James Gunn Addresses Why The World Needs Superman Right Now
This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.Superman director James Gunn unpacks the values that his Superman/Clark Kent represents and why society needs a hero like him. The film stars David Corenswet as the title character, and it aims to reboot the DC Universe into a more lighthearted, comic-accurate continuity. Speaking with Raiders of the Lost Podcast, the filmmaker discussed how this is the right time for Superman to hit the big screen:
[indent] “I think that, you know, this is a time of a lot of polarization in the world. I think that a lot of that is more online than it is in real life. I think people [are], you know… much better in real life than they [are] online. I think this is a movie about the values of being human, about kindness and love, and although those are some things some people… don’t like, most all of us really like do that stuff no matter what our other ideological beliefs are. And that’s what Superman is.”
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[indent] “I think that, you know, this is a time of a lot of polarization in the world. I think that a lot of that is more online than it is in real life. I think people [are], you know… much better in real life than they [are] online. I think this is a movie about the values of being human, about kindness and love, and although those are some things some people… don’t like, most all of us really like do that stuff no matter what our other ideological beliefs are. And that’s what Superman is.”
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