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James Gunn Rules Out Darkseid Tie-In for DCU’s Salvation

Gunn says he is avoiding Darkseid to give the rebooted DCU its own identity.

Overview

  • In interviews published October 21, Gunn said the show's recent introduction of Salvation is not a setup for Darkseid despite fan speculation about parademons.
  • He confirmed there is no New Gods or DeSaad connection in this iteration and positioned Salvation as an ARGUS-run interdimensional prison within the DCU.
  • Gunn explained he is holding off on Darkseid to avoid retreading Zack Snyder’s depiction and the Marvel template built around Thanos.
  • He said he will cherry-pick ideas from the Salvation Run comics to build original DCU stories rather than attempt a direct adaptation.
  • Entertainment outlets report that the Salvation thread is expected to feed into Man of Tomorrow, which examines U.S. government–metahuman tensions.