James Gunn Talks ‘Superman: Legacy’ Tone, “Superhero Fatigue” & His Hopes For Marvel’s Future
deadline.comGuardians filmmaker and DC boss James Gunn has opened up in a new Rolling Stone interview about his plans for Superman: Legacy, superhero fatigue and more.
One of the most noteworthy points made by Gunn in the chat spotlighting his upcoming Marvel franchise closer Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
3 is that his forthcoming Superman film, opening the first chapter in his new DC, will be substantially different in tone from the comic book films he’s most recently made. “I learned so much from making these [Guardians] movies,” said Gunn. “But it’s not like Superman is going to have exactly the same vibe as a Guardians movie.
It’s actually quite different.” Now that Gunn is concentrating on his efforts as both a filmmaker and executive over at DC, one might wonder what his thoughts are about the direction in which Marvel is heading, and what his hopes might be as far as to the studio’s future. “I really want Marvel to keep making good movies,” offered the filmmaker, before going on to opine that “the Blip” (or mass extinction event brought on by Thanos in Avengers: Endgame) has made doing so “really hard. “There’s this worldwide, universe-wide event that happened.
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