James Gunn gets sneakier than ever in quietly debunking DC rumors

As you may have noticed, the internet is awash with unfounded rumors and speculation, particularly as it pertains to high-profile Hollywood franchises. In the majority of cases, none of the people involved with the projects at the center of the scuttlebutt tend to pay much notice to the chatter, but James Gunn is most definitely not that person.

History has shown that the easiest way to figure out whether or not any unfounded claims relating to the Guardians of the Galaxy or the DCU have any weight to them is to pose the question directly to the studio’s new co-CEO, with Gunn more than happy to debunk anything that gets thrown is way if it proves to be well wide of the mark.

Having recently dropped a couple of teasers on his various social media accounts, the DCU fandom was well within its right to begin getting their hopes up for a potential adaptation of the iconic Kingdom Come. While Gunn hasn’t actively confirmed or denied anything, it may be telling that even though he didn’t directly respond, he did like the tweet you can see below.

Is Gunn trolling the trolls? There’s always a chance, and you could bet your house on countless “Kingdom Come in active development” stories beginning to make the rounds sooner rather than later, but the aforementioned approach to the filmmaker’s cryptic image definitely makes a lot more sense than The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker creator diving headfirst into what would comfortably be one of the DCU’s most ambitious undertakings ever.