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Superman: Legacy Script: No AI; DC Studios: No Room for Bad Attitudes

James Gunn made it clear that "no AI" was involved in the Superman: Legacy script - and that DC Studios has a "no a**holes allowed" policy.

If there was a theme to today's DC Studios update from Co-CEO James Gunn, it's "didn't/won't." Give us a second – it's gonna make sense. First up, since artificial intelligence (AI) and how we're creating our own eventual overlords (Skynet much?) seems to be the hot topic these days, Gunn was asked if DC Studios would disclose if AI was used for the Superman: Legacy script – with Gunn responding that he didn't use AI for the script. Following that, Gunn was asked if his "blacklist" of actors or other creatives that he would never work with extends into how he's approaching running DC Studios. Based on Gunn's response, we would say that there is definitely a "no assholes" policy in the New DCU. "No assholes allowed. I don't care about people's politics or whatever, but if you mistreat crew or show up three hours late to set every day, you're not welcome, no matter who you are (or think you are.)"

Here's a look at screencaps of Gunn's responses regarding Superman: Legacy and DC Studios' production philosophy:

Superman: Legacy – James Gunn Makes the Announcement

Here's a look back at Gunn's tweet from March 2023 making the announcement that he would be writing and directing Superman: Legacy, followed by the full, heartfelt text of the message he shared while confirming what's been rumbling around social media since the previous week:

"Yes, I'm directing Superman: Legacy to be released on July 11, 2025. My brother Matt told me when he saw the release date he started to cry. I asked him why. He said, 'Dude, it's Dad's birthday.' I hadn't realized," Gunn wrote in the opening to his series of tweets announcing the news. "I lost my Dad almost three years ago. He was my best friend. He didn't understand me as a kid, but he supported my love of comics and my love of film, and I wouldn't be making this movie now without him. It has been a long road to this point. I was offered Superman years ago – I initially said no because I didn't have a way in that felt unique and fun and emotional that gave Superman the dignity he deserved. Then a bit less than a year ago, I saw a way in, in many ways centering around Superman's heritage – how both his aristocratic Kryptonian parents and his Kansas farmer parents inform who he is and the choices he makes."

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