Summary
- James Gunn clarified that Zack Snyder hadn't expressed interest in continuing the Snyderverse to him personally, despite fan speculation.
- Fans have been campaigning for Netflix to buy the Snyderverse, as Snyder had plans for more Justice League films, but Gunn stated that Netflix and Snyder hadn't expressed interest.
- Despite Snyder's vocal desire to continue his Justice League story, Gunn, the new DC Studios CEO, doesn't seem to be meeting him halfway, raising questions about their future collaboration.
James Gunn told DC fans that Zack Snyder hadn’t expressed interest in continuing the Snyderverse. When those fans confronted the DC Studios CEO with contrary evidence, Gunn clarified that Snyder hadn't initiated a conversation with him personally.
Fans have been campaigning for WBD to sell the Snyderverse to Netflix, seeing as how Snyder had two more Justice League films planned following Zack Snyder's Justice League, and the director already has a working relationship with Netflix regarding Army of the Dead and the upcoming Rebel Moon. Gunn stated that Netflix and Snyder had not expressed interest in February 2023. However, Snyder has been vocal about his desire to continue his Justice League story despite Gunn and Peter Safran pulling the plug on the leftover aspects of the Snyderverse. In April, Snyder explicitly said he wanted to continue his saga of DC films.
A DC fan confronted Gunn with a recording of Snyder answering the big question at Full Circle regarding his interest in continuing the Snyderverse, either with WBD or a 3rd party like Netflix. Snyder said, “of course,” in a heartfelt response describing how much the mythology of the DC Universe, the amount of work he’s put into developing it, and the fans mean to him. The DC Studios CEO fired back against the DC fan on Threads, stating, “I would think it was obvious that Zack hadn’t expressed any interest to ME in our discussions, so you can quit spamming this on every single post!”
The fan responded in defense, “why would it matter at all if it was mentioned to you in particular or not? Him expressing interest or no interest is the only fact that matters.” The fan then said that Snyder showing interest in returning to DC “seems to have changed nothing for some reason, but at least you’re [James Gunn] definitely aware now.” At the time of writing, Gunn has not continued the conversation.
Greg Silverman, the previous Warner Bros President, stated that the Snyderverse was very profitable for the studio, and even with Zack Snyder's Justice League winning against the MCU's most significant movies in a poll of 56,244 people, Gunn appears hesitant. The DC Studios CEO essentially throwing the ball back in Snyder's court implies that he may never have intended to have him direct another DC film in the first place, despite the omission that he placed on Snyder in a conversation with DC fans.
However, the question remains, would Gunn approve Snyder's desire to direct another DC film if Snyder did reach out, or would it be similar to the meeting between Gunn and Henry Cavill, in which the actor expressed excitement to meet Gunn and discuss the character's future after Warner Bros. Announced his return as Superman, only for Gunn to inform Cavill that he was going in a different direction. It is unlikely that Snyder would seek Gunn out since he is busy with Rebel Moon at Netflix and presumably because of how previous WB executives mistreated him and his art after his family tragedy during the production of Justice League. However, Snyder has previously stated that his door is open and has “no complaints” with WB or Gunn.
Source: James Gunn on Threads