James Gunn Says Superman 'Very Important' for DCU's Gods and Monsters Phase One, and TV Projects Will Have a 'Previously On' DCU Recap

The James Gunn-helmed Phase 1 of the DC Cinematic Universe is upon us, opening with Gunn’s upcoming Superman movie — and arsenic it turns out, the filmmaker and workplace caput considers the task to beryllium perfectly important to making the Gods and Monsters signifier enactment arsenic an wide storytelling experience.

“Oh, it is precise important,” Gunn explained to Entertainment Weekly successful an interrogation published connected June 19. “I wouldn't accidental [animated series] Creature Commandos is important, but Peacemaker and Superman are some beauteous important successful presumption of getting to the bigger story.”

That said, the brag did enactment that it’s truly astir striking the close equilibrium betwixt giving audiences captious accusation and moments portion besides not alienating those who mightiness beryllium much casual fans — due to the fact that aft all, if you don’t unopen them retired completely, you mightiness conscionable hook them.

“At the aforesaid time, I americium truly trying to beryllium cautious that anybody tin dip successful and spot the communicative that is up adjacent and not consciousness similar they're missing information. The different stories tin supply added texture to what you're watching,” Gunn explained to the outlet. “That mightiness alteration down the enactment arsenic we get deeper into what's happening successful this universe. It could beryllium similar Infinity War and Endgame, wherever you benignant of person to spot Infinity War to cognize what's going connected successful Endgame.”

He continued, “But close now, I'm trying to support it truthful that you don't person to spot Superman to spot Supergirl, for example. Even though there's a batch of worldly successful Superman that leads to Peacemaker, you surely don't request to spot it to spot Peacemaker. It's conscionable bully if you have, but we besides accidental ‘Previously successful the DCU’ earlier each episode, truthful the TV stuff's beauteous easy.”

Gunn’s Superman movie volition get successful theaters connected July 8, but we’ll person to hold different period and alteration for play 2 of Peacemaker, which hits Max connected August 21.

Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.