DC Studios is preparing to reboot its cinematic universe next year. After the stage of the so-called Snyderverse, James Gunn will lead the revival of the franchise on the big screen, with Superman y Batman as central figures. However, the director has decided to dispense with a recurring element in the adaptations of these heroes: their origin stories.
Through your personal account Threadsthe American director confirmed that none of these two characters will have their typical origin story in any of the franchise projects for a very simple reason: everyone knows them and already knows their origins.
“I'm not going to retell the origin stories of Batman and Superman because everyone knows them.” With this decision, Gunn emphasizes that DC Comics' most iconic superheroes do not need an introduction and that their stories will advance directly to new conflicts and developments.
Without going any further, this method of not telling its origins has become much more normal in many adaptations today, as is the case of Spider-Man a Marvel Studios etc The Batman de Matt Reeveswhere both characters already assumed that the audience watching them already knew what they were going for. Superman will hit theaters around the world on July 11, 2025.
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