Arrowverse Creator Feels Like He 'Wasted His Time' On The DC Shows
Marc Guggenheim, co-creator of the popular CW Arrowverse franchise, has expressed frustration with the unfolding DCEU reboot put forth by DC Studio co-CEOs Peter Safran and James Gunn.
Based on DC Comics, the Arrowverse kicked off with 2012’s Arrow, which chronicled the (at first) standalone origins and adventure of the eponymous character, known to the public as Oliver Queen. The show was a massive hit with CW viewers and was soon followed by the equally successful Flash show, Supergirl,Black Lightning,Batwoman, and Legends of Tomorrow. With Arrow over and the Flash series winding down with its final season, the man responsible for many of the franchise’s best moments seems to have done some thinking about the results of his work.
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Guggenheim took to his Legal Dispatch newsletter to express his disappointment that Gunn and Safran had not reached out to him after taking over as CEOs of the DC film division and then announcing a grand plan to restructure the entire thing, including small-screen content for HBO Max. “Not a job, mind you,” Guggenheim clarified, discussing his displeasure. “A meeting. A conversation. A small recognition of what I’d tried to contribute to the grand tapestry that is the DC Universe. I’d only spent nine years toiling in that vineyard, after all.”
Other contributors to the DC universe have made similar comments, such as Wonder Woman star Robin Wright's assertion that she wasn’t reached out to for the upcoming Amazon-centric DCEU project. The Arrowverse creator clarified his view on his time working on the franchise. “Although working for DC had been creatively fulfilling, it involved a lot of adversity,
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