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James Gunn says Marvel and DC both thrive off each other’s successes

October 2, 2019 by Liam Waddington

James Gunn has expressed his thoughts on the long-lasting Marvel vs DC debate and claims that both parties would stop this perceived rivalry as both companies benefit off each other’s success. In a series of tweets Gunn states:

“As I’ve said so many times, at the end of the day, Marvel & DC fans have a lot more in common than they do not. I am now & have been for almost all my life, both,” Gunn tweeted. “Maybe you like one more than the other – that’s cool – but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them all or that you have to tear the other down… I know I & my partners at both Marvel & DC believe what’s good for one studio is generally good for all: spurring each other on daily with heartfelt, spectacular & innovative entertainment that keeps audiences around the world loving movies based on or inspired by sequential art… Let’s go, team(s).”

https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1178392249119453185

Gunn will be the first director to helm both a Marvel Studios film (in the form of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1/Vol.2) and a DC title with The Suicide Squad, although The Avengers director Joss Whedon did oversee reshoots of Justice League.

What do you think to Gunn’s take on the perceived Marvel vs DC rivalry? Do you agree that both studios thrive off each other’s success? Let us know in the comments below or tweet us @flickeringmyth…

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, James Gunn, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe

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