James Gunn On Commitment To DC: “I’m Not Going To Do This Unless I Think We’re Doing Good Stuff”

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With a six-year outlook for DC between series and films, what would be the warning signs that the brand becomes more of a machine than a place for organic stories?

DC co-bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran were asked such at Friday’s press day for the studio in which they provided an update on the projects they announced two years ago. “I’d quit,” exclaimed Gunn. “I’m being serious!

I’m not going to do this unless I think we’re doing good stuff that’s cool, that works.” Cooling down from the blunt statement, the Superman filmmaker specified, “I’m not saying I’m going to quit, I’m not damning DC.” As a filmmaker leading a motion picture label, Gunn is an anomaly among studio bosses in town. “We’re very deliberate in our output,” Safran said. “We’re not looking to make five movies a year and five series.

We’re really focused on telling great versions of the stories we want to tell, and we have zero pressure on us from [WBD CEO] David [Zaslav] or anyone else to deliver more than that.” RELATED: DC Chiefs On Exit Of Warner Bros Marketing Boss & How David Zaslav Has “Rallied The Whole Company Behind ‘Superman’” Gunn has said in several interviews that unlike other studios, he’ll never rush a project into production unless the script is completely ready.