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Cosmic Circle Ep. 14: James Gunn and the State of the DC Universe

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In this episode, Brian, Ayla, and Anthony discuss the past, present and future of DC films now that James Gunn has taken charge. 

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Episode 14: James Gunn and the State of the DC Universe

00:18 – Intros

00:56 – James Gunn taking over

04:00 – DC’s previous plans

7:25 – The Arroverse

8:41 – What Gunn brought to DC films

10:10 – Where does DC go from here?

15:30 – Shazam: Fury of the Gods

17:20 – What upcoming films have the most promise?

26:00 – Where do these miscellaneous movies fit in the new DC?

28:55 – What creative would want to work with WB after Batgirl?

35:56 – Recasting Superman

40:21 – Do we need individual films for the Justice League again?

42:36 – Superman For All Seasons

44:23 – Superman and Lois

47:31 – New villains, but not Lex

49:40 – Recasting for a younger Superman

53:40 – James Gunn and Twitter

55:34 – General thoughts on DC

59:37 – The Batman, Matt Reeves, and James Gunn

1:11:00 – Outros

Podcast credits and show notes

Contributors/Writers

Ayla Ruby

Anthony Flagg

Brian Kitson

Executive Producer/Editor

Lizzie Hill

Recorded on 12/18/22.

Superhero theme by HumanoideVFX on Pixabay.

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Lizzie Hill

I'm a lifelong fan of sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies. In July 2021, I launched The Cosmic Circus as Editor-In-Chief with a small but passionate group of writers. @MsLizzieHill on Twitter and Instagram.

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