Warner Bros. reportedly wanted Joker director Todd Phillips to run DC before James Gunn hiring
James Gunn may not have been the first choic♈e for DC Studios

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:James Gunn and Peter Safran 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:may be co-heads of DC Studios but, according to a new report, they weren’t the first names in the frame for the to﷽p job.
A source close to claims "the whole town turned the job down" before it was offered to Gunn and Safran. That even includes Joker d🉐irector๊ Todd Phillips, who was reportedly "begged" to take the role.
The source added that there could be trepidation over Gunn&rsquo💯;s relative inexperience at the top of a corporate hierarchy.
"Gunn has never run anything. I wonder if big filmmakers will work fo🔴r another director with zero experience guiding mo൲vies through a huge grinder of a system. He’s not Kevin Feige," they said.
He may not be Kevin Feige, but Gunn has been busy formulating plans of a similar scope to his 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Studios counterpart.
澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:A new Superman movie, written by Gunn, is in the works. Previous Man of Steel actor Henry Cavill, however, won’t be back – and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史🌊查询:Wonder Woman 3 has met a similar end.
In its place, Gunn aims to focus on a mix of household names and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:"lesser known" characters, promising we’ll hear more about his slate next year. He has also recently said that DC Studios 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:won’t be recasting everyone.
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Phillips, meanwhile, is busy filming Joker sequel Folie à Deux. The first image of Joaquin Phoenix&r💃squo;s retu𒆙rn as the killer clown has been released, while 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Lady Gaga has been 💫lined up for a starring role – potentially as Harley Quinn.
For more on DC’s upcoming plans, check out our guide to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new superhero movies.
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