James Gunn Reveals the Surprising Role of Batman’s Company in the DCU (& 3 More)

James Gunn Reveals the Surprising Role of Batman’s Company in the DCU (& 3 More)

Image Courtesy of Warner Bros. Corporations play a large role in James Gunn’s Superman. The film’s main villain, Lex Luthor, is the CEO of LuthorCorp, dedicating his immense resources to finding a way to eliminate Superman. Then there’s LordTech, which is run by Maxwell Lord. He funds the Justice Gang, the superhero team consisting of Mister Terrific, Guy Gardner, and Hawkgirl. Giving two major corporations a prominent part in the movie wasn’t d…

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James Gunn Reveals Wayne Enterprises As One of Four Dominating Corporations in the DCU

James Gunn’s new DCU stands apart from the MCU in one significant way; it’s a version of Earth with a very long history of Metahumans in it. 300 years, in fact. And this fact altered history. So unlike the MCU, which is (more or less) a version of our “our” world with known cities like New York, the DCU’s United States doesn’t have those same big metropolitan centers. Cities are different, as are governments and giant conglomerates. And Gunn jus…

James Gunn on the role of corporations like LuthorCorp & Wayne Enterprises in the DCU

With Superman now playing in theaters and the second season of Peacemaker set to debut on HBO Max in just a few days, we’ve started to get a real look at the world of the new DCU. While speaking with Rainn Wilson for Interview Magazine, DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn was asked what sets the DCU apart from other world-building franchises like the MCU. “There is not a New York City in our DCU. There is not a Los Angeles in our DCU,” Gunn said. “Ther…

James Gunn Says The DCU Is Ruled By 3 Groups: Metahumans, The Government & Giant Firms Like Wayne Enterprises

According to DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn, the DCU is ruled by three factions and it seems Batman's Wayne Enterprises is one of the major players.