James Gunn's DCU Is Officially Dead, and That's Good News for Superman Fans

A popular online joke format in recent months goes something like this: If James Gunn had been in charge of the Marvel Cinematic Universe , what would his first three movies have been? One answer shared earlier this year on Reddit succinctly nails the problem with Gunn's vision for the DC Universe . The first movie is still Iron Man (starting strong, like with Gunn's Superman ), but the second release is Ironheart (a spinoff focused on a less popular character á la Supergirl ), and the third project is Venom (a superhero-less villain spinoff just like Clayface ).