In an interview with Collider, Gunn said that he doesn’t want the interconnectivity of the DCU to bog down the franchise or make viewers feel like they need to do “homework” in order to keep up with it.

Gunn's comments make a great deal of sense, and should allow each upcoming DCU movie to be accessible. This is an issue that has seemingly plagued some MCU projects before. For instance, The Marvels served as a sequel to Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and WandaVision. Perhaps this amount of homework is why The Marvels ended up being a box office bomb.

One thing James Gunn has made clear about his Superman movie is that the movie will not try to emulate the dark and edgy tone of Zack Snyder ’s Man of Steel . His movie is going to be very different in so many ways.

Similar is the case with DCU’s Batman, as even though the film was announced a long time ago, Gunn clarified they’ve no intentions of rushing its development without a story worth telling.

James Gunn, one of the CEOs of DC Studios, said in a recent interview that viewers won’t need to watch every single DC project to follow along. He explained that while the productions are part of a connected universe,

The Batman Part 2 is feared canceled by many fans, but DC Studios boss James Gunn addressed those concerns by asking a simple question.