Superman, James Gunn and DC
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As James Gunn‘s DCU launches with the premiere of Superman, his Marvel days appear to be in the past for now. Following the director’s 2018 ousting from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, Gunn admitted he “thought my career was over,
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Yes, Superman has a post-credits scene. Two, in fact. One around the mid-credits and a second at the very end. The scenes featured don't exactly tease anything or set up future DC projects, and that's how writer/director/studio head James Gunn wants it.
Movie-goers can likely expect years of on-going debates between DC and Marvel fans about the qualities of the DC Universe and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so let's get this one out of the way up front: at the beginning of every MCU movie,
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CNET on MSNJames Gunn's 'Superman' Is a Punk Rock Delight, Full StopSuperman, the first feature film released by James Gunn and his newly rebranded DC Studios -- which he runs with producing partner Peter Safran -- reintroduces the Man of Steel to movie-going audiences. And it does so in a delightfully, dare I say, punk rock way.
Superman is the most powerful superhero in DC Comics, able to go toe to toe with its most powerful villains, like Darkseid and Brainiac. That’s why it’s surprising that his nemesis is Lex Luthor, a man without any superpowers.
Moving over to DC Films would have been a lateral move with mammoth expectations. Whereas James Gunn's ascendance to DC Films co-CEO with producer Peter Safran is more of a promotion, as he only ran a corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The new “Superman” movie is facing a steady wave of criticism from the right after the film’s director called out a political message he hopes viewers will take away from his reboot of
Born on the gleeful grotesquerie of Troma and transformed from indie provocateur to empathetic protector during his days making movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Gunn makes comic book movies with the kind of artistic integrity,
Dean Cain rails against James Gunn's recent comments about his new 'Superman,' claiming it 'was a mistake' for the filmmaker to link the iconic hero to the immigrant experience.
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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.
The last solo Superman movie, 2013's Man of Steel, opened to $116 million domestically, while 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice made $166 million at the US box office over its opening weekend, breaking records for a Superman movie. Will Gunn's take on Big Blue match up?