DCU is about to find its feet, and it has been trying its best to not indulge in the practices DCEU was infamous for. And perhaps the worst trait about DCEU was its history with interruptions and unnecessary input from secondary sources. So whenever a DC move flopped, the audience would actively look for the signs of interference. But, now that DCEU is a past, can we find a similar pattern on the current slate of DC films?
The recent fall of JOKER: Folie A Deux made many people question, Was this the doing of James Gunn? As the new top guy of the DCU, Gunn has a very specific brand of art that he portrays on the screen. Something that is quite similar to the sequel to The Joker. A flashy musical sounds a lot like Guardians of the Galaxy.
So, was there any studio intervention involved in the failure of Joker: Folie a Deux? The short answer is no. James Gunn seems disinterested in the “elseworlds” stories as a whole. The studio is finally moving forward with its old habit. As the movie is out of the new continuity that Gunn and Peter Safran are working on, they had no input in the production of this movie in any way. The same goes for the Matt Reeves Batman universe.
Recent rumors regarding Gunn’s plans to incorporate Battinson as his own version of the bat in DCU are therefore a far cry from the truth.
Although the movie bombed at the box office, it is still a good thing that DCU is moving ahead from its earlier mistakes. The new DCU is finally accepting different artistic visions under James Gunn. Thus, it carries a promising future starting next year with Superman.