Writer-director James Gunn, appears at the premiere of “The Suicide Squad,” in Los Angeles on Aug. 2, 2021, left, and producer Peter Safran appears at the premiere of “The Conjuring” in Los Angeles on July 15, 2013. Gunn and Safran were named co-chairmen and CEOs of DC Studios. (AP PHOTO)
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer James Gunn, the writer-director who made the “Guardians of the Galaxy” household names for Marvel and revived “The Suicide…