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James Gunn Shrugs Off Snyder Fans’ Plot to Sabotage Superman Release

The DC Studios co-head says his quality-first approach will protect the franchise from small-scale spoiler and review-bombing efforts.

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Overview

  • Gunn dismissed a Zack Snyder fan–led campaign urging spoilers, negative reviews and phantom ticket holds as unlikely to dent Superman’s July 11 launch.
  • On Threads he quipped that only “eight people” might heed the sabotage call and affirmed both the film and broader DC Universe will endure.
  • He confirmed a collaborative dynamic with Snyder, revealing they consulted together on costume design and remain supportive of each other.
  • Under Gunn’s leadership, DC Studios requires completed screenplays before greenlighting projects, with Superman serving as the reboot’s inaugural release.
  • Other DCU entries—including Andy Muschietti’s The Brave and the Bold and Matt Reeves’s Batman Part II—are advancing but remain in scripting stages.