DCU - The Direct

Henry Cavill has addressed the possibility of returning as Superman amid the DCU shakeup: "Look, there's lots of fantastic storylines. There's always a lot of opportunity... I would never say never no." (via @screenrant)

Colin Farrell says the Penguin only has "two scenes" in THE BATMAN PART II: "Just that. In and out... It was a bit tasty to do." (via @thismorning)

LANTERNS has reportedly not been renewed for a Season 2. A studio insider suggests the show "isn't quite capturing the zeitgeist." (via @Variety)

BREAKING: Skydance will reportedly "dismantle" much of James Gunn's plans for the DCU's future. (via puck.news/newsletters/what-i…)

James Gunn reportedly planned to evolve future SUPERMAN sequels into JUSTICE LEAGUE movies. (via @benfritz)

Wonder Woman will reportedly make her DCU debut in MAN OF TOMORROW. (via @benfritz)

James Gunn has released a statement about his exit from DC Studios: "Oh, boy. What a four years. Thanks to all of you who have supported me and Peter in our time as the heads of DC Studios. When I was a kid growing up in Manchester, Missouri, I used to write and draw my own comics with a mix of DC Comics characters and my own characters. Having full access to these characters to do whatever we wanted has been a dream come true. I didn't know if I wanted this job when it was offered to me, but I just couldn't pass up the unique opportunity. I'm glad I took the job. There have been so many highs along the way - releasing Superman and Clayface, making Peacemaker, reading the scripts to The People Vs, the entire process of Man of Tomorrow, which thus far has been the best filmmaking experience of my life, and numerous other moments. The highest of the highs have been all the talented and wonderful people I've worked with and grown to love: the DC Studios crew, our talented collaborators, our casts and crews, and the boisterous and hilarious fans. And the best part of all has been working with Peter Safran, the smartest and most competent person I know. You've been the best partner a person could ask for, and, more so, a truly good friend. But what only the closest people to me have known over the past four years is my time at DC Studios has been trying, to say the least. I dislike the at-times corporate nature of the job (thanks to Peter for taking the brunt of that). I'm always a very hard worker, but as a filmmaker I would at least get to take short breaks to unwind, and I've stolen even that time from both myself and my loved ones over the past four years (Jenn, I love you and I'm sorry and you don't need to feel guilty for being the happiest of all people that I'm no longer doing this job). And the thing my ADHD hyperfocus has had the most difficulty with has been dividing my time between projects I'm incredibly passionate about and the ones I'm not so much and all the things I have to do as a studio head. So, yes, I will miss the people around me, and I will miss being the co-caretaker of these great characters, but I'm also incredibly relieved and excited to get back to pure filmmaking. That's not to say Peter and 1 are immediately done with DC or superheroes. We have Man of Tomorrow out this summer. And we've just been engaged on another DC project which I'm writing, and we'll see where it goes after that. And, of course, the characters we set up will live on. Thank you so very, very much for embracing the characters and stories we've put on screen. Love and gratitude, James Gunn"

Former #MarvelStudios producer Jeremy Latcham is set to take over DC Studios as its new president & chief creative officer. (via @THR)

BREAKING: James Gunn and Peter Safran will step down as co-CEOs of DC Studios on December 1. (via @THR)

James Gunn says he doesn't know if The Joker "exists yet" in the DCU.

James Gunn says he "would like to be able to use [Deadshot] at some point" in the DCU.

EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Lillard has indicated that his MAN OF TOMORROW character is not from the comics: "It's a very James Gunn moment." (via thedirect.com/article/superm…)

CLAYFACE's antagonist takes their last name from an obscure crime boss in the GOTHAM series. Our SPOILER-Y breakdown: thedirect.com/article/clayfa…