James Gunn may be running DC now, but the universe originally started with Zack Snyder, and fans had been trying for years to get him back on the mantle.
Ever since Gunn was announced, some fans have been pushing the narrative that Snyder was somehow usurped by the Guardians of the Galaxy director, and Gunn has decided to lay any rumors about bad blood with Snyder to rest by posting a photo with him. Check this out:
As for why Gunn shared the photo, he tells Variety, “We knew that people have this view that somehow we have been pitted against each other… It’s odd to have someone who you’re friendly with in real life be the guy that is positioned as your Lex Luthor, or I’m his Lex Luthor. It’s just such a weird dynamic that’s been created between factions online.”
There’s no statement from Snyder’s end, but he’s surely just as sick of the ‘Snyder cultists’ as Gunn is, with them spreading toxicity on every DC post and touting Snyder as some kind of DC messiah.
As someone who was actively rooting for Snyder and was even supporting the release of the Snyder Cut of Justice League, it was certainly a bummer that Snyder was officially fired and Gunn didn’t decide to just continue the timeline; it especially hurt after all that anticipation with Henry Cavill’s Superman returning in Black Adam.
Though it’s understandable that a ground-zero reboot would get rid of any canon inconsistencies, it just feels exhausting to have followed all of the DC films since Man of Steel only to go back to square one.
If anything, a lot of people have faith in Gunn. Who knows, maybe if Elseworlds is established, Snyder (and Suicide Squad director David Ayer) can have another stab at some DC films even if they’re out of the main DC Studios timeline.
For now, fans wait for Superman which comes to theaters on July 11.
