James Gunn has confronted a few of the most hostile criticism of any particular person to take over a film studio. After DC made some critical modifications of their launch schedule–together with axing a 3rd Surprise Lady film and booting Henry Cavil from the Superman function–James Gunn took some main flack on-line. Now, none apart from Kevin Smith is coming to James Gunn’s protection. Fly, fatass, fly!
On the FatMan Past podcast (as per ComicBook.com), author/director Kevin Smith defended James Gunn, saying he’s taking up extra roles than typical studio heads–and doing a rattling good job at it. “I like how James is simply being his personal publicist for all the DC/Warner Bros. division. No matter it’s. Like, it’s good. Everybody needs to be as accountable as he’s. I do know lots of people are like, ‘Ah, I don’t like what he’s doing!’ However, at the very least he’s answering questions. He’s not hiding. And he’s not being shitty about it…He’s like, ‘Look, we’re doing a factor. And we’re sorry if that hurts some individuals’s emotions.’”
Kevin Smith continued, providing a simply comparability to how DC (by means of James Gunn) handles such issues versus Marvel. “I respect that he’s answering questions. He doesn’t must. How typically does anyone over at Marvel go, ‘Alright, let’s tackle the followers’ considerations!’ It doesn’t actually occur.” Smith has a degree right here, as Gunn has been energetic in deflecting rumors, which he and co-CEO Peter Safran absolutely anticipated. However then once more, perhaps Kevin Smith is attempting to get one other Superman script going!
Whereas Kevin Smith has but to direct a full-blown superhero film, he (in)famously was a significant participant within the doomed Superman Lives undertaking. Nonetheless, superhero properties have gotten loads of love all through his filmography, constructing on his love for the style and comedian books as a complete. Within the meantime, Smith is engaged on his newest horror film, Moose Jaws, which, when you concentrate on it, does sound like a possible superhero…
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