James Gunn
‘The Flash’ Director Andy Muschietti on Ezra Miller’s Potential Future With Franchise: No One Else “Can Play That Character as Well”
With The Flash finally ready to hit the ground running, filmmaker Andy Muschietti is weighing in on whether he would want embattled star Ezra Miller involved in a possible sequel to the Warner Bros. superhero feature. Muschietti and producing partner Barbara Muschietti sat down for an upcoming episode of podcast The Discourse podcast ahead of […]
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Rachel Brosnahan Talks Being on the Shortlist to Play Lois Lane in ‘Superman: Legacy’: “It Would Be Extraordinary”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan is on the shortlist to play Lois Lane in James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy, sources told The Hollywood Reporter. According to sources, Brosnahan delivered an “outstanding” audition for the spunky Daily Planet reporter but may be in the older range for what Gunn is hoping to achieve with his […]
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Box Office: ‘Guardians 3’ Enjoys Heroic Hold With $62.6M, ‘Book Club 2’ Banned
James Gunn’s band of galactic rascals are proving their worth at the box office as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 enjoyed the best second-weekend hold of any sequel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the second-best among any MCU title, according to final weekend numbers. From Marvel Studios and Disney, the threequel grossed an […]
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Searching for Superman: Inside the Quest to Cast DC’s New Top Hero (Exclusive)
The quest for James Gunn’s Superman is up, up and away. Casting for Superman: Legacy, the feature meant to kick off Gunn and Peter Safran’s much-vaunted first chapter of DC Studios, is hitting a crucial phase, with a shortlist of names bubbling up for the roles of Clark Kent, Lois Lane and even Lex Luthor. […]
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Box Office: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Opens to $118.4M in U.S. After Heroic Sunday
James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 topped the weekend box office with a domestic opening of $118.4 million, well behind the last film in the stand-alone Marvel Studios franchise but enough to prove that the new movie is already benefiting from strong audience sentiment. Final numbers are higher than Sunday’s $114 million estimate, […]
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ End-Credit Scenes Hint at a Future Beyond James Gunn’s Trilogy
[This story contains spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.] When the credits roll on James Gunn’s final installment in the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, the story isn’t finished yet. In typical Marvel fashion, there’s two end credits scenes — one of which hints at a future for the group, despite this being […]
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Star Chukwudi Iwuji Is Making No Excuses for His Sadistic Baddie: “I Cannot Defend Him”
Actors often say that they have to defend their characters, including villains, through thick and thin. Well, Chukwudi Iwuji is saying nothing of the sort about his Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 baddie, The High Evolutionary. Guardians of the Galaxy mastermind James Gunn famously took the classically trained Nigerian-British actor aside during the filming […]
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Box Office: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Flies to $17.5M in Previews
Marvel and Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 started off its domestic box office run with a franchise-best $17.5 million in previews, not adjusted for inflation. Thursday shows started at 3 p.m. local time. The preview number also includes select Imax shows on Wednesday. Overseas, the movie has earned $35 million in its first […]
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Jim Lee Re-Ups at DC, Promoted to President
Jim Lee, the superstar artist-turned-publisher of DC, has added the title president to his growing list of executive designations. Lee, re-upping his deal with DC, has been promoted to president as well as publisher and CCO of the comic book company, which is part of Warner Bros. Discovery. The executive will continue to report to […]
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Chris Pratt and James Gunn Talk ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Signature Oner, the MCU’s First F-bomb and Star-Lord’s Most Emotional Scene
Chris Pratt and James Gunn have never been happier to do press together. As has been well-documented, there was once a time where they weren’t going to get the opportunity to cap their Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy with one another, so the chance to share a few more laughs and bust each other’s chops […]
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James Gunn Created 600 Unique Versions of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ For Various Types of Cinemas (Exclusive)
James Gunn wants to take full advantage of the multiple aspect ratios available in today’s cinemas when Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opens May 5 in theaters. To do that, the filmmaker took an ambitious approach by creating multiple versions of the movie for a more custom experience for each type of theater configuration. “It’s […]
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James Gunn, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Stars Reflect on Emotional Finale and Tease What the Future Holds in Gunn’s Move to DC
In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, James Gunn’s band of world-saving misfits take on one last adventure together in an emotional send-off for the trilogy. At the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Thursday, star Chris Pratt recalled advice from his director and friend Gunn on their first Marvel red carpet together in 2014. “I […]
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