Just like the Witcherverse went ahead without the familiar Geralt, the DC Universe sees no signs of slowing down without Henry Cavill. If anything, James Gunn is busy getting his ducks in a row to ensure a deserving touchdown for David Corenswet’s Superman. But in the process, Cavill was not the only thing DC showed the door to because Gunn just bid farewell to another comic book essential, seen abundantly in his Marvel Cinematic Universe tale of Guardians of the Galaxy—strip satire. 

While there is still some time before fans can get their comic relief with a new Last Son of Kryptonite, Gunn fans the flame of anticipation for Superman without the what-ifs to point out what is. 

Superman starring David Corenswet is ready to take the DC flight. But before the super rush, James Gunn conversed with The Wrap to address the film’s treatment of graphic gags and slapstick humor. Without a doubt, Superman will differ in more ways than one from Gunn’s earlier superhero adventures across the DC and Marvel Cinematic Universe. While humor remains a constant, “it certainly is not as comic or as much a comedy as either Suicide Squad or Guardians [of the Galaxy].” 

Gunn affirmed the film is not without its sequential antics because Rachel Brosnahan and Corenswet are too funny in person. However, the focus remains on making Superman more “grounded,” but in a “fanciful world.” It may differ in terms of comic relief experienced in Gunn’s previous works, but it borrows its fantasy elements from HBO’s hit series, Game of Thrones, to introduce a universe where superheroes are real, not imaginative. 

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James Gunn’s super-run with David Corenswet has already unleashed a torrent of praise. However, the fountainhead of creativity that forged Superman remains unsealed.

In an enlightening conversation about Superman with The Wrap before the upcoming trailer release on December 19, James Gunn jotted down the catalog of inspiration that motivated him on this journey with David Corenswet. While his intentions of re-imagining the DC Universe with a younger Clark Kent are known to all, his vision for the film was to draw from various pipelines but maintain its own, separate identity. For example, Gunn is inspired by Richard Donner’s version, but Superman is not a Donner-type movie. 

The filmmaker also borrows elements from All-Star Superman, published in November 2005. However, his creative spectrum particularly relied on Top Gun: Maverick, using drones to capture its action sequences from an aerial point of view. While the Superman crew has already earned pats from industry top dogs, Gunn’s teasers of his genius gallery now await the seal of approval of comic book lovers.

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