James Gunn is already writing his next film while he waits for the assembly of Man of Tomorrow. The DC Studios co-CEO put the point bluntly on Threads: he was “already in it” after saying, “I had to do something while I was waiting for the assembly!!”
Threads and the assembly
The timing gives the comment its weight. Production on Man of Tomorrow wrapped in August, which puts the film in post-production even as Gunn keeps his attention on a separate script. For a studio built around a coordinated slate, that means one project is still moving through the edit while the person overseeing the line is already drafting the next one.
Gunn’s wording also narrows the read on what he is doing. He did not describe a long pause or a break between assignments; he said he was “already in it.” That is a practical signal, not a marketing one. The writing phase has started before the current film reaches theaters, which is the kind of overlap that keeps a franchise pipeline moving instead of letting each title sit in sequence.
DC Studios under Gunn and Safran
2022 was the turning point for Gunn and Peter Safran, who stepped into their positions after the WBD merger. Since then, DC Studios has released Superman and Supergirl, and the company’s schedule now extends through Clayface on Oct. 23 and The Batman: Part II on Feb. 18, 2028. That slate leaves little room for drift, and it explains why Gunn’s writing comment reads as a scheduling decision as much as a creative one.
David Ellison invited Gunn and Safran to continue working at the company after the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and the company was renamed Skydance. That broader business context sits behind the current DC slate, but the immediate takeaway is simpler: Gunn is already moving on to the next script while the edit on Man of Tomorrow is still being assembled.
July 9, 2027
Man of Tomorrow is set to premiere in theaters on July 9, 2027, which makes this a long runway rather than a last-minute push. Gunn’s post on Threads turns that runway into a working timeline: the film is still finishing its path to release, and he is already using the gap to write again.
That is the cleanest read on where DC Studios stands today. Gunn is not waiting for the release cycle to end before starting the next page, and readers watching the slate now have one clear marker to track: July 9, 2027, when Man of Tomorrow reaches theaters and the next phase of Gunn’s work is already underway.
