{"id":619484,"date":"2026-02-27T08:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/619484\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T08:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:22:16","slug":"will-james-gunn-resign-trump-now-owns-superman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/619484\/","title":{"rendered":"Will James Gunn Resign? Trump Now ‘Owns’ Superman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paramount is now positioned to take over Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix walked away from the deal, putting James Gunn and the DCU in the crosshairs. <\/p>\n

According to previous reports from the trades<\/a>, the new regime at Paramount wants \u201cmiddle America\u201d programming and less culture-war baggage, which means James Gunn becomes an obvious problem.<\/p>\n

\"trump<\/p>\n

Trump the wild card<\/p>\n

Just as I said all along, President Trump was the wild card in all this.<\/p>\n

Trump recently turned Netflix into a target, publicly calling for Netflix to remove Susan Rice from its board after her comments sparked backlash. <\/p>\n

That kind of heat doesn\u2019t help when regulators and Washington attention are already part of the equation.<\/p>\n

It was also reported that Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos visited Washington on Thursday in a last-ditch effort to save the Netflix-WBD deal. However, it has been reported that Sarandos didn\u2019t meet with Trump. Shortly after, came the announcement of Netflix walking away.<\/p>\n

\"Netflix<\/p>\n

What about James Gunn?<\/p>\n

If Paramount controls WBD \u2013 backed by Trump \u2013 they control DC, which includes Superman, Batman, the Justice League, and more. <\/p>\n

Gunn\u2019s DCU brand doesn\u2019t line up with the direction Paramount has been signaling, again, which centers on America-centric and \u201cMAGA\u201d content.<\/p>\n

Gunn has openly clashed with conservatives online, and his DC output has leaned into woke themes that keep triggering culture-war fights.<\/p>\n

\"gunnScreenshot via IndieWire<\/p>\n

A new owner that wants broader \u201cmiddle-of-the-country\u201d appeal doesn\u2019t want DC to be a constant argument filled with lecturing. And the fans sure don\u2019t want it.<\/p>\n

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“Superman leads into this show and then we have the setting up of all of the rest of the DCU in this season of Peacemaker, it’s incredibly important,” \u2013 James Gunn<\/p>\n

James Gunn’s DCU pic.twitter.com\/MKYmpJOWuf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nerdrotic (@Nerdrotics) October 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"China<\/p>\n

Conservatives already got Gunn fired once<\/p>\n

Back in 2018, Gunn\u2019s online history and politics became part of the public fight, and conservatives helped drive the pressure that ended with Disney firing him from Guardians of the Galaxy. <\/p>\n

Gunn\u2019s attacks<\/a> on Trump and the overall tone of his online persona were part of why he became a lightning rod.<\/p>\n

If that happened at Disney, it can happen again at DC if Paramount wants fewer headaches.<\/p>\n

\"Zack<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s White House just claimed Superman<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s also point out that on the release day of Gunn\u2019s Superman, the White House posted that Trump-as-Superman meme using \u201cTruth, Justice and the American Way.\u201d<\/p>\n

That matters because Gunn\u2019s Superman branding doesn\u2019t match it. <\/p>\n

Official movie merch reframed it<\/a> as \u201cTruth, Justice and the Human Way.\u201d While the White House is pushing \u201cAmerican Way,\u201d Gunn\u2019s woke DCU is swapping it out.<\/p>\n

Will Gunn resign?<\/p>\n

If Paramount finalizes control, Gunn has two paths. <\/p>\n

He can resign and frame it as his choice, or he can stay and wait for the new leadership to decide that DC needs a reset.<\/p>\n

The second option usually ends messier.<\/p>\n

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