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I second what was already said in terms of liking James Gunn.
His GoG movies are my personal favourites in the MCU and definitely the ones I rewatch most. I feel they strike the right balance between stakes, depth and quirky fun. They also feel more "Gunn" than "MCU" if that makes sense. In that sense they are pretty unique and only really compare to Coogler's work on BP and maybe Rami's single outing so far.
That said, I am not 100% sure that Gunn and DC will be a great fit. I hope I am wrong and I very well maybe, but Suicide Squad worked in my mind because it's actually not that far removed from GoG in terms of being a bands of somewhat quirky misfits out doing adventuring stuff.
To succeed the DCEU needs much more "breadth" than that though. Still, as I said in the movie review thread, I definitely prefer the choice of Gunn and Safran over The Rock as the ones masterminding the next attempt.
I feel there would have been more obvious choice out there though. Matt Reeves certainly brought his A game with Batman, not just in terms of his directing, but in terms of a cohesive vision of a world for (at least) Batman to inhabit. That is no small feat and to me a major part of what has been missing from anything than came before, even from Nolan's work, which I deeply admire and cherish more than almost anyone else's.
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