DC Studios co-head James Gunn has took to Twitter to respond to the chaotic news that broke yesterday about Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 3 not moving forward and other DC changes. You can see the tweets below.
In regards to the news that came out yesterday, including buzz that the newly announced Henry Cavill may or may not reprise Superman as well other possible turnover of DC stars and franchises, Gunn says today “some of it is true, some of it half-true, some of it is not true, and some of it we haven’t decided yet whether it’s true or not.”
That said it’s not cool to see two dudes (meaning Gunn’s co-head Peter Safran) walk into studio and kill a beloved female sequel which has inspired millions of girls, propped by a dynamic director like Patty Jenkins. In the wake of the diversity-led and behind the scenes Batgirl getting killed by David Zaslav, not a very good first step in regards to news leakage, and maintaining talent relationships in town. Think about that guys. Jenkins at this point in time is not submitting another treatment or screenplay. It’s hard to imagine Gal Gadot doing the next Wonder Woman sans Jenkins. But let’s go on.
Gunn continues, and true, when a new studio head or football coach comes in they want to make it their own thing and not pick up anyone’s scraps. Hard steps here for creating synergy. He says “Peter & I chose to helm DC Studios knowing we were coming into a fractious environment, both in the stories being told & in the audience itself & there would be an unavoidable transitional period as we moved into telling a cohesive story across film, TV, animation, and gaming.”
“But, in the end, the drawbacks of that transitional period were dwarfed by the creative possibilities & the opportunity to build upon what has worked in DC so far & to help rectify what has not,” the Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy franchise director goes on.
“We know we are not going to make every single person happy every step of the way, but we can promise everything we do is done in the service of the STORY & in the service of the DC CHARACTERS we know you cherish and we have cherished our whole lives,” Gunn says.
“As for more answers about the future of the DCU, I will sadly have to ask you to wait. We are giving these characters & the stories the time & attention they deserve & we ourselves still have a lot more questions to ask & answer,” Gunn concludes.
Word is Gunn and Safran are giving a download to Zaslav and talent reps before the holiday in regards to their grand design.
