James Gunn has recently taken over DC Studios and he is already feeling the outrage from fans. The filmmaker faced backlash after cancelling Wonder Woman 3 and revealing Henry Cavill is not returning as Superman. The filmmaker and new head of DC Studios Peter Safran took to both Twitter and Instagram on Monday to release a new statement about the ‘disrespectful outcry’ from fans.
While Gunn has yet to unveil DC’s new slate and reveal the fates of other films set for 2023, he did insist that his vision will not be affected by the backlash from a vocal group of fans who still insist on having Zack Snyder return to ‘restore the Snyderverse’ despite Snyder himself saying he’s done with the superhero franchise.
Gunn began her statement, “One of the things Peter & I were aware of when we took the job as heads of DC Studios was a certain minority of people online that could be, well, uproarious & unkind, to say the least.” “Our choices for the DCU are based upon what we believe is best for the story & best for the DC characters who have been around for nearly 85 years,” Gunn added.
Guardian Of The Galaxy filmmaker further insisted, “Perhaps these choices are great, perhaps not, but they are made with sincere hearts & integrity & always with the story in mind.” ‘No one loves to be harassed or called names – but, to be frank, we’ve been through significantly worse. The disrespectful outcry will never, ever affect our actions,’ he said.
‘We were aware there would be a period of turbulence when we took this gig, & we knew we would sometimes have to make difficult & not-so-obvious choices, especially in the wake of the fractious nature of what came before us,’ Gunn said. ‘But this means little to us in comparison to our jobs as artists & custodians in helping to create a wide & wonderful future for DC,’ Gunn concluded.
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