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Nick Staniforth

Superman director James Gunn confirms "dead is dead" in the DCU but with maybe one exception

James Gunn.

Death can be a big inconvenience when handling a world full of Kryptonians, light-up space police, and monsters put together by Victor von Frankenstein. Thankfully, Superman director and DC Studios CEO James Gunn has things under control. Always one for interacting with fans on Threads, Gunn responded to a query regarding Creature Commandos, which got the green light for a second season last year. When asked if there was a chance of Princess Ilana Rostovic (Maria Bakalova) making a comeback even after being shot in the head by the Bride (Indira Varma) at the end of the first season, Gunn made things crystal clear. "In the DCU, if you die, you're dead," he explained. "It's the way I've always done it."

It was here that a fan proposed one special get-out-of-jail-free rule in the DC Universe, that could bring characters back from the brink – the Lazarus Pit. Introduced in the Batman comics in 1972, the Lazarus Pit is a supernatural pool that Ra's Al Ghul often uses to bring people back from the dead. Batman, Wonder Woman, and even The Joker are among the few that have used the pits when in pretty bad condition. Factoring this in, Gunn did hint that he'd consider some of his characters taking a dip, but only if it was relative to the story being told.

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