{"id":75507,"date":"2025-10-15T05:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T05:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/75507\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T05:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T05:21:11","slug":"james-gunn-blamed-for-marvel-post-endgame-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/75507\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn Blamed For Marvel Post-Endgame Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Gunn is now getting blamed for the Marvel post-Endgame failure, which follows recent reports that his DCU Superman movie was a financial bust<\/a> and that both his Peacemaker and Creature Commandos shows flopped.<\/p>\n

Our insiders have told us that once Warner Bros. Discovery is sold, Gunn will be out as head of DC Studios<\/a>. That\u2019s why he\u2019s rushing to get his own projects out as soon as possible, ditching \u201cGods and Monsters\u201d in favor of his \u201cSuperman Family Saga.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Avengers:<\/p>\n

Feige\u2019s MCU Direction Echoed Gunn\u2019s Formula<\/p>\n

Regarding the post-Endgame collapse, Kevin Feige took an approach to the MCU focused on \u201cthe message.\u201d Sound familiar, DCU fans? That\u2019s the same direction Gunn has taken at DC<\/a>. That approach proved disastrous for Marvel.<\/p>\n

According to YouTuber Grace Randolph, Gunn gave Feige and Marvel notes on which creatives to hire. One example she cites is Peyton Reed on Ant-Man, originally meant for Edgar Wright. Reed went on to direct all three Ant-Man movies, with Quantumania being such a huge failure that Marvel was forced to pivot \u2014 bringing back Robert Downey Jr. in a last-ditch \u201cHail Mary\u201d effort to save the MCU.<\/p>\n

\"Chris<\/p>\n

From Risk-Takers to Replacements<\/p>\n

\u201cJames Gunn, before he left Marvel, was recommending a lot of talent, right? And a lot of that recent talent has really led Marvel down the wrong path. A path that oddly DC is now going on,\u201d said Randolph.<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cIn the early days of Marvel, they were hiring more professional people, right? People who were more established. But then when Gunn came in, they started taking risks on like quirkier, lower-down people.\u201d<\/p>\n

While she didn\u2019t name others Gunn may have influenced, it\u2019s worth noting that Taika Waititi came in and struck gold with Thor: Ragnarok, a film very much in the Guardians tone. Yet post-Endgame, Love and Thunder bombed hard.<\/p>\n

\"Secret<\/p>\n

The String of MCU Misfires<\/p>\n

Other notable failures include Cate Shortland\u2019s Black Widow, Chlo\u00e9 Zhao\u2019s Eternals, and Nia DaCosta\u2019s The Marvels \u2014 all financial or critical disappointments.<\/p>\n

The same trend continued across Disney+ with She-Hulk (Jessica Gao), Ms. Marvel (Bisha K. Ali), Secret Invasion (Kyle Bradstreet, later Brian Tucker and Ali Selim), and more.<\/p>\n

Did Grace just realize on air what we\u2019ve known forever. That James Gunn \u201cnotes\u201d are and have been the downfall of CBM for DC and MCU . <\/p>\n

He recommended Zach Levi and \u201cgave notes\u201d to last DC \u2026.. um GEORGE CLOONEY. <\/p>\n

He also was Walter Hamada secret weapon aka giving notes pic.twitter.com\/Q517nA5LuF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Reyes Flores (@mokoloco88) October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Marvel Cosmic Fans Saw It All Coming<\/p>\n

It\u2019s ironic that the man who revitalized Marvel\u2019s cosmic side with Guardians of the Galaxy (we created this site to promote the comics, so it\u2019s no surprise to us what\u2019s happening, as I\u2019ve always said Gunn butchered the character) is now being accused of helping steer the MCU off course and doing the same to DC. <\/p>\n

As the walls close in at Warner Bros. Discovery, it\u2019s clear Gunn\u2019s era of unchecked creative control at both studios may soon come to an end.<\/p>\n

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