Kevin Feige finally comments on James Gunn's new role at DC, and he's nothing but encouraging and supportive. After months of searching and years of disarray, Warner Bros. finally name DC Films' new leaders — producer Peter Safran and Gunn, who take over the newly named DC Studios. The announcement came as a shock, but many are nothing but excited to see what this new era of management for the studio means for the DCEU, which has been struggling to find its footing for quite a while now.
Gunn's transfer to DC from Marvel Studios came at the most unexpected time. The Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker had been fired by Disney in 2018 after several of his controversial tweets from years ago made headlines, despite his having already apologized for the particularly dark jokes. There was immediate backlash to the decision and eventually, the House of Mouse reinstated him to helm The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. However, in between his firing and rehiring, Gunn was tapped by Warner Bros. to helm The Suicide Squad, which led to the spinoff seires Peacemaker on HBO Max. Now, he is busy wrapping things up with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but after that, he will exclusively be working as DC Studios' new co-CEO.
Since news broke about Gunn's new role at Warner Bros., fans have been theorizing what Feige's reaction to it may be. Luckily for them, THR caught up the MCU architect at the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever red carpet premiere, where he got the chance to finally give his two cents about the matter. Feige reminds fans that until Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is out, he will continue to work closely with Gunn. Once that's done, like many fans, he will be looking forward to seeing what the director does with the DCEU. Read Feige's full quote below:
I speak to James almost every day. We have a wonderful thing called The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special coming out. We have a wonderful thing called Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 coming out in May. How he’ll have any time to work on DC until May I don’t know, but once he does have the time I’ll be very excited. I’ll be first in line.
Feige Has Long Been Supportive Of Gunn's DC Work
Feige is known to champion his creatives in Marvel Studios. He defended the Russos' creative choice when making Captain America: Civil War and sided with Scarlett Johansson amid the actor's Black Widow kerfuffle with Disney. As for Gunn, the producer has been nothing but supportive of the director's endeavors over at DC Films. Ahead of The Suicide Squad premiere in 2020, Gunn shared that the MCU architect wanted him to make a great film for the DCEU and was even privy to spoiler details about the blockbuster. In fact, before filming began for the anti-hero-centric film, Marvel Studios' execs, led by Feige, even sent him a start-of-production gift to cheer him on. So, despite essentially competing with the MCU moving forward, it isn't surprising that Feige is supportive of this new challenge for the filmmaker.
If anything, Gunn co-heading DC Studios moving forward may be good for the comic book film sandbox in general. He previously talked about wanting to do a DC/Marvel crossover movie with Feige, but nothing came of it. Now that he's in the position of power inside WB, he may have a better chance of making this dream project a reality. The fact Gunn has an existing relationship with Marvel Studios could also bolster the chances of this potential blockbuster happening.
Source: THR
