Before James Gunn was writing and directing blockbuster superhero movies, like Guardians of the Galaxy and Superman, he got his start at Troma with Tromeo & Juliet. What did you think of the 29-year-old’s singing in that 1996 movie?
I don’t know about you, but it seems like James Gunn is everywhere promoting Superman, which comes out on the 11th. Now, we can add another place to that list, Jeopardy.
The director and co-CEO of DC Universe told the three contestants five facts about the comics and their movies. How did they do? You can say they were on the gunn, James Gunn!
I also learned something from him. Am I the only one who didn’t know that DC stood for Detective Comics? Please don’t tell my dad (who was in one of Gunn’s early Troma movies) that I didn’t know. He would be very disappointed in me.
Superman comes out on July 11th, but James Gunn is already prepping for the sequel.
How? He wants to bring back either Nathan Fillion, Skyler Gisondo, or Beck Bennett. But he can’t decide which. So, he had them participate in a bald off.
David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult put bald caps on the three actors, and then Anthony Carrigan had to pick who would be in Superman 2 and who wouldn’t be.
Who will be flying with the Man of Steel? Becks beat out Jimmy Olsen and the Green Lantern.
Greg Berlanti had an impressive 13-year and 7-series run, Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning, Batgirl, and Superman and Lois), on The CW, but the Arrowverse is coming to an end in 2024. That is because today, The CW announced that Superman & Lois’ 4th season will be its last.
“While we’re sad to say goodbye to SUPERMAN & LOIS at the end of Season Four, we’re grateful for the time we’ve had with our amazing cast, crew, VFX teams, editors, musical geniuses, and writers. Since the day this show was first discussed, it was about family. And that’s what was created—on and off screen,” said executive producers and co-showrunners Todd Helbing and Brent Fletcher. “We’d like to thank our partners at Berlanti Productions, DC, WB and The CW for their endless support and enthusiasm during this journey…and give a very special thank you to all the fans for tuning in. We’re thrilled about what we have in store in our final season, and can’t wait for everyone to watch as Superman, Lois and all our heroes face off against the biggest threat in the show’s history—Lex Luthor.”
Are you going to miss the DC Universe shows on The CW?
James Gunn and Peter Safran took over the DC Universe late last year and immediately cancelled several of the projects which were greenlighted before their time, like Wonder Woman 3. So we all thought that was the end of her story.
Well, when Gal Gadot was doing press for her new film, she said she spoke to the new heads of DC, and they said they still wanted to make it happen.
So Variety reached out to find out if that was true, and sadly it is not. The two men are focused on their upcoming projects and not the past ones.
