James Gunn Will Direct ‘Superman: Legacy,’ Director Himself Confirmed

After 10 years, we’ll see Superman in a solo movie again, the one tasked with bringing DC Comics’ flagship hero to the big screen will be no more and no less than the new director tasked with fixing the DCEU Cinematic Universe, James Gunn. This is news that will cause a stir in the DC world, since Gunn’s style is completely different from what Zack Snyder had proposed for the character in Steel man and if there’s one thing Snyder fans have shown, it’s that they don’t easily forget.

According to what was said during his first presentation as a director at DC, this new version of Superman will not be an origin story. The film will focus on the most promising aspect of everyone’s favorite Kryptonian, where he will be seen balancing his human and superhero life, this film will not show an extraordinary mission as he will seek to give more attention to the day to day by Clark Kent.

This wouldn’t be James Gunn’s first rodeo in DC, since he already has a movie like The Suicide Squad and the famous HBO Max series Peacemaker. Both projects were well received by critics, his film Suicide Squad was rated higher than David Ayer’s version, and from the public, the series with Jhon Cena as the main actor was one of the most viewed on the HBO platform. . Despite these references, there are those who still doubt James Gunn’s ability as a director, since in the past he worked with Marvel on the movie trilogy. guardians of the galaxy and they think his friendship with Kevin Feige could mean DC has an enemy running the production company.

We understand that veteran DC fans still resent James Gunn, closing the door on Ben Affleck’s Batman and Henry Cavill’s Superman isn’t something loyal Zack Snyder fans are going to let go of. pass so easily, but the reboot that he was looking for with his cinematic universe was something that had to happen sooner or later. The “Gods and Monsters” plan that Gunn has proposed for DCEU Chapter 1 promises to bring cohesive order to a universe that has never been so interconnected in the first place, allowing new fans to join the movies and series.

The Man of Steel movie release date is July 11, 2025. Gunn shared a heartwarming story on Twitter where his brother replied that this date is the same day as his father’s birthday, who died 3 years ago and that he had a very close relationship. relationship with the director.

in the meantime you can see Peacemaker an HBO Max.

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