DC Studios let James Gunn go. I think we all agree that was the right move. Now we can dance on the graves of all the James Gunn DC projects and sure, I’ll do some of that here. It’s cathartic. But let’s not get hyper focused on that, okay? Let’s talk about solutions to the DCU problems and things that we can guarantee won’t work.

First up? A little more of the “I told you so”. The James Gunn take on Superman was a dud. Reportedly the studio is already trying to fix Superman: Man of Tomorrow. Good. It’s worth a try.

And for the record, I’d like to say that I wish David Corenswet nothing but the best. It’s never the actor’s fault. Ever. Everyone has issues with the casting of Superman, but hey. It ain’t Corenswet’s fault. Dude did his job.

Here’s the issue for DC Studios: James Gunn was giving them the same tone of movie and series time after time. They had to let him go before he could really wreck the Batman and the Justice League. If you find yourself in a hole the first thing you do is stop digging. Put the shovel down. That’s what they did with Gunn. He’s good at making Gunn movies, but comic book heroes are not his jam. Gunn is all about anti-heroes. He had to go.

Now for another harsh truth for DC Studios: Zach Snyder isn’t the solution. He had his shot and it was luke warm at best. Zack is only passable when he sticks like glue to the source material. Sure 300 was good. The whole film was already storyboarded for him. He stuck to the source material. When left to his own devices, Zack Snyder gives you total crap like Rebel Moon. Remember that shit show?

Now, if Gunn is out and Zach Snyder isn’t the fix? What to do? Start by making one good movie. Stop with the cinematic universe thing. Marvel got lucky with the infinity stones and all that business. They started with flops about the Hulk. Those early Hulk movies didn’t do so well. Then Marvel made a pivot and focused on Iron Man. Big hit. Then Thor (which was treated like Shakespeare by the way) and they had another hit. DC Studio should think about doing something similar.

Hire a good storyteller. A Kenneth Branagh type. Hell, I’ll go one step farther: Hire Kenneth Branagh. Give him 2 movies with one character that he likes. The DCU has a bunch of fantastic characters, let him pick. (not Superman or Batman. We need a moment of rest from those 2) Maybe Hour Man or Orion and the New Gods. Who knows? But that would be my fix for what ails DC Studios. You can send me my commission check when it works out well for you. And it would.