James Gunn, DC and Superman
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Far from the triumphant return to form DC and Warner Bros hoped for, James Gunn's 'Superman' is a generic, dull, overwritten disaster.
It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Gunn, whose previous work includes 2021’s The Suicide Squad and the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, and now serves as the co-head of DC Studios, is a major comic book nerd.
For a movie that's meant to represent the birth of a brand-new cinematic universe (the DCU), James Gunn's slight and slaphappy take on "Superman" doesn't feel much like the start of anything. In part,
David Corenswet's slightly puppyish Superman radiates a joy in what he's doing, but he’s far from invincible. That lends the film emotional stakes.
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James Gunn And Zack Snyder's Rick And Morty Appearance Explains Viral Meet-Up Fans may remember back in February 2025, James Gunn took to Instagram to share a pic of him and Zack Snyder palling around and looking like dear old friends.
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SuperHeroHype on MSNJames Gunn on Why He Didn’t Want to Make Guardians of the GalaxyJames Gunn reveals he almost quit directing before Marvel hired him for Guardians of the Galaxy in new interview.
James Gunn ’s Superman isn’t just another reboot, it’s the foundation of a brand new DC Cinematic Universe, and it’s starting with a bang. DC Studios' first major film under Gunn and Peter Safran ’s Gods and Monsters Chapter 1 is expected to open to at least $200M globally,
But because we’ve seen these three on screen so many times, Superman director and DCU co-head James Gunn believes we don’t ever need to see their origin stories in a film again. Here’s what he told The Times on the subject: I don’t need to see ...