ames Gunn says he has a DC movie slate “able to go” and would be capable to share particulars of latest franchise initiatives within the new 12 months.
The Guardians Of The Galaxy director, who has since taken the helm of DC at Warner Bros alongside producer Peter Safran, stated he “couldn’t be extra over-the-moon” concerning the upcoming bulletins.
Gunn beforehand stated his first month of restructuring the franchise had been “fruitful” however that he and his crew have been “simply starting” their work.
In a Twitter thread posted on Wednesday, he went on to share additional particulars concerning the ongoing work and reply fan questions.
He revealed that he had been in touch with actors Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck, each of whom have starred in DC blockbusters as Superman and Batman respectively, to debate their involvement.
“Peter (Safran) and I’ve a DC slate able to go, which we couldn’t be extra over-the-moon about; we’ll be capable to share some thrilling details about our first initiatives at first of the brand new 12 months,” he wrote on Twitter.
“Amongst these on the slate is Superman. Within the preliminary levels, our story will likely be specializing in an earlier a part of Superman’s life, so the character is not going to be performed by Henry Cavill.
“However we simply had an amazing assembly with Henry and we’re huge followers and we talked about quite a lot of thrilling prospects to work collectively sooner or later.”
Requested by a fan if Affleck might come on board as a director, Gunn replied: “Met with Ben yesterday exactly as a result of he needs to direct & we would like him to direct; we simply have to search out the precise venture.”
It comes after Surprise Lady director Patty Jenkins took to social media to defend DC’s choice to scrap a 3rd instalment of the super-heroine sequence.
In a prolonged assertion on Twitter, Jenkins acknowledged that the franchise was “buried in modifications” and that tough choices needed to be made.
