James Gunn is shutting down the assumption that “ Superman ” has to be a box office blockbuster. The writer/director, who is also the co-head of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran, told GQ that the franchise tentpole film does not carry as much pressure at the studio as critics believe.

James Gunn, writer and director of the off-kilter "Guardians of the Galaxy" films, tussled with various ideas on how to deliver a new take on Superman to the big screen.

DC boss James Gunn has confirmed that Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman will appear on screen together in his new DCU, but it won't be for a little while yet. "Of course, yeah! But, not in the next movie," Gunn told Deadline on the red carpet at Superman 's London premiere when asked if the three would cross paths in the new shared universe.