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Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: Why DC Studios Head James Gunn Embraces Being a “Big Movie Guy” Rather Than a Prestige Filmmaker · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest, director and DC Studios COHD.
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  Speaker 2: James Gunn makes great, big movies that people love.
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  Speaker 3: I think that's the way to say it, right, Guardians
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  Speaker 3: of the Galaxy, Superman, they rake.
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  Speaker 2: In a lot of money, Fans love him. They're critically acclaimed,
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  Speaker 2: which is rare. But they are not considered prestige films, right,
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  Speaker 2: and he's good with it. Yeah.
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  Speaker 4: He told Variety that he doesn't really care about prestige.
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  Speaker 4: Would he love to get an Oscar? Not, of course,
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  Speaker 4: but it's never his concern.
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  Speaker 2: James, we gave up prestige. We never pursued it. Even further,
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  Speaker 2: he says he genuinely loves making what he calls pop cinema.
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  Speaker 2: He does still try to make films that resonate emotionally,
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  Speaker 2: but he loves big movies. James's next movie is a
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  Speaker 2: funnel up to Superman Man of Tomorrow, arrives June of
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  Speaker 2: twenty seven.
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  Speaker 1: That's Direct from Hollywood.