Before the DC Extended Universe came to a close in ignoble fashion with a string of flops, James Gunn was asked to direct a Superman movie that might just have turned the franchise's fortunes around. But it seems the director was reluctant to accept the job back in 2018 due to the fact that he didn't really have a take on the character that he deemed worthy enough of a full movie.

Speaking at a Q&A event in London (via IGN ), Gunn said, "I was daunted by the task. I wasn't sure how I was going to do it," adding, "If you remember, there was other stuff happening with Superman at the time ... it was going to be politically messy." That "other stuff" had to do with Henry Cavill and his ongoing involvement in the DCEU. In 2018, the franchise had just put out 2017's "Justice League," the b

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