DC and Warner Bros. have done quite a bit to court Gunn on hold until at least 2021. DC meanwhile seem to be catering to Gunn's every need and reportedly offered him the pick of the litter with their cinematic heroes.

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According to DC Super Pets, though Gunn currently has no formal connection to the film.

While Gunn's vision of Superman may not see the light of day, this news is revealing for several reasons. The most obvious factor is that it makes clear that Warner Bros. wants to move as far away as possible from Zack Snyder's vision of Superman for the character's next cinematic outing. Gunn has always been focused more on humor and (literally) colorful characters, whereas Snyder has a much darker visual style and tone. More importantly, though, it reveals that DC and Warner Bros. are still interested in making a Superman movie, even though the current state of the cinematic Man of Steel has been a bit of a mess.

It's important to that Gunn was announced to be out as Batman. If this report is true, it means DC isn't retiring Superman and they've just put the character on hold until an interested, available, and worthy creative team comes along. This isn't exactly surprising news as Superman is a massively popular character, but it should serve as a ray of hope for fans who want to see Superman back on the big screen with the rest of the Justice League.

Of course, it's possible that Gunn's Superman movie would have been completely disconnected from the DCEU. Unlike their main competition, Marvel Studios, Warner Bros. has had no problem putting effort into standalone superhero projects. For example, Justice League.

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Source: THR