A lot of information has been trickling out about the future of Warner Bros.’ DC comics film franchise—not least of which is the fresh news that WB C.E.O. Kevin Tsujihara is resigning in disgrace, following a report about some scandalous text messages. But long before Tsujihara’s controversy, Warner Bros. had already started to pivot its comic book movies away from the dark and dreary ethos that characterized the Zack Snyder era of films, including Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. With James Gunn essentially rebooting Suicide Squad before returning to his Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, the purported rivalry between Marvel and DC may finally be put to rest. In other words, from the outside, it certainly seems as though DC has seen that it can’t beat the fun, brightly colored vibe of Marvel Studios—and has decided to join it instead.

For a time there, the DC Extended Universe, or DCEU, endeavored to create a kind of counter-programming to the warm-hearted antics of the Avengers. At the world premiere of Suicide Squad, in 2016, director David Ayer shouted “Fuck Marvel!” His film—though profitable and even Oscar-winning—was roasted by critics and ridiculed by moviegoers, to the point where Gunn is now reportedly rebooting the franchise. That’s a bit confusing, given that Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn is set to appear in at least one (if not several) new DCEU movies. But Forbes reports that Robbie may not appear in the next Suicide Squad at all; that, plus Idris Elba reportedly taking over Will Smith’s role as Deadshot means the Gunn version of this comic book Skwad may have nothing at all to do with Ayer’s gritty, gruesome take.

A lighter, zippier Gunn film would also be in keeping with the current trajectory of the DCEU, where Jason Momoa’s stand-alone Aquaman was hailed as bonkers good fun and turned into one of the studio’s most profitable efforts. Early word on Zachary Levi’s Shazam! is that this Big-esque take on a superhero origin story is ever more light-hearted. And even Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman—which arguably kicked off the studio’s profitable turn toward warm, Marvel-esque entertainment—will get a kitschier sequel in which the horrors of WWI will be replaced by the pastels of the 1980s with comedian Kristen Wiig in the villain role.

The two leading men of the Snyder era, Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck, have (probably) already left the franchise for good. But above all else, DC seems determined to bury the hatchet in the comic book wars. Suicide Squad producer Peter Safran told JoBlo.com: