During an interview with Wired Magazine after a showing of his latest film Super, James Gunn shared his thoughts about the Superhero movie business.
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“Superhero movies are just an incredibly fun space to play in,” said Gunn. “People like me love reading comics because we get to see these guys fly around in space and blow shit up, and technology has finally reached a point where what exists on the page looks good on the big screen.”
On what he saw
Super as and about staying an independent movie:
“From the beginning, I saw the script as an arthouse/grindhouse film. To start to think that we’re going to turn this into the next My Big Fat Greek Wedding is unrealistic. It’s not an independent movie that gets big, it’s actually an independent movie.”
On Warner Brothers their Superhero movies:
“Warner Bros is obviously [frick]ing up. They don’t know how to make a good superhero movie unless Christopher Nolan is involved to save their lives.”
On
The Avengers:
"Everybody I know who’s read it says it’s by far the best script for a Marvel movie ever. I’m very, very excited about it. Nobody loves superheroes more than Joss. He’s really got his heart in the right place.”
Super hits theaters on April 1, 2011
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