There’s considerable reason to worry if you’re a fan of the nascent DCU. Parent company Warner Bros. will evidently soon fall under the control of Paramount. That hasn’t gone great for some. What will happen to Peter Safran and James Gunn’s cinematic vision? Will it crash before it even takes off? Well, according to one producer, it’s going okay so far.
Supergirl executive producer Lars P. Winther told The Hollywood Reporter that Safran and Gunn have met with Paramount CEO David Ellison ahead of the ongoing merger with Warner Bros. According to Winther, Ellison went to Atlanta to visit the studio producing Man of Tomorrow. There, during discussions, he said that he liked Gunn and Safran’s work as a duo.
This news comes as a pleasant surprise to those who were worried about what effect the merger would have on Gunn and Safran’s involvement in DC. Thankfully, it doesn’t seem that much will change, for now. Winther seemed hesitantly excited about those discussions.
“[Ellison is] pretty open to what we’re doing… he’s a big fan, he’s been great with us. He’s giving us kind of what we want. So far, everything’s good.”
Supergirl’s movie, coming out in just a couple of days, is another of many that the two have in the works.
Winther touched on how Supergirl’s story will continue—she will appear in Man of Tomorrow. Whereas her movie is more space-focused, he said Man of Tomorrow will primarily take place on Earth.
James Gunn, who worked as a director on Superman, took a producing role on Supergirl. Craig Gillespie served as its director. Gillespie told The Hollywood Reporter that Supergirl is a standalone film, not just a setup for Superman’s next story.
“When I first met James [Gunn], he was like, ‘We are treating each of these as their own graphic novel. This is your graphic novel.’”
The merger is still in motion, but in February, Paramount agreed to buy Warner Brothers for $111 billion. Judging by Winther’s enthusiasm, it seems the DC world will be in good hands. According to him, his name and Gunn’s will continue to be attached to DC content for the near future. No promises, but regardless, the two have Clayface and the TV show Lanterns coming out in the next year, alongside the next Superman. There will be no shortage of content from these two creators.
Supergirl comes out on June 26, and Man of Tomorrow next July.