Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
DC Studios has officially announced THE PEOPLE V. GORILLA GRODD, a new DCU HBO Max series starring Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen and Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd! Greg Alba and Coy Jandreau react to James Gunn and Peter Safran's bizarre new DC Universe true-crime mockumentary, and debate whether a Jimmy Olsen/Gorilla Grodd series is exactly the kind of weird creative swing the DCU needs—or whether DC should be prioritizing bigger heroes and projects right now.
The People v. Gorilla Grodd is an eight-episode comedy presented as a fictional true-crime docuseries, with Jimmy Olsen reopening the case of Gorilla Grodd, a super-intelligent ape convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City. Greg and Coy discuss why the concept could expand the stranger corners of Metropolis, how Skyler Gisondo's Jimmy Olsen could anchor the series, and why bringing Gorilla Grodd into James Gunn's DCU could open the door to more villains and unexpected comic-book characters. The series comes from American Vandal creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault.
The debate also gets into whether DC should have prioritized projects like Catwoman or Poison Ivy, why Coy wants DC Studios to keep taking bold creative risks instead of simply "playing the hits," and whether upcoming projects like Lanterns, Man of Tomorrow and The Batman Part II give the studio enough room to experiment with something this strange.
00:00 DC Cancels Waller, Paradise Lost & Other Projects
00:52 Does DCU Need a Bigger Win?
02:18 The People v. Gorilla Grodd
02:46 Why Coy LOVES This Weird DCU Idea
03:28 This Was Part of James Gunn's Original DCU Plan
04:21 Why Weird DC Projects Can Work
05:19 Greg's BIG Concern With Gorilla Grodd
06:01 Should DC Have Made Catwoman or Poison Ivy Instead?
06:47 Will The Batman Part II Make $1 Billion?
07:54 Can DC Afford to Take Weird Swings?
Are you excited for The People v. Gorilla Grodd—or should DC Studios be focusing on bigger characters first?
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DC Studios has officially announced THE PEOPLE V. GORILLA GRODD, a new DCU HBO Max series starring Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen and Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd! Greg Alba and Coy Jandreau react to James Gunn and Peter Safran's bizarre new DC Universe true-crime mockumentary, and debate whether a Jimmy Olsen/Gorilla Grodd series is exactly the kind of weird creative swing the DCU needs—or whether DC should be prioritizing bigger heroes and projects right now.
The People v. Gorilla Grodd is an eight-episode comedy presented as a fictional true-crime docuseries, with Jimmy Olsen reopening the case of Gorilla Grodd, a super-intelligent ape convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City. Greg and Coy discuss why the concept could expand the stranger corners of Metropolis, how Skyler Gisondo's Jimmy Olsen could anchor the series, and why bringing Gorilla Grodd into James Gunn's DCU could open the door to more villains and unexpected comic-book characters. The series comes from American Vandal creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault.
The debate also gets into whether DC should have prioritized projects like Catwoman or Poison Ivy, why Coy wants DC Studios to keep taking bold creative risks instead of simply "playing the hits," and whether upcoming projects like Lanterns, Man of Tomorrow and The Batman Part II give the studio enough room to experiment with something this strange.
00:00 DC Cancels Waller, Paradise Lost & Other Projects
00:52 Does DCU Need a Bigger Win?
02:18 The People v. Gorilla Grodd
02:46 Why Coy LOVES This Weird DCU Idea
03:28 This Was Part of James Gunn's Original DCU Plan
04:21 Why Weird DC Projects Can Work
05:19 Greg's BIG Concern With Gorilla Grodd
06:01 Should DC Have Made Catwoman or Poison Ivy Instead?
06:47 Will The Batman Part II Make $1 Billion?
07:54 Can DC Afford to Take Weird Swings?
Are you excited for The People v. Gorilla Grodd—or should DC Studios be focusing on bigger characters first?
FULL LIVE STREAM: youtube.com/live/OL--W4-gIQo
Subscribe to Reel Rejects Clips:
youtube.com/@ReelRejectsClips?sub_confirmation=1
#ThePeopleVGorillaGrodd #GorillaGrodd #DCU #JimmyOlsen #JamesGunn #DCStudios #Superman #HBOmax #DCComics #ReelRejects
