With Marvel and DC creating tremendous ongoing stories on the big screen, there has to be a question of how much involvement the comic book giants have regarding new elements being introduced to the MCU and DCEU? One person who has better experience than most is James Gunn, who, having directed and written movies on both sides of the comic book divide, has been explaining just how often the powers above step in on the writing process. Gunn is currently working on Guardians of the Galaxy 3, and just saw the finale of his Peacemaker series play out on HBO Max, in a reply to a recent tweet, the director explained how the interaction of both Marvel and DC has been mostly exaggerated in the eyes of the public.

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Gunn was quizzed by Twitter user @lylexxxx, who posed the question to the director in relation to the PeacemakerJustice League cameos, asking, “Just curious, when you write something into a script that would become canon for the DCEU, what is the process? Meaning, do you have to submit a script and WB either says ok or no, or are there convos about it? Obv the cameos from Jason and Ezra required some talks.”

While it would seem obvious to assume that incorporating those Justice League cameos would need some authority, Gunn has previously said that this was not necessarily the case. He echoed this in his response, which read:

James Gunn Said He Feels He Has More Freedom Working With DC Projects Than Marvel

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In the past, James Gunn had said that he doesn’t believe Warner Bros. really knew what they were signing off when it came to his Justice League shots at the end of Peacemaker. Still, he has also made it very clear that working on DC’s R-rated projects gives him the freedom to do more or less what he wants, as opposed to Marvel’s desire to keep much of their core work strictly PG-13.

While Marvel may have given Gunn a new stage when hiring him to work on Guardians of the Galaxy, it is clearly DC who has allowed him to go back to his more adult-orientated roots but with the same big arena to play in. With a new season of Peacemaker confirmed and another secret DC project almost ready to be announced, it is clear that he is more than happy with the direction his work is going.