James Gunn's Superman accomplishes the impossible task of launching the new DC Universe by embracing its comic book roots instead of trying to redefine them

"Superman" soared into theaters this weekend, snapping up an estimated $122 million in domestic ticket sales and launching a new era of DC superhero flicks.

James Gunn breaks the silence on Superman's most controversial change to the Man of Steel's myth, explaining the DCU's approach to canon.

Rachel Brosnahan, who portrays Lois Lane in Gunn’s upcoming Superman reboot, also responded enthusiastically during the interview. “Tell DC! Tell James Gunn! I’d like to fly,” she joked, encouraging fans to push for Lois’s evolution on screen.

Milly Alcock's Supergirl has a brief but hilariously memorable cameo in James Gunn's Superman, establishing her party girl persona along with the basic facts that she's Superman's cousin, and that she's been off-world. And as we see in the movie, the DCU's Kara Zor-El is what James Gunn tells ScreenRant is a "total mess."

The new “Superman” movie is facing a steady wave of criticism from the right after the film’s director called out a political message he hopes viewers will take away from his reboot of

Superman writer and director James Gunn confirms what some of his favorite animated and live-action superhero movies of all time are.

DC fans are hopeful that a major supervillain team-up could be coming to James Gunn's new DCU, especially after the way Superman ended. But before we get any further, be warned: there are Superman spoilers ahead, so turn back now if you haven't seen the movie and don't want to know what happens!