James Gunn Can't Tease His Favorite Upcoming DC Universe Project – Even The 'Idea' Will Give It Away

James Gunn has a reputation in the former DC Extended Universe, as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Though he got his start with the indie horror comedy giant Troma Entertainment, he's since become one of the leading creatives in the comic book movie and TV world. He and Peter Safran are now the co-chair and co-CEOs of DC Studios, and opened up about their plans for what's been officially named the DC Universe at a press event attended by /Film's Jenna Busch, starting with their initial slate of DC films and TV shows (aka "Gods and Monsters"). For now, however, there's one particular project that Gunn is refusing to talk about in any significant detail.

"There's one thing I know is my favorite, one of my favorite projects of all of this," Gunn explained. "And it's just so totally unique that the idea itself is giving away too much when it may not come out for two or three years. Also, with some other things, it's kind of a choice. We have a director working on a really fantastic other project that may take him a little more time than some other people."

From the moment James Gunn and Peter Safran took over the DC arm of Warner Bros. Discovery, they knew there would be a lot of cleaning up to do amid the cancelation of highly anticipated projects like the nearly-finished "Batgirl" movie.

In December 2022, Gunn opened up about the decisions he and Safran were making behind the scenes following their hiring. "Our choices for the DCU are based upon what we believe is best for the story [and] best for the DC characters who have been around for nearly 85 years," Gunn tweeted in a five-part thread at the time. "Perhaps these choices are great, perhaps not, but they are made with sincere hearts [and] integrity [and] always with the story in mind." He added:

"We were aware there would be a period of turbulence when we took this gig, [and] we knew we would sometimes have to make difficult [and] not-so-obvious choices, especially in the wake of the fractious nature of what came before us. But this means little to us in comparison to our jobs as artists [and] custodians in helping to create a wide [and] wonderful future for DC."

It's clear Gunn and Safran are well aware of the work ahead of them, as evidenced by Gunn's insightful tweets and the subsequent follow-through with the announced slate. The projects Gunn was willing to talk about — including a movie featuring Superman as a young reporter — feel like projects born from the mind of a creative who has truly immersed themselves in comics, i.e. the source material from which these incredibly immersive cinematic worlds stem from. And that point of view might just make this new set of projects the hits DC always deserved.