{"id":383997,"date":"2026-11-12T08:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T16:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/chris-pratt-confirms-dc-talks-never-advanced-before-james-gunns-exit\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T08:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T16:51:26","slug":"chris-pratt-confirms-dc-talks-never-advanced-before-james-gunns-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/chris-pratt-confirms-dc-talks-never-advanced-before-james-gunns-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Pratt confirms DC talks never advanced before James Gunn\u2019s exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahead of the December 1, 2026<\/strong> leadership shake-up at DC Studios, Chris Pratt said the talk about him joining DC never got past the conversation stage. Before James Gunn\u2019s exit from the studio, there was no finished plan, no character choice, and no casting decision locked in.<\/p>\n

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The timing matters because DC Studios is changing hands. James Gunn and Peter Safran step down as co-chairmen and co-CEOs on December 1, 2026<\/strong>, and former Marvel executive Jeremy Latcham is set to take over as president and chief creative officer after Skydance\u2019s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.<\/p>\n\n

Pratt said he and James Gunn did talk about possible DC opportunities, which lines up with Gunn\u2019s earlier comments that the two of them spoke often. Gunn had already shut down the Batman rumors<\/a><\/strong>, though he also hinted that he had a different role in mind for Pratt.<\/p>\n\n

If you follow the DCU closely, this one matters.<\/p>\n\n

Pratt also said Gunn worked well as an executive, but that he sees him first as a writer-director<\/strong>, which suggests the studio job was probably never the best long-term fit for him. He also made it clear that he still wants to work with Gunn again, whether that ends up happening at DC or somewhere else.<\/p>\n\n

There\u2019s a bigger backdrop here too. Gunn and Safran\u2019s run, which began in November 2022<\/strong>, included \u201cPeacemaker,\u201d \u201cCreature Commandos,\u201d and \u201cSuperman.\u201d That film opened in July 2025 and brought in $618.7 million worldwide. Gunn is still attached to write and direct \u201cMan of Tomorrow,\u201d but under Jeremy Latcham, reports say Skydance could reshape parts of Gunn\u2019s DCU plan, or scrap some of it outright.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ahead of the December 1, 2026 leadership shake-up at DC Studios, Chris Pratt said the talk about him joining DC never got past the conversation stage. Before James Gunn\u2019s exit from the studio, there was no finished plan, no character choice, and no casting decision locked in. The timing matters because DC Studios is changing … Continue reading “Chris Pratt confirms DC talks never advanced before James Gunn\u2019s exit”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9352,"featured_media":383996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-383997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t