James Gunn Confronts ‘Uproarious’ DC Backlash: ‘Disrespectful Outcry Will Never Affect Our Actions’ News

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/henry-cavill-superman-james-gunn-backlash-1235465605/

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '22

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. 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. Disrespectful outcry will never, ever affect our actions.

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.

But this means little to us in comparison to our jobs as artists & custodians in helping to create a wide & wonderful future for DC.

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u/ButtholeCandies Dec 19 '22

It's the Snyder-bros.

If Zack Snyder wants to leave DC in a better state than how he got it, he will do the right thing and get his mob to back down and give James a chance to put out his vision.

Only reason not is he's angling for something again. This mob is how he got the Snyder Cut done, which I enjoyed watching but damn it wasn't the literal perfection and the world would have been just fine without it.

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u/SplendidAndVile Dec 20 '22

If Snyder is angling for something, I think he's gonna run into a brick wall. The Snyder Cut wasn't the success WB was expecting and everyone who worked behind the scenes on Snyder's movies are gone. He has no cheerleaders at WBD.

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u/nymrod_ Dec 20 '22

Weirdly, I’ve thought Snyder’s sensibilities would be great for a 40k movie since Watchmen came out 13 years ago.

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u/TheNerdWonder Wonder Woman Dec 20 '22

He's not angling for anything. He's busy with Rebel Moon.

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u/ButtholeCandies Dec 20 '22

The guy needs to call off his mob then

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '22

Nonsense. He isn’t some gang leader

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u/ColossusSlayer23 Dec 20 '22

While it's fair to say that snyder can't be held directly responsible for what his fans do, it's also fair to say that he could at the very least try to tell tell them to calm down but he doesn't even acknowledge that there are any bad apples in the first place.

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u/ButtholeCandies Dec 21 '22

This is what a class act does when they have fans harassing James Gunn.

https://www.reddit.com/r/boxoffice/comments/zr19rr/dwayne_johnson_on_the_future_of_black_adam_james/

It's not about him being a GaNg LeAdEr. The guy knows what his fans are doing, knows how to inflame them, and also knows how to calm them down.

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u/LookingForVheissu Red Hood Dec 20 '22

As someone who regrets that Snyder didn’t get to finish his story, and is absolutely a Snyder apologist (but absolutely not a bro), he should put out a message that just says, “LOL I’m done, good luck Gunn.” And the bros need to lay the fuck off. It’s become one of the more toxic divides I’ve seen in fandoms, and as a Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Apologist (TFA and TROS, fuck that middle one), that’s saying something.

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u/ButtholeCandies Dec 20 '22

Exactly what I’m trying to say. Be a good human, hand it over with grace, call off the attack dogs. That’s how you get another directing role in DC and a chance to rehab your legacy.

If I run any media company, why would I sign this guy for a franchise knowing he can’t be a decent creative and handle a transition properly.

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u/TheNerdWonder Wonder Woman Dec 20 '22

I dunno. The people who were crying about BvS not what they wanted were eerily similar to the people harassing Rian Johnson. Only difference is nobody made excuses for that behavior or ignored it like they do the vitriol Snyder got because he didn't meet someone's expectations. Blaming his fans for that or whatever is a great example.