Internet discusses James Gunn stepping down from DC projects and leaving yet another universe unfinished: ‘Time to bring back Zack Snyder’

Giuliana Tiscioni • Writer

Nov 11, 2026 10:30 AM EST

Seems like all James Gunn's detractors finally got their wish after all…

On November 9, it was announced that James Gunn was stepping down as head of DC Studios after 4 years, following the failure of the movie Supergirl. People have been theorizing (and in some cases, asking) about his resignation or termination since the movie came out, and we talked about that not even a month ago. I said that if he was still working for DC, he must have been doing something right; otherwise, they would've sacked him already. Well, I spoke too soon, because now he's effectively fired. We are left with yet another unfinished DC universe.

People on Twitter have been trashing James Gunn, asking to get Snyder back, and implying that after such a terrible movie like Supergirl, firing him was all that was left. Personally, I don't think Supergirl was THAT bad, not enough to be the reason the man gets fired. Especially because he's had one success after another with different productions of the same universe. Let's not forget that Clayface, which came out well after Supergirl, has a 7.5-star rating on IMDb and a 78% acceptance on Rotten Tomatoes. Given the fact that he has had several successes, including the last one, it makes it really hard for me to believe that one low rating is to blame for him getting fired. Moreover, we don't actually know if he was, in fact, fired, or if he stepped down voluntarily for whatever reason. It feels like Zack Snyder all over again: an unexpected leave, people upset (or happy), and a never-ending list of projects that will never see the light of day.

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For now, we have no way of knowing what actually provoked his leave. Maybe it was one movie's bad rating, or maybe there were underlying issues we're not aware of yet. No one has said anything or given any statements, which is why we can't be sure whether there was an ulterior motive for him to part ways with DC or not. What has been said is that his vision will most likely be dismantled and replaced with a new one under the brand-new leadership of Jeremy Latcham, who used to work for Marvel. To me, that sounds even more counterproductive for the studio's survival than giving Gunn and Safran the chance to finish building their universe. It's the second time in a row that the entire DCU has been left out to dry and dismantled midway. How much of that do they think the fans will take? I, for one, I'm not in the mood to see them map out a whole other franchise from scratch just to abandon it the second one of the movies doesn't do as well as they expected. It sounds like a lot more of a waste of money than simply giving one of the franchises a worthy ending. It doesn't need to be the most complex of all, or to keep introducing more characters and subplots. It just needs to put an end to what was already established.
Regardless of what the people on the internet or I think, the truth is that the deal is done. Gunn and Safran are no longer a part of DC. All that is left is to wait and see what path the studio owners decide to take from now on.
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