IGN reports that fans of Zack Snyder’s DC films are using James Gunn and Peter Safran’s departure from DC Studios to push for a Snyderverse revival, with #RestoreTheSnyderVerse spreading across social media. Gunn announced the exit in a Threads post on 9 November, and Marvel veteran Jeremy Latcham takes over, as we covered in our report on the leadership change.
The loudest argument is about money. IGN says one fan posted a screenshot comparing four years of Snyder’s DCEU with four years of Gunn’s DCU, claiming Snyder’s films outperformed anything Gunn made. Variety, which broke the story, puts the Gunn era’s results at $618 million for Superman, $126 million for Supergirl on a $170 million budget, and $109 million for Clayface on $44 million. Another fan told Skydance’s leadership to act on the demand or be replaced, since the Snyderverse comments, in their words, ask for one thing only.
Not everyone is celebrating. One fan joked that a single vague Instagram post from Snyder would put them in hype mode, but a more sceptical reader pointed to what Gunn actually wrote. In their reading, Gunn is going back to pure filmmaking, the characters he set up will live on, and the new boss comes from Marvel rather than from Snyder’s camp, which makes the Snyderverse “more dead than before”.
Gunn’s own statement doesn’t mention Snyder. IGN says he described disliking the corporate side of running DC Studios and admitted that the workload came at the expense of his personal relationships. He and Safran will keep leading projects already in motion, and he wrote that they aren’t “immediately done with DC or superheroes”, with Man of Tomorrow due and another DC project in the works that he’s writing. Our earlier piece on Gunn’s message to fans covers the letter in more detail.
That leaves the existing slate as the clearest picture of what comes next. According to Variety, it includes Superman: Man of Tomorrow next summer, The Batman: Part II in 2028 and the 2027 mini-series The People v Gorilla Grodd. IGN adds that the success of Lanterns has raised hopes for a second season, though Safran had said it depends on a story worthy of the first. Beyond those titles, IGN says it’s impossible to tell how new leadership will shape the wider DC film plan.
Has DC announced a return of the Snyderverse?
No. The fan campaign is a social media push, and the only confirmed change is that Jeremy Latcham now leads DC Studios, as covered in our earlier report.
Is James Gunn leaving DC completely?
Not yet. Gunn says he and Safran will keep leading current projects, and he’s writing another DC project. Superman: Man of Tomorrow is due next summer.
What’s the latest on DC’s slate after the shake-up?
Our post-merger slate update from Peter Safran covers The Batman: Part II, Man of Tomorrow and DC’s TV plans as they stood before the leadership change.
