James Gunn Wanted to Make More DCU Horror Movies With Small Budgets Like Clayface Before Exit

James Gunn Wanted to Make More DCU Horror Movies With Small Budgets Like Clayface Before Exit

Clayface’s commercial and critical success makes James Gunn’s reported exit from DC Studios all the more frustrating. The Superman director had reportedly been interested in developing more low-budget horror films set within the DC Universe. The approach would have allowed him to revisit his horror roots while giving classic DC characters a fresh treatment. The […] The post James Gunn Wanted to Make More DCU Horror Movies With Small Budgets Like…

James Gunn Reportedly Planned More DC Horror Movies Like 'Clayface' Before Warner Bros. Exit

Some audiences might know James Gunn from his work at Marvel Studios and his Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, or maybe even his DC Studios work like The Suicide Squad or Superman, but many of us know him from his genre efforts. From writing Dawn of the Dead to making Slither, the filmmaker had his […] The post James Gunn Reportedly Planned More DC Horror Movies Like ‘Clayface’ Before Warner Bros. Exit appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

After James Gunn’s Shocking Departure, It Looks Like Clayface Will Be DC’s Last R-Rated Movie

Following James Gunn's shocking ousting as the head of the DC Studios, it seems very likely that Clayface will be the last DCU movie of its kind.

'Clayface' Box Office Hit Fuels Talk of More Low-Budget DC Horror Movies After Gunn and Safran's Exit

Superhero movies have spent years chasing bigger budgets, bigger casts and bigger spectacle, and the results haven’t always matched the price tags. DC Studios is a case study in the risk. ‘Superman’ earned $618 million worldwide against a $225 million budget, while ‘Supergirl’ grossed $126 million on a $170 million budget. That uneven record made...

Was ‘Clayface’ the Blueprint? Gunn and Safran Reportedly Wanted More Low-Budget DC Horror Before Their Exit

DC’s horror experiment has become one of the more interesting stories of the studio’s recent run. ‘Clayface’ took a big risk for DC Studios with an R-rated body horror film about a Batman villain, and it has paid off in ways the studio’s bigger releases have not. The timing makes that success bittersweet. James Gunn...