DCU Is About Telling "THAT Story," Not the Next Story: James Gunn

James Gunn Defends the DC Universe, Says He Dislikes the Idea That ‘Individual Stories Aren’t Meaningful Unless They Lead to Something’

James Gunn took to Threads on Saturday to defend the DCU and his decision to expand the universe with “individual stories” amid criticism that his films aren’t building toward a major crossover event. Responding to a commenter who pointed out that Gunn doesn’t necessarily need to lay the foundation for one totally interconnected universe, the DC Studios co-head wrote, “I couldn’t agree more.” “DCU is just an alternate universe; we can enter at…

DCU Is About Telling "THAT story," Not the Next Story: James Gunn

James Gunn explained that the focus is more on telling interesting individual DCU stories rather than setting up the next DC Studios project.

James Gunn Defends His DCU Approach After Being Asked What Various Different Projects Are "Building Towards"

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has once again taken to social media to defend his approach to the DCU and the vastly different projects that have been released on the big and small screens up to this point.

James Gunn Says DCU Movies Don’t Need to Set Up Crossovers to Be Important

James Gunn took to Threads to respond to people suggesting that DC movies need to set up crossover projects to matter.

'Star Wars Has Essentially Been Doing This for 50 Years' — James Gunn Defends the DCU's Approach to Movies Like Clayface as Fans Beg for Batman Updates

DC Studios co-chairman James Gunn has defended the DCU's approach to interconnected stories, saying he doesn't want movies like Clayface to exist just to "set up" crossovers.

James Gunn Pushes Back on DCU Critics, Says Not Every Story Needs To Build Toward a Crossover

DC Studios has assembled one of the most eclectic slates in modern franchise filmmaking. James Gunn’s DC Universe began with the animated series ‘Creature Commandos’ before moving to theaters with ‘Superman’, with ‘Peacemaker’, ‘Supergirl’ and ‘Lanterns’ following. The newest entry, ‘Clayface’, is a very different beast entirely: an R-rated body horror film starring Tom Rhys...