James Gunn has confirmed the new projects in development at DC Studios amid the reboot of the franchise, including new Superman and Batman films. The troubled superhero franchise is in the midst of a major shake-up, as Guardians of the Galaxy director Gunn and his co-CEO of Peter Safran are spearheading a decade-long plan to invigorate and connect the superhero projects in the new DC Universe (DCU).
In the announcement, Gunn said: “As many of you know, DC has been disconnected in film and TV for a long time. It’s our job to come in and make sure the DCU is connected in film, TV, gaming and animation, that the characters are played by the same actors and work within one story.
“One of the things that’s very important for me is that the director’s vision, and the vision of the writers and the creators is unique, and something special. Storytelling is always king, that’s all that matters to us, and I want to be true to those stories and give you something different than you’ve ever seen before.”
