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Skyler Gisondo On The Future Of ‘The People V. Gorilla Grodd’ After James Gunn’s DC Exit: “There’s A Lot Of Questions”
Skyler Gisondo says the future of HBO’s *The People v. Gorilla Grodd* is uncertain following James Gunn and Peter Safran’s exit from DC Studios. The actor, who is due to reprise his Jimmy Olsen role, said the changes raise “a lot of questions” and that he hopes to work with the pair again.
HBO Max ordered eight episodes of the workplace comedy straight to series earlier this year. Its true-crime mockumentary-style first season centres on Gorilla Grodd gaining psychic powers after an encounter with an alien spaceship; Jimmy Tatro is set to play Grodd, alongside Gisondo and returning *Superman* cast members Beck Bennett, Mikaela Hoover and Wendell Pierce.
In short
- Gisondo says the series’ future is unclear after Gunn and Safran’s exit.
- HBO ordered eight episodes of the Jimmy Olsen-led comedy.
- Its first season centres on Gorilla Grodd gaining psychic powers.
Explained simply
DC Studios oversees films and television based on characters from DC Comics, including Superman and Gorilla Grodd. James Gunn and Peter Safran led the studio and helped shape its plans; a change in leadership can bring questions about which projects will continue and who will make them.
Jimmy Olsen is a reporter and a long-time Superman character, while Gorilla Grodd is a super-intelligent, telepathic gorilla who is usually an adversary of the Flash. The planned comedy puts these familiar characters in a workplace and mockumentary setting, with Skyler Gisondo among the actors returning from the recent Superman film.
The series was ordered for eight episodes by HBO, which operates the Max streaming service. Its future matters to the cast and crew, and to viewers following how DC’s characters and stories are being developed across television and film.