James Gunn’s spent the past few weeks talking about why he agreed to do Superman, and he’s also taking time to address the awkward part: agreeing to do it at the apparent expense of Henry Cavill’s sup...

“I wanted a Superman who could be beaten,” Superman writer/director and DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn told Rolling Stone before the release of his film.

When James Gunn was briefly fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 , the ripple effect ended up reshaping the entire superhero movie landscape. That moment opened the door for Gunn to eventually take the reins at DC Studios and give us the new Superman .