In one of the most pointless exercises in damage limitation you’re ever likely to see, the video that saw DCU writers’ room member Tom King accidentally confirm that James Gunn would be directing Superman: Legacy has been made private.
Even though you couldn’t exactly call the Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker pulling triple duty by scripting, helming, and producing the latest reinvention for the Man of Steel a revelation, opting to hide the evidence from the world when it’s already taken on a life of its own on social media is about as unnecessary as it gets.
Adding further credence to the news, Gunn has remained steadfastly silent on social media ever since King put his foot in his mouth, despite his Twitter and Instagram feeds being bombarded by fans, critics, and trolls alike demanding that he confirm or deny the update everyone was expecting anyway.
Continuing the theme of his tenure as co-CEO, Superman: Legacy once again became the internet’s hottest topic of conversation as the pro and anti-Gunn crowd argued over whether or he’s going to deliver the Big Blue Boy Scout’s best outing since the Christopher Reeve era, or go full Taika Waititi and give the comic book Kryptonian his own Thor: Love and Thunder.
Gunn wouldn’t be directing Superman: Legacy himself if he didn’t think he was the best person for the job, even if he is the guy calling the DCU’s creative shots at the end of the day. Expecting it to be anything like The Suicide Squad or Peacemaker doesn’t hold water, either, and his work has shown that he knows exactly how to strike the right emotional beats without leaning into his signature brand of comedy. At the end of the day, though, haters gonna hate.