Guardians of the Galaxy & Superman Star Weighs in on the MCU vs DCU Debate

Sean Jeanbrother Guardians of the Galaxy Director and current president of DC Comics Films James Gunn, Little is known about the inner workings of DC and Marvel.Jan did not only photograph Kraglin in Guardians Movies, and also starred in the film directed by James Gunn. suicide squad Doing double duty as Weasel and Calendar Man, he's all set to make his DC Universe debut as the villain Maxwell Lord in Superman. In an interview with The Wrap, Jean talks about the MCU vs. DCU debate.explaining that the two companies aren't actually all that similar, despite what fans might think. The main reason for this is that he joined Marvel when the company was already well established, while DC is now in the early stages of a James Gunn reboot.

“I came into Marvel after the machine was running smoothly and working well. I did Suicide Squad at DC, but now they're overhauling it, and it's completely new since my brother took over as head of the studio. It was a new process for them. So it's going to be really, really, like trying to compare apples to oranges.”

While his fate at Marvel is currently unknown, Sean Gunn is set to appear in both Supermanand Commando Creatures In this new DC Universe, he credits his brother with making the transition easier for him…

“Basically, working with my brother is more similar to me than different from other things,” he said. “So the fact that I was working with James at Marvel and James at DC really makes it — there are a lot of similarities in terms of the process.”

Are Sean Gunn's previous characters official characters in the DCU universe?

With two roles in upcoming DC Comics projects, Gunn has plenty to do in the foreseeable future. In addition to Maxwell Lord in SupermanHe reprises his role as Weasel in Commando Creaturesan animated series set in a new world. He will also provide the voice of the character G.I. Robot in the same project. There are a lot of questions about the films and shows that will enter a new world, with characters from suicide squad and peacemakerBoth are directed by James Gunn, and are played by the same actors again in the new DC Universe. However, while Gunn has confirmed that the events of peacemaker Season 1 isn't official, but the presence of Amanda Waller and other familiar characters could mean that. suicide squad He did not suffer the same fate.

Although James Gunn came out right away and said that Peacemaker is not an official film, suicide squad He walks the line. At first Commando Creatures In the trailer, Waller reveals to Rick Flag Sr. that the universe's Suicide Squad has been disbanded in favor of a new team of creatures. This could mean that Gunn's Weasel is the same person we saw in the events of the 2021 film.

In the case of Lord, it's much easier to make a clean transition as a completely new actor portrays the character after Pedro Pascal's performance in Wonder Woman 1984He is currently set to appear as a background character in SupermanBut there is a chance that it will flourish and play a much larger role as the universe progresses.