generally ignorant enough of how movies and box office and profits work to fall for it. Hint: they aren’t. Any changes a buyer wanted to implement would likely fall within a narrow range, but I think the primary DCU plans will remain as-is. Gunn’s Superman is the most popular superhero film of 2025, and it reset audience interest in DC with a box office result at least 40% or more higher than any of the previous nine DCEU movie from the past eight year. It beat all three Marvel Studios releases this year, including Marvel’s summer tentpole Fantastic Four: First Steps. Superman also earned universal critical acclaim and high audience scores,…
