James Gunn’s new SUPERMAN evokes the visual brightness and narrative beats of a Silver Age comic book. It’s obviously a response to Zack Snyder’s grim Superman movies, MAN OF STEEL and BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE. But in being such a pointed response to past Superman movies, is it a successful Superman movie itself? The Brothers dig into this question as they grapple with the launch of the DCU in a roundtable discussion. In particular, they focus on the film’s tone, humour, casting, narrative beats, and James Gunn’s authorial signatures. They then broaden the conversation to discuss their favourite Superman movies and the best actors to perform Clark Kent and Lois Lane.

0:46 - Keynote
3:14 - Roundtable: “Superman”
45:10 - Roundtable: Superman on Film

Clips:
- “Man of Steel” (2013)
- “Superman” (1941)
- “Superman” (1978)
- “Superman” (2025)

Related Writing:- Anton’s ranking of the Christopher Reeve Superman movies- Anton’s review of Superman Returns

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