{"id":47970,"date":"2025-07-08T06:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T06:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/47970\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T06:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T06:20:09","slug":"james-gunns-superman-brings-color-joy-back-to-dc-superhero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/47970\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn&#8217;s &#8216;Superman&#8217; Brings &#8220;Color &#038; Joy&#8221; Back To DC Superhero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIt\u2019s a bird! It\u2019s a plane! It\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/james-gunn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">James Gunn<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/dcu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DCU<\/a> taking shape with the debut of his take on <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/superman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Superman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOn the red carpet of Monday\u2019s world premiere, the writer and director told Deadline how he took a \u201clighter\u201d approach to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/dc-comics\/\">DC Comics<\/a> superhero that gets back to \u201cthe color and the joy\u201d of his origins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cIn some ways, it\u2019s lighter. But there\u2019s a lot of heavy stuff in the movie as well,\u201d explained Gunn, following <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/zack-snyder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Zack Snyder<\/a>\u2018s grittier take on the role in Man of Steel (2013), Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017). \u201cBut the character himself is lighter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/dc-studios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DC Studios<\/a> boss called Clark Kent \u201cthat rarity of rarities,\u201d explaining that \u201che\u2019s from a non-dysfunctional family, he has parents who love him, he\u2019s growing up in a loving household with support and emotional presence from his parents, and he\u2019s the result of that. And I think that he\u2019s a pretty well-adjusted guy because of that. However, he has his flaws as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tGunn added, \u201cBut I loved the color and the joy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/comic-books\/\" id=\"auto-tag_comic-books\" data-tag=\"comic-books\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">comic books<\/a> I loved growing up, and I wanted to imbue this film with that feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSince taking over DC Studios with Peter Safran in 2022, Gunn has been hard at work directing Superman, which kicks off his new DCU franchise with the \u2018Gods and Monsters\u2019 phase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn theaters July 11, Superman stars David Corenswet in the titular role. In addition to Rachel Brosnahan as Lois, the cast also includes Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor and Mar\u00eda Gabriela de Far\u00eda as The Engineer, as well as Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, Sean Gunn, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Isabel Merced and Nathan Fillion as some familiar DC faces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a bird! It\u2019s a plane! 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