James Gunn's DC Takeover Changes Original Justice League 2 Plans

Warner Bros.' (WB) plans for Justice League 2 had to be changed dramatically when James Gunn and Peter Safran took over the DC Universe (DCU).

Even with the Justice League being the premier superhero team under the WB umbrella, the group hasn't fared very well on the big screen in the current era of superhero movies. 2017's Justice League became one of the biggest flops in the history of the genre after its controversial directorial change, although Zack Snyder's Justice League remedied that negative reaction to an extent upon its HBO Max release in 2021.

While nothing had been announced for a sequel to Justice League under old management, rumors had pointed to The Flash director Andy Muschietti potentially being in the running to direct Justice League 2, if and when it started production.

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