The new HBO series Lanterns didn’t just have the monumental job of showcasing what James Gunn’s new DCU is capable of on television; it also had to completely distance itself from the empty CGI cosmic spectacle, lazy tropes, and cringe humor that ruined Ryan Reynolds’ 2011 Green Lantern movie. By adopting a grounded, “cop show” … Read more
After Supergirl struggled to take flight at the box office earlier this summer, critics and fans alike voiced a familiar complaint: the film felt like a diluted attempt to imitate James Gunn’s signature cosmic style without the director’s actual heart, idiosyncratic humor, or kinetic editorial pacing. It proved once again that forcing a uniform “house … Read more
James Gunn knows exactly how to keep the internet talking. Out of nowhere today, June 1, 2026, the co-CEO of DC Studios completely broke the comic book corner of social media by releasing a candid “fit check” image of Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor donning his legendary, high-tech Warsuit on the Atlanta set of Man of … Read more