Report Reveals New Details on James Gunn’s DCU Plan, Including TV Spinoff Talks, Superman Box Office Target, and Much More

As Superman hits theaters and kicks disconnected Warner Bros.’ rebooted DC Universe, a caller study has revealed cardinal details astir steward James Gunn’s upcoming plans, arsenic good arsenic antecedently unannounced penetration into anterior failed attempts.

The Wall Street Journal’s in-depth study into Warner Bros., Gunn, this caller Superman movie, and what’s to come, includes assorted cardinal details that shed airy connected the DCU.

• Warner executives privation Superman to gross much than $500 cardinal globally, which is in-line with Gunn’s caller comments astir $700 cardinal being wide of the mark.
• Superman had a humble $225 cardinal budget, kept successful cheque by casting mostly little-known actors (David Corenswet is successful the rubric role).

• Gunn is reportedly considering expanding the rebooted beingness with TV spinoffs for characters specified arsenic Mister Terrific and Jimmy Olsen.
• Prerelease surveys bespeak Superman volition person a large opening play of much than $125 cardinal domestically.
• Soon aft 2017’s Justice League movie killed the DCEU, Warner executives met with Marvel Studios brag Kevin Feige to effort to person him to power sides, but the talks “fizzled.”
• In 2022, Warner Bros. brag David Zaslav allegedly “dismissed arsenic excessively woke” a publication being written by Ta-Nehisi Coates astir a Black Superman successful the civilian rights era.

Coates’ publication was announced successful 2021, with shaper J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, Star Wars) starring the project. At the time, Coates said helium was “meaningfully adding to the bequest of America’s astir iconic mythic hero.” A manager and pb histrion were ne'er announced. Zaslav took implicit arsenic brag of the just-merged Warner Bros. Discovery successful April 2022.

• Gunn and DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran could inactive effort to marque the movie successful the future.

Gunn has said helium could spot Coates’ publication being turned into an Elseworlds movie similar the Joker and Matt Reeves' The Batman, which beryllium successful a seperate beingness to the DCU.

• Zaslav met with Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson to sermon however to hole DC, but “those talks ended aft the star’s DC movie Black Adam flopped.”

(It's worthy noting present that Henry Cavill's Superman made a cameo astatine the extremity of Black Adam, but Gunn and Safran soon confirmed they were switching to a caller histrion for their DCU.)

• When Gunn and Safran got the DC job, they canned a 3rd Wonder Woman movie starring Gal Gadot acceptable successful the contiguous day.
• Gunn and Safran are targeting 1 animated and 2 live-action films a year, arsenic good arsenic TV shows that volition chiefly watercourse connected HBO Max.
• The extremity is to yet squad up DC’s best-known characters including Batman and Wonder Woman — thing Gunn has already suggested is successful the works — successful a caller Justice League film.

The revelations travel blistery connected the heels of Superman reviews hitting the internet. IGN’s ain Superman reappraisal returned an 8/10. We said: “Superman is simply a wonderfully entertaining, heartfelt cinematic reset for the Man of Steel, and a large commencement for the DCU connected the large screen.” Check retired IGN’s Superman ending explained to find retired more.

As for what's adjacent from the DCU, Peacemaker Season 2 launches successful August, past adjacent twelvemonth we'll spot a Supergirl movie and a Clayface film. A caller Batman movie is besides successful the works, arsenic is simply a Sgt. Rock movie.

Wesley is Director, News astatine IGN. Find him connected Twitter astatine @wyp100. You tin scope Wesley astatine [email protected] oregon confidentially astatine [email protected].