New DC movie “Superman'' to be enjoyed as a standalone film – “It's as simple as possible without relying on other movies, and there's no homework,'' says James Gunn | THE RIVER

When it comes to American comic book movie series, while you can enjoy the magnificent worldview that connects the stories of each work, the problem is that as the series progresses, the stories become more complex, making it harder for light fans to participate. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has become so huge with the addition of drama series that it is now difficult to enjoy one work on its own.

In the new DC Universe, on the other hand, it seems that the connections between each work will be suppressed as much as possible. James Gunn, who also directed the first feature film in the new series, “Superman,'' and is the president of DC Studios, is taking time to make connections between “Superman'' and future films in the new DC Universe. When asked by Collider, he immediately answered, “Zero.”

The new DC Universe began with the animated series “Creature Commandos,'' and more standalone films of the new Batman are planned for the future. “There might be a couple of little scenes” in Superman that could lead into the future, but added, “Anything that basically just sets up something else is fucked.” . “I think things like that will probably be cut out at the editing stage, because they will be considered irrelevant to the film itself. If it can be changed and established as a set-up for characters that exist in other media, that would be great. That's right.''

Gunn believes that everything in the movie “needs to stand on its own,” and that “when you go see a movie, you don't want it to be dependent on something else.” . “Keep it as simple as possible so you don't have to do any homework. Some people don't get into it, especially when it comes to TV dramas.”

In fact, in the previous DC Universe, for example, in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (2016), foreshadowing that would lead to the future was laid out in a big way, but there were parts that were not fully recovered after that. In the latter half of the old universe, stories such as the “Aquaman'' series that did not emphasize interoperability with other works appeared, but on the other hand, fans could not ignore settings that contradicted other works.

As the structure of the universe, including the MCU, has become so large, people are starting to point out that there is “superhero fatigue.'' This will also lead to a decline in box office performance. The new DC Universe seems poised to emphasize the independence of its works in order to avoid repeating such a mistake. Even in the movie “Superman,'' there are scenes that seem to “sow seeds'' for the future, but “there are no scenes where they become dominant.''

The new movie “Superman'' that everyone can enjoy is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 11, 2025.

Source: Collider