James Gunn Denies Skydance Has Seen 'Man of Tomorrow'

James Gunn says no one from Skydance has seen "Man of Tomorrow." The filmmaker posted the denial on Threads after rumors spread that his exit from DC Studios stemmed from the "Superman" sequel worrying executives at Warner Bros.' new parent company.

The rumors snowballed quickly. Social media users alleged the film's poor quality contributed to Gunn losing his job after four years as co-CEO of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran. Claims followed that Skydance would dump "Man of Tomorrow" onto streaming via HBO Max, amid yet another DC Universe overhaul under president and chief creative officer Jeremy Latcham.

Gunn cut all of that down in one post.

"There are a lot of untrue rumors going around, but one of them is that Skydance has seen 'Man of Tomorrow' and that all sorts of sweeping changes are being made," Gunn wrote on Threads. "No one from Skydance has even seen the movie — the only people that have are Peter Safran and a very small trusted group of friends and family. So any stories around this narrative are false."

What happened at DC Studios?

Gunn and Safran's departures were announced on Nov. 9. The news came as a shock. The duo had been named as part of Skydance's business leadership team when Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery closed in October.

Gunn and Safran took the helm of DC Studios in 2022. Their four-year stint included film releases such as "Superman," "Supergirl" and "Clayface," plus television series like "Creature Commandos" and "Lanterns."

Soon after the exit news broke, Gunn addressed the job directly on social media. He admitted the executive role had worn him down.

"What only the closest people to me have known over the past four years is my time at DC Studios has been trying, to say the least," Gunn wrote. "I dislike the at-times corporate nature of the job (thanks to Peter for taking the brunt of that). I'm always a very hard worker, but as a filmmaker I would at least get to take short breaks to unwind, and I've stolen even that time from both myself and my loved ones over the past four years."

What does this change for the Superman sequel?

For now, nothing. "Man of Tomorrow" remains on the release calendar for July 9, 2027. Gunn is still in post-production on the film, and he revealed in his statement that he is "engaged on another DC project which I'm writing."

The director's public denial pins the record down on one point: no Skydance executive has viewed the film, so no verdict on its quality could have driven his exit. Whether the sequel keeps its theatrical release under Latcham's leadership will be the test. The 2027 date stands, and Gunn, by his own account, still has work to finish.