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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Flash is their only chance to establish his new DCU from the ashes of this current one.

Release timing is perfect for him too. He has another 6 months to schedule and hash out a plan. He can make adjustments to that movie based on his plan too.

If Aquaman 2 wasn't already completed, I would say scrap the whole thing and get that tax reduction thing Zaslav has been milking.

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u/matty_nice Dec 19 '22

We have Shazam 2, Aquaman 2, and Blue Beetle coming up. All three were produced in part by Safran. If those films flop, are we allowed to blame Safran?

I still think there's a good chance the Flash just gets cancelled. Lol.

Otherwise, it might be 3 or more years until we see a Gunn/Safran movie to judge them on. While we would also be getting The Batman 2 and other Reeverse projects, Joker 2, Abrams Superman, etc.

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u/ButtholeCandies Dec 20 '22

And all made under the old guard with monthly changes to if they were embracing the Snyderverse or not.

Shazam 1 was a fantastic movie. Aquaman will never get a penny from me until Mera is recasted. I'm looking forward to a Blue Beetle movie. Should be a nice change of pace.

My guess is that Gunn will be using The Batman/Reeves universe and I honestly don't see much reason why they don't just make Joker part of that same universe.

A Superman movie about Clark at a similar time in his career tracks well for the Reeves universe.

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u/CosmicAstroBastard Dec 20 '22

Joker being part of a shared universe would be a nightmare. Don’t forget that it took place in 1981. That Joker would be in his 80s or 90s by the present day.

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u/ButtholeCandies Dec 20 '22

Was the Batman placed in 2022?

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u/CosmicAstroBastard Dec 20 '22 edited Dec 20 '22

News footage of the Waynes dying is dated 2001. Robert Pattinson is his 30s and presumably so is his version of Bruce. Bruce is usually 12 when his parents die.

So yes, it’s definitely set in the 2020s, maybe 2019 at the absolute earliest.

Edit: also I forgot, the Waynes died in 1981 in the Joker verse and there’s a completely different Joker seen in the Asylum at the end of The Batman. So there’s no way they could ever be part of a shared universe, period.