We knew James Gunn’s Superman was only the first step in the DCU he and DC Studios co-CEO David Safran are building (or the second step after Creature Commandos, or the third step after whichever parts of the Snyderverse still count; it’s early on, is what I’m getting at), but Gunn is hinting...
Read More***This article contains SPOILERS for James Gunn’s Superman*** Now that her legendary cousin has made his modern-era movie debut, the DCU’s version of Supergirl has been revealed to the non-paying public. Lindsay McAllister, the hairstylist for James Gunn’s Superman, posted some behind-the-sce...
Read MoreEvery time Alex asks me to write a DC movie review, I have to wonder if he’s truly insane. (Granted, I practically claimed Superman from the very beginning, but hey, at least he double-checked with me.) If you’ve been with me and my reviews for the long haul, you can probably guess where this is...
Read MoreThe black Superman movie isn’t happening. Everyone suspected as much, of course, but the film scripted Ta-Nehisi Coates – which reimagined Clark Kent as a black man during the Civil Rights era – had never officially been announced as canceled, with everyone giving a “Who knows?” or “Mayb...
Read MoreDid James Gunn get a phone call from Warner Bros.? The red carpet premiere of Superman, Gunn’s new movie and the first feature-length entry in his DCU, happened last night, and the usual interviews with the cast and crew occurred. One reporter was Marc Malkin of Variety; if the name doesn’t ring...
Read MoreAre James Gunn and Warner Bros. determined to sink Superman? You’d be forgiven if you thought so by looking at the flat-out weird marketing campaign for the upcoming film, the first in Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU. The trailers, posters, interviews, and behind-the-scenes videos were largely bland...
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