James Gunn is up for bringingMarvel and DCtogether in a crossover movie, and he’s even spoken to both companies about the possibility. The director ofGuardians of the GalaxyandThe Suicide Squadaddressed the potential crossover in a recent interview with Jake Hamilton forJake’s Takes, and the video has been uploaded to YouTube. you’re able to check it out below.
At first,James Gunnsaid he would be “really happy to do a Harley Quinn and Groot movie,” potentially bringing together two of the most popular characters from the DCEU and MCU, respectively. The filmmaker then went on to explain that he’s actually pitched a DC/Marvel crossover to both companies before, and better yet, it appears thatDCandMarvelare both open to the idea. From the interview:
“I’ve actually talked about that to the heads of both Marvel and DC, but, you know, it’s like, they – you know, everybody’s open to everything, but whether anything would ever happen, who knows? But the idea of being able tobring Marvel and DC together in a movieis, that would be really fun for me.”
To be clear, Gunn didn’t pitch a Harley Quinn meets Groot directly to DC, though he admitted in a later tweet he might have mentioned it “in passing” to Kevin Feige. Even so, the talks he’s had with both sides about a general crossover have apparently gone over pretty well, and the biggest challenge would be working out the legal issues.
“I know it’s exciting for even the heads of Marvel and DC to think about, Kevin Feige over at Marvel and Toby Emmerich over at Warner Bros. You know, it’s something we all like to dream about. Whether we could ever get through the barrage, the Berlin Wall of lawyers we would need to get through to ever make something like that happen, I don’t know, but it would be a blast.”
James Gunn’s next movie,The Suicide Squad, is set to premiere in theaters and on HBO Max early next month. It features Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn as part of an ensemble cast that also includes Idris Elba, John Cena, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, and Daniela Melchior. Though Warner Bros. had offered Gunn the keys to aSupermanmovie, it was the idea of tacklingThe Suice Squadthat intrigued him more than anything else.
Before venturing into DC, Gunn made a name for himself at Marvel Studios with theGuardians of the Galaxymovies. During his temporary exodus from Marvel and Disney, he teamed up with DC and Warner Bros. to developThe Suicide Squad, though he’s set to start filming the thirdGuardiansmovie later this year. This experience might make James Gunn one of the best candidates to create a crossover movie between DC and Marvel someday.
The Suicide Squadis set to be released on Jul 19, 2025. Gunn will return to Marvel withThe Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialon Disney+ in 2022 followed by the release ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3in theaters on June 05, 2025.
