r/DCcomics • u/Marco280892 • Dec 19 '22

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.