Feige’s comments came during Marvel Studios’ red carpet premiere for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, where he was asked, among other topics, about how he felt about having Gunn defect to DC’s troubled cinematic universe after Warner Bros. Discovery announced his new position. In DC’s new attempt at corporate reshuffling, Gunn was brought on board to serve as co-chairman and co-CEO of the newly formed DC Studios, alongside producer Peter Safran, with the Guardians of the Galaxy director handling creative duties.
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As part of Deadline’s coverage of the red carpet event, Feige responded to a reporter’s question on the matter jokingly. Feige said Gunn has “a lot of work to do for Marvel between now and May,” in reference to the director’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, as well as the upcoming Holiday Special. Despite that, the Marvel Studios chief still voiced his support for Gunn, saying he’ll be first in line to go see anything DC with his name on it after both his MCU films proved to be highly successful for his own studio.
In the past, Feige has warned other studios striving to create their own cinematic universes similar to Marvel Studios’ that it’s simply not an easy job. That said, Warner Bros.’ hiring of Gunn certainly speaks of the studio trying to correct its course to achieve that with a proven talent at the helm. So far, Gunn has made The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker under the DC brand, with both productions getting above-average reception compared to most superhero projects from the studio.
After Marvel Studios’ panel at San Diego Comic-Con, where the first Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 trailer was shown, Gunn commented that the preview was not released to the public due to it still having unfinished visual effects that fans aren’t used to, so Feige is right about him currently being busy with his MCU projects. One of the most unique aspects about Gunn is how he often goes on Twitter to share his creative insight, including a recent hot take of Gunn describing how chaotic some modern sets tend to be.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is slated for May 5, 2023, though fans of Gunn’s work won’t have to wait too long now that The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special trailer is out. In the meantime, DC higher-ups are still making hard decisions such as the recent backtracking on HBO’s Green Lantern, which will now likely be part of Gunn’s DC era.
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special will be available on Disney Plus starting November 25, 2022.
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