With James Gunn and Peter Safran now in charge, there’s a plan to build something consistent from the ground up. Part of that involves separating which stories belong to the new universe and which ones don’t.

It’s a priority, but I wouldn’t call that fast-tracked,” Gunn wrote on Threads recently. “Nothing is going to be shot unless we’re as sure as we can be that the script is good.” That’s been Gunn and partner Peter Safran’s mantra since day one.