James Gunn Gets Honest About the Hate DC Fans Give Him on Twitter

The new co-lead of DC Studio opened up about the sometimes volatile DC fanbase.

The fanbase for the beloved fictional universe can be a very vocal one.

This isn’t a bad trait on its own, but some often take things too far.

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Thats what Twitter is.

Its love and hate.

But I knew there was gonna be a period of hardship.

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And I knew that there had been spectacular missteps in the past with all sorts of different choices.

This is very early.

And I was like, Nah, I dont think so.

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And the reasons were, because it was me, and it wasnt me and Peter [Safran].

What made it appealing to me eventually was because they also went to Peter early on.

And he was like the same way.

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But what eventually became appealing to me was doing it with Peter [Safran]."

Hes been my manager since I first moved to LA, back when he was the president of Brillstein/Grey.

We work together exceptionally well.

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We never step on each others toes.

I respect his opinion completely about many things and he respects my opinion about creative stuff."

Though, really that’s just the nature of medium.

Now all the filmmaker has to do is follow through.

Gunns upcomingSuperman: Legacyfilm is undoubtedly one of the most important superhero movies in recent years.

That single project could make or break the DC universe for years to come.

Clearly, Warner Bros. trusts both James Gunn and Peter Safran with the future of the DCU.

Now all they do have to do is to convince the fans, including those very vocal ones.

Though, inevitably, there will be a handful of people who simply cant be convinced.

Theyll still be holding intoZack Snyders worldfor years to come.

Superman: Legacyhits theaters on July 11, 2025.