Cinemajames Gunn reveals the secrets of ‘Superman’ in an interview with Spoilers Screenwriter/Director of the great success of DC Studios deepens in the history of the production of the film and comments on the future with Supergirl, the 2nd season of Peacemaker and the DCPOR Universe Redation

“I wanted a superman I could catch,” said the writer/director of Superman and co-CEO of DC Studios,4, Rolling Stone before the release of the movie. Kal-El, lived byDavid Corenswetin fact it takes a lot of punches in the movie – but in the end he gathers, and the long one is reaching his triumphs at the box office. “The numbers during the week are amazing”says Gunn.

Right after a worldwide dissemination tour, Gunn talked to the Rolling Stone by zoom for a post-launch chat. The interview contains spoilers and deepens the main moments of the movie, the future of DCU and more.

(Attention: Spoilers below. If you haven’t watched the Supermanstop here.)

Rolling Stone: The line “Maybe this is the real punk rock” said by Superman would be the center point of the movie?

James Gunn: Yes! I really think this is the essence of the movie.

RS: And in the choice of David [Corenswet]You needed someone who could pass this sentence.

JG: For sure.

RS: What was it like to write this scene, which happens while the Justice League faces the “dimensional goblin” in the background?

JG: I liked the idea of showing the magic of that world being treated as common. In a sense, it is not so different from the beginning of Guardians of the galaxy vol. 2when we are focused on Baby Groot dancing while a battle happens in the background – only here, it is with romance, not with pop fun. The scene was practically ready in the first version. The punk rock phrase was already there from the beginning. I don’t remember if I thought about it before or during writing, but I think before. And I need to compliment the John Murphy In this scene – it helps a lot in tone.

RS: Was the elf would be a version of Mr. Mxyzptlk of comics?

JG: Oh no. It’s just a basic and stupid goblin. He is far from having the power of Mxyzptlk.

RS: The punk rock phrase connects with music “Punkroocker”from Teddybears with Iggy Pop, what a bomb on Tiktok. How did she enter the movie?

JG: She appeared on my Spotify because of the algorithm. I didn’t even know the song. But it was in the head. I showed the movie pro Jason Reitmanand he said, “This is one of my favorite songs. I always wanted to use it in a movie.” When I wrote the phrase, I thought of her, and knew I was going to work. And the end of the movie brings together all this – the real punk rock is him, it’s his father, even that image of his father making the baby fly. I’m thrilled just remembering. He flies because of his parents.

RS: And the fictional band MIGHY CRABJOYS? The poster appears in Clark’s room, and you wrote a song for the final credits. How did this come about?

JG: At first, the scene was more about his childhood. The most powerful moment for me is not the poster, but Lois seeing his parents being sweet with him. I think this is where she understands who he is – maybe even fall in love.

When I wrote, I thought, “What would he have in the room?” Then I invented the poster of MIGHY CRABJOYSI wrote that she stops and smiled when she saw. But the music came later. I spoke to Peter [Safran] that we could make a song from the band, I called my friend Eric Nally (Foxy Shazam) and we wrote together. I recorded a draft in the morning on my cell phone. It took me five minutes. THE Eric turned into the fun music that is in the movie. One of the band members in the poster is my godson, Masonwho was visiting me on the day. And the daughter of Peter, Lou Lou Safrantoo – she’s a real singer.

RS: Why didn’t Supergirl tell Superman about his parents, as she theoretically she knows more about Krypton?

JG: You are assuming that everyone in Krypton knows the same things! And how would she know? She is younger. I couldn’t know about his parents.

RS: Did you think about giving her a bigger role in the movie?

JG: No. This has always been the role. Since I took this work, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow It was my priority. THE Ana Nogueira He got it right in the script. She understood how to adapt the comic, and in the movie Supergirl is even harder than in the comic.

RS: And the krypto being her dog came from that too?

JG: Yes. That’s where the idea came up.

RS: And you wanted to explain even his glasses. Krypton creatures are humanoids and have dogs, did it need explanation?

JG: I talked to a scientist since he said that if there is intelligent life on other planets, they may have developed in a similar way to ours. So they can also have similar animals. I don’t know about Beppo or Comet, but we’ll see.

RS: Comet was a centaur transformed into a horse, right?

JG: Yes. Beppo was from Krypton. The streaky cat, no. It was from the earth.

RS: Is the justice room mural with several ancient heroes just an easter eggs or there are larger plans there?

JG: We think a lot about that. Much.

RS: Let’s see those characters?

JG: Maybe not all, but some yes. We are already working with them in different ways.

RS: Can Ultraman come back?

