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It was announced yesterday that DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Saffran were out, which is of interest to pro wrestling fans for a few reasons.
*Gunn and Saffran were tabbed to run DC over The Rock's Seven Bucks Productions several years ago. Dwayne Johnson produced and starred in the film Black Adam, teasing it as a change to the power structure of DC and had pitched taking over the DC brand. Instead, WBD management at the time decided to go with Gunn and Saffran, with Johnson later announcing his character, which had been teased as taking on Superman, would not be part of their initial vision. The shake-up could conceivably put the character and Johnson back on the chess board depending on how new DC Studios President and Chief Creative Officer Jeremy Latcham intends to navigate the Studios' strategy. While it's unlikely Johnson would be able to round back around and gain control of the DC brand as he once hoped, certainly the door is open for him to try and make his voice heard as they start to make post-Gunn creative plans.
*John Cena starred for two seasons and made a cameo in the 2025 Superman film as Peacemaker, all of which were written and directed by Gunn. The Peacemaker character was left marooned in another dimension at the end of his second season, but without Gunn continuing on in some creative capacity, this could be the last we see of Cena as Christopher Smith for some time, if ever.
*There's been lots of rumors of Dave Bautista potentially entering the DC world due to his long-time connection to Gunn, who placed him in the role of Drax for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy films. Bautista has had a long-standing loyalty to Gunn, including loudly supporting him and demanding his return to Marvel when Gunn was fired by that studio for old Tweets. With Gunn out at DC, the fantasy booking of Bautista as Bane or another DC character may have left with him. While money always talks, Bautista has shown a strong loyalty to Gunn that might prevent him from entering DC after they dismissed his friend - unless Gunn is involved creatively.
Stay tuned.
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