SUPERMAN Reboot Writer James Gunn Reiterates That His Movie Won't Be Another Origin Story

SUPERMAN Reboot Writer James Gunn Reiterates That His Movie Won't Be Another Origin Story

The Suicide Squad director James Gunn is in the midst of writing a new Superman movie for Warner Bros., and the filmmaker has made it clear he doesn't intend on retelling that very familiar origin story.

By JoshWilding - Dec 15, 2022 09:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman

Some origin stories are so familiar - or have been told so many times - that it's damn near impossible to put a fresh spin on them. Batman, Superman, and Spider-Man are all good examples, though 2013's Man of Steel was the last time we saw Kal-El's journey to Earth explored on screen. 

Even so, just like Spider-Man: Homecoming glossed over Peter Parker's spider bite and The Batman didn't show us the murders of Thomas and Martha Wayne, it appears the next Superman movie is also skipping that hero's familiar origin.

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn is currently in the midst of writing a new solo outing for the Man of Tomorrow (minus Henry Cavill). Now, he's confirmed on Twitter that he doesn't plan to deliver yet another movie showing the destruction of Krypton, baby Kal-El's arrival in Kansas, and his childhood and teen years where he learned to become a hero.

Thank goodness, eh? 

Instead, as we told you last night, the plan is to focus on a younger Clark Kent during his early days in Metropolis. That sounds an awful lot like a "Year One" or "Year Two" story to us, and is an interesting approach to Superman in this new DCU.

In Variety's report, it's said that "The script will focus on the character’s life as a cub reporter in the fictional city of Metropolis. Audiences will encounter him meeting key characters, like colleague Lois Lane." That's bordering on being an origin story, but we're hoping Gunn has found a way to put a fresh spin on this period and the emergence of Superman as a hero. 

Of course, we will eventually get a new take on Superman's earliest years in the Ta-Nehisi Coates movie that's set to feature a Black lead in a period setting. 

Stay tuned for updates. 
 

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THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 12/15/2022, 9:54 AM
Get ready for underwear jokes.
KWilly
KWilly - 12/15/2022, 10:03 AM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - I'm actually afraid what he's gonna do to Jimmy Olsen
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 12/15/2022, 10:04 AM
@KWilly - Cant be worse than shoot him in the face because "its fun"
Matador
Matador - 12/15/2022, 10:05 AM
@TheHumanSpider2 - His 3 mins of fame
dragon316
dragon316 - 12/15/2022, 5:01 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - what to expect Batman Superman wear underwear over costume see police officer dress like that be same situation serve no purpose except in Batman 130 took trunks off toe over his mouth
vegetaray
vegetaray - 12/15/2022, 9:57 AM
The more info regarding this new DCU that comes out, the better it sounds…

Feel bad for Cavill having never gotten a good Superman movie but this is the only logical course…
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 12/15/2022, 10:50 AM
@vegetaray - This just confirms the Superman curse is real. George Reeves, Dean Cain, Nicolas Cage (almost), Brandon Routh, etc. it was never their fault either
Spawnnn
Spawnnn - 12/15/2022, 9:59 AM
I hope they cast someone classic sups looking. Like Cavills double from Peacemaker.

feedonatreefrog
feedonatreefrog - 12/15/2022, 10:26 AM
@Spawnnn - We already had a universe with a pitch perfect looking Superman.

This time around I'd hope they focus more on an actor who actually feels like Superman though.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 12/15/2022, 10:44 AM
@feedonatreefrog - Part of "feeling" like Superman is his look. Superman can be as Superman as possible, but if he's a skinny blonde guy with buck teeth it won't exactly feel like Superman, will it?

He's gotta be tall, muscular, black hair, and a square jaw. Nothing else feels right.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 12/15/2022, 10:56 AM
@CorndogBurglar - Nah superman is bigger than that. Anyone can be Superman because we all strive to be what he stands for now. Anyone shall be able to play him, not just your white squared jaw masculine man.
comicfan100
comicfan100 - 12/15/2022, 11:04 AM
@Spawnnn - He looks like an Alex Ross painting.
Spawnnn
Spawnnn - 12/15/2022, 11:07 AM
@comicfan100 - He really does.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 12/15/2022, 11:49 AM
@mastakilla39 - lol okay. And I bet that would go over really well...
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 12/15/2022, 1:52 PM
@mastakilla39 -


🤮
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 12/15/2022, 2:58 PM
@CorndogBurglar - it will just like a black dr manhattan and changing alan moore's watchmen to be about white supremacism. another reboot that doesn't change anything is just going to be a generic iteration like spiderman homecoming.
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 12/15/2022, 3:28 PM
@mastakilla39 - It's a nice sentiment but nah - Danny Devito can't play Superman just because he strives to be what he stands for.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 12/15/2022, 4:02 PM
@mastakilla39 - Dr Manhattan and Watchmen is no where near as iconic as Superman.
Spoken
Spoken - 12/15/2022, 10:01 AM
This is the Superman movie I wanted to see for a verrrrryyyy long time.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 12/15/2022, 10:02 AM
"Have been for a while.."

This would suggest that even though the exec's told Cavill to announce his return, they already knew of another treatment that was in development with a younger Clark??? Even before getting the co chair job? Dam, not Gunn's fault, but it's becoming clearer why DC needed new leadership.

"rubs salt oun the wound"
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 12/15/2022, 10:05 AM
@UniqNo - Nobody told Cavill he was playing Superman again...except for Rock's agent.
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