All About DC’s Chapter 1: Gods & Monsters – Your Complete Guide

That’s a huge task.

Especially with where DC has been in the last few years.

Here’s how Gunn put it: “The history of DC is pretty messed up,” referring to the turmoil and dysconnectivity that has roiled DC plans of Warner Bros. Pictures for the last dozen or so years. There was filmmaker Zack Snyder’s multi-movie universe that sputtered halfway through. There was an attempted course correction by Joss Whedon, that maybe made things worse. There the several changes in studio leadership and ownership.

Then, there was the Arrowverse, the successful if niche TV side of DC that aired for over a decade on the CW.

“No one was minding the mint. They were giving away IP like they were party favors at any creator who smiled at them,” Gunn said.

So how is that different now?

When you put a writer-director behind it, many have wondered if this won’t just turn out like the Snyderverse. But Gunn pushes back on that notion.

“It’s not the Gunnverse. It’s not,” Gunn said. “It’s got to be all these different feels from all these different stories. That’s what makes it so fun. The stories are completely different, and each has the individual expression of the writers and the director that are making those projects.”

Gunn added, “We’re not stupid. Not every filmmaker is going to be happy. Because if someone is doing something that isn’t working, we’re going, to be honest.”