JG: Perhaps.

RS: On Peacemaker Season 2 – It looks like it involves multiverse. Does this conflict with the idea of a more natural transition from the old DCEU to the new DCU?

JG: Yes, but it is true that the season is about two dimensions. It is not as if one were the DCEU and the other DCU. This will be treated in another way. Most of the first season is still a canon, and I talked about what is not in a podcast with the actors Steve Agee and Jen Holland. Things like the Aquaman joke, for example, were discarded.

RS: Was the twist with Jor-El and Lara inspired by John Byrne’s comics?

JG: Yes. I read when it came out. There is also something similar in Superman: Legacy of the Stars. It gave me the basis in the comics.

RS: Some fans still expect the “cold” version of Jor-El and Lara to be denied…

JG: They are screwed! [risos]

RS: Because it would undo the whole emotional bow, right?

JG: Exactly. The point of the movie is that Superman thinks he is fulfilling a destination outlined by Krypton’s parents, but discovers, through the love of the earth’s parents, that he is doing for himself. His moral comes from his own choices, not from an external authority. This is beautiful, and I won’t change.

And I don’t even think Jor-El and Lara are “villains.” They only have the view that humans are inferior. As if we were sea turtles for them. They just want to preserve the Kryptonian genes.

RS: They are calling the movie “Hopecore”. Remember what George Lucas wanted to do with Star Wars: Something positive for children.

JG: Thousand percent. One day before filming, I had dinner with the cast and said just that: this movie is about kindness. It is not about hope. It’s about love. Hope is something external, which makes us want to get out of the present. Love and compassion are basic human needs.

RS: The scene of saving the squirrel is essential, right?

JG: Yes. And it was one of the most debated. We showed in tests, and some people hated. “Why does he save a squirrel?” I even had a version without this scene, but I missed it. In addition, there was a continuity problem without it. So I brought the squirrel back – even with protests from the team.

RS: Some people found the movie too fast. What did you think about rhythm?

JG: In the tests, they ask if the pace is “slow, fast or ideal.” My movies always have more “too fast” than “slow” votes. I am not indulgent with my own precious moments. I want the movie to be straightforward. If I exaggerate a little at speed, patience. It’s better than being dragged.

RS: It seems that the movie mimics the feeling of taking any comic – not edition #1.

JG: Exactly. We have created this world and we are showing just a clipping. But we can show anywhere and time in DCU. I wish I had this feeling of reading a comic. In GuardiansI ran away from it. Here, I hugged.

RS: And what are you writing now is a kind of continuation?

JG: [Risos.] Follow after Superman. What else can I say?

RS: Does the reaction to the movie influence what comes next?

JG: Yes. I think people liked Superman because it is unexpected in some ways. And what comes next will be unexpected as well. But yes, I realize that everyone loves the amazing Lord and the krypto.

RS: Some fans care about what can happen with krypto in Supergirlsince you cut the ultraman scene punching it …

JG: But Supergirl It’s another movie. Much more “rock and roll”. More intense. She is harder. It is not Superman. So the tone is different. I saw all the nights, but not the final cut. I’ll see next week.

RS: The tone of the movie is such that even the legion of the superheroes would fit there. Did you think about it?

JG: I thought. But I don’t like time travel. I like science fiction, but time travel is difficult for me. And I don’t even like teleportation. I find it bizarre. I prefer to think that they move from one point of dimensional space to another, instead of disintegrating and reappearing.

RS: Superhero movies are not connecting so much with the international audiences. Why?

JG: Here in the US we are going better, but international numbers are rising. In some countries, such as Brazil and the United Kingdom, it is doing very well. In some places, Superman is not as well known as Batman. And there is also a certain anti -American feeling that disturbs. But mouth to mouth is working. This is only the seed of the tree that the Peter And I have been driving for three years.

RS: And in the US seems that you have reached beyond the geek audience…

JG: Yes. Children, the elderly… I heard about a group of 80 -year -old people who applauded in the cinema. This is amazing. Some of them are older than Superman’s first movie!

RS: He had applause at the cinema here in New York last night.

JG: I hear it straight. It makes me very happy.

RS: Applause on a Wednesday night. This is successful.

JG: This will be the title of my autobiography.

RS: There was news that you would be “accelerating a Wonder Woman movie.”

JG: I don’t know what you mean by “accelerating” [risos]. Wonder Woman has always been a priority. Now we have to make it happen. We have good writers and we need to make sure they are not people who take two years to write a script.

RS: And that prestigious Batmirim series you will approve in a few days?

JG: Yes. HBO’s Batmirim. 150 million dollars per episode. [risos]

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