There has been plenty of talk about the summer tentpole release “Superman,” the attempt by Warner Bros. and DC Comics Films to reestablish the hallmark superhero in their character stable. Again. Everything centered on this release is concerning a new direction: A new plotline, a new actor in the lead role, and most importantly, a new director in James Gunn, who has been tabbed to take over the DC Cinematic Universe (the DCU).
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That all said, this weekend carried much import for the studio and the future of its DC franchise, which was why it was rather baffling when Gunn elected to come out with some polarizing comments while out on the PR tour for his summer blockbuster. He decided it might be wise to turn political and declare that, as his origin story goes, his Superman is an immigrant. He then went on to tell those