James Gunn Took a Huge Risk By Changing Superman's Origin Story, Does It Work?

James Gunn Reveals Why 'Superman' Isn't An Origin Story

How do you make a Superman movie in this day and age? When Superman first appeared in the pages of Action Comics, he was the first of his kind. That’s far from the case today, with James Gunn’s Superman premiering 47 years after Richard Donner’s beloved classic first brought the Man of Steel to the big screen, 12 years after Zack Snyder attempted to build a DC cinematic universe, and five years after audiences had grown tired of anything that ha…

James Gunn Took a Huge Risk By Changing Superman's Origin Story, Does It Work?

This article contains spoilers for Superman.Superman's origin was first revealed on a single page during his debut in 1938's Action Comics #1. In the eighty-plus years since then, the story has shifted and changed but the broad strokes have stayed the same: As the dying planet Krypton implodes, aliens send their infant son to Earth to save him. It's an archetype as old as Moses that got a sci-fi twist from iconic creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Sh…

James Gunn Retcons Superman's Origin Story In A Major, Irreversible Way

The origin story of Superman is well-known at this point, yet James Gunn’s DCU movie adds in a massive, irreversible retcon to the tale.