‘Rick and Morty’ creator talks James Gunn, Zack Snyder parody

Executive producer for Rick and Morty, Scott Marder, sat down for an interview with Variety where he opened up about the recent special cameos.

Specifically, DC Studios CEO James Gunn and fellow filmmaker Zack Snyder who voiced parodies of themselves.

“They were good sports,” explained Marder. “Both of those guys sort of implied that this is the show they watch when they have downtime. So they were thrilled to get to be a part of the world, and there was no pushback or bristling. If anything, they laughed at anything we threw at them. There were probably, frankly, even more digs and more silly things we could have used. All they did was laugh it off.”

In the episode, Snyder jokes, “That’s the guy who sealed Christopher Nolan in the giant bookcase to ‘punish’ him for ‘Interstellar.’ He doesn’t represent real fans. He’s just the smartest man in the universe. Don’t sweat it. He can’t do what we do. Probably.”

Madrid continued, “I’m excited for the fans to get this one,” Marder said. “I feel like they’re always hungry for classic ‘Rick and Morty’ episodes, ones that feel like a fun plug-and-play, episode-of-the-week. This one feels like it checks that box in a big way, but then has fun surprises.”