Gunn’s tackle Superman sees the hero struggling to make sense of each his Kryptonian, alien, heritage and the world he was introduced into on Earth, rising up in Kansas. He defined a number of the thought behind “Superman: Legacy”‘s plot in a March 15 Twitter thread. “It has been a protracted street thus far. I used to be provided Superman years in the past – I initially stated no as a result of I did not have a manner in that felt distinctive and enjoyable and emotional that gave Superman the dignity he deserved,” he defined. “Then a bit lower than a yr in the past I noticed a manner in, in some ways centering round Superman’s heritage – how each his aristocratic Kryptonian mother and father and his Kansas farmer mother and father inform who he’s and the alternatives he makes.”
Gunn stated that although he initially agreed to write down the script, it took longer for him to signal on to direct it, too.