James Gunn Says He's Already Writing the Film After 'Man of Tomorrow'
Deadline reports that James Gunn, co-CEO of DC Studios, is keeping his head down on his own work while Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. reshapes the studio landscape around him — a deal the trade describes as industry-shaking. Asked whether he was ready to begin writing the film that will follow Man of Tomorrow, Gunn said he is already in it, and Deadline notes he is still awaiting the edit on his upcoming sequel to 2025's Superman. It is a small, practical picture of how a studio executive's job overlaps with a writer's: pages going out on one project while an earlier film sits in the edit bay, with no release calendar attached. A quote about readiness is worth reading precisely for what it doesn't promise — it's momentum, not a schedule.
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A studio co-CEO who is still writing his own scripts is either reassuring or an admission that the bench behind him is thin, depending on your mood.
The quote only answers a question about whether he's ready to start writing. It isn't a slate announcement, and it shouldn't be read as one.
True, but the mechanics are still worth noting: a script in progress on one film while the edit is pending on another, both under the same writer's name.