During an interview with CinePop, James Gunn discussed whether or not his anti-Superman film Brightburn caused issues with DC.
James Gunn’s Brightburn offers a horrifying glimpse at what could unfold if someone with Superman-type powers arrived on Earth and acted as a force for evil instead of good. Of course, while the James Gunn-produced film is in no way officially tied to Superman, fans cannot help but draw comparisons between Brightburn and the DC Comics hero. However, James Gunn assured audiences Brightburn did not present legal issues with DC over the similarities to Superman’s story:
“Well, no, because there’s a lot of similar stories that have been in comic books over the years from all sorts of different comic book publishers. So, yeah… and I have a pretty good relationship with DC.”
You can watch the full interview with James Gunn and Brightburn star Elizabeth Banks below!
James Gunn’s professional relationship with DC began when the filmmaker signed on to direct The Suicide Squad months after Disney fired him from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. While James Gunn was later reinstated as the director of the third Guardians of the Galaxy film, he will not resume work on the Marvel Studios films until he completes The Suicide Squad for Warner Bros. and DC.
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?
With Brightburn, the visionary filmmaker behind Guardians of the Galaxy and Slither presents a startling, subversive take on a radical new genre: superhero horror.
Directed by David Yarovesky from a script written by Brian Gunn & Mark Gunn, Brightburn stars Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, and Meredith Hagner.
Brightburn is now playing in theaters!
Source: CinePOP
