James Gunn’s Superman has hit the big screen, firmly closing the door on his Marvel days, something which the director doesn't feel guilty about at all."No, I just shook my head. I didn’t feel that way because I was fired,

Writer-director and DC Studios co-head James Gunn did everyone a solid by skipping the origin story route — just as Marvel Studios did with Spider-Man when the webslinger joined the MCU sandbox. Superman’s been around for more than eight decades — he’s DC’s most famous undocumented alien.

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,

I was excited about James Gunn ’s Superman , but I didn’t expect the film to hit me the way it did. I walked in thinking I’d get a decent kickoff to Gunn’s DCU, and I walked out convinced I’d just seen one of the most wildly creative,

His mere casting is the first good decision by Gunn, getting the movie (and thus, the series) off on the right foot. The film forgoes its main character’s origin story and picks up three years after the Superman persona has become known to the public.

Every era gets the Superman it needs. James Gunn's version — sincere, inspiring and idealistic — will make you want to cheer.

Superman's Rotten Tomatoes score beats Man of Steel. Scroll to see how high Gunn's reboot is flying in critics’ eyes!

James Gunn revealed how he discovered his Superman actor, David Corenswet, during a new guest spot appearance. Gunn’s Superman film serves as the inaugural cinematic entry in the fledgling DC Universe.