One of the reasons Skydance replaced James Gunn and Peter Safran as the heads of DC Studios had to do with box office.
• ‘Supergirl’ was a massive bomb this year.
• ‘Superman’s $618M box office was not impressive to Skydance either, as the film lacked “pop culture impact” in their eyes.
(Source: https://t.co/IA1b9D4HPa)
I mean, the fact that he was so supportive with Matt Reeves and let him take his time when so many other studio heads would’ve just dumped him or the project really illustrates this imo
I definitely understand criticisms towards how Gunn ran the DCU. I also would’ve preferred him focusing on establishing big characters but the biggest appeal about his vision was that he was so adamant about focusing on a letting creator’s express their vision and have that—
Be the building blocks of the universe. Strong stories of different genres that make the universe much more fleshed out and would make it even more satisfying to see them finally connect with each other. I’m honestly very worried about where things go from here
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