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for the homies at @Complex i got to the bottom of 10 questions we have now that James Gunn and Peter Safran have been ousted as CEOs of DC Studios. Tap in below:
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there's a chance i'll be like the Lou Will of culture journalism. No definitive home. Some will remember me from XXL. Others, COMPLEX. Maybe Stereogum or Okayplayer or Variety. but at least they'll know i got buckets – efficiently and stylishly
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Peter retweeted
It's kinda funny how BvS was one of the main catalyst for the shake up in DCEU bcuz it rushed the development of its universe to put Batman, Superman and wonder woman all in the same movie while the DCU shake up is probably bcuz they didn't rush to put them on screen together lol
People are forgetting the crazy overlap of other shit. Folks were getting over the flash tv series. Snyder Cut of justice league had just come out really. The Flash and Wonder Woman and Batman had just been onscreen for the last time summer 2023. The Batman had just come out.
he wanted to book jobbers in main event storylines while he had batman, wonder woman and the flash in his roster just hanging out in catering.
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They didn’t even give him time to do that lol and he was one of the main things keeping the MCU fresh amid the avengers monotony
James Gunn wanted to be different from the MCU for the sake of being different without realizing why their formula works. there has to be a structure and a reason for people to care about your universe. there is zero logic to making a Clayface movie when you don’t even have Batman on the board yet.
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Also: Peacemaker was one of the best live-action superhero TV shows ever. Check out my list of the best DC live action tv series here. A few came during the James Gunn era!
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Peter retweeted
Why everybody hating on peacemaker like that wasn’t one of the best superhero shows in the last 10 years
Peter retweeted
Gunn came in and gave us Superman, let Reeves work on The Batman for as long as he wanted, gave us Lanterns, and getting ousted for it nonetheless
Can't say anyone should really have much faith in the DC brand going forward at this rate lol
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Ball handling ability might be the most important attribute for someone 6’6” and up in the NBA with at least baseline NBA athleticism. It just opens up an entire world for you. There’s some great 6’6” and up athletes that can’t dribble at a high level and they’ve had a ceiling on their career as an offensive talent because of it.
yuppp.
1. SGA 2. Wemby 3. Luka 4. Wemby 5. Jokic 6. Steph 7.
8. Giannis 9. Cooper Flagg 10. Tatum
he should finish this year averaging 25 points, 7.5 assists and 7 rebounds on 60 TS% with all-nba defense and closing scorer ability. like i always said — taller jimmy butler
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MCU was built off a lotta stuff nobody gave af about, then they like doubled down and only got more us successful. iron Man GoG and Thor being billion dollar movies is still insane
You know, in hindsight, it probably wasn’t the best idea to try to start the new DCU with Peacemaker, Clayface, and Creature Commandos. I’d probably use Batman early on, but that’s just me.
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shouts to gunna, because a lot of atlanta is looking so silly rn
I get it, and maybe this is only in relation to you, but when we don't respond, their livelihoods are sitting in the balance just like writers. Things are getting more desperate now with fewer outlets to commission or get coverage from. I don't think they really have a choice.
Counterpoint: no need to rush with Matt Reeves’s Batman in full effect.
I enjoyed a lot of what James Gunn and Peter Safran did with the DCU, but their charting of storytelling almost certainly doomed them.
Introducing Clayface and Gorilla Grodd before Batman was a wild decision. I’d imagine Skydance doesn’t want to play the long game.
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