Another “Superman” movie is about to be released, as Warner Bros. tries, yet again, to reboot its DC Comics universe after a myriad of failures. At the head of the endeavor is director James Gunn, perhaps best known for his work on the “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise. For my money, the first movie in the series was one of the best movies Disney and Marvel Studios ever put out.
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Gunn is not without controversy, though. In the early 2020s, he found himself temporarily fired after left-wingers rushed to cancel him over old tweets where he joked about pedophilia and rape, among other things. Still, he’s a talented filmmaker, and many people have had high hopes for his reimagining of the DC universe, including “Superman.”
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Which makes his decision to burn all the goodwill around his film