James Gunn Confirms His DC Studio Plans Were Partly Inspired by DC's Animated Shows

For someone who has a huge new job as co-CEO of DC Studios and is supposed to be writing a new Superman movie, I don’t know how James Gunn finds the time to play on social media and respond to fans. I hardly have time to post anything on social media!

Anyway, James Gunn and Peter Safran were asked by a fan if any of the animated DC Shows like Justice League Unlimited and Young Justice were an inspiration for them when planning out their new DC Cinematic Universe. His response was… “Definitely.”

Those animated shows including Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series are some of the best examples of superhero storytelling. They did such a great job of capturing the perfect tone of these characters. I’m surprised that other filmmakers didn’t look to them for inspiration.

I like that Gunn and Safran are looking at these classic animated shows as they plan out their universe. It will be interesting to see how exactly they helped inspire their new take on these iconic DC characters.