"He doesn't owe you something because you like his movie," the DC Studios head said, defending The Batman writer-director. Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic One of the fun things about seeing a guy like James Gunn get elevated into being the head of his own superhero studio—specifically,

In James Gunn's eyes, The Batman is the DCU's Batman's gritty real-world clone, and Prime Batman is merely waiting on his bat signal.

In the same interview that he said Reeves’ franchise “ is still really important ,” DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn recently admitted he’s “irritated” by all the doubt from fans over the highly-anticipated followup.