James Gunn REVEALS Why He Didn't Do A Full REBOOT Of The DCU!
The Kristian Harloff Show
Kristian Harloff
4.9 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2026
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
James Gunn is breaking down the future of DC—and the strategy might surprise you. On today's episode of The Kristian Harloff Show, we dive deep into why Gunn chose NOT to fully reboot the DC Universe, what that means for continuity, and how it impacts upcoming DC projects.
We also cover major updates across film and TV, including new insights into Creature Commandos, the mystery surrounding Clayface, and whether Matt Hagen is part of Gunn's evolving DCU. Plus, there's buzz around "Disclosure Day" sparking fresh conversations about Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and a new update on Avatar 4 that reveals a significant time jump in the story.
On the Marvel side (sort of), early reactions to Spider-Noir are in—and comparisons to Batman: The Animated Series are setting expectations high.
If you're into DCU updates, James Gunn's vision, superhero movie news, and industry insights, this is the episode you don't want to miss.
Topics Covered:
James Gunn explains DCU reboot strategy
Clayface and Creature Commandos connection
"Disclosure Day" and Close Encounters discussion
Avatar 4 time jump details revealed
Spider-Noir early reactions and comparisons
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| 0:00.0 | everybody's wondering what happened with the DCU when it was rebooted. |
| 0:06.7 | Gun said, well, let me explain actually why it wasn't a full reboot. |
| 0:13.6 | Is that confusing? Is that weird? |
| 0:16.4 | Is it a who cares? |
| 0:17.8 | We'll discuss that for sure. |
| 0:20.0 | Spider-Noire is getting some good first reactions. |
| 0:23.3 | That's good to hear. The changing the Mandalorian and Grogu number again, no longer 100. |
| 0:32.2 | What's the new number? Batman 2 star Andy Circus says he's uh almost dropped out of the sequel. |
| 0:39.1 | What happened? |
| 0:40.4 | Disclosure Day news and other things. |
| 0:42.9 | So it is Christian Arloff show here today with five people strong |
| 0:47.5 | because we said we're going live at 1035 today for some reason. |
| 0:51.5 | So 30 people strong. |
| 0:53.5 | I don't give a shit. It's one of those days. We'll hang out again like we did yesterday. So 30 people strong. I don't give a shit. |
| 0:54.5 | It's one of those days. |
| 0:55.6 | We'll hang out again like we did yesterday. |
| 0:57.3 | I'll tell you, I'm going to explain to you also why yesterday is one of my favorite shows I've done in a long time. |
| 1:02.2 | So let's get into it. |
| 1:03.8 | And the most intelligent, thoughtful question of the day. |
| 1:06.9 | Did you shit in there? |
| 1:17.6 | Yeah. Did you shit in there? Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen to the show here today on the Christian |
| 1:22.2 | Show on this Friday, a week long of solo shows. |
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