As Hollywood’s go-to man for all issues superhero and nerd tradition, Kevin Smith isn’t afraid to present an sincere take with regards to any tasks coming from that world. The information about DC Studios head James Gunn directing a brand new Superman movie was no totally different. Smith championed Gunn taking up as he commented on the upcoming Superman: Legacy.
Throughout his podcast Fats Man Past, the Chasing Amy director gave his ideas on Gunn directing the brand new Superman movie. In fact, Smith is not any unusual to the Man of Metal, having written the deserted Nineties movie Superman Lives. His co-host Marc Bernardin introduced up the information, calling it the “worst-kept secret in Hollywood.” The hosts talked about the Guardians of the Galaxy director confirming the knowledge in a touching tweet in regards to the movie’s launch date coinciding along with his late father’s birthday. After studying Gunn’s tweets, Smith praised his fellow filmmaker by commenting on the most recent Superman entry.
James is loopy fucking gifted. Undoubtedly top-of-the-line of the most effective. Actually not the final of us. However that’s actually fucking candy, man. James is understood for weirder stuff, and to see him taking over an American icon, I’m curious to see what he does with it.
If anybody is aware of about obscure filmmaking, it’s Kevin Smith. Very like James Gunn, his movie resume is full of quirky flicks like Clerks and Mallrats. Nonetheless, like Gunn, he has a justifiable share of mainstream movies like Cop Out and Jersey Woman. So he understood the need to remain true to himself whereas working inside the Hollywood system. Gunn jumped from the indie movie world to a Hollywood staple by penning the live-action Scooby-Doo films.
Superman’s lack of big-screen appearances led to Smith praising The CW’s Superman and Lois for “doing an exquisite model of Superman.” He talked about the present did a terrific job crafting an older Superman earlier than pivoting to advocating for the Son of Krypton’s theatrical return. He mentioned:
That’s superior. I can’t wait to see it… it’ll be good to see Superman again on the large display… I sit up for seeing what James does with the character.
The Silent Bob and Jay Strike Again director expounded on his assertion by saying he liked the center Gunn introduced throughout his time filming the Guardians movie collection. He felt Gunn would deliver that to the most recent incarnation of the DC superhero.
Nonetheless, James Gunn’s involvement with Superman: Legacy couldn’t cease Smith from revisiting earlier Superman outings. Seeing Michael Shannon’s Zod seem in The Flash Tremendous Bowl trailer led him to rewatch Man of Metal. Watching the movie led to Kevin Smith praising Henry Cavill’s Superman, saying:
I liked what Henry Cavill did. [I went] again and watched Man of Metal once more, and I actually like appreciated [it] the primary time round, however I [have] a newfound appreciation for what he did with the character.
Like many DC followers, Smith appreciated the “good boy with an edge” attraction Cavill delivered to the often All-American boy-next-door imaginative and prescient they’re used to. Nonetheless, as Smith and Bernardin talked about through the podcast, the Enola Holmes star wasn’t requested again to play Superman as Gunn needs a youthful Superman for his movie. Followers have been profoundly upset after discovering out Gunn wrote the film six months earlier than Cavill’s exit.
Solely time will inform if James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy will deliver a brand new tackle the much-beloved DC superhero. The brand new Superman entry will arrive in theaters on July 11, 2025. Till then, watch Henry Cavill’s time as Superman by watching Man of Metal, Batman v. Superman: Daybreak of Justice, and Zack Snyder’s Justice League by an energetic HBO Max subscription.
