We’re now less than a month away from James Gunn’s Superman, the critical first feature for DC Studios. As co-chair alongside Peter Safran, Gunn is both director of the movie and creative overseer of the entire brand. It’s a lot for any one person to handle, but Gunn is already talking about adding more to his workload, such as with a possible Superman follow-up.
Speaking with EW, Gunn teased a Superman-related project that he’s writing and could direct.
“What I’m working on is in some way…I mean, yes, yes, yes, yes. But is it a straight-up Superman sequel? I would not say necessarily…Well, I always leave saying I’m going to direct something till I’m actually done with the screenplay, and then I say, ‘Yeah, I want to do this.’ But it’s probably what I will direct. Yeah, probably, to be totally realistic. Yes, probably.”
What could that be? A Superman film that isn’t a direct sequel? What is this? A Jimmy Olsen movie? Probably not, but my gut tells me it could be Legion of Super-heroes, which Superman was a part of as Superboy.
Superman hits theaters on July 11th, and that will be followed by Supergirl in June 2026. If something doesn’t go right, Gunn could find himself in an awkward situation where he’s focused on Kryptonian stuff that audiences aren’t into. Fingers crossed that doesn’t happen.
