James Gunn og Peter Safran har nu stort set sagt farvel til samtlige af de etablerede skuespillere og instruktører, der arbejdede på DC-filmprojekter. De er i gang med at bygge et helt nyt filmunivers nu, men de har samtidig fået kritik for at skabe tumult.
Det indrømmer Gunn nu at de godt vidste ville ske. Han har derfor udgivet en længere besked på Twitter, hvor han siger dette:
<em>"One of the things Peter & I were aware of when we took the job as heads of DC Studios was a certain minority of people online that could be, well, uproarious & unkind, to say the least.
Our choices for the DCU are based upon what we believe is best for the story & best for the DC characters who have been around for nearly 85 years. Perhaps these choices are great, perhaps not, but they are made with sincere hearts & integrity & always with the story in mind.
No one loves to be harassed or called names - but, to be frank, we've been through significantly worse. Disrespectful outcry will never, ever affect our actions.
We were aware there would be a period of turbulence when we took this gig, & we knew we would sometimes have to make difficult & not-so-obvious choices, especially in the wake of the fractious nature of what came before us.
But this means little to us in comparison to our jobs as artists & custodians in helping to create a wide & wonderful future for DC."</I>
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